Master of Business Management

• General information
• Course structure
  • Core units
  • Elective units

General information

Course code: 3164 + Course abbreviation: MBusMgt + Course director: Mr Jeff Wrathall + Offered by off-campus learning from Gippsland + Normally completed in six semesters of part-time study

The Master of Business Management is designed for graduates who wish to increase their knowledge and skills associated with understanding and applying management and business theory and practice in general, and specifically in relation to managing business organisations locally, regionally, internationally and globally. Students will develop an advanced and mature level of attributes in the area of written and oral communication, enquiry, information literacy, self-direction, teamwork, global outlook, moral and social responsibility and creativity.

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution, or an executive certificate from this faculty with an average of credit or above.
Familiarity with the use of computers and computer packages including the internet, word processing, presentations and spreadsheets is essential. The current university standard is Windows 2000. Monash provides significant study resources and online databases via the world wide web and access to the internet is essential.
Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of eight credit exemptions for units considered to be equivalent to particular requirements in the course of study. Credit is restricted to study completed in the last five years. Refer to the course director for further details.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland as to the 2003 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Course structure

The course comprises six core units and six elective units as follows. A minimum of four 5000-level units must be completed.

Core units

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

Elective units

Six elective units 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
• BTG9270 Business law
• BTG9241 Employment law
• ECG9170 Issues in labour economics
• ECG9103 Ethics, economy and society
• GCO4801 Business information systems
• or any 5000-level or 9000-level units taught by the Department of Management, other departments in the Faculty of Business and Economics or other faculties of Monash University subject to course director approval

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