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'QUT’s focus on practical learning is unparalleled. During my degree I solved real-world problems for clients, both inside and outside the classroom. I designed branded products for subjects such as QUTopia, and travelled to six countries to study and to compete in business competitions. I use the knowledge from these experiences every day in my role with Deloitte Digital.'
Double your opportunities
'I thoroughly enjoyed the practical components of my double degree, which involved developing marketing campaigns and software solutions for Queensland businesses. Along with the opportunity to expand my technical and business skill sets, these experiences taught me the value of stakeholder management and the importance of utilising my soft skills to build rapport with business partners. I still implement the lessons I've learnt through these experiences within my career.'
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)/Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
An incredible experience
I have been very lucky to have had the experiences I did through the QUT Business School. The international case competitions taught me to think quickly and critically, and provided opportunities to pitch viable solutions to real-world businesses.
Gain the skills you need to succeed
‘I chose to study business at QUT because it gives you the opportunity to learn a really well rounded business suite of skills. You do a little bit of accounting, management, marketing, finance. I graduated with a tool kit that I felt had enough bits and pieces in it to start my own business.’
Passion for marketing
‘QUT made me realise what my passion was and at the same time prepared me to work in this industry. The lecturers and tutors have a real passion for what they do and the subjects they work on. There is plenty of theory I learnt at QUT that I later used at Nestle in presentations to major Australian retailers.’
Real industry knowledge
‘My role as Eagle Boys’ national marketing manager is exciting and diverse. Highlights include instigating partnerships with international movie and game distributors to roll out campaigns and capture the equity of their brands to further engage with Eagle Boys’ customers. Every day I use the skills acquired at QUT and thank the tutors who shared their valuable first-hand knowledge from the field.’
Highlights
- Learn from industry professionals in market research and consumer behaviour, pricing and placement strategies, and the world of digital marketing and integrated communications.
- Opportunities for work placements in consultancies, government, corporate settings and community groups.
- Graduate eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute, the Market Research Society of Australia, and the American Marketing Association.
- Prepares you for a career as an account executive, creative writer, market research manager, organisational communication specialist, publishing professional or events coordinator
- You can also study this major as part of QUT's Bachelor of Business - International degree, which includes one year of compulsory overseas studies.
Highlights
- Learn from industry professionals in market research and consumer behaviour, pricing and placement strategies, and the world of digital marketing and integrated communications.
- Opportunities for work placements in consultancies, government, corporate settings and community groups.
- Graduate eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute, the Market Research Society of Australia, and the American Marketing Association.
- Prepares you for a career as an account executive, creative writer, market research manager, organisational communication specialist, publishing professional or events coordinator
- You can also study this major as part of QUT's Bachelor of Business - International degree, which includes one year of compulsory overseas studies.
Why choose this course?
QUT will teach you to be growth oriented and recognise opportunities where others see threats. Our future-focused degree will prepare you to lead marketing solutions in changing business environments.
Your foundation of business knowledge and marketing principles will be complemented by opportunities to apply your learning through internships and real-world interactions. From the start of your degree you’ll behave like a marketing professional—meeting industry clients in the classroom and participating in authentic assessments.
You’ll have the opportunity to complete work placements in consultancies, corporate settings, government and community groups. With access to industry events run by professional bodies such as the Australian Marketing Institute, you will be able to build a network of industry contacts while studying.
You can tailor your study to suit your interests while gaining specialist knowledge and developing the confidence to thrive in a variety of marketing roles.
Real-world learning
QUT's marketing major builds from a first-year unit introducing basic elements of the discipline to units developing knowledge in marketing research, management and communication, to units focussed on special applications such as digital marketing, services marketing and international marketing.
Tools such as market and consumer research, product design, promotional, pricing and distribution strategies will be studied to give a depth of understanding of marketing.
In the capstone unit, Strategic Marketing, you will develop skills in implementing strategic marketing decisions in specific business situations. Over the course you will also develop the ability to integrate marketing and other business functions.
To better prepare you for the real world, work-integrated learning opportunities are provided. Students of the marketing major can complete placements in consultancies, government-corporate settings, and community groups. This allows you to build on what they have studied in class and experience real workplaces and business practices.
With close ties to industry partners, you will be invited to a wide variety of industry events and experiences to connect you to organisations and help you develop a network of professional contacts before you graduate.
Explore this course
Marketing plays a pivotal role in business strategy and is in a constant state of evolution. Successful brands such as Google, Apple and Cadbury rely heavily on marketing programs to ensure they stay in front of competitors and in the minds of customers.
