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Master of Commerce (with specialisations) Articulated Set

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+ Award nomenclature

Graduate Diploma of Commerce
GradDipCom
Master of Commerce (Business Law)
MCom(BusLaw)
Master of Commerce (Business Research)
MCom(BusRes)
Master of Commerce (Dispute Resolution)
MCom(DispResln)
Master of Commerce (Economic Analysis)
MCom(EconAnlys)
Master of Commerce (Educational Leadership)
MCom(EdLship)
Master of Commerce (Finance)
MCom(Fin)
Master of Commerce (Financial Planning)
MCom(FinPlan)
Master of Commerce (General Management)
MCom(GenMgt)
Master of Commerce (Human Resource Management)
MCom(HRM)
Master of Commerce (Industrial Relations)
MCom(IndRel)
Master of Commerce (Information Technology)
MCom(InfoTech)
Master of Commerce (International Human Resource Management)
MCom(IHRM)
Master of Commerce (International Management)
MCom(InternatMgt)
Master of Commerce (Management of Organisational Change)
MCom(MgtOrgChge)
Master of Commerce (Marketing)
MCom(Mkt)
Master of Commerce (Operations Management)
MCom(OpsMgt)
Master of Commerce (Public Sector Management)
MCom(PubSectMgt)
Master of Commerce (Strategic Management)
MCom(StrategicMgt)
Master of Commerce (Strategy Innovation)
MCom(StratInnov)
Master of Commerce (spec1/spec2)
MCom (spec1/spec2)
Master of Commerce (spec1/spec2/spec3)
MCom(spec1/spec2/spec3)
Master of Commerce (spec1/spec2/spec3/spec4)
MCom(spec1/spec2/spec3/spec4)
Master of Commerce
MCom

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Master of Commerce (with specialisations) (2726XS)
On Campus CSU Study Centre Melbourne
CSU Study Centre Sydney
Master of Commerce (with specialisations) (2726US)
On Campus CSU Study Centre Melbourne
CSU Study Centre Sydney
Economic and Finance Institute
Distance Education Wagga Wagga
Graduate Diploma of Commerce (2626BU)
On Campus CSU Study Centre Melbourne
CSU Study Centre Sydney
Distance Education Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Commerce (with specialisations)

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Master of Commerce (16 subject)

Students may take out an extended version of the MCom. Where students choose this option they will be transferred into the 128 point program and will be able to take out an additional specialisation or study four more elective subjects.

Where a fourth specialisation is chosen that shares common subjects with already completed specialisations, the student will be required to undertake substitute subjects with the approval of the MCom Course Director to make up a total of sixteen specialisation subjects.

Upon completion of the extended MCom, students graduate with all specialisations in the nomenclature of the award on the testamur, e.g. Master of Commerce (name of specialisation 1/name of specialisation2/name of specialisation3/specialisation4).

Graduate Diploma of Commerce

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Master of Commerce (with specialisations)

    Graduate Diploma of Commerce

    Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or 5 years relevant work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Master of Commerce (with specialisations)

    Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course for studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level. 

    Graduate Diploma of Commerce

    Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course for studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level.

    Articulation

    The Master and the Graduate Diploma make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

    Graduation requirement

    Master of Commerce (with specialisations)

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

    Graduate Diploma of Commerce

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

    Course structure

    The Master of Commerce (MCom) is an articulated set with a Graduate Diploma subset which provides both entry and exit points.

    Each subject has a value of 8 points unless otherwise stated.

    DISTANCE EDUCATION

    Master of Commerce (12 subjects)

    The twelve subject (96 point) Master of Commerce consists of subjects chosen from the pool of approved MCom subjects. Students may elect to tailor their degree to specific discipline areas by completing one or more of the designated specialisations, or may elect to study any twelve subjects from across the program.

    Subjects that are counted towards one specialisation may not be counted again towards another. Students must contact the Course Director to receive approval for an alternate subject.

    Students who complete one or more of the designated specialisations will graduate with the specialisation names on their testamur.

    Master of Commerce (16 subjects)

    The 128 point Master course consists of sixteen subjects. This extended version of the MCom offers an opportunity for students who wish to graduate with an additional Specialisation. If a subject in the additional Specialisation has already been studied as part of another specialisation, the student will be required to undertake substitute subjects with the approval of the Course Director to make up a total of sixteen specialisation subjects.

    The course structure for the 16 subject MCom is similar to the structure listed for the 12 subject MCom.

    Subjects that are counted towards one Specialisation may not be counted again towards another. Students must contact the Course Director to receive approval for a substitute subject.

    Students who complete one or more of the designated specialisations will graduate with the Specialisation names on their testamur.

    Graduate Diploma of Commerce (8 subjects)

    The course consists of eight subjects chosen from the pool of approved MCom subjects. Students may enter directly into the Graduate Diploma or exit with that award from the MCom.

    Specialisations available in the Master of Commerce

    Business Research#

    HRM507 Research Methods
    MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
    MGT565 Business Research Project (16 points) – double subject studied over 2 sessions

    #The Business Research specialisation can only be taken with the approval of the Course Director.

