School of Management and Marketing

Digital competencies are essential in today’s highly connected environment. When you study Business Information Systems (BIS), you’re learning a discipline that helps businesses and society adapt to modern technologies, and harness its benefits. The BIS major can be paired with any other business major. We also cater for prospective information system professionals. At Curtin, we are actively researching areas of cyber security, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, green IT and data analytics, and bring our research expertise and insight into our courses.

These courses aim to develop responsible and innovative global leaders of tomorrow by tackling strategic and operational challenges faced by multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises and innovative start-ups, both domestically and globally. The discipline is invested in researcher-led and demand-driven research in the dynamic areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, strategy and international business, with immediate relevance and impact.

This discipline offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in human resource management, employment relations and public relations, with specialisations in social leadership and double degrees with law and psychology. Research and teaching covers quantitative and qualitative research as well as broader disciplinary perspectives such as philosophy and sociology. Topics include human resource management; employment relations and labour markets; teamwork; ethics and sustainability; leadership; career development; gender, diversity and inclusion; public interest communication, reputation management and transmedia storytelling.

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Curtin’s marketing courses are informed by cutting-edge research, developed in collaboration with industry professionals. Our teaching and research staff comprise experts in marketing, advertising and luxury branding, who have their fingers on the pulse of contemporary business practises. You’ll learn in facilities such as The Agency and the Consumer Research Lab, to advance your ability to leverage innovative technologies crucial in building market efficiency and data-driven decision-making. And work-integrated-learning provides you with crucial industry-embedded learning to apply theory to real-world situations.

The Tourism, Hospitality & Events Discipline comprises a research centre (Tourism Research Cluster) as well as a teaching program (Tourism & Hospitality and Event Management) with an excellent reputation and outstanding student satisfaction ratings.

In 2021, the Tourism & Hospitality program was ranked in the top 50 globally, 3rd in Australia and as the No. 1 program in Western Australia (ShanghaiRanking).

The Discipline’s philosophy rests on six pillars: sustainability, industry relevance, internationalisation, digitalisation and innovation as well as meaningful synergies between research and teaching activities facilitated through our extensive industry networks, international partners and student engagement.

When you study supply chain management at Curtin, you’ll become equipped with the technical, analytical, functional, and people skills to address industry challenges of today and tomorrow. The innovative curriculum has plenty of interesting opportunities including case competitions, internships, and projects, together with an interactive approach to teaching. Research in this field covers areas such as human sustainability and welfare, social responsibility, ethically and culturally-sensitive conduct, digitalisation, data analytics, traceability, and green supply chain management practices.