3197 - Master of Business Administration and Master of Commercial Law

This double-degree course aims to provide a course of direct relevance to those involved in commerce either as legal advisers or in the private, commercial or government sectors and to enhance relevant skills for students seeking placements in legal, commercial and governmental regulatory and compliance positions especially in Australia and Asia.

The learning goals associated with this course are to:

• provide managers and aspiring managers with an educational experience that will enable them to become outstanding leaders within organisations
• develop knowledge and skills across a broad range of business disciplines to enable students to effectively manage and lead an organisation
• develop specific knowledge and skills in commercial law; further enhance communication, inter-personal, problem solving and critical thinking capabilities.

(a.) Students must complete 10 core MBA units (60 points):

• MBA5005 Strategic management
• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA9004 Accounting for business
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9007 Business analysis
• MBA9008 Managing and leading people at work
• MBA9010 Supply chain and operations management
• MBA9050 International business

(b.) students must complete eight units (48 points) from the Master of Laws units as follows:*

(i.) five units (30 points) must be selected from the specialist commercial law units. The units in the specialisation will be those that are specified from time to time by the Faculty of Law Board on the recommendation of the Postgraduate Studies Committee of the faculty. For further information regarding specialisations visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html.

(ii.) a further three units (18 points) can be selected from any units offered in the Master of Laws program. Students with a degree in a discipline other than law will be required to complete the unit LAW7212 (Australian legal system). Students with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW7436 (Introduction to Australian legal process).

(c.) students must complete a further two graduate units (12 points) subject to the following condition:

• the units can be selected from the Master of Laws program or from faculties other than the Faculty of Law, subject to the approval of the course convenor (MCL).

* Note: Within this framework, students can take up to four units approved for the Master of Law and Taxation offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics, provided the course convenor (MCL) is satisfied that the unit does not substantially duplicate a unit previously completed by the student.

Details of educational requirements for professional recognition can be found at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/postgrad/bus-06.html

Students wishing to exit the Master of Business Administration and Master of Commercial Law early may apply to graduate with one of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

• Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of study
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration after successful completion of 48 points of study
• either of the single masters degrees subject to satisfying the requirements of the single degree

Master of Business Administration

Master of Commercial Law