MPhil(Curtin)
Course CRICOS Code: 061547D
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas:
2 Years
This specialised research degree is designed to develop expertise in public relations through detailed research, evaluation and analysis.
A postgraduate diploma in public relations. Candidates with postgraduate degrees in other disciplines may be required to undertake and satisfactorily complete the Graduate Diploma in Public Relations before enrolling in this research course.
The course is by research and normally requires one to two years full-time or equivalent part-time study.
This course is studied as a research degree. The content of the degree should be determined in consultation with the postgraduate coordinator, School of Marketing. Students without prior studies in research methods and statistical data analysis will be required to undertake relevant preparatory units. This will increase the stated duration of the course.
Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.
It is a requirement that two-thirds of this course is undertaken by research and only one-third by coursework. Students should not enrol in this research course to receive the Postgraduate Diploma in Business (Public Relations) but rather have undertakenit as a requisite for admission. Curtin Business School provides facilities and benefits for those studying this course by research, including access to suitable computer facilities, office space, financial assistance to attend appropriate intra or interstate conferences and towards associated research costs.
Curtin University reserves the right to alter the internal composition of any course to ensure learning outcomes retain maximum relevance. Any changes to the internal composition of a course will protect the right of students to complete the course within the normal timeframe and will not result in additional cost to students through a requirement to undertake additional units.
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99049 | v.2 | Master Thesis - Marketing |