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Table of postgraduate units of study: Commerce

The Business School website (sydney.edu.au/business/pgunits/) contains the most up to date information on unit of study availability or other requirements. Timetabling information for 2013 is also available on the Business School website (sydney.edu.au/business/timetable). Students should note that units of study are run subject to demand.

Please note: The units of study listed in this table are organised as follows:

  • Core units of study
  • Foundational units of study
  • Business School areas of specialisation
  • School of Economics areas of specialisation
  • Other elective units of study available to students in the Commerce coursework programs
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Core units of study

(i) For the Master of Commerce, students complete 12 credit points in core units of study.
BUSS5000 is completed in a student's first semester of study and the capstone core unit BUSS6000 is completed in a student's final semester of study.
(ii) For the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Commerce, only BUSS5000 is completed.
BUSS5000
Critical Thinking in Business
6    N ECOF5010
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6000
Succeeding in Business
6    P Students must complete this unit in their final semester of study (Full-time students will have completed a minimum of 48 credit points and part-time students will have completed a minimum of 60 credit points)
Semester 1
Semester 2

Foundational units of study

(i) For the Master of Commerce (12 unit program) students complete between 12 and 30 credit points in foundational units of study.
(ii) For the Master of Commerce (16 unit program) students between 24 and 36 credit points in foundational units of study.
(iii) For the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Commerce students complete 18 credit points in foundational units of study.
(i) Foundational units of study - University of Sydney Business School:
ACCT5001
Accounting Principles
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS5001
Firms, Markets and Business Management
6    N ECON5003, ECON5001, ECON5002
Semester 1
CLAW5001
Legal Environment of Business
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC5001
Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS5002
Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
6    N IBUS5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS5003
Global Business
6    N IBUS5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFS5001
Project Management
6    N INFS6014
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
MKTG5001
Marketing Principles
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
QBUS5001
Quantitative Methods for Business
6    N ECMT5001, QBUS5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
TPTM5001
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
6    N TPTM6155


This is the foundation unit for all logistics and supply chain management programs and should be completed in the first period of study. Students demonstrating extensive practical experience in the logistics industry may apply to substitute an alternative logistics management unit of study for this unit. Students should send their resume with a covering email outlining their experience to the Postgraduate Coordinator for Logistics Management, Dr Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya: jyotirmoyee.bhattacharjya@sydney.edu.au
Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK5003
Management and Organisations
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
(ii) Foundational units of study - School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6    N ECON5003, ECON5000
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
ECMT5001
Principles of Econometrics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2

(i) Areas of specialisation - University of Sydney Business School

Accounting

To be awarded a specialisation in Accounting, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: ACCT5001; and
(ii) 24 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
ACCT5001
Accounting Principles
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
ACCT5002
Managerial Accounting & Decision Making
6    P ACCT5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCT6001
Intermediate Financial Reporting
6    P ACCT5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCT6002
International Accounting
6    A ACCT6001
P ACCT5001


This unit of study is being run by the Discipline of International Business. All enquiries should be directed to the Discipline of International Business.
Semester 2
Summer Early
Winter Main
ACCT6003
Financial Statement Analysis
6    P ACCT5001 and FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCT6005
Management Control Systems
6    C ACCT5001
Semester 1
ACCT6006
Advanced Managerial Accounting
6    P ACCT5002
Semester 2
ACCT6007
Contemporary Issues in Auditing
6    P ACCT6001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCT6010
Advanced Financial Reporting
6    P ACCT6001
Semester 1
Semester 2
ACCT6014
Designing Accounting Systems
6    P ACCT5001
Semester 1
ACCT6015
Extended Performance Reporting
6    A ACCT5001
Semester 2
ACCT6120
Corporate Governance and Accountability
6    A CLAW5001
P ACCT6001
Semester 1

