Master of Commerce
MCom
160 cp
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
(In Brisbane, only the Marketing major is offered in 2014)
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
Note: Please refer to Majors and Minors section for specific campus offerings.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- Bachelor degree in any discipline; or
- Master Degree in any discipline; or
- Postgraduate award of no less than four units.
2. Completion Requirements
2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
Accounting Major
- 50 cp from Core Units for Accounting Major;
- 110 cp from the Major consisting of one of either;
- Professional Stream, including;
- 40 cp from Professional Stream Core Units
- 20 cp from Professional Stream Elective Units
- 20 cp BUSN601 Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods)
- 30 cp Elective including any unit in the Schedule of Unit Offering of any Master of Commerce major;
- Professional Stream, including;
- Research Stream, including;
- 40 cp from Research Stream Core Units
- 20 cp from Research Stream Elective Units
- 40 cp from Research Stream Research Units
- 10 cp Elective including any unit in the Schedule of Unit Offering of any Master of Commerce major.
Business Information Systems Major
- 60 cp from Core Units for Business Information Systems Major;
- 100 cp from the Major consisting of one of either;
- Professional Stream, including;
- 80 cp from Professional Stream Major Units
- 20 cp BUSN601 Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods);
- Professional Stream, including;
- Research Stream, including;
- 50 cp from Research Stream Major Units
- 40 cp from Research Stream Research Units
- 10 cp from Elective including any unit in the Schedule of Unit Offering of any Master of Commerce major.
Human Resource Management Major
- 60 cp from Core Units for Human Resource Management Major;
- 100 cp from the Major consisting of one of either;
- Professional Stream, including;
- 70 cp from Professional Stream Major Units
- 20 cp BUSN601 Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods)
- 10 cp Elective including any unit in the Schedule of Unit Offering of any Master of Commerce Major;
- Professional Stream, including;
- Research Stream, including;
- 60 cp from Research Stream Major Units
- 40 cp from Research Stream Research Units.
Marketing Major
- 60 cp from Core Units for Marketing Major;
- 100 cp from the Major consisting of one of either;
- Professional Stream, including;
- 70 cp from Professional Stream Major Units
- 20 cp BUSN601 Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods)
- 10 cp Discipline Elective;
- Professional Stream, including;
- Research Stream, including;
- 50 cp from Research Stream Major Units
- 40 cp from Research Stream Research Units
- 10 cp from Discipline Elective.
2.2 An applicant may be granted advanced standing towards the Master of Commerce under the following conditions:
- Applicants who have completed a Bachelor Degree in the same discipline area as their intended Master of Commerce Major, may be granted advanced standing for up to four (4) units of the Master of Commerce.
- Applicants who have completed a Bachelor Degree and postgraduate award in the same discipline area as their intended Master of Commerce Major, may be granted advanced standing for up to eight (8) units of the Master of Commerce.
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Commerce or Graduate Diploma in Commerce may exit from the course with the relevant award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite(Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Accounting Major Units
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT600 | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
ECON600 | 10 | Managerial Economics in a Global Environment |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour |
MKTG600 | 10 | Marketing Management (Pre: MKTG650 Social Marketing in Health) |
Accounting Major Units
Professional Stream
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT691 | 10 | Strategic Management Accounting |
BAFN691 | 10 | Financial Reporting |
BUSN690 | 10 | Ethics and Governance |
MGMT691 | 10 | Global Strategy and Leadership |
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT692 | 10 | Advanced Audit and Assurance |
ACCT693 | 10 | Advanced Taxation |
BAFN692 | 10 | Financial Risk Management |
BUSN691 | 10 | Contemporary Business Issues |
Project Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN601 | 20 | Business Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods) |
Accounting Major Units
Research Stream
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT691 | 10 | Strategic Management Accounting |
BAFN691 | 10 | Financial Reporting |
BUSN690 | 10 | Ethics and Governance |
MGMT691 | 10 | Global Strategy and Leadership |
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT692 | 10 | Advanced Audit and Assurance |
ACCT693 | 10 | Advanced Taxation |
BAFN692 | 10 | Financial Risk Management |
BUSN691 | 10 | Contemporary Business Issues |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT651 | 10 | Literature Review & Proposal (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT652 | 10 | Methodology and Data Collection (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal; Inc:BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT655 | 10 | Dissertation (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal; Pre: MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
Business Information Systems Major Units
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT600 | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
BUSN603 | 10 | Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility |
ECON600 | 10 | Managerial Economics in a Global Environment |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour |
MKTG600 | 10 | Marketing Management (Pre: MKTG650 Social Marketing in Health) |
Business Information Systems Major Units
Professional Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ISYS615 | 10 | Information Technology Infrastructure |
ISYS616 | 10 | Systems Analysis and Design |
ISYS617 | 10 | Data and Information Management |
ISYS618 | 10 | Application Development |
ISYS625 | 10 | Information Systems Project Management (Inc: MGMT627 Project Management) |
ISYS626 | 10 | Knowledge Engineering (Pre: ISYS616 Systems Analysis & Design, ISYS617 Data and Information Management and ISYS618 Application Development) |
ISYS635 | 10 | Information Systems Strategy and Management |
ISYS638 | 10 | Business Analysis |
Project Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN601 | 20 | Business Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods) |
Business Information Systems Major Units
Research Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ISYS615 | 10 | Information Technology Infrastructure |
ISYS616 | 10 | Systems Analysis and Design |
ISYS617 | 10 | Data and Information Management |
ISYS625 | 10 | Information Systems Project Management (Inc: MGMT627 Project Management) |
ISYS635 | 10 | Information Systems Strategy and Management |
ISYS638 | 10 | Business Analysis |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT651 | 10 | Literature Review & Proposal (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT652 | 10 | Methodology and Data Collection (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal; Inc:BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT655 | 20 | Dissertation (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal; Pre: MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
Human Resource Management Major Units
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT600 | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
BUSN603 | 10 | Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility |
ECON600 | 10 | Managerial Economics in a Global Environment |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour |
MKTG600 | 10 | Marketing Management (Pre: MKTG650 Social Marketing in Health) |
Human Resource Management Major Units
Professional Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HRMG600 | 10 | Contemporary Issues of HRM (Pre: Completion of 30 cp) |
HRMG601 | 10 | Human Resource Management |
HRMG603 | 10 | Workplace Relations |
HRMG604 | 10 | Strategic Human Resource Management (Pre: HRMG601 Human Resource Management) |
MGMT621 | 10 | Management of Change |
MGMT627 | 10 | Project Management |
MGMT638 | 10 | Ethical Leadership in Organisations |
Project Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN601 | 20 | Business Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods) |
Human Resource Management Major Units
Research Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HRMG600 | 10 | Contemporary Issues of HRM (Pre: Completion of 30 cp) |
HRMG601 | 10 | Human Resource Management |
HRMG603 | 10 | Workplace Relations |
HRMG604 | 10 | Strategic Human Resource Management (Pre: HRMG601 Human Resource Management) |
MGMT621 | 10 | Management of Change |
MGMT627 | 10 | Project Management |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT651 | 10 | Literature Review & Proposal (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT652 | 10 | Methodology and Data Collection (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal; Inc:BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT655 | 20 | Dissertation (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal; Pre: MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
Marketing Major Units
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT600 | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
BUSN603 | 10 | Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility |
ECON600 | 10 | Managerial Economics in a Global Environment |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour |
MKTG600 | 10 | Marketing Management (Pre: MKTG650 Social Marketing in Health) |
Marketing Major Units
Professional Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG601 | 10 | Brand Management (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG603 | 10 | Marketing Research (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG604 | 10 | Advanced Consumer Behaviour (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG605 | 10 | Integrated Marketing Communication (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG606 | 10 | Strategic Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing, MKTG603 Marketing Research) |
MKTG608 | 10 | Services Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG609 | 10 | Social Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing; Inc: MKTG650 Social Marketing for Health Professionals) |
Project Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN601 | 20 | Business Research Project (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods) |
Marketing Major Units
Research Stream
Major Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG603 | 10 | Marketing Research (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG604 | 10 | Advanced Consumer Behaviour (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG605 | 10 | Integrated Marketing Communication (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
MKTG606 | 10 | Strategic Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing, MKTG603 Marketing Research) |
MKTG608 | 10 | Services Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
Research Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT651 | 10 | Literature Review & Proposal (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT652 | 10 | Methodology and Data Collection (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review & Proposal; Inc:BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
MGMT655 | 20 | Dissertation (Pre: MGMT617 Research Methods; Pre: MGMT651 Literature Review and Proposal; Pre: MGMT652 Methodology and Data Collection; Inc: BUSN601 Business Research Project) |
Marketing Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG607 | 10 | E-Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Managerial Marketing) |
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Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/563042