B6005 Master of Business

The Master of Business is structured in four parts: Part A. Advanced preparatory studies, Part B. Core studies, Part C. Specialist studies and Part D. Elective studies.

Part A. Advanced preparatory studies

These studies will introduce you to core business disciplines and the impact they have within organisations. The units cover various disciplines and further your understanding of complex business environments.

Part B. Core studies 

The focus of these studies is to further develop your knowledge and skills as a critical and creative professional who can apply your understanding of business practices to address contemporary organisational and global challenges. 

Part C. Specialist studies

The focus of these studies is to develop your specialist expertise in a business discipline and provide the research skills or knowledge needed either to undertake independent research or for the capacity to work and communicate across the borders of discipline, context or culture.

Part D. Elective studies

The focus of these studies is professional or scholarly work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development. 

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 2 with non-cognate qualifications and/or experience, you will complete 72 credit points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 with cognate qualifications and/or experience, you will complete 72 credit points, comprising Part B, Part C and Part D.
• If you are admitted at entry level 3 you will complete 48 credit points, comprising Part B and Part C.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

The course comprises 96 credit points structured in four parts: Part A. Advanced preparatory studies (24 credit points), Part B. Core studies (24 credit points) Part C. Specialist studies (24 credit points) and Part D. Elective studies (24 credit points).

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Advanced preparatory studies (24 credit points)

You must complete four units (24 credit points) from the following:

• ACX5903 Accounting for business

• BTF5955 Business and company law

• ECF5927 Managerial economics

• ETX5900 Business statistics

• MKF5955 Marketing management: Theory and practice

Notes:

• You must complete ACX5903 if you are completing the Financial analytics or Strategic management accounting or Sustainable business (depending on your choice of units) specialisation. 

• You must complete ETX5900 if you are completing the Financial and risk management or Data analytics for business specialisation

• You must complete MKF5955 if you are completing the Marketing specialisation.

• You must complete ECF5927 if you are completing the Business Economics specialisation.

Part B. Core studies (24 credit points)

You must complete four units (24 credit points) from the following:

• ADA5111 Design thinking for business or MGF5992 Professional development

• APG5122 Corporate sustainability management

• MGF5800 Global business

• APG5471 Leadership in intercultural environments

Part C. Specialist studies (24 credit points)

You must complete one of the following specialisations.

• Business economics

• Business studies

• Bilingual business translation and communication (Chinese and English)

• Contemporary management

• Data analytics for business

• Economics and health

• Entrepreneurship 

• Financial analytics

• Financial and risk management

• International business

• Marketing

• Project management

• Business law, governance and regulatory risk

• Strategic communications management

• Strategic management accounting

• Supply chain management

• Sustainable business

Part D. Elective studies (24 credit points)

You must complete 24 credit points of elective study. Electives can be chosen from;

• Either Level 4 or Level 5 units from the Faculty of Business and Economics, or units from across the University, provided you have met the relevant prerequisites and there are no enrolment restrictions.

• Part C (as listed above) to complete a second specialisation;

• The list of Industry project, Study tour or Internship units below

Industry projects

• BEX5006 Consulting project

• BEX5112 Consulting project (12 credit points)

• BEX5306 Sustainability and climate project

• BEX5312 Sustainability and climate project

• BEX5606 Start-up and innovation project

• BEX5612 Start-up and innovation project

• BEX5351 Global collaboration projects

• BEX5706 Sustainability collaboration project

Study tours

• BEX5722 Engaging with international business

• BEX5723 Engaging with international business 

• BEX5724 Engaging with international business 

• BEX5725 Engaging with international business

• MKX5521 Global study programs in marketing

• APG5170 Social entrepreneurship challenge in the Indo-Pacific

Internships

• BEX5001 Industry placement

• BEX5012 Industry placement (12 credit points)

• BEX5115 Tax Clinic

• BEX5195 Creative Destruction Lab: Deep Tech in Practice