courses

1822

18 September 2017 25 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2013 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 applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Managing facultyBusiness and Economics
Abbreviated titleExecCertBus
Total credit points required24
Standard duration of study (years)0.5 years FT, 1 year PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Caulfield)
Off-campus (Caulfield, Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1822
Contact details

Graduate Student Office

Telephone: +61 3 9903 1400

Fax: +61 3 9903 1357

Email: buseco-postgrad@monash.edu

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • This course is not available to international student visa holders.

Description

The course is designed as an alternative entry point for experienced managers with no formal tertiary qualifications. The broadly structured certificate allows students to choose introductory units from a range of business disciplines as preparation for articulation to a master's coursework degree.

The Executive Certificate in Business is not a University award course.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will:

  • communicate effectively using different formats, to students, staff and industry
  • identify local and global networks that support and enhance business
  • review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise a variety of materials in order to respond to business issues
  • have knowledge to executive certificate level in business

Structure

This course consists of four units.

Requirements

Students must complete any four units at 9000-level from the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Available units can be identifed via the index of units by faculty at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/units/index-byfaculty-bus.html or by browsing units at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/units/search.

Students intending to articulate to a master's coursework degree should refer to the degree structure of their intended master's program and ensure their selection of units within the executive certificate will facilitate the maximum credit upon articulation. Information about master's couses can be accessed from the list at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/courses/index-byfaculty-bus.html.

Students intending to articulate to the 0790 Master of Professional Accounting must select the following three units (18 points):

  • AFX9500 Introductory accounting
  • AFX9540 Business finance
  • AFX9580 Accounting information and systems modelling

plus one unit (6 points) from the following list:

  • BTX9500 Business and corporations law
  • ECF9530 Economics
  • MGX9001 Personal development - critical thinking and communication

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Executive Certificate in Business may be eligible for admission to a master's program in the Faculty of Business and Economics subject to satisfying the prerequisite requirements specific to that master's program. For details visit http://www.monash.edu.au/study/coursefinder/faculty/buseco.

Award(s)

Executive Certificate in Business