On completion of a major sequence of study in management students should have acquired intellectual skills to assist them in understanding the role of people in organisations, in understanding the structure of organisations and in managing the process of change. They should also have obtained functional skills in management disciplines and be able to select appropriate actions for existing and anticipated tasks in their future professions. As well as a broad conceptual view of management they should have obtained specialised knowledge, recognising that managers are required to have competencies in specialist and generalist areas. Students should have acquired modes of thinking and skills which provide the basis for a range of occupations, a capacity for independent thinking, and a basis for further learning and research. In terms of the personal development of students, the objective is to foster the development of a wide range of skills and strategies to enable graduates to achieve successful outcomes for themselves as individuals in society and in their chosen careers. They should have the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the professional workforce in both the private or public sector.
Subjects taught by the department
The Department of Management offers two first-year, seven second-year and ten third-year subjects to undergraduate students and a fourth year honours program.
First-year subjects
* MGC1020 Introduction to management
* MGC1030 Organisational behaviour
These two subjects form the foundation for students to build a speciality in management.
Second-year subjects
* MGC2200 Principles of marketing
* MGC2210 Marketing management
* MGC2240 Organisation and management
* MGC2310 Public Management
* MGC2410 Industrial relations
* MGC2420 Employee relations
* MGC2430 Human resource management
Third-year subjects
* MGC3100 Management ethics
* MGC3110 Strategic management
* MGC3120 International management
* MGC3220 International marketing
* MGC3230 Services marketing
* MGC3260 Comparative industrial relations
* MGC3310 Public policy process
* MGC3410 Employee relations practice: policy and skills
* MGC3420 Human resource development
* MGC3510 Technology, organisations and change
Fourth-year (Honours) subjects
* MGC4020 Management honours