Research an area of your interest and advance your knowledge of contemporary marketing issues with the Marketing specialisation in the Master of Business.
Research is fundamental to studying marketing at the postgraduate level. As a Master of Business in Marketing student you'll learn from research-active and widely published academic staff. Our staff are internationally recognised as experts in marketing, particularly in consumer behaviour, marketing strategy and social marketing issues, and bring their cutting-edge research into the classes they teach.
AUT's Marketing department also hosts regular research seminars and international visitors. Our close ties with industry mean that as a postgraduate marketing student, you can access industry data and are aware of the issues facing modern businesses.
Marketing department academic staff and their current research
This is part of the Master of Business.
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To graduate with a Master of Business in Marketing, you must successfully complete 180 points from:
If you choose the 90-point thesis you need to complete 30 points of electives chosen from the Master of Business or another postgraduate degree with the approval of the programme director.
In some cases, a dissertation (60 points) can be completed instead of a thesis, depending on your pathway, with the approval of the programme director.
You can only enrol in the research component if you achieve a B- grade average or higher in your courses, have an approved research proposal, and supervision is available for your research.
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