Masters in Marketing and Business
Ostrava, Czech Republic
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
CZK 500 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The Master’s program in Marketing and Business follows the bachelor's degree in the field and deepens its expertise in areas needed for marketing influencing the market and successful implementation of business activities. The philosophy of the program is primarily built on the knowledge of marketing management and marketing applications (international marketing, product management, business marketing, digital marketing) and business skills (purchasing management, business strategies, foreign trade operations). Graduates of the program can work as managers in manufacturing and trading companies' marketing and business departments. You can also find them in advertising, research, and media agencies, or they may act as spokespersons for companies and institutions.
Admissions
Curriculum
Semester 1
- Macroeconomics B
- Product Management
- Purchasing Management
- Statistics B
- Strategic Management
Semester 2
- Business Marketing
- Financial Management
- Foreign Trade Operations
- Marketing Research B
- Microeconomics B - Intermediate Microeconomics
- Special Seminar
Semester 3
- Business Diagnostics
- Business Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Diploma Seminar A
- International Marketing
- Marketing Management
Semester 4
- Diploma Seminar B
- Diploma Work
- Economics of International Trade
Program Outcome
Study aims
The Master’s program in Marketing and Business follows on from the bachelor’s program in Marketing, deepening students’ knowledge of issues which are necessary for actively influencing markets and the successful conducting of marketing and business campaigns. The Master's program aims to prepare qualified professionals who will be able to perform analytical and managerial functions in marketing and business at the top and middle levels of management and highly specialized activities within marketing agencies.
Graduate's knowledge
The philosophy of the degree curriculum is based on the potential future employment opportunities of graduates and focuses especially on developing professional knowledge of marketing management, business strategies, international marketing, business marketing, digital marketing, marketing research, product management, and foreign trade operations.
Graduate's skills
The content of the study is to acquire professional skills in the following areas:
- Creation of marketing strategy and marketing plan,
- Creation of business strategy and business plan
- Analysis of the marketing environment in domestic and international markets,
- Formulation of a strategy for entering foreign markets,
- Conducting operations on foreign markets,
- Application of marketing tools on business markets,
- Development and introduction of a new product into the market,
- Developing a brand strategy and brand success analysis,
- Creation and evaluation of campaigns in the online environment,
- Keyword analysis for SEO, content marketing, PPC
- Application of advanced statistical methods in marketing research,
- Using social media to build a competitive position.
Graduate's general competence
Graduates have knowledge of advanced economic theories (macroeconomics, microeconomics), expert knowledge in conducting marketing and business activities (market situation analysis, determining appropriate marketing and business strategy, application of marketing tools and business practices in various types of markets, including international markets), knowledge of more advanced statistical methods for data analysis, communication skills. They can solve practical marketing and business tasks and organize their solutions team. They can analyze a problem, apply suitable research methods, propose a solution, and present and discuss their solution. They can conduct oral and written communication in the Czech and English languages.
Career Opportunities
Graduate's employment
The study focuses on and profiles the employment of graduates in international manufacturing and trading companies, shopping centres, advertising, media or research agencies, public institutions and companies engaged in digital marketing and social media. Graduates of the Master’s program in Marketing and Business can perform the following typical positions:
- Manager in the marketing department of international companies
- Manager in the sales department of international companies
- Product (brand) manager
- Purchasing manager in a manufacturing or trading company
- Analyst in an advertising agency
- Analyst in a research agency
- Analyst in a media agency
- Buyers in a media agency
- Social media analyst
- Web analyst
- SEO Consultant
- PPC Specialist
Program Admission Requirements
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