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Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)


General information

Course code: 1741 · Gippsland campus · Full-fee paying course: subject fee $1300 (2001 fee) · Overseas student subject fee: $1800 (2001) · Attendance optional.

Aims

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.

Entry requirements

Graduate certificate

An applicant for admission to candidature must have a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.

Graduate diploma

As for graduate certificate or an executive certificate offered by the faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Intake

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.

Special requirements

PC requirement

Access to an IBM-compatible computer is essential for the use of word-processing and other software packages.

Attendance

Weekend schools are run three times each semester for many of the graduate subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate of Business (Management) consists of four compulsory subjects normally taken over one year of study as follows:

Year one

First semester intake (March)
Second semester

or

Year one

Second semester intake (July)
First semester

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:

Year two

First semester
Second semester

or

Year two

Second semester
First semester

In addition to the six compulsory subjects students will be able to choose two electives in areas of professional interest.

Electives

The following electives are selected in consultation with the course director, and are subject to availability:

Assessment

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.

Credits/exemptions

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.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact a student services officer, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524 or email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by mid January, 2001.

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