Graduate Certificate in Applied Business GradCertAppBus
Graduate Diploma of Applied Business GradDipAppBus
Master of Applied Business MAppBus
Master of Applied Business (Business Data Analytics) MAppBus(BusDataAnal)
Master of Applied Business (Digital Marketing and Analytics) MAppBus(DigMktg&Analyt)
Master of Applied Business (Fraud and Financial Crime) MAppBus(Fraud&FinCrime)
Master of Applied Business (Global HRM) MAppBus(GlobalHRM)
Master of Applied Business (Industrial Relations and Legal Studies) MAppBus(IR&LegStudies)
Master of Applied Business (Leading for Impact) MAppBus(LeadforImpact)
Master of Applied Business (Managing the Organisation) MAppBus(MngtheOrg)
Master of Applied Business (Negotiation and Conflict Resolution MAppBus(Neg&ConflictResln)
Master of Applied Business (Project Management) MAppBus(ProjMgmt)
Online - Bathurst
Online - Bathurst
On Campus - Economic and Finance Institute
Online - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 Years (Actual Duration 2.0 Years) years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent).
Applicants without a bachelor degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Applied Business or the Graduate Diploma of Applied Business on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion fo the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, students will be eligible for admission to the Master of Applied Business and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Applicants without a bachelor degree may be admitted 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 Applied Business and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Applicants without a bachelor degree may be admitted on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Applied Business and receive credit for applicable subjects.
No special arrangements apply
No special arrangements apply
No special arrangements apply
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Graduate Certificate in Applied Business
Students complete a minimum of one (1) subject from the core subject listing and any three (3) subjects from the restricted electives.
Graduate Diploma of Applied Business
Students complete a minimum of two (2) subjects from the core subject listing and any six (6) subjects from the restricted electives.
Master of Applied Business
The course consists of four (4) core subjects and eight (8) restricted electives. Students may choose to graduate with one or two specialisations or may complete eight (8) restricted electives to graduate with the generic award, without a specialisation.
Core Subjects
MGT501 Contemporary Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
MGT553 Project Management OR ITC505 ICT Project Management
Specialisations
Business Data Analytics
Choose 4 subjects (32 points) from the following:
MGM513 Data, Decision Making and Storytelling
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
INF461 An Introduction to Data Mgt: Governance, Standards and Ethics
INF463 Introduction to Data Tools and Analytics
ITC573 Data and Knowledge Engineering
ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence
ITC575 Foundations of Big Data Analytics
Digital Marketing and Analytics
Choose 4 subjects (32 points) from the following:
MGI535 Search Marketing
MGI533 Social Platform Marketing
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
MKT525 Digital and Social Media Marketing
MGI534 Digital Social Selling
ITC560 Internet of Things
ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence
Fraud and Financial Crime
Choose 32 points from the following:
JST546 Fraud and Financial Crime
JST473 Forensic Accounting, Asset Tracing & Recovery
JST544 Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Crime Control
JST547 Technology and Risk Assessment
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
ITC597 Digital Forensics
ITC578 Dark Web
MICRO BUNDLE Financial Crime
JST549 White-Collar Psychopaths (2 pts)
JST550 Dark Markets (2 pts)
JST551 Trade Based Money Laundering (2 pts)
JST552 Dirty Money (2 pts)
Global HRM
Choose 4 subjects (32 points) from the following:
HRM514 Cross Cultural and International HR
INR501 Industrial Relations in Context
HRM528 Strategic HRM
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM560 Training and Development Environment
Industrial Relations and Legal Studies
Choose 4 subjects (32 points) from the following:
INR501 Industrial Relations in Context
INR502 Contemporary Issues in IR
INR503 Industrial Relations in Practice
INR517 Legal Frameworks of IR
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights
Leading for Impact
MGM501 Theory to Practice of Leadership
Plus 24 points from the following:
MGT549 Toxic Leadership
MGT579 Power and Leadership
MGT568 Difference and Leadership
MGT569 The Leadership Challenge
MGT552 Leadership and Social Impact
HRM531 Organisational Politics
MICRO BUNDLE - Management/Leadership
MGM505 Strategic Management (2 pts)
MGM511 Transformational Leadership (2 pts)
MGM502 Leading Change (2 pts)
MGM514 Governance and Decision-Making (2 pts)
Managing the Organisation
Choose 32 points from the following:
MGT510 Strategy and Planning
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
MKT501 Marketing for Managers
HRM528 Strategic HRM
MICRO BUNDLE - Management/Leadership
MGM505 Strategic Management (2 pts)
MGM511 Transformational Leadership (2 pts)
MGM502 Leading Change (2 pts)
MGM514 Governance and Decision-Making (2 pts)
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Choose 4 subjects (32 points) from the following:
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM540 Theory of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Project Management
Choose 32 points from the following
MGT553 Project Management OR ITC505 ICT Project Management
MGT540 Facilitating Change
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI530 Business Analysis Foundations
ITE518 Agile Project Management
MGI531 Project Recovery
MGM507 Project &andStakeholder Communication**
MGM508 Agile Project Management and Recovery**
MICRO BUNDLE Project Management
ACC534 Financial Literacy for Decision Makers (2 pts)
MGM503 Motivating and Influencing People (2 pts)
MGM504 Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Projects (4 pts)
** Delivered at Study Centres only
Restricted Electives
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
ACG510 Ethical Auditing and Assurance (Risk Based Auditing)
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
ACG515 Accounting for Strategic Decision-making
ECO511 Economics for Business
FIN535 Strategic and Contemporary Financial Issues
HRM534 Contemporary Issues in HRM
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM563 Organisational Development and Workforce Capabilities
ICT506 Topics in IT Ethics
ITC514 Linux Security Administration
ITC539 Android Application Development
ITC542 Networking Fundamentals
ITC544 IT Fundamentals
ITC556 Database Systems
MGM512 Transforming Service Operations
MGT583 Managing for Sustainabilty
Micro Subjects - 2 points unless noted otherwise
CCI503 Social Media Strategy
CCI507 Data Driven Storytelling
CCI550 Media Production
CCI554 Strategic Event Management
EMG509 Community Disaster Recovery (4 pts)
HSS501 Community Context (4 pts)
HSS502 Inclusive Community Engagement
HSS503 Models of Community Development (4 pts)
HSS504 Building Community Resilience
MGM510 Social Entrepreneurship
Students at the Study Centres and at the Economics and Finance Institute in Cambodia will have a reduced number of specialisations and restricted electives available for selection for their study.
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 any prerequisites or assumed knowledge. Students are encouraged to enrol in core subjects in the initial sessions and complete as many of these as possible before selecting specialisation subjects.
The recommended enrolment pattern is 3 or 4 subjects per compulsory session for a full-time student (course duration 1.5 to 2 years) and 1 or 2 subjects per compulsory session for a part-time student (course duration 3 to 4 years).
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.