Connect business with customers.
Whether your passion is to work for a profit or not-for-profit organisation, or start your own enterprise, marketing know-how is a must to help any business survive and grow. Our program provides you with competitive marketing strategies and you’ll learn how and why people consume or buy goods and services.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Whether your passion is to work for a profit or not-for-profit organisation, or start your own enterprise, marketing know-how is a must to help any business survive and grow. Our program provides you with competitive marketing strategies and you’ll learn how and why people consume or buy goods and services.
Develop your understanding of consumer behaviour, integrated marketing communications, services marketing, social marketing, market analysis and brand management and gain knowledge in specialist areas with the International Marketing, Food Marketing, and Sport Marketing courses. You also have the option to diversify your studies through choosing electives in other areas of Business and other Faculties.
You will learn from experienced and dedicated marketing professionals, and complete practical work-related projects in association with industry to be job-ready by graduation. You can also choose the Business Internship course as an elective to work with real clients and gain valuable industry experience and contacts and also study overseas.
Our degree allows you to work in any industry, anywhere in the world, in fields such as brand management, service design, marketing strategy, product development, and the many areas of digital and non-digital marketing communication. Our students are in demand and are even employed before they graduate. Our graduates have provided marketing for many local organisations, as well as larger clients such as BMW, Crown Lager, Holden, Tourism Queensland, Olay, L'Oréal Paris, and Victoria Bitter. Other graduates have started their own businesses with one, Chris Raine, gaining Commonwealth funding for his community platform, Hello Sunday Morning. What will you do when you graduate?
Career opportunities
Marketing management, brand management, product development, advertising and sales, public relations, marketing research, consultancy, sport and event management.
Program structure
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
BUS101 Cell Biology
BUS102 Biodiversity and Ecology
BUS104 Chemistry
BUS105 Science Research Methods
BUS106 Discovering Science
BUS108 Introduction to Mathematics
COR109 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units
BUS203 Introductory Calculus
BUS320 Communication and Thought
MKG210 Introduction to Marketing
MKG211 Creativity and Communication
MKG220 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
MKG222 Introduction to Journalism
MKG322 Introduction to Creative Advertising
MKG324 Business Analytics
IBS310 Introduction to Economics
Elective courses (8) 96 units
Select 8 elective courses (96 units) . Five (60 units) must be developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) courses. Two electives (24 units) must be from the USC Business School. Six electives (72 units) may be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
The USC Business School recommends students use these electives towards a second major or a minor from those listed below:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing) Study Plan - Pathway 1
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing): Study Plan Pathway 2
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Fraser Coast) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (SouthBank) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (SouthBank) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Caboolture) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Caboolture) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses
Program notes
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Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
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The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules, and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)