Master of Management

What is this course about?

CSU's broad based Management programs are designed for practising and potential managers who wish to upgrade their professional qualifications.

Why study this degree?

These courses provide a broad, comprehensive and forward-looking orientation that equips students to research, monitor, analyse and make effective decisions in relation to the complex issues confronting the modern manager at both strategic and operational levels.

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Career opportunities

CSU's Master of Management is a qualification that provides graduates with many exciting career opportunities at senior management level. For those looking to advance into management, this degree provides operational knowledge and skills needed by managers to succeed, such as:

• finance
• human resources management
• marketing
• operations and project management

For those already in senior management, the degree delivers professional development in more strategic aspects of management, such as:

• change management
• international business management
• leadership
• new venture development
• strategic management

Australian Graduate Management Consortium (AGMC) stream

The AGMC stream is for students completing the course as part of the Australian Graduate Management Consortium. The Consortium is a partnership between CSU and various TAFE sites across Australia. Students undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Management (Professional Practice) and the Graduate Diploma of Management (Professional Practice) complete their studies through these TAFE sites.

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Course structure

Generic stream (available by distance education)

Graduate Certificate in Management
Students complete four core subjects.

Graduate Diploma in Management
Students complete eight subjects, including four core subjects (comprising the Graduate Certificate) and an additional four subjects from a choice of eight electives.

Master of Management
Students complete 12 subjects including eight subjects taken from the generic stream (as for the Graduate Diploma) and four additional subjects as specified.

AGMC stream (available on campus at selected TAFE sites)

Graduate Certificate in Management (Professional Practice)
Students complete four core subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Management (Professional Practice)
Students complete eight core subjects.

Master of Management
Students complete 12 subjects, including eight subjects taken from the AGMC stream (as for the Graduate Diploma) and four additional subjects as specified.

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Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points for the Graduate Certificates, 64 points for the Graduate Diplomas and 96 points for the Master degrees.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.