Banking

To be awarded a specialisation in Banking, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: FINC5001;
(ii) 18 credit points in compulsory units of study: BANK6002, BANK6003 and BANK6005; and
(iii) six credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
FINC5001
Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory units of study
BANK6002
Bank Management
6    C FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
BANK6003
Global Supervision of Bank Risks
6    C FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
BANK6005
International Banking
6    C FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
ACCT6003
Financial Statement Analysis
6    P ACCT5001 and FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
CLAW6031
International Financial Crime
6      Semester 2
ECON5002
Macroeconomic Theory
6    N ECON5003
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
FINC6000
Quantitative Finance
6    A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrix, statistics and probability.
P FINC5001
N FINC5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6001
Intermediate Corporate Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6003
Broking and Market Making
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 2
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 1
FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 2
FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
Summer Main
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 2
FINC6015
Global Trading
6    P FINC5001
Semester 2
FINC6016
Financial Instruments and Markets
6      Semester 2
FINC6017
Mergers and Acquisitions
6    P FINC5001
N ACCT6011
Semester 1
FINC6019
Financial Modelling
6    P FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6021
Corporate Valuation
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6022
Behavioural Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6    P FINC5001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1

Business Information Systems

To be awarded a specialisation in Business Information Systems, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: INFS5001; and
(ii) 24 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
INFS5001
Project Management
6    N INFS6014
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
Elective units of study
INFS6001
Managing Information and Systems
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
INFS6002
Strategic Information Systems Sourcing
6      Semester 1
INFS6004
Business Transformation Projects
6      Semester 1
INFS6012
Enterprise Systems Management
6   

This is a defined elective unit of study in both the Master of Professional Accounting and the Master of Commerce programs.
Semester 1
INFS6013
Information Risk, Governance & Assurance
6      Semester 2
INFS6015
Business Process Management
6      Semester 2
INFS6016
Technology Enabled Business Innovation
6      Semester 2
INFS6018
Managing Business Intelligence
6      Semester 1
INFS6020
BIS Innovation, Transformation & Change
6    A INFS5000 or INFS6001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must seek permission from the Discipline of Business Information Systems to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFS6021
Information Governance
6    N INFS6013, INFS6017
Semester 2
INFS6101
Information Systems Research A
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must seek permission from the Discipline of Business Information Systems to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INFS6106
Information Systems Research B
6    P INFS6101

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must seek permission from the Discipline of Business Information Systems to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Business Law

To be awarded a specialisation in Business Law, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: CLAW5001;
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: CLAW6002; and
(iii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
CLAW5001
Legal Environment of Business
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory unit of study
CLAW6002
Corporate Structures in Practice
6    P CLAW5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
CLAW6005
Regulation of Capital Markets
6    P CLAW5001, CLAW6002
Semester 1
CLAW6006
Regulatory Response to Business Failure
6    P CLAW6002
Semester 2
CLAW6007
Issues in Law and International Business
6    P CLAW5001
Semester 2
CLAW6026
Taxation Law and Practice
6    P CLAW5001
N CLAW5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
CLAW6028
Corporate Governance, Law and Ethics
6    P CLAW5001
N ECOF6110, WORK6033
Semester 2
CLAW6030
China's Legal Environment for Business
6      Semester 1
CLAW6031
International Financial Crime
6      Semester 2
CLAW6032
Regulating Innovation and Distribution
6      Semester 1
Semester 2

Finance

To be awarded a specialisation in Finance, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: FINC5001;
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: FINC6001; and
(iii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
FINC5001
Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory unit of study
FINC6001
Intermediate Corporate Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
CLAW6031
International Financial Crime
6      Semester 2
FINC6000
Quantitative Finance
6    A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrix, statistics and probability.
P FINC5001
N FINC5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6003
Broking and Market Making
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 2
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 1
FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 2
FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
Summer Main
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 2
FINC6015
Global Trading
6    P FINC5001
Semester 2
FINC6016
Financial Instruments and Markets
6      Semester 2
FINC6017
Mergers and Acquisitions
6    P FINC5001
N ACCT6011
Semester 1
FINC6019
Financial Modelling
6    P FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6021
Corporate Valuation
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6022
Behavioural Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6    P FINC5001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1

International Business

To be awarded a specialisation in International Business, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: IBUS5003
(ii) 12 credit points in compulsory units of study: IBUS6001 and IBUS6002; and
(iii)12 credit points in elective units.
Foundational unit of study
IBUS5003
Global Business
6    N IBUS5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory units of study
IBUS6001
International Business Strategy
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
IBUS6002
Cross-Cultural Management
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
Elective units of study
ACCT6002
International Accounting
6    A ACCT6001
P ACCT5001


