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Commerce - 8404

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Commerce (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description

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The Master of Commerce program has a long and distinguished history in providing high quality, relevant business education to graduates who wish to broaden their undergraduate business degree and those from non-business backgrounds wishing to develop their skills and knowledge in business. The Master of Commerce program is taught on-campus. The typical program duration is 1.5 years full-time, or 3 years part-time.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the MCom, students will have the ability to:
  • understand and apply relevant theories and models to interpret business problems appropriate to their chosen discipline
  • apply critical thinking and problem solving skills to business problems or issues
  • present ideas, solutions and information logically and concisely in written and oral formats
  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of collaborative teamwork
  • demonstrate an understanding of social, ethical and environmental issues as they apply in business domains
  • apply disciplinary knowledge and solutions to global business issues

Program Structure

The Master of Commerce consists of 12 courses (4 core courses, 6 disciplinary courses and 2 elective courses).

Core courses
and
or
Note: Depending on the specialisation chosen students undertake COMM5004 or COMM5005.

Disciplinary courses
The disciplinary courses selected will depend on the chosen specialisation. Fifteen specialisations are available within the MCom program.
Each specialisation includes 2 disciplinary core courses. The remaining 4 disciplinary courses may be prescribed or selected from a list.

Area(s) of Specialisation
Accounting
·  Accounting
·  Strategic Value Management
Business Law
·  Business Law
Commerce
·  Business Strategy
·  Financial Econometrics
Finance
·  Finance
·  Banking
·  Funds Management
·  International Finance
Human Resource Management
·  Organisation and Management Studies
·  Human Resource Management
Information Systems and Information Technology
·  Information Systems
·  Supply Chain and Logistics
International Business
·  International Business
Marketing
·  Marketing
Tourism and Hospitality Management
·  Tourism Marketing

Elective courses
Elective courses may be taken within the same disciplinary stream as the specialisation, or from any disciplinary stream available in the MCom program.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Entry Requirements

Please refer to the Australian School of Business website for further detail.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions

Related Program(s)
8417 Commerce (Extension)

Area(s) of Specialisation

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