Postgraduate - Course4416 - Master of Business (Honours)

This course is designed to enable high-achieving accounting, banking and finance and finance master's students to articulate into the University's higher degrees by research program.

Students will encounter learning and teaching environments with a strong research focus. Learning activities and approaches will vary across the units offered.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes. For more information refer to http://opvclt.monash.edu.au/curriculum-by-design/aligning-course-outcomes-with-aqf-bologna.html.

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

(a.) be critical and creative scholars who:

• produce innovative solutions to problems
• apply research skills to business challenges
• communicate effectively and perceptively

(b.) be responsible and effective global citizens who:

• engage in an internationalised world
• exhibit cross-cultural competence
• demonstrate ethical values

(c.) have advanced knowledge to master's level in accounting or finance

(d.) have comprehensive research skills and the ability to identify problems, to locate, evaluate and reference needed data and qualitative information to synthesise, analyse, summarise and classify data and qualitative information to evaluate and weigh evidence, arguments and ethics to apply specialist skills and knowledge to global business issues and to work out solutions to real world business cases and problems

(e.) have advanced knowledge and skills required to undertake a PhD candidature

This course consists of five compulsory units, including a research dissertation, and 12 elective units.

Students must complete

(a.) the following two units (12 points):

• AFX4000 Research methods
• AFX4010 Research design and analysis

(b.) two units (12 points) from the following list:

• AFX4030 Advanced modelling in finance
• AFX4040 Issues in accounting information systems
• AFX4050 Issues in auditing and assurance
• AFX4060 Issues in corporate finance
• AFX4070 Issues in financial accounting
• AFX4080 Issues in banking
• AFX4090 Issues in management accounting

(c.) the following unit (24 points):

• AFF5180 Research dissertation

(d.) 12 graduate units (72 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics subject to the following conditions:

• at least six 4000-level or 5000-level units
• at least six units offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance.

Available units can be identified 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.

Minimum grade for articulation

Students must achieve a minimum of a distinction (70 per cent) average to be able to apply for entry to 0029 Doctor of Philosophy.

Master of Business (Honours)