General
The degree of Master of Management is available in the Department of Management.
Course Objectives
On completion of the course students should have:
* an overview of current issues within the field of management and organisational studies;
* a detailed knowledge of an area of specific interest to the student;
* experience in the design and implementation of research in the field of management and organisational studies;
* an understanding of the range of methodologies, and their appropriate application, relevant to management and organisation research;
* the capacity to interpret and communicate research findings;
* advanced written communication skills.
Entrance requirements
A candidate with an honours degree at level IIB or better, or who has completed studies at the graduate level at Monash or an equivalent institution, will be required to complete some subjects from the preliminary year at honours IIB level. Exemptions may be given for first-year subjects which have been taken at fourth-year honours level.
A candidate with a pass degree equivalent to at least third class honours standard will be required to complete the full preliminary year at an honours IIB level or better.
Course structure
Preliminary year
The requirements of the preliminary year are seven subjects that form a coherent sequence relevant to the research program. The subjects will comprise the compulsory research methodology subject MGC4000 and six other subjects to be selected from:
* the graduate program of the department, of which no more than three shall be 5000-level subjects of the MBA;
* not more than one subject taken outside the department;
* a preliminary dissertation (equivalent to two subjects).
An overall average mark of 70 is required to proceed to the second year of the program.
Second year
The second year of the degree will only be available by major thesis (50,000-word maximum). The research component makes up 88 per cent of the workload for the course. Candidates will be required to undertake one Master of Economics or MBA 6000 graduate subject and to attend the graduate seminars organised by the department.
The areas of specialisation available are: strategic management, health administration, industrial relations, international management, marketing, organisational studies and public sector management.