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Unit of study table

Master of Commerce

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Requirements for award

Master of Commerce

To qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, comprising:
(a) 12 credit points of degree core units of study
(b) 6 credit points of foundational units of study
(c) 24 credit point of specialisation units of study selected from Table A - Commerce specialisation areas
(d) 6 credit points of capstone units of study
(e) 12 credit points of degree selective units of study
(f) an additional 12 credit points to make a total of 72 credit points in a combination of units selected from:
(i) 6 to 12 credit points of foundational units of study and/or
(ii) 6 to 12 credit points of degree selective units of study and/or
(iii) 6 to 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Degree core units of study

It is recommended that BUSS5220 and BUSS5221 be completed in the first two semesters of study.
BUSS5220
Responsible Business Mindset
6  
BUSS5221
Creative and Analytic Mindset
6 C BUSS5220
This unit is seen as connecting with and complementary to the Responsible Business Mindset unit, both of which are compulsory for all Master of Commerce students.

Foundational units of study*

* Note that foundational units count to both the Foundational units of study for the course and the specialisation for the Master of Commerce
ACCT5001
Foundation in Accounting
6  
ECON5040
Foundation in Economics
6 N ECON5001
FINC5001
Foundation in Finance
6  
INFS5002
Foundation in Business Information Systems
6 N INFS6001
ITLS5250
Foundation in Global Logistics
6 N ITLS5000 or TPTM5001
MKTG5001
Foundation in Marketing
6  
QBUS5001
Foundation in Data Analytics for Business
6 A Students should be capable of reading data in tabulated form and working with Microsoft EXCEL and doing High School level of mathematics
N ECMT5001 or QBUS5002
SIEN5001
Foundation in Strategy, Innovation and Mgmt
6 N IBUS5002 or WORK6002

Capstone units of study

Note: The capstone unit of study must be relevant to a student's specialisation. It must be taken in student's final semester of the Master of Commerce.
ACCT6600
Accounting Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points towards the Accounting specialisation (including ACCT5001 and ACCT6008)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Accounting specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Accounting specialisation. Students should undertake this unit of study in their final semester of study.
ECON6600
Economics Capstone
6

P 18 credit points towards the Economics specialisation including (ECON5040 and ECON5002)
C 6 credit points towards the Economics specialisation

FINC6600
Finance Capstone

6

P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Finance specialisation (including FINC5001 and FINC6001)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Finance specialisation
INFS6600
Business Information Systems Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Digital Business or Business Information Systems specialisation (including INFS5002)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Digital Business or Business Information Systems specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Business Information Systems specialisation. Students should undertake this Unit of Study in their final semester of study.
ITLS6600
Global Logistics Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Global Logistics specialisation (including ITLS5250)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Global Logistics specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Global Logistics specialisation. Students should undertake this Unit of Study in their final semester of study.
MKTG6600
Marketing Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Marketing specialisation (including MKTG5001)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Marketing specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Marketing specialisation. Students should undertake this Unit of Study in their final semester of study.
QBUS6600
Data Analytics for Business Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Data Analytics for Business specialisation (including QBUS5001 and BUSS6002)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Data Analytics for Business specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Data Analytics for Business specialisation. Students should undertake this Unit of Study in their final semester of study.
SIEN6600
Strategy, Innovation and Management Capstone
6 P Completion of 18 credit points of units towards the Strategy, Innovation and Management specialisation (including SIEN5001)
C Completion of 6 credit points towards the Strategy, Innovation and Management specialisation
This unit is the capstone for the Strategy, Innovation and Management specialisation. Students should undertake this Unit of Study in their final semester of study.

Degree selective units of study

BWIL6300
Business Consulting Practicum
6

A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
N BUSS6104

BWIL6100
Industry Placement
6 P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 60
N BUSS6500 or ECOF6500
BUSS6105
Leading in a Post-Crisis World
6 N BUSS6103
BWIL6150
Experience in Industry
6

A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
P Completion of at least 24 credit points
N BUSS6514

BWIL6215
USA Industry Placement
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. A flexible adaptability to international environments
P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 60
N BUSS6503
BWIL6250
Leadership and Collaboration Study Tour
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. A flexible adaptability to international environments
P Completion of at least 24 credit points
N BUSS6515
BWIL6260
Philippines Study Tour
6 A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills.
BWIL6573
Job Smart Edge
6 N BUSS6102
Students need to be simultaneously enrolled in the Job Smart Edge co-curricular program.
CLAW6031
International Financial Crime
6  
CLAW6035
Climate Change, Business and Regulation
6  
CLAW6888
Regulation of Fintech and Digital Information
6  
FINC5003
Introduction to
Fintech and its
Applications
6  
IBUS5003
Global Business
6 N IBUS5001
IBUS6002
Cross-Cultural Management
6  
IBUS6020
Enterprise Management in China
6 N CHSC6902
IBUS6022
Business and Management in India
6  
INFC7000
Inventing the Future
6 A Students are expected to be experienced in their own discipline at a postgraduate level
INFS6071
Project Management in Business
6  
INFS6077
Digital, Data and Decisions
6  

ITLS6500
Decision Making on Mega Projects

6  
ITLS6501
Infrastructure Financing
6  
MKTG6025
Marketing for Social Change
6  
QBUS5011
Introduction to Programming
6 A No prior knowledge of programming or coding is assumed. Some knowledge of mathematics (at a basic level) is beneficial
N BUSS6002
QBUS5010
Intro to Dashboarding and Data Visualisation
6 A The unit does not assume any prior knowledge of visual analytics.
QBUS5015
Foundations of Health and Civic Analytics
6 A No prior knowledge is assumed although some familiarity with mathematical and statistical concepts will be an advantage
QBUS5017
People Analytics in 4th Industrial Revolution
6 A BUSS5220 and BUSS5221
QBUS6320
Management Decision Making
6 A Basic Algebra, Probability, and Statistics
P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002
SIEN6006
Entrepreneurship
6  
SIEN6007
Entrepreneurship: Lean Startup
6 N IBUS6011
WORK5003
Management and Organisations

6  
WORK6026
Organisational Change and Development

6  
WORK6030
Performance and Rewards

6  
WORK6115
Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Work

6  
WORK6118
Managing Communication in Organisations

6 N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040