Strategic Marketing Management
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-07-06 | - |
| 2026-11-16 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
The Strategic Marketing Management course, MARK 303, is a capstone course that consolidates marketing knowledge and experience. Students will develop a marketing strategy and implementation plan using a strategic framework that places customers at the centre of enterprise activity. Students will work with a real company to develop a longer-term marketing strategy.
Course Details
- Dates: 6 Jul 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
- Starts: Trimester 2
- Fees:
- NZ$1,020.00 for domestic students
- NZ$4,693.20 for international students
- Lecture Start Times: Thursday 9.30am
- Campus: Pipitea
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 150 hours or 8.3 hours per week for 18 weeks
- Points: 15
Entry Restrictions
- Prerequisites: MARK 202, MARK 203, MARK 301
- Corequisites: None
- Restrictions: None
Course Learning Objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
- Summarise the volatile and changeable nature of the marketplace and organise marketing theories and knowledge accordingly.
- Use techniques for undertaking strategic market analysis and formulating marketing strategies.
- Use financial problem-solving techniques to inform marketing opportunity analysis.
- Creatively apply strategic marketing thinking in a way that fosters and rewards sustainable approaches to customer need fulfilment.
How This Course is Taught
This course is optimised for on-campus learning, and students are encouraged to participate in the learning activities synchronously. Lectures will be delivered on campus, and lecture recordings will be available. There will be on-campus and online tutorial options.
Assessment
- Market Analysis: Group Work, 15%
- Marketing Plan: Individual, 50%
- Final Test - In Person: Individual, 35%
Mandatory Requirements
To pass this course, students must:
- Achieve an overall pass mark of at least 50%
- Attain a minimum grade of 40% in the final test
Lecture Times and Rooms
- 6 July 2026 to 16 August 2026
- 31 August 2026 to 11 October 2026
What You'll Need to Get
You do not need to get any texts or equipment for this course.
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