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Course structure
The Master of Commerce (Management) is an 24 month full-time or part-time equivalent program. The program consists of five compulsory foundation subjects, two core discipline electives, one advanced methods subject, one additional methods subjects chosen from a constrained list, two special topics subjects, three electives and a research report (completed over two semesters).
Students must pass all subjects with an average of at least 75% (H2A) in Year 1 to proceed into Year 2.*
Students who discontinue from the Master of Commerce (Management) after year 1 but have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Management) will be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Management) as an exit award.
*Note that, normally, an average of at least 80% (H1) in year 1 and 2, including recommendation for progression by a Board of Examiners, will be required to enrol in the PhD degree.
Subject options
Five compulsory Foundation subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90195 | Advanced Management Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90202 | Foundations in Qualitative Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90203 | Foundations in Quantitative Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90249 | Research Foundations | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90205 | Research Design | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Two Core Discipline electives, chosen from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBUS90006 | Advanced International Business | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90193 | Advanced Human Resource Management | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90196 | Advanced Operations Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90197 | Advanced Organisational Behaviour | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90200 | Advanced Strategic Management | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MKTG90023 | Advanced Consumer Behaviour | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90024 | Advanced Marketing Management | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
One Advanced Methods subject, chosen from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90198 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90199 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
One additional Methods subject, chosen from, or as approved by Program Director:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90198 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| MGMT90199 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
| EDUC90717 | Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90070 | Experimental Methods in Decision Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC40005 | Advanced Design and Data Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90716 | Qualitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ARTS90013 | Researching Media and Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| EDUC90867 | Writing a Literature Review | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ECOM90002 | Econometrics 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Two special topics subjects, as approved by Program Director:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90206 | Management & Marketing Special Topics 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90207 | Management & Marketing Special Topics 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Three electives, as approved by Program Director.
A Research Report comprising 25 points in total. Students can enrol in the two research report subjects across two semesters or in a single semester.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90237 | Research Report Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90238 | Research Report Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 November 2025