Master of Marketing
Course handbook
General Information
Overview
Our Master of Marketing gives you a deep understanding of target markets and how to communicate with them. Learn how to influence behaviour and communicate creatively across different digital platforms, devising innovations that are novel and disruptive. Our course offers real-world cases and practical applications, preparing you for business success.
Study structure
To qualify for the award of Master of Marketing students must complete (200 credit points).
Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
See the course planner for an example degree structure.
Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
See the course planner for an example degree structure.
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Core units | |
Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT60009 |
Data Empowered Marketing
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT60011 |
Consumer Behaviour
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT60012 |
Global Digital Marketing
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70017 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Core units | |
Services Marketing and Customer Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70020 |
Customer Experience Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70021 |
Specialisation Units
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Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Core units | |
Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT60009 |
Data Empowered Marketing
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT60011 |
Consumer Behaviour
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT60012 |
Global Digital Marketing
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70017 |
Services Marketing and Customer Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70020 |
Customer Experience Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT70021 |
Marketing Strategy and Planning
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT80010 |
Marketing Communications Agency
Core unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT80015 |
Foundation units | |
Management Analysis and Problem Solving
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MGT60040 |
Business Sustainability and Social Impact
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MGT60042 |
Future Management Skills
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MGT60043 |
Marketing Management
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MKT60010 |
Note: Where specialisation units are completed as part of the foundation or core, students must select alternatives from the list of units provided.
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Accounting Systems and Reporting
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ACC60008 |
Company Auditing
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ACC80003 |
Managerial Accounting
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ACC80008 |
Taxation Principles and Planning
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ACC80012 |
Financial Accounting and Theory
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ACC80019 |
Economics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ECO80001 |
Business Statistical Modelling
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN60003 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Cloud Enterprise Systems and Analytics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF60012 |
Mobile Business and Social Media
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF60013 |
Business Information Systems Internship Project
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80005 |
Applied Business Intelligence Analytics and Data Visualisation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80031 |
Predictive Analytics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80040 |
Artificial Intelligence and Insights
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80051 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Business Information Systems
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF60007 |
Strategic Project Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF70005 |
Business Analytics and Visualisation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF70008 |
Contemporary Issues in Business Analysis
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80014 |
Governing Technology for Business Environments
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80042 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Opportunity Discovery
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT60006 |
Growth Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT70012 |
Entrepreneurial Mindset, New Ventures and Innovation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT70018 |
Venture Planning
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ENT70019 |
Project Management for Entrepreneurial Ventures
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM60001 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Business Statistical Modelling
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN60003 |
Elements of Financial Planning and Regulation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN60010 |
Modern Finance Issues
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80001 |
Data Analytics and Valuation Project
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80002 |
Capital Markets
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80004 |
Corporate Financial Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80005 |
Derivatives and Risk Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80018 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Frontiers in FinTech
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN60006 |
Innovative Finance 2.0: Blockchain, Quantum, and Cyber Security
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80029 |
AI for Finance and Accounting
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
FIN80031 |
Business Analytics and Visualisation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF70008 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Employee Relations
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM60013 |
Human Resource Fundamentals
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM60018 |
Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM70012 |
Strategic Human Resource Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM70013 |
Human Capital Analytics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM80015 |
Leading Change
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM80018 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Business Innovation in Europe Study Tour
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS70013 |
Business Innovation in America Study Tour
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS70014 |
Business Innovation in Asia Study Tour
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS70015 |
Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
HRM70012 |
International Trade and Investment
Specialisation unit |
INB60003 |
Global Business Cultures: Advanced Theories and Practices
Specialisation unit |
INB60004 |
International Internship
Specialisation unit |
MFP80002 |
International Internship - Extended
Specialisation unit |
MFP80004 |
Supply Chain Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60003 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Strategic Project Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF70005 |
Business Information Systems Internship Project
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80005 |
Project Management for Innovative Outcomes
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM60002 |
The Risk Management Spectrum
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM60003 |
Leading Complex Projects
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM70002 |
Project Governance and Resource Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM80002 |
Operations Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60001 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Research Methodology
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS80003 |
Business Research Thesis
Specialisation unit, 25.0 credit points |
BUS80021 |
Quantitative Research Methods
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS80017 |
Qualitative Research Methods
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
BUS80018 |
Advanced Microeconometrics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ECO80002 |
Economics of Innovation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
ECO80003 |
Data Science Fundamentals
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80054 |
Social Network Analysis
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF80055 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Corporate Responsibility and Accountability
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SIP60001 |
Social Impact: Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SIP60003 |
Social Investment and Philanthropy
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SIP60004 |
Evaluation and Impact Measurement
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SIP70014 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Writing for Social and Mobile Media
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MDA70001 |
Social Media Branding and Engagement
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MDA80007 |
Data Analytics and Visualisation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MDA80009 |
Social Media Analytics
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
MDA80012 |
Units of study | Unit code |
---|---|
Business Analytics and Visualisation
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
INF70008 |
Six Sigma Lean Green Belt
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60002 |
Supply Chain Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60003 |
Logistics Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60004 |
Project Management for Innovative Outcomes
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
PRM60002 |
Operations Management
Specialisation unit, 12.5 credit points |
SCM60001 |
These recommended elective units can deepen your understanding of your chosen major or an area of interest. A full list of available elective units can be found upon enrolment.