This unit of study is being run by the Discipline of International Business. All enquiries should be directed to the Discipline of International Business.
Semester 2
Summer Early
Winter Main
CLAW6007
Issues in Law and International Business
6    P CLAW5001
Semester 2
CLAW6030
China's Legal Environment for Business
6      Semester 1
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
IBUS6003
Managing International Risk
6      Semester 1
IBUS6004
International Business Alliances
6      Semester 2
IBUS6005
Ethical International Business Decisions
6      Semester 1
IBUS6006
Comparative International Management
6      Semester 2
IBUS6008
Export Management
6      Semester 2
IBUS6012
Business Growth and Innovation
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 2
IBUS6018
Business Negotiations
6    A IBUS5002 or IBUS5003
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS6019
Strategy and Emerging Markets
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MKTG6013
International and Global Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
Semester 2

Logistics and Supply Chain Management

To be awarded a specialisation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: TPTM5001;
(ii) 12 credit points in compulsory unit of study: TPTM6115 and TPTM6170; and
(iii) 12 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
TPTM5001
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
6    N TPTM6155


This is the foundation unit for all logistics and supply chain management programs and should be completed in the first period of study. Students demonstrating extensive practical experience in the logistics industry may apply to substitute an alternative logistics management unit of study for this unit. Students should send their resume with a covering email outlining their experience to the Postgraduate Coordinator for Logistics Management, Dr Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya: jyotirmoyee.bhattacharjya@sydney.edu.au
Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory units of study
TPTM6115
Organisational Logistics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
TPTM6170
Value Chain Management
6    P TPTM5001 or TPTM6155


This is the capstone unit for all logistics management programs and should be completed in the last period of study.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
TPTM6130
Transport and Logistics Strategy
6      Semester 1
TPTM6160
Aviation Management and Logistics
6      Semester 2
TPTM6180
Geographical Information Systems
6    A This unit assumes no prior knowledge of GIS; the unit is hands-on involving the use of software, which students will be trained in using.
Semester 2
TPTM6190
Logistics Systems
6    P TPTM6495
C TPTM6155 or TPTM5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
TPTM6200
Maritime Logistics
6    C TPTM6155 or TPTM5001
Semester 1
TPTM6210
Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop SCM
6      Winter Main
TPTM6224
Intelligent Transport & Logistic Systems
6    A General awareness of internet, ICT and project management processes.
Semester 2
TPTM6260
International Logistics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
TPTM6310
Project Management in Supply Chains
6    C (TPTM5001 or TPTM6155) and TPTM6495
Semester 2
TPTM6380
Retail Logistics Management
6    P TPTM6155 or TPTM5001
Summer Main
TPTM6390
Logistics in Humanitarian Aid Projects
6    A Basic knowledge of logistics and supply chain management.
Semester 1
TPTM6400
Strategic and Operational Procurement
6    C TPTM6495
Semester 1
TPTM6440
International Freight Transportation
6    A Work experience in or familiarity with the airline, airfreight, express or shipping business, as well as an understanding of international trade and economics helpful.
Summer Main
TPTM6470
Sustainable Transport & Logistic Systems
6      Semester 1
TPTM6495
Analysis Tools for Transport & Logistics
6    A Basic familiarity with MS Excel and a degree of mathematical competency.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Marketing

To be awarded a specialisation in Marketing, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: MKTG5001;
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: MKTG6007; and
(iii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
MKTG5001
Marketing Principles
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory unit of study
MKTG6007
Consumer Behaviour
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
CLAW6032
Regulating Innovation and Distribution
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MKTG6001
Marketing Research Concepts
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
MKTG6003
Marketing Strategy
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 2
MKTG6004
New Product Development
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
MKTG6005
Marketing Communications
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
MKTG6006
Creative Communications in Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 2a
MKTG6013
International and Global Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
MKTG6015
Digital and Social Media Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Int July
MKTG6016
Brand Management
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
MKTG6020
Business Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1a
MKTG6103
Services Marketing
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 2
MKTG6104
The Psychology of Business Decisions
6    N MKTG5002
Semester 2

