The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Diploma of Commerce GradDipCom

Master of Commerce MCom

Master of Commerce (Business Law) MCom(BusLaw)

Master of Commerce (Dispute Resolution) MCom(DispResln)

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 (Leadership) MCom(Lship)

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 (Small Business Management) MCom(SmBusMgt)

Master of Commerce (Strategic Management) MCom(StrategicMgt)

Master of Commerce (Sustainability) MCom(Sust)

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)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Diploma of Commerce (2626BU)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney

Master of Commerce (2726US)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney
On Campus - Economic and Finance Institute

Master of Commerce (16 Subject) (2726XS)

On Campus - CSU Study Centre Melbourne
On Campus - CSU Study Centre Sydney

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)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 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 specialisation 2/name of specialisation 3/name of specialisation 4).

Graduate Diploma of Commerce

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 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.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Commerce (with specialisations)

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent). Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Commerce on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience.  Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Commerce and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Commerce

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Commerce on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience.  Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Commere and receive credit for applicable subjects.

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 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 requirements

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 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

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

Leadership

MGT599 Leadership: Theory and Practice (16 points)
plus two of the following:
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
MGT549 Toxic Leadership
MGT559 Contemporary Issues in Leadership

Management of Organisational Change

HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT583 Managing for Sustainability

Marketing

MKT501 Marketing Management
plus three of the following:
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
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

Small Business Management

Four of the following:
MKT519 Marketing for Small Business
HRM539 Managing People in Small Business
ACG506 Financial Management for Small Business
MGT501 Management, Theory and Practice
MKT525 Digital Marketing

Sustainability

MGT583 Managing for Sustainability
LAW530 Environmental Law and Management
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT559 Contemporary Issues in Leadership

Additional Restricted Electives:

ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC518 Current Developments in Accounting Thought
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ACC566 Accounting Systems and Processes
ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
ACC568 Auditing
ACC585 Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation
ACG504 Communication in Business
ECO503 International Economics
ECO515 Managerial Economics
ECO517 Economic Evaluation
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN523 Lending and Financial Institutions
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance
HRM507 Research Methods
HRM512 Values & Conflicts in Organisations
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
HRM561 Training Capabilities
HRM563 Developing Workforce Capabilities
INR510 Comparative Labour Relations
LAW518 Taxation 2
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT536 Leadership - A Critical Perspective
MGT537 The Entrepreneurial Project
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
MGT594 Leadership and Business Ethics
MKT561 Services Marketing
MKT562 Business to Business Marketing
PHL401 Critical Reasoning

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
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
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
ACC544 Decision Support Tools
ECO501 Business Economics
HRM561 Developing Training Capabilities
HRM563 Developing Workforce Capabilities
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT536 Leadership - A Critical Perspective
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.

ACC567 Financial Accounting 2
FIN560 Financial Planning
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills

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