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Marketing & Media in a Global Context (MECM90034)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery |
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This subject provides an advanced understanding of the contemporary global marketing communications environment. It traces the emergence of the new generation of global media platforms since the 1980s, and examines the growing structural integration of advertising, marketing and public relations firms over this period as a result of this. Through case studies of global marketing campaigns and global brands, it demonstrates the extent to which global marketers must continue to negotiate different cultural and regulatory settings within the media, underlining the continuing importance of national and regional contexts in a global environment.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Investigate social, ethical, and international issues in global and cross-cultural marketing communications.
- Discuss the cultural, technological and institutional factors that shape global marketing communications efforts.
- Evaluate the emerging opportunities and challenges that global networks and firms present to marketing communications.
- Apply relevant theories to critically analyse key trends in marketing communications, both locally and globally.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to demonstrate:
- Competence in advanced library searches and information retrieval
- Proficiency in the application of selected methods of analysis
- Conformity to academic protocols of presentation and research procedures.
Last updated: 6 November 2025