Unit Set Information

Marketing Major

Effective from 01-JUL-2024 : Code MAAACX

This major provides the skills and knowledge required for a career in customer, product, brand and revenue management. The focus of marketing is to create value for an organisation, its customers, its partners, and society at large. Marketers research the needs of customers, bring products to market, manage channel partners and manage customer satisfaction and loyalty. This major equips students with the skills, theory, and practical experience to audit a market, identify opportunities, and create, implement and manage a marketing plan. It also explores marketing at a local, national and international level. Students gain transferable employability skills, including leadership, teamwork, critical thinking and effective communication, to give them career flexibility and access to global opportunities.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Saalem SADEQUE

Learning Outcomes

  1. Engage in ethical and socially responsible behaviour.
  2. Apply broad knowledge and diverse perspectives in marketing contexts.
  3. Solve complex marketing problems with critical thinking.
  4. Generate innovative and creative ideas in marketing contexts.
  5. Communicate effectively in marketing contexts.
  6. Collaborate effectively as a member of a team.
  7. Reflect on experiences for personal and professional development.

Professional recognition

This Major has been Accredited by: Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)

This major is accredited by the AMI, which is the largest network of marketers in Australia. The AMI is the requisite organisation for professional marketers and authoritative voice of marketing in Australia. This accreditation ensures continued professional relevance for graduates by delivering currency in response to evolving local and global marketing practices and needs.

Related Careers

Marketing Manager, Brand Manager, Customer Relationship Manager, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Product Manager, Advertising and Promotions Manager, Market Researcher

Employment Opportunities

There are career opportunities for marketers in most medium to large organisations that require business-to-business, business-to-consumer, business-to-government, government-to-consumer and not-for-profits-to-consumers communications.

Major Structure

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
MKT1600Marketing Principles & Practices15
MKT2605Promotional Marketing15
MKT2608Consumer Behaviour15
MKT2700Applied Omnichannel Marketing 15
MKT2805Social Media Marketing15
MKT3600New Product Development15
MKT3820Marketing Analytics15
MKT3601Marketing Strategy15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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