Postgraduate - Course3845 - Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Managing faculty	Business and Economics
Abbreviated title	PGDipBusCom
CRICOS code	062761A
Total credit points required	48
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year FT
Study mode and location	On-campus (Sunway)
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3845
Contact details	Graduate Student Office Telephone: +61 3 9903 1400 Fax: +61 3 9903 1357 Email: buseco-postgrad@monash.edu
Course coordinator	Dr Vanitha Karean

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Full-time study only

Description

This course is structured to provide students with a number of key skills that are highly valued within industry and academia. The course is a research-preliminary qualification. It provides a year of study for students who wish to undertake a higher degree by research but do not meet the admission requirements.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this course are to:

develop critical thinking, time management and communication skills
develop project management skills
develop critical thinking and research skills.

Structure

The course structure has two main components:

a set of core units in research methodology
directed studies.

Requirements

Students must complete:

(a.) three core units (36 points):

BEW4000 Research methodology 1 (6 points)
BEW4010 Research methodology 2 (6 points)
BEW4100 Research project and report (24 points)

(b.) two units (12 points):

BEW4020 Directed studies 1
BEW4030 Directed studies 2

With the approval of the course coordinator, one or both of the directed studies units may be replaced by approved honours units where these are available.

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce may be eligible for admission to course 3194 Master of Philosophy subject to satisfying the appropriate entry requirements. For details visit http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3194.

Award(s)

Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce