The Graduate Diploma of Marketing is a well-balanced course that gives mid-career professionals a solid grounding in the key functional areas of professional market management. This specialist program will impart skills to plan and implement marketing strategies. You will learn ways to systematically: - communicate with customers, - build brands, - enhance your customers' experiences and - deal with the intricacies of marketing online and to international audiences. This is a very practical course that provides significant exposure to industry leaders who present as guest lecturers. Coursework may include field visits to businesses, “live” projects that help real corporations solve their marketing issues, internships and international study tours where you get to visit the world's leading corporations. These activities will give you the opportunity to build valuable and practical experience to enrich your resume, professional network and gives you a step up in your career. You may gain entry to the Graduate Diploma of Marketing program by completing the Graduate Certificate of Marketing. Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Marketing may wish to continue to Deakin's Master of Marketing degree. Course structure To complete the Graduate Diploma of Marketing, students must attain a total of 8 credit points, consisting of 8 credit points of core units. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. Graduate outcomes Career outcomes Graduates can expect to find entry level positions in areas of general marketing (e.g., marketing manager, product manager, and client manager), branding (brand manager), research (junior researcher), and marketing communications management. Course learning outcomes Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.