Graduate Diploma in Sales and Marketing
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)
Program Details
Program Info.
  • 12 months Graduate Diploma
  • Course code : MN4538
  • IELTS Overall : 6 & Above
    • Listening : 5.5 & Above
    • Reading : 5.5 & Above
    • Writing : 5.5 & Above
    • Speaking : 5.5 & Above
  • PTE Overall : 50 & Above
    • Listening : 42 & Above
    • Reading : 42 & Above
    • Writing : 42 & Above
    • Speaking : 42 & Above
Intakes Available
  • February (Auckland)
  • May (Auckland)
  • July (Auckland)
  • October (Auckland)
Cost
  • Tuition Fee
    NZD 19,500 per year
About the Program

Whether it's to other businesses or the people on the street, every business has something to sell, and that means they need a sales and marketing team. 

With the Graduate Diploma in Sales and Marketing you'll get to develop your personal strengths be that talking to customers one-on-one or planning and creating marketing campaigns. You will learn about high-level analysis of consumer behaviour, the theory of domestic and international markets, and how to apply these insights to practical actions and campaigns. You will learn about how to understand what the value of a product or service is to a market and how to best communicate that value and its availability to target demographics.

Additionally, you will graduate having worked on a real-world sales and marketing project for a local business, ensuring you possess both skills and hands-on experience when you enter the job market.

Fast-track your programme of study to graduate sooner

Your work experience or previous tertiary study may count towards achieving your qualification. Our is designed for those who already have the on-the-job skills and knowledge, but want to take their career to the next level with a qualification.

With RPL we can measure and match your existing skills against credits in our courses – creating a tailored path of study that will not only save you money, but also help you to complete your qualification faster. To learn more make an appointment to speak with one of our RPL facilitators by phoning 0800 62 62 52 (or email enquiries@manukau.ac.nz).

The Graduate Diploma consists of the following courses:
Level 6

351.630 Consumer Behaviour

Learn how to identify and analyse target markets, create appropriate positioning strategies and design suitable marketing communications strategies for the target market.

351.631 Market Development and Sales

Develop a practical understanding of personal selling, how it is used to build relationships with customers and where it fits in the broader marketing strategy of an organisation.

351.632 Marketing Planning and Control

Build on the skills learnt in the Introduction to Marketing course by learning how to develop an operational marketing plan for a market or business and present a practical demonstration of those skills.

Level 7

351.725 International Marketing

Gain an understanding of the opportunities and threats facing marketers in a global context, including understanding cultural issues and communicating effectively with different audiences throughout the world.

351.726 Strategic Marketing

Learn how to think strategically about marketing situations, employing techniques to analyse markets and businesses from a strategic perspective and develop appropriate strategies to minimise risks and leverage opportunities.

341.753 Industry Project Part A (15 Credits)

You will carry out a project for a host organisation on a topic in a field allied to your graduate diploma by identifying a project, host organisation and presenting a proposal.

341.754 Industry Project Part B (30 Credits)

Develop capabilities related to your chosen area of specialisation, in a “hands-on” immersion in industry practice. Enable you to apply your learning, test the relevance of academic theories to the workplace and reflect critically on this relationship between your academic study and industry practice. You will carry out a significant work assignment for the host organisation on a topic in a field allied to your major and present a project report in conjunction with an academic supervisor.

1 Campus(es)
Founded in 1970
Intakes Available
  • 2020
    February
    July
  • 2021
    February
    July
Cost
  • Tuition Fee:
    NZD 18400 (approximate) per year
  • Living:
    NZD 15000 per year
Statistics
  • Total Number of Students:
    15,619
  • International Students
    1,900
  • Programs Offered
    204