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EMA 200 point program - full time over 2 years
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Sara Wills
Email: s.wills@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'make an enquiry' on http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/24-executive-master-of-arts
Structure
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time
- eight compulsory subjects (100 points)
- core subject/s (25 points)
- elective subjects (75 points)
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (25 points). Students must complete one capstone option -
Capstone Stream 1: MGMT90129 Group Project (25 points)(Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to conceptualise, plan and execute a substantial group project undertaken for an external organisation, responding to a real problem or challenge within that organisation, demonstrating advanced and innovative practical, analytical, team work and communication skills to understand, contribute to and engage with the organisation in question
Capstone Stream 2: MGMT90164 EMA Special Project (25 points) or MGMT90235 EMA Special project (Year Long) Part 1 and MGMT90236 EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 2 (Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to conceptualise, plan and execute a substantial, independent, research-based project in the form of a report or minor thesis, demonstrating a specialist understanding of the topic being studied, high level skills in interdisciplinary and comparative research, analysis and critique, underpinned by a demonstrable capacity to communicate research effectively, creatively and persuasively in written form
Capstone Stream 3: MGMT90131 Internship II (25 points)(Available for students completing the 200 and 150 point program)
Purpose: Provides students with the opportunity to plan and execute a four-week (full-time equivalent) placement or internship based capstone experience in an external organisation, demonstrating an ability to work across a range of tasks relevant to the organisation’s objectives, and develop and complete a specific project with creativity, integrity and cultural sensitivity, acquiring significant insight into the complexities of applying knowledge and skills within a professional workplace
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
100 points
Students commencing the program at start year must complete all compulsory subjects in the first 100 points of the program.
Students commencing the program midyear must enrol in 4 elective subjects in the first semester of enrolment (Semester 2) and complete all compulsory subjects the following year.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS90004 | The Power of Ideas: Ten Great Books | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
MGMT90126 | Budgets and Financial Management | August |
12.5 |
MGMT90127 | Leadership Theory & Practice | March |
12.5 |
MGMT90128 | Project Management | September |
12.5 |
MGMT90132 | Professional Communication | May |
12.5 |
MGMT90160 | The Secret Life of Organisations | July |
12.5 |
PHIL90021 | Critical and Creative Thinking | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
PHIL90022 | Thinking and Acting Ethically | April |
12.5 |
Core Subjects
25 points
Students should complete the core subject/s requirement in the final hundred points of the program.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90129 | Group Project |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
MGMT90131 | Internship II |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
MGMT90164 | EMA Special Project |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
MGMT90235 | EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 1 |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
MGMT90236 | EMA Special Project (Year Long) Part 2 |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
Elective Subjects
75 points
Please note: written permission from the program and subject coordinator must be provided to undertake any elective subject that is not listed as part of the program, including language subjects, to a maximum of 25 points in total across the duration of the program.
Notes
Please note midyear entry is only available for the 200 point program.
Students commencing the EMA program midyear should complete 4 elective subjects in the first semester of enrolment (Semester 2), in the following year of enrolment students should complete all compulsory subjects, and in the final semester of enrolment students should complete the core subject/s and 2 elective subjects.
Links
http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/Last updated: 24 January 2023