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Master of Management

Degree structure

To qualify for the award of Master of Management, a student completes ten units of study totalling 60 credit points #, comprising:

  • nine core units of study (54 credit points), including a two unit business project (12 credit points)
  • a capstone unit of study (six credit points).

# Students who completed less than one year of full time study in a
business/commerce related field must also complete the zero credit point unit of study, MMGT5001 Fundamentals of Management.

Core and compulsory units of study

(i) Core units of study

  • MMGT6001 Strategy and Entrepreneurship
  • MMGT6003 Accounting and Financial Management
  • MMGT6005 International and Cross Cultural Management
  • MMGT6008 Global Marketing Management
  • MMGT6011 Team Work and Innovation
  • MMGT6012 Business Tools for Management
  • MMGT6013 Project Management in Context
  • MMGT6009 MMgt Business Project (Part A)
  • MMGT6010 MMgt Business Project (Part B).

Note. Other units of study may be able to be substituted for the core units of study listed above with the permission of the Academic Program Director.

(ii) Capstone unit of study

The capstone unit is completed in a student’s final enrolment session.

  • MMGT6100 Advanced Management Applications

(iii) Compulsory unit of study for non-business degree graduates

Students who are not graduates from a business/commerce undergraduate degree must complete the following zero credit point unit.

  • MMGT5001 Fundamentals of Management

Progression guide

The Master of Management will involve a minimum of one year full-time intensive study.

Students will follow a recommended sequence as there is progressive learning.

The sequence of study is outlined in the following tables:

(-) Master of Management - pre-first semester study (February or August)

Unit code

Unit name

Credit points

MMGT5001

Fundamentals of Management *

0

* This zero credit unit is compulsory only for non-business graduates prior to entering the program.

(i) Master of Management - first semester of study

 

Unit code

Unit name

Credit points

MMGT6001

Strategy and Entrepreneurship

6

MMGT6012

Business Tools for Management

6

MMGT6003

Accounting and Financial Management

6

MMGT6011

Team Work and Innovation

6

(ii) Master of Management - winter/summer session of enrolment

 

Unit code

Unit name

Credit points

MMGT6013

Project Management in Context

6

MMGT6013 is designed to be completed over a five week period and will be offered in intensive mode during the summer and winter. Students can complete this unit in an intensive session in winter or at the end of their degree with the capstone unit, MMGT6100 in summer.

(iii) Master of Management - second semester of enrolment

 

Unit code

Unit name

Credit points

MMGT6005

International and Cross-Cultural Management

6

MMGT6009

MMgt Business Project A

6

MMGT6010

MMgt Business Project B

6

MMGT6008

Global Marketing Management

6

(iv) Master of Management - summer/winter session of enrolment (capstone)

 

Unit code

Unit name

Credit points

MMGT6100

Advanced Management Applications

6

The capstone unit is designed to be completed over a five week period and will be offered in intensive mode during the summer and the winter.