Get work-ready
Gain knowledge of marketing in domestic and international markets, and open up new and exciting job opportunities. At Deakin you’ll put the theory learnt throughout your course into practice and build your practical skills through work-integrated learning experiences – so that you're ready to launch your career in industries such as advertising, PR, sales or media.
Undergraduate
Undergraduate (your first degree)
An undergraduate degree is generally completed between two to four years, depending on the pattern of study and any recognition of prior learning you may have. Associate degrees, bachelor and bachelor with honours are all undergraduate degrees.
Postgraduate
Postgraduate (further study)
A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.
Research
Higher Degrees by Research (supervised research)
Research degrees are research based master’s or PhD programs that focus on a single area of expertise. They provide students the opportunity to carry out highly specialised research under expert supervision.
Career opportunities
A marketing qualification can open doors to a range of business careers (both locally and overseas). Opportunities include:
- big data and mobile marketing
- community management executive
- marketing assistant
- marketing coordinator
- mobile marketing manager
- product management
- research analysts, marketing
- social media marketing.
Study overseas and earn a dual degree
The Deakin Business School partners with international universities to offer two masters degrees where you study a component overseas. You’ll learn at world-class business schools and have the chance to explore another country and culture.
Learn more about our overseas programs
Double your expertise, boost your job opportunities.
Combine your curiosity in marketing, consumer behaviour and psychology. Complete two specialisations in one degree via our Bachelor of Marketing (Psychology). As Australia's only joint accredited marketing and psychology 3-year degree, it'll open the door to a broader range of roles and give you a competitive edge.
Professional recognition
Thanks to our close links with the sector, government departments, professional associations and other educational providers, commerce graduates can apply for membership to the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)
Accreditation
Deakin has been awarded the following prestigious accreditations:
- Deakin Business School (DBS) is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Only five per cent of business programs worldwide are AACSB accredited and DBS is one of only three business schools in Victoria to achieve this recognition.
- DBS has been awarded EQUIS accreditation through the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This global best-practice recognition places Deakin Business School in the top 1 per cent of business schools worldwide.
Marketers try to understand why consumers consume the way they do, and at times it's marketers that shape the way they think.
Ninu Joseph
Bachelor of Commerce (marketing major)
Research with us
If you’ve got great insight into the way consumers think, feel or buy, flesh it out with a higher degree by research. Specialise in topics from transformative marketing through to marketing analytics and modelling.
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