Management

COURSES OFFERED
The following postgraduate courses are available:

1. Doctor of Philosophy
2. Honours Master of Commerce (Management)
3. Honours Master of Arts by Coursework or Research
4. Master of Commerce (Management)
5. Master of Strategic Human Resource Management
   

CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking research degrees.

Business Ethics,
Competitive Strategy
Cross Cultural Management
Employment Relations
Entrepreneurship
Human Resource development
Human resource Management
Innovation and Management
International and Comparative Human Resource Management
International Business Strategy
International Management
Management of Change
Organisational Analysis/Behaviour/Processes
Quality Management
Production and Operations Management
Public Policy and Management
Small to Medium Enterprises (SME)
Strategic Planning and Policy
Technology and Management

1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Candidates for this degree enrol in MGMT991 Major Theses (48 credit points). Candidates should refer to the University's general PhD Rules.

2. HONOURS MASTER OF COMMERCE (MANAGEMENT)
(1) (a) Candidates who have completed the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accountancy, Economics, Management, or Marketing at a standard of Class II, Division 2 or higher, or an equivalent degree, may qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce (Honours) degree by completing at honours standard any one of the following courses of study -

(i) Thesis (48 credit points),
or
(ii) A combination of thesis and coursework as approved by the Head of Department of Management which fulfils the requirements of the Honours Master of Commerce program.

(b) Subjects are to be selected from 900-level subjects offered by the Department of Management and subjects offered by other Departments with which Management offers joint degree programs; provided that:

(i) A combination of subjects may be approved by the Heads of the relevant units, and

(ii) Subjects aggregating not more than 12 credit points may be selected from those offered by other Departments, where approval is given by the Heads of the respective Departments

(c) A candidate may not include for this degree subjects similar in content to subjects included in the honours part of the undergraduate course.

(2) Candidates holding the combined Bachelor of Commerce(Honours) degree including the compulsory 400-level subjects aggregating 30 credit points may proceed to the 48 credit point Master of Commerce(Honours) degree; other candidates (with the combined Honours degree who have not completed all the compulsory subjects) will be required to complete any of the compulsory subjects plus subjects aggregating 48 credit points.

(3) Candidates required to undertake a preliminary program or required to complete designated subjects at an appropriate standard in accordance with the Honours Master Rules may have their enrolment cancelled in the event that the preliminary program of designated subjects is not completed at the appropriate standard.

Compulsory subjects for students not holding an Honours degree in Management or similar and undertaking a 96 credit point Masters degree are:

4. MASTER OF COMMERCE (MANAGEMENT)
The purpose of this pass degree is to provide graduate students, who have completed a Bachelor of Commerce, BBus degree or equivalent, normally at a credit average level or above, from a recognised University or equivalent tertiary institution, with the opportunity of further in-depth study of advanced topics in management. The degree of 48 credit points may be studied full-time over one year, or may be studied part-time.

A wider range of programs can be made available, depending upon student interest and demand. In particular, work related research programs can be designed.

Candidates who do not have a Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business but have successfully completed a degree, will be required to study an extra 24 credit points of 900-level subjects offered by the Department of Management.

Students choose eight subjects from any of the following, subject to demand.

MANAGEMENT 900-LEVEL SUBJECTS

5. Master of Strategic Human Resource Management

This course work degree has been designed to provide students with in depth study of advanced topics in Strategic Human Resource Management. Human Resource managers are now focused on the achievement of effective learning organisations in a world of rapid local and global change. The emphasis on these aspects, together with more traditional areas of concern will equip the successful graduate with advanced Human Resource Management skills for the organisation in the 21st Century.

Entry Requirement
Candidates are required to have a first degree in a relevant area. Applicants without a relevant degree will be required to undertake additional subjects as agreed by the Course Coordinator. Applicants without a degree but with a minimum of five years experience in a Human Resource Management context will be considered and will undertake additional subjects as agreed by the Course Coordinator.

Program of Study

Choose eight subjects from any of the following, following consultation with the Course Coordinator:

Students may substitute any one of the above subjects with another of equal credit weighting, following the approval of the Course Coordinator.