Master of Business Management*

• Aims
• Entry requirements
  • Intake
• Special requirements
  • PC requirement
• Course structure
• Assessment
• Advanced standing for previous studies
• Further information
• Completed applications

Course code: TBA + Gippsland campus + Full-fee-paying course: unit fee $TBA + International student unit fee: $TBA + Attendance not required + This course will be introduced in 2002. Please note that 2002 course fees were not confirmed at the time of publication

Aims

The Master of Business Management is designed for candidates who wish to gain knowledge in general business management principles and their application locally and globally.

Entry requirements

Applicants require a pass degree from Monash or a recognised tertiary institution, or an executive certificate offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics with an average of credit or above.

Intake

Applicants should note that there are two intakes per year to this course, 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.

Course structure

The course consists of six core units, including at least two core units at the 5000 level and six elective units, with a requirement that at least six level-5000 units be completed for the masters degree.
(a) Six core units

• MGG9370 Management theory and practice (first semester)
• MGG9324 Human resource management (second semester)
• MGG9371 Strategic management (second semester)
• MGG5810 Cultural values and management practices (second semester)
• MGG5820 Management development for global business (first semester)
• MGX5461 Contemporary issues in globalisation (second semester)

(b) Six electives selected from the following recommended units (subject to prerequisite requirements):

• MGX5770 Business and government
• MGX5560 Case studies in services management
• MKF5290 Competitive analysis: strategy and issues
• GCO5806 Internet commerce
• GCO5816 IT management
• MGX9670 International public policy and management
• MGG9320 Organisational change and development
• MGG9352 Management processes and systems
• MGG9325 Human resource development
• MGG9350 Strategic human resource management
• MGG9323 Industrial relations
• MGG9303 Organisational behaviour
• MGX9160 Marketing theory and practice
• AFG9070 Financial management
• BTG9241 Employment law
• BTG9270 Business law
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• GCO4801 Business information systems

Assessment

Assessment is by a combination of assignments and/or final examination for each unit. Generally, a pass is required in the final examination to pass the unit.
Students who leave the course after successfully completing the first four units are eligible to receive a graduate certificate and after completing eight specified units are eligible to receive the graduate diploma.

Advanced standing for previous studies

Applicants who have completed graduate-level units at a another recognised tertiary institution within the last five years which are similar in content to a unit 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 Student Administration office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by mid-January 2002.
* SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL
Department of Accounting and Finance

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