Course code: 1741 * Gippsland campus * Full-fee paying course: subject fee $1000 (1999 fee) * Overseas student subject fee: $1562.50 * Attendance optional.
The
Graduate Diploma of Business (Management) and the Graduate Certificate of
Business (Management) courses are designed primarily for graduates who wish to
increase their knowledge of and skills in management theory. The courses are
also appropriate for existing or prospective managers with a wide background in
management theory and practice who can demonstrate the appropriate level of
academic competence.
Both courses make extensive use of case studies, in-house situations and
workplace projects with a particular focus on Australia's current economic and
social climate.
An applicant for admission to candidature must have a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants must also possess at least three years full-time appropriate employment experience.
As for graduate certificate or an executive certificate offered by the faculty with an average grade of credit or above.
Applicants should note that there are two intakes per year to these courses, one to commence in first semester, and the second to commence in second semester.
Access to an IBM-compatible computer is essential for the use of wordprocessing and other software packages.
Weekend schools are run three times each semester for many of the graduate subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend.
The Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) consists of four compulsory subjects normally taken over one year of study as follows:
or
The Graduate Diploma of Business (Management) is a two-year distance education program. It consists of the above four subjects and the following subjects normally taken over the second year of study as follows:
or
In addition to the six compulsory subjects students will be able to choose two electives in areas of professional interest.
The following electives are selected in consultation with the course director, and are subject to availability:
Assessment is by a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject.
Applicants who have completed graduate-level subjects at a recognised tertiary institution, within the last five years, which are similar in content to a subject forming part of the course of study may apply for a credit exemption to a maximum of 50 per cent of the course.
For more detailed information, contact a student services officer, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524 or email enquiries.sobec@buseco.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by mid January, 2000.