    Business Law

    Four of the following:
    LAW503 Administrative Law
    LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
    LAW505 Taxation 1
    LAW515 Law of Employment
    LAW519 Negotiation Skills
    LAW540 Australian Law & Legal System

    Dispute Resolution

    HRM540 Theory of Conflict Resolution
    HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
    LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
    LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses

    Economic Analysis

    ECO501 Business Economics
    ECO503 International Economics (offered every second year from 2010)
    ECO515 Managerial Economics (offered every second year from 2011)
    ECO517 Economic Evaluation (offered every second year from 2011)

    Educational Leadership

    ESA501 Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership
    ESA502 Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organisations
    ESA503 Leading Educational Change
    ESA504 Education Policy Analysis

    Finance

    FIN516 Corporate Finance
    plus three of the following:
    FIN518 International Financial Management
    FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
    FIN531 Investments Analysis
    FIN560 Financial Planning

    Financial Planning

    Four of the following:
    FIN560 Financial Planning
    FIN563 Estate Planning
    FIN564 Superannuation & Retirement Planning
    FIN567 Investing in Property
    LAW545 Taxation Strategies

    General Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT530 International Business
    MGT540 Management of Change

    Human Resource Management

    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    plus three of the following:
    HRM514 International Human Resource Management
    HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
    HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
    HRM560 Human Resource Development Context

    Industrial Relations

    INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
    INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Issues
    INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
    LAW515 Law of Employment

    Information Technology

    ITC505 Systems Development Project Management
    ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
    ITC563 IT Management Issues
    ITC596 IT Risk Management

    International HRM

    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    HRM514 International Human Resource Management
    HRM516 International Management Behaviour
    HRM532 International HR Development

    International Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    HRM514 International Human Resource Management
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT530 International Business
    MKT550 Global Marketing

    Management of Organisational Change

    HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    MGT540 Management of Change
    MGT583 Sustainable Management

    Marketing

    MKT501 Marketing Management
    plus three of the following:
    MKT510 Customer Behaviour
    MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
    MKT550 Global Marketing
    MKT560 Marketing and Organisational Research
    MKT570 Integrated Marketing Communications

    Operations Management

    MGT505 Foundations of Quality Management
    MGT550 Operations Management
    MGT553 Project Management
    MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment

    Public Sector Management

    ACC525 Financial Accountability in the Public Sector (offered alternate years)
    ECO501 Business Economics
    LAW503 Administrative Law
    PAD591 Public Sector Management

    Strategic Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT540 Management of Change
    MGT550 Operations Management
    MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment

    Strategy Innovation

    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT540 Management of Change
    MKT540 Marketing Strategy
    PHL401 Critical Reasoning

    Additional Restricted Electives:

    ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
    ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
    ACC514 Financial Accounting
    ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting (16 points) - double subject studied in 1 session
    ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
    ACC566 Accounting Systems and Processes
    ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
    ACC568 Auditing
    ACC585 Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation
    ACG504 Communication in Business
    ACG506 Financial Management
    FIN522 Financial Modelling
    FIN523 Lending and Financial Institutions
    FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
    FIN535 Strategic Finance
    HRM512 Values & Conflicts in Organisations
    HRM539 Managing People in Small Business
    HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
    HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
    HRM561 Training Capabilities
    HRM563 Developing Organisational Capabilities
    INR510 Comparative Labour Relations
    LAW518 Taxation 2
    MGT506 The Learning Organisation
    MGT531 Business Ethics
    MGT536 Leadership and Entrepreneurship
    MGT537 The Entrepreneurial Project
    MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
    MGT584 Leadership in Business
    MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
    MKT519 Marketing for Small Business
    MKT561 Services Marketing
    MKT562 Business to Business Marketing

    Note: Not all of the subjects listed above will be delivered at the Study Centres. Study Centre students may undertake some of these subjects via DE subject to approval.

    CSU STUDY CENTRES (ON CAMPUS STUDY ONLY)

    Both the 12 and 16 subject Master of Commerce courses are offered on campus at the CSU Study Centres in Sydney and Melbourne. A limited number of specialisations and subjects are offered as part of the on campus delivery at the CSU Study Centres.

    Students enrolled at the CSU Study Centres choose from the following specialisations:

    Finance

    FIN516 Corporate Finance
    plus three of the following:
    FIN518 International Financial Management
    FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
    FIN531 Investments Analysis
    FIN560 Financial Planning

    General Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT530 International Business
    MGT540 Management of Change

    Human Resource Management

    HRM502 Human Resource Management
    plus three of the following:
    HRM514 International HRM
    HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
    HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
    HRM560 Human Resource Development Context

    Information Technology

    ITC505 Systems Development Project Management
    ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
    ITC563 IT Management Issues
    ITC596 IT Risk Management

    International Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    HRM514 International Human Resource Management
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT530 International Business
    MKT550 Global Marketing

    Marketing

    MKT501 Marketing Management
    plus three of the following:
    MKT510 Customer Behaviour
    MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
    MKT550 Global Marketing
    MKT560 Marketing and Organisational Research
    MKT570 Integrated Marketing Communications

    Strategic Management

    MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
    plus three of the following:
    MGT510 Strategic Management
    MGT540 Management of Change
    MGT550 Operations Management
    MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment


    Additional Restricted Elective subjects available at the Study Centres:

    ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
    ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
    ACC514 Financial Accounting
    ECO501 Business Economics
    HRM561 Developing Training Capabilities
    HRM563 Developing Organisational Capabilities
    MGT531 Business Ethics
    MGT536 Leadership and Entrepreneurship
    MGT537 Entrepreneurial Project

    Enrolment pattern

    Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of pre-requisites, particularly in the students' chosen specialisation.

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
    ACC514 Financial Accounting
    ACC518 Current Developments In Accounting Thought
    ACC566 Acc Systems and Processes
    ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
    ACC568 Auditing
    FIN560 Financial Planning
    LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
    LAW505 Taxation 1
    LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
    LAW518 Taxation 2
    LAW519 Negotiation Skills

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    Articulation agreements

    In addition to DE delivery, the Master of Commerce is run on a partnership arrangement with the following institutions:

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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