Master of Business (Marketing) - Advanced

Overview

• Develop tradeable knowledge and strategic thinking to advance or change your career.
• Study contemporary issues in marketing, international marketing, survey research, product and service innovation, and strategic marketing management.
• Further your studies beyond a Master of Business, incorporating a thesis, coursework, or a minor in another discipline.
• Develop marketing management skills with a practical focus on domestic and international industries.
• Prepares you for a career as a business development manager, brand or product manager, marketing consultant or marketing manager.

QUT course code	BS17
Attendance	Part-time or Full-time
Course duration	2 years full-time 4 years part-time
Start month	2013 February, July
Delivery	On campus Gardens Point
Faculty	QUT Business School
Course contact	Email: bus@qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 2050
CRICOS code	059600M
Careers	Marketing Officer/Manager

Details

These courses are designed for marketing practitioners to freshen or further their skills, or for those seeking a career change to this field.

You will develop marketing management skills as they apply to a business with a practical focus on the identification of opportunities and threats in domestic and international industries; the development of marketing strategies, tactics and plans for such opportunities and threats; the ability to implement and monitor marketing strategies, tactics and plans and their effect on the organisation; and the consideration of new theories, concepts and techniques in marketing management.

Career outcomes

Marketing professionals are involved in the promotion and/or sales of an organisation’s goods or services. This includes the marketing of existing product lines, the development of new products to fulfil consumer needs, or the development of new markets for new or existing products.

Marketing is a vital component of businesses in all industries, as well as in government and nonprofit organisations. This course can lead to strategic roles such as business development managers, brand or product managers, marketing consultants or marketing managers.

Units

Example course units

• Contemporary Issues in Marketing
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Marketing Internationally
• Marketing and Survey Research
• Product and Service Innovation
• Services Marketing
• Strategic Marketing Management

Course design

Students must undertake 192 credit points consisting of 144 credit points of prescribed units and 48 credit points of approved option (elective) units. Non-standardised course progression may result in unit selection difficulties. Students should contact the School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations for course progression advice.

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a Business related or other cognate degree directly related to the discipline area within the previous five years, may be eligible for exemptions up to a maximum of 48 credit points. For further information on exemptions, please refer to the Master of Business Advanced title page.

Some applicants may require unit substitution where they have studied the equivalent of some introductory units in their undergraduate qualification. Choice of unit substitution is subject to approval by the Subject Area Coordinator.

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree or equivalent in any field with an overall minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 (on a 7 point scale).

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

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Scholarships and financial support

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