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Southern Institute of Technology

Auckland , North Island ,New Zealand

Graduate Diploma in Marketing

Do you like the thought of "getting customers in the door"?  Do you have the ability, either verbally, written or online to make a product sound appealing? Maybe it’s time to continue your undergraduate study and advance your knowledge in marketing.

If you already have experience but you want to specialise in this expansive area of expertise that encompasses many different focus areas, then this graduate diploma could be your ticket to paradise.

Marketing as an industry offers incredible job diversity. Companies in every sector use marketing campaigns to drive their business which means you will be able to work for a variety of companies; you might work for non-profit organizations, multimillion- dollar businesses or small start-ups. 

The Graduate Diploma in Marketing is a well-balanced course that will give you a solid grounding in the key areas of market management. This one year full-time ( or up to five years part time ) programme will teach you to:

communicate with customers,
build brands,
enhance your customers' experiences
deal with the intricacies of marketing online and to international audiences.

Campus Information

Invercargill Campus

Freepost SIT2LRN Private Bag 90114 133 Tay Street Invercargill, 9840

Intakes

  • Feb
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Graduates will be qualified to work in a range of marketing positions, and business consulting in many industries.

Some possible jobs in this field that you might pursue in the future include: Marketing manager, Marketing specialist, Sales representative, Digital marketing specialist, Product marketing manager or Communications manager.

PSW Opportunity

  • During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
  • After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
  • After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5

TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)

TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)

Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169.  No less than 162 in each skill.

OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests

NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic), b) Level 4 (Academic)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42

Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS

Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band