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Overview

Early graduation options

You may be able to graduate sooner with:

  • Develop tradeable knowledge and strategic thinking to advance or change your career.
  • Develop knowledge of strategic integration of public relations, advertising, promotion, direct marketing and personal selling.
  • Study advertising management, consumer behaviour, marketing management, public relations management and survey research.
  • Prepares you for a career in consultancies, government or private sector organisations, working in publicity, event management, brand management, advertising or direct marketing.
  • Complete in 3 semesters full-time or 6 semesters part-time.
Careers
  • Marketing Officer/Manager
  • Public Relations Officer/Consultant
QUT course code BS16
Attendance Full time
Course duration 1.5 years full time
3 years part time
Start month February, July
Delivery On campus
  • Gardens Point
Faculty
  • QUT Business School
Course contact Enquire
CRICOS code059599K

Details

If you are interested in advertising, promotions or communications, you should consider an Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) major.

IMC focuses on the strategic integration of the functions of public relations, advertising, promotion, direct marketing and personal selling to achieve brand equity and increase the effectiveness of promotional communications with target audiences.

You will be equipped to confront the fragmentation of mass markets, the explosion of new technologies that give consumers more control over the communication process, the emergence of global markets, and the rapid changes in economic conditions within which organisations operate.

As a graduate you will have the necessary skills and knowledge to make a decision on planning, research and execution of IMC programs to address real business needs.

Career outcomes

You will have the opportunity to take a contemporary qualification into the marketplace. Many graduates begin in consultancies as account executives or in government or private sector organisations performing a variety of roles from publicity through to events management, product launches and brand management. Agency positions for graduates include account managers in advertising, direct, digital and emarketing as well as media roles. Company positions for graduates often include advertising, direct marketing and product management. You then have the opportunity to progress to senior consultant or be part of the senior management team within organisations as part of the strategic planning process.

Units

Example course units

  • Advertising Management
  • Cases in Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing and Survey Research
  • Public Relations Management
  • Project
  • Readings in Integrated Marketing Communication

Course design

Students are required to complete 144 credit points of units.

Entry requirements

Minimum academic requirements

Still not sure if you meet the entry requirements? Contact us.

Don't meet the academic requirements? We can help!

We offer pathway courses to help you meet the academic requirements for this course.

When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which pathway course you should enrol in.


Minimum English language requirements

Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
overall6.5
listening6.0
reading6.0
writing6.0
speaking6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
overall90.0
listening20.0
reading20.0
writing20.0
speaking20.0

Don't have IELTS or TOEFL score you need? We can help!

We offer courses to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Haven't completed an IELTS or TOEFL test? We can help!

You can complete an IELTS test at our Kelvin Grove campus.

IELTS test

Additional entry requirements

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

Pathways programs 

Pathways units are designed for academically qualified students who do not meet the language requirements.

The Postgraduate Business Pathway program allows international students who have obtained IELTS 6.0 with no sub-band lower than 5.0 to enter some majors of the Master of Business (BS16) and Master of Business Advanced (BS17) on the condition they undertake two Communication units (QCD111 and QCD211) in the first semester of their postgraduate business course. This option is applicable to following Majors: Strategic Advertising, Applied Finance, Events Marketing and Management, Integrated Marketing Communication, International Business, Marketing and Public Relations.

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.

2012: $12000 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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How to apply for Master of Business (Integrated Marketing Communication)

You're ready to apply if you have:

  1. Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3
  2. Checked important dates
    • Semester 1
      2012
      13 January 2012 - Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.
      10 February 2012 - Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.
    • Semester 2
      2012
      8 June 2012 - Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.
      6 July 2012 - Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.
  3. Checked you meet the entry requirements
  4. Checked costs and scholarships
  5. Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
  6. Gathered supporting documents

All done? Then you're ready to apply.

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