Commerce
The availability of units of study listed below is what was approved at the time of publication. Any subsequent changes to availability will appear as an errata to this table. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years.
Please note. The following table lists the core, foundational, capstone and standalone course electives for the Commerce coursework programs. For details of the Subject areas for specialisations (including electives options in these areas), please refer to the Subject Areas section in this handbook.
Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
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| 1. |
Sessions have been changed for the following unit. Semester 2 has been added: IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions Sessions: Semester 1, Semester 2 |
01/06/2020 |
| 2. |
Sessions have been changed for the following unit. Semester 2 has been added: INFS6030 Project Management in Practice |
01/06/2020 |
Table of postgraduate units of study: Commerce
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Commerce |
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Master of Commerce |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points in core units of study; | |||
| (ii) 12 to 36 credit points in foundational units of study; | |||
| (iii) a 6 credit point capstone unit of study; | |||
| (iv) at least one specialisation (24 credit points - excluding foundational unit/s); and | |||
| (v) any additional specialisation/s, dissertation and/or elective units of study required to make 96 credit points. | |||
Graduate Diploma of Commerce |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points in core units of study | |||
| a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points in foundational units of study; and | |||
| (iii) elective units of study to make 48 credit points. | |||
Graduate Certificate of Commerce |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points in foundational units of study; and | |||
| (ii) elective units of study to make 24 credit points. | |||
Units of study for the courses |
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Core units of study |
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| Students in the Master's degree and the Graduate Diploma must complete the following unit. | |||
| Students in the Graduate Certificate may complete the unit as an elective. | |||
| BUSS5020 Business Insights |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Foundational units of study |
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| Students in the Master's degree must complete a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 36 credit points from the foundational units listed below. | |||
| Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate must complete a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points from the foundational units listed below. | |||
| ACCT5001 Accounting Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECON5040 Microeconomics for Business |
6 | N ECON5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS5002 Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS5003 Global Business |
6 | N IBUS5001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS5001 Project Management |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS5002 Digital Business Foundations |
6 | N INFS6001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ITLS5000 Foundations of Supply Chain Management |
6 | N TPTM6155 or TPTM5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MKTG5001 Marketing Principles |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods 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 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Capstone unit of study |
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| This program-wide capstone unit must be taken by students in their final semester of study within the Master of Commerce program. Students in the Master's degree who are accepted into the 24 credit point dissertation may apply to have the capstone unit of study waived. | |||
| 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 72 credit points from PG study and part-time students will have completed a minimum of 84 credit points from PG study) Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive January, Intensive July Departmental Permission is required for enrolment in the intensive February and July sessions. Priority is given to students who have BUSS6000 left as the final unit to complete the Master of Commerce. Students with 12 credit points remaining including BUSS6000 will be assessed on a case by case basis depending on availability. |
Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Specialisations and elective subject areas |
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| For details of units available units of study in the Commerce areas of specialisation, please refer the Subject Areas section in this handbook. | |||
Degree elective options |
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| The following units of study are those which can be completed as general electives in the Commerce coursework programs. These units do not count towards a specialisation. | |||
General electives |
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| BUSS5001 Firms, Markets and Business Management |
6 | N ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5003 or ECOF5010 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6002 Corporate Structures in Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6026 Taxation Law and Practice |
6 | P CLAW5001 N CLAW5002 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| IBUS6001 International Business Strategy |
6 | C IBUS5003 N ECHS6008 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6003 Managing International Risk |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6004 International Business Alliances |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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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| IBUS6011 New Business Opportunities and Startups |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points N IBUS5011 or WORK6112 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | A IBUS5002, or completion of at least 24 credit points |
Semester 2 |
| IBUS6018 Business Negotiations |
6 |
This unit is only available in the Semester 2 session to students enrolled in the Master of Management (CEMS) / MIM (CEMS) stream. |
Intensive September Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IBUS6020 Enterprise Management in China |
6 | N CHSC6902 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS6022 Business and Management in India |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| INFS6030 Project Management in Practice |
6 | P INFS5001 |
Semester 1 |
| ITLS6500 Decision Making on Mega Projects |
6 | C ITLS5000 or TPTM5001 or ITLS5100 or TPTM6241 or INFS5001 |
Semester 1 |
| ITLS6501 Infrastructure Financing |
6 | Intensive July |
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Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
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| BUSS6104 Business Practicum |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 48 credit points |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6500 Industry Placement |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) N ECOF6500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employability Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6503 USA Industry Placement |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Further information and application process is outlined at http://sydney.edu.au/business/study/opportunities/industry_placement_program. |
Intensive February |
| BUSS6504 Europe Industry Placement |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employability Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive July |
| BUSS6506 China Industry Placement |
6 | A To enrol in this unit students must be Mandarin speakers and have the right to work in China. P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum credit average (60%) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employability Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au. |
Intensive February |
| BUSS6514 Industry Self-Sourced Placement |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills P Completion of at least 48 credit points. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS6515 Leadership and Collaboration Study Tour |
6 | A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 24 credit points with a minimum WAM of 50%. Note: Department permission required for enrolment For further information contact business.placements@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive December |
Dissertation |
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| BUSS7000 Business Dissertation A |
12 | P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS7001 Business Dissertation B |
12 | P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS7002 Business Dissertation |
24 | P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |