UNSW Handbook Program - Commerce (Extension)

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Commerce (Extension) - 8417

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 2 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC Per Semester: 6
	Max UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 96

Program Description

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The Master of Commerce (Extension) is designed for graduate students who wish to transition from a non-commerce degree into a commerce/business discipline or who wish to transition from one discipline in a commerce degree to another.

Provide students with a fundamental grounding in commerce/business;
Allow students to pursue an in-depth study of their chosen discipline;
Ensure students are equipped with a breadth and depth of generic and disciplinary knowledge and skills, which can be applied to a range of complex business problems and contexts over time; and
Allow students to place their disciplinary specialisation in the wider context of commercial activity.

The MCom (Ext) allows students to enhance their MCom study by adding the equivalent of 4 additional courses (24 UOC) to the MCom. The Extension can be used to complete a second specialisation, to extend the existing specialisation or to broaden the degree.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the MCom (Extension), students will have the ability to:

understand and apply relevant theories and models to interpret business problems appropriate to their chosen discipline
demonstrate understanding and application of business-related topics in a further disciplinary area
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

Students must complete 16 courses (96 UOC) in total. These 16 courses (96 UOC) consist of the requirements of the Master of Commerce (12 courses or 72 UOC) and a 24 UOC (4 course) extension.

1. First, the requirements of the MCom program must be completed. This means students complete twelve (12 courses or 72 UOC) as follows:

Four (4) of the courses shall be the MCom core courses:

COMM5001 Bus Comm, Ethics & Practice (6 UOC)
COMM5002 Managing for Value Creation 1 (6 UOC)
COMM5003 Managing for Value Creation 2 (6 UOC)

and

COMM5004 Business Capstone Project (6 UOC)

COMM5005 Quant Methods for Business (6 UOC)

1. The first of these courses must be taken at the commencement of MCom study

2. Depending on the specialisation chosen students undertake either COMM5004 or COMM5005. If undertaking COMM5004 the course is to be done in the final session of study

3. Having completed the MCom requirements, students complete an additional four (4) courses (or 24 UOC equivalent) as an extension to the MCom degree. These 24 UOC can be made up in one of the following ways:

- Six (6) of the courses shall be taken from an integrated sequence of courses in a specialisation.

- Two (2) courses may be taken as elective studies from postgraduate courses offered or approved by the Faculty. Elective studies may be used to extend a specialisation.

- Four (4) courses to complete a second specialisation;

- Four (4) courses to extend the MCom specialisation or to broaden the MCom.

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
International Business · International Business	Marketing · Marketing	Tourism and Hospitality Management · Tourism Marketing

Academic Rules

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

Students may receive advanced standing on the basis of prior studies, from the four MCom core courses and two specialisation core courses, up to a maximum of four courses in total (24 UOC).

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 details.

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
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