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UndergraduateUSA-MARK2033
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- 100% online
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- Start dates
- Starts 30 Jun 2025
Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
UndergraduateGRF-MKT202
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- 100% online
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- No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
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Bachelor of Media and Communication with a Major in Advertising
UndergraduateSWI-MCA-DEG
Use your creativity to engage and influence today’s crowded marketplace
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- 100% online
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
UndergraduateECU-MPR-DEG
A blended skillset of communication and creativity
- Study method
- 100% online
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
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