People, Management and Organisations

To be awarded a specialisation in People, Management and Organisations, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: WORK5003; and
(ii) 24 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
WORK5003
Management and Organisations
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
The unit WORK6030 Performance and Rewards will be available as an elective option in Winter School for 2013.
WORK6001
Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
6      Semester 2
WORK6002
Strategic Management
6      Semester 1
Semester 2a
WORK6012
Industrial Relations Policy
6      Semester 1
WORK6017
Human Resource Strategies
6   

Core unit for the MHRM&IR
Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK6018
International Industrial Relations
6      Semester 1a
WORK6026
Organisational Change and Development
6      Semester 2b
WORK6108
International Dimensions of HRM
6      Semester 1b
WORK6111
Management Consulting
6      Semester 2
WORK6115
Managing Diversity at Work
6      Semester 1a
WORK6116
Employment and the Law
6   

This unit is not available for students enrolled in the Master of Labour Law Relations
Semester 2
WORK6117
Managing HR and Knowledge Systems
6      Semester 2
WORK6118
Managing Communication in Organisations
6    N ECOF6030, ECOF6040
Semester 1
WORK6119
The Innovative Firm
6      Semester 1a
WORK6120
Research Essay
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Available only to students who have achieved 75% or better in at least four WORK (or equivalent) units studied; and have the Discipline's permission to take the unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK6130
Leadership in Organisations
6    N ECOF5807, ECOF6090
Semester 2

Project Management

To be awarded a specialisation in Project Management, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: INFS5001; and
(i) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: INFS6030; and
(ii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
INFS5001
Project Management
6    N INFS6014
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
Compulsory unit of study
INFS6030
Project Management in Practice
6    P INFS5001


This is a compulsory unit for the Project Management Specialisation in the Master of Commerce program.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
IBUS6002
Cross-Cultural Management
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1,

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
INFS6004
Business Transformation Projects
6      Semester 1
MKTG6004
New Product Development
6    P MKTG5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
QBUS6320
Management Decision Making
6    N ECMT6510, ECOF5804, ECMT5003, ECOF6070
Semester 1
TPTM6260
International Logistics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK6118
Managing Communication in Organisations
6    N ECOF6030, ECOF6040
Semester 1

Quantitative Business Analysis

To be awarded a specialisation in Quantitative Business Analysis, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: QBUS5001; and
(ii) 24 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
QBUS5001
Quantitative Methods for Business
6    N ECMT5001, QBUS5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
QBUS6310
Business Operations Analysis
6    P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001
N ECMT6008
Semester 2
QBUS6320
Management Decision Making
6    N ECMT6510, ECOF5804, ECMT5003, ECOF6070
Semester 1
QBUS6810
Statistical Learning and Data Mining
6    P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001
Semester 1
QBUS6820
Business Risk Management
6    P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001
Semester 2
QBUS6830
Financial Time Series and Forecasting
6    P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001
Semester 1

Quantitative Finance

To be awarded a specialisation in Quantitative Finance, students complete 36 credit points, comprising:
(i) 12 credit points in foundational units of study: FINC5001 and QBUS5001;
(ii) 12 credit points in compulsory units of study: FINC6000 and QBUS6830; and
(ii) 12 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational units of study
FINC5001
Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
QBUS5001
Quantitative Methods for Business
6    N ECMT5001, QBUS5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory units of study
FINC6000
Quantitative Finance
6    A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrix, statistics and probability.
P FINC5001
N FINC5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
QBUS6830
Financial Time Series and Forecasting
6    P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001
Semester 1
Elective units of study
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 1
FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications
6    P FINC5001 or FINC5002 or FINC6000
Semester 2
FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Early
Summer Main
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6    P FINC5001
Semester 2
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6    P FINC5001

