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Study Marketing at Otago

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Overview

Marketing looks at the world from the point of view of business and consumption. Therefore, it is important to understand how business can work to satisfy consumer needs and wants, in a world full of an ever-increasing variety of goods and services.

At the same time, Marketing needs to recognise that consumption contributes to the depletion of resources and an increase in social inequalities.

Its role, therefore, is to help consumers and producers work together for the common good of society.

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Career opportunities

Who uses Marketing? Everyone does.

Marketing influences just about every industry and organisation you can think of, including professions such as accounting, law, medicine, engineering and the sciences, providing them with an essential commercial perspective and an understanding of the importance of building honest and mutually beneficial relationships.

Marketing is people-oriented and it offers careers that are exciting, challenging, and rewarding. As Otago’s courses are broad-based, our graduates are well equipped to work in a large variety of roles in organisations large and small, ranging across private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

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Contact details

Email marketing@otago.ac.nz
Website otago.ac.nz/marketing

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Qualifications

Papers

See the full list of Marketing (MART) papers.

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Programme requirements

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Marketing

Level Papers Points
100-level

BSNS 112  Interpreting Business Data

MART 112  Marketing Management

BSNS 111 Business and Society, BSNS 113 Economic Principles and Policy, BSNS 114 Financial Decision Making, BSNS 115 Accounting and Information Systems – must normally be taken in first year of study

18

18

72
200-level

MART 212  Understanding Markets

Two of MART 201  Integrated Marketing Communications, MART 210  Consumer Behaviour, MART 211  Products to Market

18

36
300-level

MART 301  Strategic Marketing Management

three of MART 304, MART 305, MART 306, MART 308, MART 325, MART 326, MART 328, MART 329, MART 330, MART 333, MART 355

18

54
Plus

126 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Commerce.

 126
 

Every programme must include BSNS 111-115. At least three of these papers must be passed before enrolling in any 200-level Commerce paper, and all must be passed before enrolling in any 300-level Commerce paper. For single-degree BCom students, all five must be attempted in the first year of study or equivalent.

STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 112 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when:
(a) the paper has been passed before the student has enrolled for a BCom degree; or
(b) a student is enrolling for both a BCom and another degree for which STAT 110 or STAT 115 is required.
Total   360

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Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (BCom(Hons)) in Marketing

Papers

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Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad) endorsed in Advertising

Papers required
  • MART 333  Creative Marketing Communication
  • MART 469  Advertising Planning and Concept Development
  • At least 18 MART points at 300-level or above
  • 72 further points, including at least 18 at 300-level or above

Note: Admission to this programme is subject to approval from the Head of the Department of Marketing.

Note: Endorsement may require enrolment in papers totalling more than 120 points, depending on the extent of prior study in relevant subjects and whether the student wishes to be eligible for postgraduate study in the subject of endorsement.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (PGDipCom) in Marketing

Papers

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Master of Commerce (MCom) in Marketing

Thesis

  • Thesis: MART 5

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Master of Marketing (MMart)

Papers

Three compulsory papers (20 points each):

Four of the following elective papers, including at least two MART papers (20 points each):

Plus one of the following project papers (40 points each):

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Minor subject requirements

Marketing as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BAppSc, BCom, BHealSc or BASc degree

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), or Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) degree

Level Papers Points
100-level

MART 112  Marketing Management

18
200-level and above

Four MART papers at 200-level or above including at least two of:
MART 201  Integrated Marketing Communications
MART 210  Consumer Behaviour
MART 211  Products to Market
MART 212  Understanding Markets

and at least one 300-level MART paper

 72
Total   90

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