Undergraduate
Marketing and Public Relations
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom(Curtin) - 312710
Marketing
This course is only available to Singaporean and Permanent Resident applicants, or foreigners holding a relevant working visa.
Marketing is a dynamic area which involves giving a business a competitive edge. This major will provide you with an understanding of consumer behaviour and how marketing works, and the chance to explore various aspects of marketing, including international and Internet marketing, sales, pricing, promotion and distribution strategies. You'll explore the ways in which marketing anticipates demands for products, services and ideas by analysing behaviour of competitors and customers.
Public Relations
Public relations is concerned with relationship management in all sectors of organisational activity. It aims to assist a business to meet its goals while considering the needs of all stakeholders, be they staff, clients, shareholders, government bodies, suppliers, retailers, the general public or other important groups and individuals. This major will teach you how to plan, develop, implement and evaluate communication strategies to present an organisation in the best light to public and clients, and promote effective information flow within an organisation. It will prepare you for engagement with stakeholders, involvement in primary decision-making and give you the skills to undertake a major communications role.
Credit for previous study
If you have previously worked or studied in this field, you are encouraged to contact Curtin Singapore to discuss eligibility for recognition of prior learning.
Course structure
Credits needed to graduate: 600.
Each unit is 25 credits.
Semester 1
Semester 2
- 10830 Business Information Systems 100
- 10848 Management 100
- 10850 Marketing 100
- 10855 Public Relations (Principles) 201
Semester 3
- 9764 Consumer Behaviour 201
- 3822 Sales Management 230
- 9807 Marketing Research 200
- 10854 Public Relations (Techniques) 220
Semester 4
- 12613 International Marketing 250
- 10845 Law (Public Relations) 211
- 10851 Public Relations (Media) 250
- 1866 Retail Marketing and Distribution 311
Semester 5
- 12593 Marketing - Professional Practice 300
- 3900 Strategic Marketing 310
- 3992 Public Relations (Consultancy) 300
- 12596 Public Relations (International) 240
Semester 6
2012 entry requirements:
Cut-off scores
| Qualification | Score |
|---|---|
| GCE/STPM/HKALE (A-levels - best of three) | 6 |
| IB | 26 |
| Indonesia (SMU3 top 4 subjects) | 8 |
| Ontario Gr 12 (best of 6) | 73 |
| TER (including TEE/SACE/HSV/VCE) | 70 |
| WAUFP (CPS) | 53 |
| India/Pakistan | 65% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 |
| GAC-ACT Education : Successful completion with minimum GPA 2.6 |
Minimum academic entry requirements
Minimum English language entry requirements:
| IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) | |
|---|---|
| Writing | 6.0 |
| Speaking | 6.0 |
| Reading | 6.0 |
| Listening | 6.0 |
| Overall band score | 6.0 |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | |
|---|---|
| 550 | paper based |
| 213 | computer based |
| 80 | Internet based (20 in each section) |
CUTE (Curtin Uni Test of English) - C
Results from IELTS, TOEFL and CUTE are valid for two years.
These are only some of the ways you can prove your English competence. View the full list of English language entry requirements
Where:
Curtin Singapore campus
When:
March, July, November
How:
Full-time or Part-time
Study:
On-campus
Duration:
2 years full-time (6 semesters)
3-4 years part-time (12 semesters)
Fees*:
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