Marketing creates value—for customers, shareholders and society as a whole. It does this by creating an alignment between what consumers value and what organisations offer. It provides techniques that help firms to better understand the needs, preferences and perceptions of their customers (a prerequisite to adding value to them) and ways of using that understanding to focus the value-creating and communicating activities of the firm into areas where they will be most effective.
Great marketing campaigns create demand, generate value, and drive business growth. Successful companies like Google, Apple and Coca-Cola all have one thing in common: a great marketing strategy. To stay in front of competitors and the minds of customers, they rely heavily on data-driven, strategic marketing initiatives.
As a marketing major you will learn about traditional and digital marketing, brand management and how to analyse consumer behaviour and use market research.
You will apply your knowledge of marketing principles to industry-focused, real-world scenarios, allowing you to learn strategic marketing concepts such as brand portfolio, segmentation, and positioning strategies, as well as operational marketing.
Graduates of the marketing major are eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute, the Market Research Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Management, the American Marketing Association, and the Australian Institute of Export.
Careers and outcomes
QUT’s marketing major delivers transferable skills that graduates can apply across a range of industries and organisations. There is growing employer demand for marketing graduates that are digital natives, who are versed in data analytics, and who are creative and critical thinkers.
Our graduates work in positions such as:
• product/brand manager
• business development manager
• digital marketer
• market researcher
• marketing coordinator
• product manager
• social media specialist
• marketing consultant
• entrepreneur.
Professional recognition
You may meet the requirements for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute, the Market Research Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Management, the American Marketing Association and the Australian Institute of Export.
This program is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Research pathways
Bachelor of Business (Honours) option
High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).
Possible careers
- Account Executive
- Brand Manager
- Campaign Manager
- Government Officer
- Market Research Manager
- Organisational Communication Specialist
- Publishing Professional
- Sales Manager
- Social Media Manager
Marketing major units
- Consumer behaviour
- Marketing and audience research
- Integrated marketing communication
- Marketing planning and management
- Digital portfolio
- Services marketing
- International marketing
- Strategic marketing
Recommended complementary study areas
Extension option
- Marketing
Second major and minor options
- Advertising
- Public relations
- Integrated marketing communication
- International business
- Management
- Economics
- Language
Additional minor options
- Tourism and entertainment marketing
Marketing major units
- Consumer behaviour
- Marketing and audience research
- Integrated marketing communication
- Marketing planning and management
- Digital portfolio
- Services marketing
- International marketing
- Strategic marketing
Recommended complementary study areas
Extension option
- Marketing
Second major and minor options
- Advertising
- Public relations
- Integrated marketing communication
- International business
- Management
- Economics
- Language
Additional minor options
- Tourism and entertainment marketing
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2022.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- BS05
- QTAC code
- 413021
- CRICOS code
- 003491G
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- Online
- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 3 years full-time
- 6 years part-time
- 3 years full-time
- February and July
- February, July and November
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme
Helping you to get into your course
If you don't think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course, you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:
QUT College Diplomas
As a QUT College Diploma in Business, Entrepreneurship (business pathway), or Esports (business pathway) graduate you will automatically receive an offer to start the Bachelor of Business within one week after completion of the diploma. You will also automatically receive up to 1.0 year (96 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time).
Find out more about the QUT College Diploma in Business
Find out more about the QUT College Diploma in Entrepreneurship
Find out more about the QUT College Diploma in Esports
Dual TAFE-Qld Greater Brisbane/QUT award
If you enrol in a QTAC offer in a Diploma of Accounting dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT award you will automatically receive a QUT conditional offer in June (semester 1 QTAC offer) or October (semester 2 QTAC offer) after your enrolment at TAFE-Qld Greater Brisbane is confirmed.
Upon completion of the TAFE-Qld diploma you will be able to enrol at QUT. You will also automatically receive 1 year (96 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time). More details will be provided in your QUT conditional offer letter.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 84.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2022
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
98.45
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Selection rank
99.95
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
78.95
|
Selection rank
80.00
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
61.05
|
Selection rank
70.05
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Assumed knowledge
- General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
I completed secondary school in Australia
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- ATAR/selection rank
- 70.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 84.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS Online | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2023 fees
2023: CSP $15,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2023 fees
2023: $31,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2022 fees
2022: CSP $14,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2022 fees
2022: $31,100 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
Find out more about undergraduate course fees
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Corporate Partners in Excellence (CPIE) Scholarship - commencing students
A scholarship for future undergraduate students in business, seeking a competitive edge to launch their career.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
The Lord Mayor's Multicultural Roundtable and QUT Business School Scholarship
- Scholarship eligibility
- Migrants or refugees; From a non-English speaking background
Laurie Cowled Indigenous Scholarship for Business Students
A scholarship for future and current Indigenous female students enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate studies in business.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Indigenous Australian; Struggling financially; Women
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