Master of Management

Course code: 0105 + Course abbreviation: MMgt + Total credit points required: 72 + 3 semesters full-time, 6 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This course reflects the external and internal challenges and demands currently faced by managers. Exponential growth in new technologies, intense global competition, the elimination of industry boundaries and the opening of previously closed global markets have characterised the start of the new millennium. As a consequence, the skills necessary to deal with this complex and varied range of factors are necessarily complex and varied themselves.

The course content focuses on flexibility and agility at an individual and organisational level. It does so firstly by exploring the fundamentals of individual, group and organisational behaviour and performance, organisational dynamics, and the importance of self-awareness, learning and self-management. Through its management discipline, the course then moves into the realms of leadership, change, learning and strategy. Here students develop an understanding of leadership theory and practice, the means by which change is initiated and supported, the methods for creating, disseminating and applying knowledge, and the theory and application of holistic, systemic and non-linear thinking. The final phase of the course focuses specifically on the knowledge and skills required to integrate the demands of maintaining internal stability within the organisation and adaptive capability in the external environment.

Credit for prior studies

Candidates articulating from an executive certificate, graduate certificate or graduate diploma in the Department of Management will be eligible for credit for a maximum of eight units (48 points) for study undertaken in the last five years.

Other candidates may be eligible for credit for a maximum of four units (24 points) if previous study is considered to be equivalent to particular units in the course of study. Credit is restricted to study undertaken in the last five years and must be approved by the program manager.

Course structure

(a) Students must complete eight core units (48 points):

MGX5010 Mapping the business landscape
MGX5510 Organisational learning and knowledge management
MGX5670 Leadership
MGX9600 Managing people and organisations
MGX9720 Managing change
MGX9761 Strategic management
MGX9940 Managerial effectiveness
MGX9970 Organisational and business dynamics

(b) Students must complete four elective units (24 points).

Four units including a minimum of one 5000-level-unit from graduate units taught by the Department of Management. In place of two electives taught by the Department of Management, students may enrol in units taught outside the department.

It is recommended that students consult with the course director to ensure their elective units form a coherent study program.

A minimum of four 5000-level units must be studied.

Students should complete four 9000-level graduate units before commencing 5000-level units.

Contact details

Program manager

Ms Nell Kimberley

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