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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
BUS705
MGT702
MGT703

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
ACC508
ACC511
ACC512
ACC520
ACC610
ACC611
ACC620
ACC621
BUS513
BUS514
BUS515
BUS703
BUS703
BUS706
BUS707
BUS708
BUS710
BUS711
INF701
MGT702
MGT704
MGT711
MGT712
MGT721
MGT722A
MGT722B
MGT725

TOTAL UNITS 96


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