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Master of Management

  • Gain a postgraduate qualification in as little as four months for the Graduate Certificate or eight months for the Masters
  • Develop your competencies in business decision-making
  • Examine ways to manage key issues for businesses, including marketing and organisational behaviour

Program summary

Program title: Master of Management
Award abbreviation: MMgt
Degree type: coursework
Commence: Trimester 1 or Trimester 2
Fee type 2013: New program for 2013
Study mode: on campus; online
Duration: 8 months full-time; 4 years maximum part-time
Total courses: 8
USC program code: BU733
CRICOS code: This program is not available to international students on a Student visa.

Make the decision to become an effective manager now.

Build your competencies in business decision-making; analysis of business problems and situations; written and oral communication; creativity, questioning and investigation; working individually and in teams; adoption of a global outlook; and moral and social responsibility.

Gain an in-depth understanding of general business management principles and their application both locally and globally. Develop specific skills required to succeed in today’s job market and develop the capacity to work as an effective manager within public and private sector organisations regionally, internationally and globally. On completing the Master of Management, you are equipped to apply management and business theory in a modern business situation.

The 4-course Graduate Certificate in Management is an introduction to graduate-level study that enables you to build your competency in four main areas of management. Learn to use accounting, economics and marketing data for informed decision-making and examine ways to manage organisational behaviour.

The Graduate Certificate is ideal if your undergraduate degree is not in business, commerce, management or similar, and you seek an introduction to business and management at the graduate level. It is also an entry pathway if you wish to complete a Master of International Business but do not hold a bachelor degree in business or equivalent.

The 8-course Master of Management is an internationally recognised coursework master degree in business. It provides an alternative to the MBA if you do not have the work experience required for MBA admission. With two entry pathways, the program offers a broad spectrum of business and management courses and encourages you to deepen your knowledge beyond that gained in your previous study.

Admission requirements
  • Either a bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Management or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution with a minimum of a GPA of 4 (on a 7 point scale) or equivalent; or
  • the USC Graduate Certificate in Management with a minimum of a GPA of 4 (on a 7 point scale) or equivalent.
Enquiries

Faculty of Arts and Business
Tel: + 61 7 5430 1259
Fax: + 61 7 5430 2859
Email: FABinfo@usc.edu.au

Study Plan

This Study Plan is valid from Study Period 1, 2013.

For students who commenced study in this program prior to Study Period 1, 2013:

  • Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
  • Select the program in which you are enrolled.
  • Scroll down to your relevant Program Structure.
Program requirements and notes
  • Students must complete a minimum of 8 courses including 4 required courses from those listed below.
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
  • Online study mode not available to international students on a Student Visa.
Required courses: (4)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
BUS704 Therapeutic Communication Skills
BUS705 Introduction to Psychology A
MGT702 Introduction to Psychology B
MGT703 Foundations of Human Behaviour

Elective courses: (4)

Select 4 courses (48 units) from the list below or select 2 courses (24 units) from the list below and 24 units from any other School of Business postgraduate courses with the express permission of the Program Leader:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ACC506 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
ACC508 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories
ACC511 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
ACC512 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
ACC520 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
ACC610 Introduction to Environmental Management
ACC611 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
ACC620 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
ACC621 Learning in Australian Landscapes
BUS513 Marine Science Education Fieldwork
BUS514 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
BUS515 Communicating Sustainability
BUS703 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
BUS703 Earth's Surface Processes
BUS706 Environmental Impact Assessment
BUS707 Coastal and Marine Ecology
BUS708 The Changing Planet
BUS710 Hydrology and Geomorphology
BUS711 Biodiversity and Ecology
INF701 Foundations of Sustainability
MGT702 Advancing Sustainability: Planet, People and Prosperity
MGT704 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
MGT711 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
MGT712 Group Research Project in Psychology A
MGT721 Professional Practice of Psychology
MGT722A Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
MGT722B Group Research Project in Psychology B
MGT725 Accounting for Managers

TOTAL UNITS 96


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