If a specialisation is selected then students do not complete any electives.
Pre Experience
- ACC60008 Accounting Systems and Reporting
- BUS70013 Business Innovation in Europe Study Tour #
- BUS70014 Business Innovation in America Study Tour #
- BUS70015 Business Innovation in Asia Study Tour #
- BUS70016 Indigenous Study Tour: Supporting Economic Development #
- ECO80001 Economics
- ENT60009 Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design
- ENT70019 Venture Planning
- FIN60003 Business Modelling and Analysis
- FST80008 Designing for Change
- HRM60013 Employee Relations
- HRM60016 Behaviour in Organisations
- HRM70006 Strategic HRM in the Business Context
- INF70005 Strategic Project Management
- INF80042 Governing Technology for Business Environments
- MGT60031 Managing in a Complex World
- MGT80002 Business Strategy
- MKT70019 Branding and Creative Innovation
- PRM60002 Project Management for Innovative Outcomes
- PRM60003 The Risk Management Spectrum
Post Experience
- ACC80003 Company Auditing
- ACC80008 Managerial Accounting
- ACC80012 Taxation Principles and Planning
- ACC80019 Financial Accounting and Theory
- ACC80020 Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Research
- ENT60006 Opportunity Discovery
- ENT70012 Growth Management
- ENT70018 Entrepreneurial Mindset, New Ventures and Innovation
- FIN60004 Entrepreneurial Finance
- FIN60006 Frontiers in FinTech
- FIN70006 Banking and Insurance Risk Management
- FIN80001 Modern Finance Issues
- FIN80002 Business and Entity Valuations
- FIN80004 Capital Markets
- FIN80005 Corporate Financial Management
- FIN80018 Derivatives and Risk Management
- FIN80019 Portfolio Management
- FIN80026 Alternative Investments
- FIN80027 Ethics and Behavioural Finance Research
- FIN80028 Fixed Income Securities
- HRM60018 Human Resource Fundamentals
- HRM70012 Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
- HRM70013 Strategic Human Resource Management
- HRM80015 Human Capital Analytics
- ICT80008 Professional Issues in IT
- INB60003 International Trade and Investment
- INB60004 Global Business Cultures: Advanced Theories and Practices
- INF60007 Business Information Systems
- INF60009 Database Analysis and Design
- INF60010 Requirements, Analysis and Modelling
- INF60012 Cloud Enterprise Systems and Analytics
- INF60013 Mobile Business and Social Media
- INF70008 Business Analytics and Visualisation
- INF80001 Advanced Business Analysis
- INF80003 IS/IT Research Project
- INF80006 Business Analysis Practice
- INF80014 Contemporary Issues in Business Analysis
- INF80028 Business Process Management
- INF80031 Applied Business Analytics and Data Visualisation
- INF80040 Predictive Analytics
- INF80050 Blockchain: Business Models and Applications
- INF80051 Artificial Intelligence and Insights
- LAW60003 Corporations and Contract Law
- MGT60040 Management Analysis and Problem-solving
- MGT80005 Leadership for Innovation
- MKT60010 Marketing Management
- MKT60011 Data Empowered Marketing
- MKT60012 Consumer Behaviour
- MKT70017 Global Digital Marketing
- MKT70020 Services Marketing and Customer Management
- PRM80001 Enterprise Project
- PRM80002 Project Governance and Resource Management
- SCM60001 Operations Management
- SCM60002 Six Sigma Lean Green Belt
- SCM60003 Supply Chain Management
- SCM60004 Logistics Management
- MFP80002 International Internship #
- MFP80004 International Internship - Extended #
- BUS80027 Business Internship Project #
- BUS80028 Business Internship Project Extended #
# students need to discuss these options with their Course Director prior to enrolling.
Aims and objectives
- apply coherent and advanced knowledge of marketing concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
- apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with reference to established frameworks
- communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team, and use advanced tools and practices of marketing within project work.
- demonstrate integrity, ethical conduct, accountability, respect and a broad awareness of professional practices and cultural norms in a global and sustainable context
- apply marketing fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate marketing methods and tools
- reflect on, and take responsibility for, learning and self-management processes
- apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence.
Career opportunities
You will be capable of taking a whole-of-business approach to marketing and will be equipped to take on senior roles in digital marketing, advertising, branding, consultancy, market research, corporate communications and customer experience.
Graduate skills
The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:
- capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
- entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
- adaptable and able to manage change
- aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural).
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Marketing is 100 credit points (normally 8 units). The exception to this rule is for students entering with a Graduate Diploma of Marketing who may be granted up to 125 credit points of advanced standing (normally ten units).
Admission criteria
Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.
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