Master of Management MMgt

• Important information
• General
• Course objectives
• Entrance requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
  • Course structurePreliminary year
  • Second year

Important information

Course code: 0105

This degree was subject to review at the time of printing the 1997 handbook. Accordingly, changes may have occurred to the program.

General

The degree of Master of Management is available in the Department of Business Management. Enrolments are to be lodged by the end of November (for students wishing to commence in the first semester of the following year); and by the end of May for students wishing to commence in the second semester.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students should have:

• an overview of current issues within the field of management and organisational studies;
• a detailed knowledge of an area of specific interest to the student;
• experience in the design and implementation of research in the field of management and organisational studies;
• an understanding of the range of methodologies, and their appropriate application, relevant to management and organisation research;
• the capacity to interpret and communicate research findings;
• advanced written communication skills.

Entrance requirements

A candidate with an honours degree at level 2B or better, or who has completed studies at the graduate level at Monash or an equivalent institution, will normally be required to complete some subjects from the preliminary year at honours 2B level. Exemptions may be given for first-year subjects which have been taken at fourth-year honours level.

A candidate with a pass degree equivalent to at least third class honours standard will normally be required to complete the full preliminary year at an honours 2B level or better.

Fees

This is a HECS-based course course.

Duration

After completion of the preliminary year the Master of Management is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

This degree is offered on-campus at the Clayton campus.

Credit for work done previously

No credit for work done previously is available in this Masters degree.

Course structurePreliminary year

The requirements of the preliminary year are seven subjects that form a coherent sequence relevant to the research program. The subjects will comprise the compulsory research methodology subject MGC4000 and six other subjects to be selected from:

• the graduate program of the department, of which no more than three shall be 5000-level subjects of the MBA;
• not more than one subject taken outside the department;
• a preliminary dissertation (equivalent to two subjects).

Second year

The second year of the degree will only be available by major thesis (50,000-word maximum). The research component makes up 80 per cent of the workload for the course. Candidates will be required to undertake one Master of Economics or MBA6000 graduate subject and to attend the graduate seminars organised by the department.

The areas of specialisation available are strategic management, health administration, industrial relations, international management, marketing, organisational studies and public sector management.

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