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1

Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

To be awarded a specialisation in Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: IBUS5002; and
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: WORK6002; and
(ii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational units of study
IBUS5002
Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
6    N IBUS5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory unit of study
WORK6002
Strategic Management
6      Semester 1
Semester 2a
Elective units of study
CLAW6032
Regulating Innovation and Distribution
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS6011
New Business Opportunities and Startups
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
N WORK6112, IBUS5011
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS6012
Business Growth and Innovation
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 2
IBUS6013
Business Restructuring and Renewal
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 2
IBUS6014
Intellectual Property Management
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 1
IBUS6016
Social Entrepreneurship
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 1
IBUS6017
Enterprise and the Creative Industries
6    A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points
Semester 2
IBUS6018
Business Negotiations
6    A IBUS5002 or IBUS5003
Semester 1
Semester 2
WORK6026
Organisational Change and Development
6      Semester 2b
WORK6111
Management Consulting
6      Semester 2
WORK6119
The Innovative Firm
6      Semester 1a

(ii) Areas of specialisation - School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)

Econometrics

To be awarded a specialisation in Econometrics, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: ECMT5001;
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: ECMT6002; and
(ii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
ECMT5001
Principles of Econometrics
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
Compulsory unit of study
ECMT6002
Econometric Applications
6    P ECMT5001
N ECMT5002
Semester 1
Semester 2
Elective units of study
ECMT6003
Applied Business Forecasting
6    P ECMT5001
Semester 2
ECMT6006
Applied Financial Econometrics
6    P ECMT5001
Semester 1
ECMT6007
Analysis of Panel Data
6    P ECMT5001
Semester 1

Economics

To be awarded a specialisation in Economics, students complete 30 credit points, comprising:
(i) a six credit point foundational unit of study: ECON5001;
(ii) a six credit point compulsory unit of study: ECON5002; and
(ii) 18 credit points in elective units of study.
Foundational unit of study
ECON5001
Microeconomic Theory
6    N ECON5003, ECON5000
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
Compulsory unit of study
ECON5002
Macroeconomic Theory
6    N ECON5003
Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Main
Elective units of study
ECON6006
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
6    P ECON5001 or ECOF5806 or ECOF6080
Semester 2
ECON6008
International Money and Finance
6    P ECON5002
Semester 2
ECON6009
Economics of the Labour Market
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002
Semester 2
ECON6010
Public Economics
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002
Semester 2
ECON6016
Trade and Development
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5002
Semester 1
ECON6018
Environmental Economics
6    P ECON5001 or ECON5002
Semester 1
ECON6021
Financial Economics
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002
Semester 2
ECON6023
International Trade
6    P ECON5001
Semester 2
ECON6024
Private Equity
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
ECON6025
Strategic Decision Making
6    P ECON5001 or ECOF5806 or ECOF6080
Semester 1
ECON6027
Experimental Economics
6    P ECON5001
Semester 1
ECON6101
Special Topic in Economics
6    P ECON5001 and ECON5002

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students must seek written permission from the School of Economics Postgraduate Coordinator to enrol in this unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Other elective units of study available to students in the Commerce postgraduate coursework programs

Business School elective units of study

BUSS5100
Communicating in Business
  
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6001
Energy and Environmental Security
6    P Students must complete this unit in their final semester of study (Full-time students will have completed a minimum of 48 credit points and part-time students will have completed a minimum of 60 credit points)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int July

Industry placement unit of study

BUSS6500
Industry Placement
6    P 8 units with a WAM of 65%
N ECOF6500, ECOF6501, ECOF6502, BUSS6501, BUSS6502

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Int April
Int December
Int February
Int January
Int July
Int June
Int March
Int November
Int Sept
Semester 1
Semester 2

Dissertation units of study

BUSS6998
Business Research Methods
6    P 24 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 12 unit program (72 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80% OR 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 16 unit program (96 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80%.
C BUSS6999

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6999
Business Research Presentation
6    P 24 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 12 unit program (72 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80% OR 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 16 unit program (96 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80%.
C BUSS6998

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS7000
Business Dissertation
12    P 24 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 12 unit program (72 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80% OR 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program 16 unit program (96 credit points) with a grade average of at least 80%.
C BUSS6998 and BUSS6999

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

International Exchange Program units of study

This units are only available to students participating in the International Exchange Program.
BUSS6106
International Exchange Program
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6206
International Exchange Program
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6112
International Exchange Program
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6212
International Exchange Program
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6118
International Exchange Program
18   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6218
International Exchange Program
18   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6124
International Exchange Program
24   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS6224
International Exchange Program
24   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2