Master of Business (Public Relations) (BS11)

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Major Details

Course duration (full-time):	Domestic: 1 - 2 years International: 1.5 - 2 years
Course duration (part-time):	Domestic: 3 - 4 years
Total credit points:	192
Course coordinator:	Director of Studies, QUT Business School; email: askqut@qut.edu.au; ph: 07 3138 2000
Discipline coordinator:	Dr Anne Lane
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point, Online
CRICOS code:	085448J
Faculty:	Faculty of Business and Law

Scholarships

Advanced standing (credit)

Students who have articulated from the Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Relations) may receive advanced standing for up to 48 credit points. More information available from the Credit for prior learning page.

Early exit

Students may exit from the Master of Business (Public Relations) at the following stages, once those particular course requirements have been met:
Graduate Diploma in Business (Public Relations)
Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Relations)

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

More information about study costs and paying fees.

Course Structures

The Master of Business is designed in three blocks of study:

1. Foundation studies (48 credit points)
2. Discipline studies (96 credit points)
3. Complementary studies (48 credit points)

Students with an undergraduate degree that is not in Business or a related field of study will undertake 192 credit points of study commencing with Foundation studies.

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in Business or related field of study with a minimum GPA of 4 (on a 7 point scale) will undertake 144 credit points of study in their course.

The enrolment program students will undertake will depend on their prior study:

• Undergraduate degree in the same discipline as their chosen major: Students will commence their study in the Discipline studies block.

• Undergraduate Business degree in a different discipline to their chosen major: Students will commence their study in the Foundation studies block.

Students will be able to access course progression advice from the School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations.

Public Relations: 1.5 Year Program - UG Degree in Business (or related) - 2021 onwards

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in Business or related field of study, with a minimum GPA of 4 (7 point scale), in a different discipline to their major will undertake 144 credit points of study. Students will complete the Foundation and Discipline studies block in their course.

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN403 Equivalents: AMX403	Developing Market Intelligence Skills for Decision Making	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: MIN413
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
BSN450	Business Intelligence	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
BSN550	Responsible Enterprise	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study or enrollement in BS39MJR-PHILNPS or BS11MJR-PHILNPS

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405

Public Relations: 1.5 Year Program - UG Degree in Public Relations - 2021 onwards

Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in Public Relations, with a minimum GPA of 4 (7 point scale), will undertake 144 credit points of study. Students will complete the Discipline and Complementary studies block in their course.

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
BSN550	Responsible Enterprise	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study or enrollement in BS39MJR-PHILNPS or BS11MJR-PHILNPS

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Public Relations: 2 Year Program - 2021 onwards

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN403 Equivalents: AMX403	Developing Market Intelligence Skills for Decision Making	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: MIN413
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
BSN450	Business Intelligence	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
BSN550	Responsible Enterprise	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study or enrollement in BS39MJR-PHILNPS or BS11MJR-PHILNPS
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Public Relations: 1.5 Year Program - UG Degree in Business (or related) - commenced prior to 2021

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405

Semester 2 (July) commencement

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023

Public Relations: 1.5 Year Program - UG Degree in Public Relations: Entry prior to 2021

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Semester 2 (July) commencement

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
Complementary Studies Unit

Summer Semester (November) commencement

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Students commencing in Summer undertake MGN446 as one of the complementary studies units.
Students commencing in Summery undertake AMN403 as either an AMPR PG options unit or a complementary studies unit.
Students commencing in Summer select two other complementary studies units from the Summer-1 unit offerings. There are no Public Relations units in this teaching period.

Year 1, Summer - 1 (November)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Complementary Studies Option Unit
Complementary Studies Option Unit

Year 1, Summer - 2 (January)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
MGN446 Equivalents: MGX446	Business in Australia	Last offered in 2021
AMN403 Equivalents: AMX403	Developing Market Intelligence Skills for Decision Making	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: MIN413

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
Complementary Studies Unit OR Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit*

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study

Public Relations: 2 Year Program : Entry prior to 2021

Semester 1 (February) commencement

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
AMN425 Equivalents: AMX425	Digital Strategy and Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study) or (192cps in SV03 or IV04 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08)
Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations Option Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
AMN499 Equivalents: AMX406	Industry, Markets and Stakeholder Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96 credit points of Business postgraduate units Antirequisites: CON405
Complementary Studies Unit

Semester 2 (July) commencement

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN461 Equivalents: AMX461	Media Relations for Managers		Antirequisites: CON424
AMN465 Equivalents: AMX465	Public Relations Foundations	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON415
Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Option Unit
Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Option Unit

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN462 Equivalents: AMX462	Community Engagement	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: 24 credit points of completed Postgraduate study
AMN468 Equivalents: AMX468	Crisis and risk: Communicating for brand trust and reputation	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: CON408
Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Option Unit
Complementary Studies Unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMN469	Communication and Social Change	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: 36 credit points of completed study
AMN467 Equivalents: AMX467	Strategic Communication Campaigns	Last offered in 2023
Complementary Studies Unit
Complementary Studies Unit