Postgraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Master of Business by research

Master of Business by research - MBus

General information
Course structure

General information

Course code: 0506 · Caulfield, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses · Course directors: Professor Peter FitzRoy, Professor Bill Schroder, Mr Len Pullin · Normally completed in two years (four semesters) of full-time study or four years (eight semesters) of part-time study
The Master of Business is a research degree which has as its principal component a thesis of between 30,000 and 60,000 words in length. The thesis embodies the results of the research project and is examined by external experts in the field. Candidates are expected to develop theses which are of significant interest to the business community, which make a significant contribution to understanding business problems and which are academically rigorous and practically relevant.
Applicants need to have completed a four-year honours degree or an undergraduate business degree followed by a graduate qualification requiring at least one further year of study or other qualifications deemed equivalent by the faculty.
The Master of Business by research is a HECS-based course. Exemptions may be available. Application forms and further information are available from the manager of Research and Higher Degrees, telephone (03) 9903 2646.

Course structure

The central element of this degree is the writing of a major thesis. Most candidates will also be required to complete a course in research methods and to present a research seminar during the course of candidature. Areas for masters research within the four Caulfield-based departments include the following.

Accounting and Finance

Studies in all areas of financial and management accounting, auditing, corporate finance, investments and accounting information systems, international banking and finance, treasury management and technology, prudential and legal banking regulations, corporate finance and strategic planning for financial institutions.

Business Law and Taxation

Studies in areas of banking law, company law, computer law and the law of privacy, contract law, corporate crime, intellectual property and information law, marketing law, money laundering legislation, securities law, stock exchange law, taxation law and trade practices law.

Econometrics and Business Statistics

Studies in areas of business statistics, multivariate analysis, pattern recognition, statistical education, statistics of sample surveys and time series analysis.

Economics

Students have the opportunity to undertake research in applied microeconomics, economic theory, industrial organisation and the theory of the firm, international economics and the economics of Asia Pacific economies, competition policy and regulation.

Management

Studies in areas of human resource management, industrial relations, international management, leadership, manufacturing strategies, operations management, organisational behaviour, organisational change, quality management, strategic management, systems thinking and learning organisations.

Marketing

Studies in areas of strategic marketing planning, marketing communication and advertising, marketing research, logistics management, agribusiness, services marketing (including customer services), industrial marketing, retail management and international marketing.