Master of Management (Chartered Marketer)

What is this course about?

The Master of Management (Chartered Marketer) is a unique industry based, advanced marketing qualification that provides specialist professional knowledge across many areas for marketers working at a senior strategic level.

This course provides marketing professionals with the ability and skill to promote a proactive and strategic marketing focus within the management structure of an organisation. This includes developing skills in strategic management and leadership to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are engaged and marketing activities align with organisational strategy and values.

Graduates who complete this Master receive two internationally recognised qualifications; the Master of Management (Chartered Marketer) awarded by Charles Sturt University, and the Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing awarded by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate may articulate directly into the Master. Students may choose to exit with the Graduate Diploma after successful completion of eight subjects (64 points).

Why study this course?

The Chartered Marketer status is an internationally recognised status, considered by many to be the marketing industry's highest grade and is awarded exclusively by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the world’s leading body for professional marketers. It recognises outstanding practical experience and expertise. CSU is the only institution in Australia to offer the Chartered Marketer Master qualification.

The course is:

• relevant: this course extends beyond just theory by applying strategic marketing and management principles to the workplace
• challenging: a high level qualification requiring students to demonstrate specialist professional knowledge
• leading edge: the course is developed through consultation with industry and regularly updated by industry professionals
• global: the Chartered Institute of Marketing's high profile with international employers increases job portability for graduates
• convenient: delivered via a sophisticated distance education model designed to suit busy working professionals
• smart: one course gives you a Master Degree and Chartered Marketer status with the world's leading body for marketers.

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Course structure

Graduate Certificate in Management (Chartered Marketer)

The Graduate Certificate in Management (Chartered Marketer) comprises four subjects including two academic subjects and two industry certification subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Management (Chartered Marketer) (exit point only)

Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Management (Chartered Marketer) after successfully completing eight subjects including four academic subjects and four industry certification subjects.

Master of Management (Chartered Marketer)

The Master of Management (Chartered Marketer) is comprised of 11 subjects (ten 8 point subjects and one 16 point subject), and five industry certification subjects.

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Graduation requirements

Master
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Certificate
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject outlines and in course materials.

Why study this degree?

Professional recognition

The course is accredited with the UK based Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). This association comprises some 50,000 members worldwide and is the world's leading body for the Marketing profession.

Completion of the Master of Management (Chartered Marketer) provides Chartered Marketer (CM) accreditation with the UK-based Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM UK). CM status is conferred through the Australian College of Marketing (ACM) which is the exclusive Australian agent for CIM UK.

The six industry subjects are based on the current CIM Postgraduate Diploma in Chartered Marketing. Completion of the course will see students eligible for accreditation as a Chartered Marketer.

Career opportunities

CSU's Master of Management (Chartered Marketer) is a highly challenging qualification that provides graduates with many exciting career opportunities.

For those looking to move into more senior strategic marketing roles, this degree provides conceptual knowledge and practical skills necessary to succeed.

For those already in senior management, the degree delivers rigorous professional development in advanced strategic marketing and management which can be practically applied to analyse and solve complex business problems.

Professionally, the CIM's Chartered Marketer status is the premier qualification awarded by the world's oldest and largest international body for professional marketers. It is rigorous proof of your knowledge and skills in the key areas of strategic marketing and of your ability to operate at the highest levels of business.

Credit / pathways

No special arrangements apply.

Students who have studied and successfully completed relevant subjects at other universities or educational institutions may apply for credit for those subjects when applying to CSU courses. Credit will be granted for subjects that are equivalent in content and standard, at the discretion of the Course Director.

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Admission requirements

This course is designed for experienced marketing professionals who hold existing marketing qualifications and have at least three years professional experience in marketing.

English language proficiency

Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they:

• have completed all their formal studies in one or more of the following countries; or
• were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries; or
• have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time University study in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia
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• have successfully completed one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-secondary study at an affiliate institution of the University, with English as the medium of instruction and assessment.

All other applicants must explicitly demonstrate proficiency.

Acceptable tests for English proficiency

Any of the following results, attained within the last two years, can be used to demonstrate English proficiency:

• an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
• a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
• a TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
• a TOEFL internet-based score of 80 for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, and 90 for postgraduate research candidates with a minimum score of 25 in the writing section.
• a Combined Universities Admission Test (CULT) overall score of at least 65;
• a C pass in English at the GCE 'A' level examinations in either Singapore or the United Kingdom;
• completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma with English A2 at higher or sub. Level;
• a C pass in 'Use of English' in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
• completion of the UNSW Foundation Studies Certificate with a C pass in 'Use of English';
• completion of an AQF Certificate IV (including English for Academic Purposes);
• successful completion of at least one year of study in a course at Associate Diploma or Diploma level on the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
• a score of 155 in the verbal component of the STAT test;
• a Pass grade in the Uniworld English College English for Tertiary Entrance course; or
• IRI Diploma of English.

An applicant who does not otherwise meet the University's requirements may be admitted on the recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate faculty.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.

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