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 |
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Core units of study |
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(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 |
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(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: |
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ACCT5001 Accounting Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management |
6 | N ECON5003, ECON5001, ECON5002 |
Semester 1 |
CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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(ii) Foundational units of study - School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) |
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ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003, ECON5000 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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(i) Areas of specialisation - University of Sydney Business School |
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Accounting |
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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 |
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ACCT5001 Accounting Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Elective units of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Compulsory units of study |
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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 |
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ACCT6003 Financial Statement Analysis |
6 | P ACCT5001 and FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
CLAW6031 International Financial Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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INFS5001 Project Management |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
Elective units of study |
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INFS6001 Managing Information and Systems |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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INFS6002 Strategic Information Systems Sourcing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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INFS6004 Business Transformation Projects |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 |
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INFS6015 Business Process Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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INFS6016 Technology Enabled Business Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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INFS6018 Managing Business Intelligence |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 |
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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 |
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CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Compulsory unit of study |
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CLAW6002 Corporate Structures in Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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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 |
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CLAW6031 International Financial Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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CLAW6032 Regulating Innovation and Distribution |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Finance |
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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 |
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FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Compulsory unit of study |
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FINC6001 Intermediate Corporate Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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CLAW6031 International Financial Crime |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Compulsory units of study |
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IBUS6001 International Business Strategy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
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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 |
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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 |
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FINC6013 International Business Finance |
6 | P FINC5001 |
Semester 1 |
IBUS6003 Managing International Risk |
6 | Semester 1 |
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IBUS6004 International Business Alliances |
6 | Semester 2 |
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IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions |
6 | Semester 1 |
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IBUS6006 Comparative International Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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IBUS6008 Export Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |
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MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
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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 |
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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 |
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TPTM6115 Organisational Logistics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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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 |
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TPTM6130 Transport and Logistics Strategy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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TPTM6160 Aviation Management and Logistics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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TPTM6495 Analysis Tools for Transport & Logistics |
6 | A Basic familiarity with MS Excel and a degree of mathematical competency. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Marketing |
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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 |
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MKTG5001 Marketing Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Compulsory unit of study |
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MKTG6007 Consumer Behaviour |
6 | P MKTG5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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CLAW6032 Regulating Innovation and Distribution |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Elective units of study |
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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 |
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WORK6002 Strategic Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2a |
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WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies |
6 |
Core unit for the MHRM&IR |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
WORK6018 International Industrial Relations |
6 | Semester 1a |
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WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development |
6 | Semester 2b |
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WORK6108 International Dimensions of HRM |
6 | Semester 1b |
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WORK6111 Management Consulting |
6 | Semester 2 |
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WORK6115 Managing Diversity at Work |
6 | Semester 1a |
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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 |
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WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF6030, ECOF6040 |
Semester 1 |
WORK6119 The Innovative Firm |
6 | Semester 1a |
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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 |
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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 |
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INFS5001 Project Management |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
Compulsory unit of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF6030, ECOF6040 |
Semester 1 |
Quantitative Business Analysis |
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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 |
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QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods for Business |
6 | N ECMT5001, QBUS5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods for Business |
6 | N ECMT5001, QBUS5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Compulsory units of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Compulsory unit of study |
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WORK6002 Strategic Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2a |
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Elective units of study |
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CLAW6032 Regulating Innovation and Distribution |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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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 |
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WORK6111 Management Consulting |
6 | Semester 2 |
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WORK6119 The Innovative Firm |
6 | Semester 1a |
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(ii) Areas of specialisation - School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) |
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Econometrics |
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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 |
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ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Compulsory unit of study |
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ECMT6002 Econometric Applications |
6 | P ECMT5001 N ECMT5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003, ECON5000 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
Compulsory unit of study |
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ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory |
6 | N ECON5003 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
Elective units of study |
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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 |
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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 |
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Business School elective units of study |
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BUSS5100 Communicating in Business |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |