Master of Business

The course information on this page is for new students commencing their degree in 2016 only. 

Students should follow the rules and requirements for the year that they commenced their course. The online course information for years prior to 2016 are available from the Archives link in the menu.

Students should also review current subject availabilities via the Subject Descriptions link in the menu.

Overview

The Master of Business is designed for middle managers, or those aspiring to middle management in local or multinational organisations.

Specialisations within this course will enable students to develop and demonstrate technical knowledge and skills in these areas, as well as general business knowledge gained through the foundation subjects, and research skills gained through the research subjects.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an advanced discipline-specific knowledge in core areas of business.
2. Synthesise relevant principles and concepts in a business context.
3. Explain research principles and methods relevant to business contexts.
4. Propose integrated solutions to a wide range of problems using theoretical knowledge, technical skills, critical and/ or creative thinking.
5. Plan and execute a substantial business research project.
6. Apply principles of social responsibility when critically evaluating situations and making business decisions.
7. Communicate complex disciplinary information for the intended audience and purpose; (a) orally and, (b) in writing.
8. Reflect on professional interpersonal skills whilst working with others to produce agreed outputs. 

Course Structure

Students enrolled in course code 1442 are required to complete 72 credit points as per the table below, consisting of:

• common foundation subjects;
• compulsory subjects from 1 chosen specialisation;
• capstone research subject; and
• elective subjects from the chosen specialisation to take the total course value to 72 credit points.

Students enrolled in course code 1443 are required to complete 96 credit points as per the table below, consisting of:

• common foundation subjects;
• compulsory subjects from the 1st chosen specialisation;
• compulsory subjects from the 2nd chosen specialisation (subjects cannot be repeated between specialisations);
• capstone research subject; and
• elective subjects from the chosen specialisations, to take the total course value to 96 credit points.

^ Note that a limited number of elective subjects will be offered each session.

* This capstone subject is to be completed by all students at the end of the degree.

Note: UOWD are using the original subject codes for Spring 2016 then the new subject codes from Autumn 2016. Both codes are listed in the structure as they are equivalent subjects.

Other Information

Further information is available at UOWD website.