Memo

To Ms Sue D’Mello, QUT Admissions Office

From Bryan Cranston, Course Development Officer & Acting Senior Administration
Officer (Student Management), Faculty of Business

Date 13 June, 2010

Subject Administration of Application Assessments for Inter-Faculty Advertising Courses

The Faculties of Business and Creative Industries are jointly administering the new suite of
postgraduate courses in Advertising from Semester 1, 2004:

• IF94 Graduate Certificate in Advertising

• IF95 Graduate Diploma in Advertising (Creative or Strategic Advertising)
• IF96 Master of Advertising (Creative or Strategic Advertising)

Within the Graduate Diploma and Masters courses there are two study areas: Creative
Advertising (administered by the Faculty of Creative Industries) and Strategic Advertising
(administered by the Faculty of Business). Each study area has a varying level of minimum
entry requirement:

An undergraduate degree with a minimum overall course GPA of at least 5.0 (on a 7-point
scale). Applicants with an undergraduate degree with a GPA below 5.0 but above 4.0 may be
considered for entry to the Strategic Advertising area only. Applicants with an undergraduate
degree with a GPA below 4.0, or applicants without an undergraduate degree but with
extensive relevant employment experience may be considered for entry to the Graduate
Certificate only.

The Faculty of Business will be responsible for reviewing all applications received that do not
meet minimum entry requirements and will make determinations on entry.

To assist with the assessment of applications, I have outlined below the procedures to be
adopted covering each application scenario. As applicants are required nominate an area of
study, we ask that the Admissions Office contact those students who submit an application
without a specified study area, to identify one, before forwarding it to the appropriate Faculty
for assessment.

Qualification Entry Level Application Assessment Action

Undergraduate degree with a course GPA Applications to be sent to appropriate faculty
5.0 or greater, with a specified study area
Undergraduate degree with a course GPA Applicants to be contacted by Admissions to
5.0 or greater, with no specified study area ascertain intended study area
Undergraduate degree with a course GPA Applications to be sent to Faculty of Business
less than 5.0, or no undergraduate degree

Receipt point of admission application:

• Faculty of Business – Student Enquiries, Level 4, Z Block
• Faculty of Creative Industries – Dr Terry Flew

Please don’t hesitate to contact Associate Professor Jim Everett (Faculty of Business
Advertising Coordinator), Dr Terry Flew (Faculty of Creative Industries Advertising
Coordinator), or myself if you have any queries regarding this matter.

Bryan Cranston
Course Development Officer & Acting Senior Administration Officer (Student Management)
Faculty of Business

Tel: 3864 2008; Fax: 3864 1513; Email: b.cranston@qut.com