Master of Commerce with 16 Subjects

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• COVID-19 English language requirements can be found here.

COVID-19 academic entry requirements

• We are doing everything we can to make sure that your education isn’t impacted due to COVID-19. That’s why we will allow you to apply for one of our postgraduate courses if you are in your final semester of study in your undergraduate degree and can demonstrate that completion of your degree is impacted by COVID-19.

To be eligible, you must meet one of the following criteria:

• 3-year undergraduate degrees: You must have completed five out of six semesters of study with an average of at least 53% and you must be able to demonstrate that you have completed all requirements to graduate in 2020.
• 4-year undergraduate degrees: You must have completed seven out of eight semesters of study with an average of at least 53% and you’re expected to complete all requirements before commencing with us.

Please note: not all bachelor degrees are affected by COVID-19, so only students who can demonstrate that their qualification has been affected by COVID-19 can apply with incomplete bachelor degrees. For all other students, the normal entry requirements apply.

Academic entry requirements

• You'll need an Australian bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent bachelor’s degree from another country, to enrol on one of our postgraduate courses.

English language entry requirements

• If you’re applying for a postgraduate degree, you will need to have an Academic minimum overall score of 6.0. More specifically, you will need to have achieved a score of no less than 6.0 in the writing band and no less than 5.5 in all other bands.
• Students wishing to study a Graduate Diploma of Information Technology or a Master of Information Technology at Charles Sturt University Study Centres will need to have an Academic IELTS, obtained within the last two years, with a minimum overall score of 6, and no individual score below 5.5. This means they will no longer be required to score a 6 in the writing band.

Specific entry requirements

• Graduate Diploma of Accounting - An associate degree or a three-year diploma from a section one institution in China
• Graduate Diploma of Commerce - You may receive up to 50% credit for previous studies completed at a postgraduate or equivalent level
• Master of Commerce - You may receive up to 50% credit for previous studies completed at a postgraduate or equivalent level
• MBA - You must complete Professional Development subjects as part of your degree, however you do not need work experience
   

Subjects

• Business Accounting and Finance ACC501
• Management Accounting for Costs and Control ACC512
• Financial Accounting ACC514
• Accounting and Finance ACC515
• Current Developments in Accounting Thought ACC518
• Decision Support Tools ACC544
• Accounting Systems and Processes ACC566
• Financial Accounting 2 ACC567
• Auditing ACC568
• Business Economics ECO501
• Corporate Finance FIN516
• International Financial Management FIN518
• Financial Markets and Instruments FIN530
• Investments Analysis FIN531
• Financial Planning FIN560
• Human Resource Management HRM502
• International Human Resource Management HRM514
• Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations HRM523
• Strategic Human Resource Management HRM528
• Organisational Behaviour HRM552
• Training and Development Environment HRM560
• ICT Project Management ITC505
• Linux Security Administration ITC514
• Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence ITC516
• IT Infrastructure Management ITC540
• Computer Organisation and Architecture ITC544
• Information Security ITC595
• IT Risk Management ITC596
• Cloud Computing ITC561
• Cloud Security and Privacy ITC568
• IT Management Issues ITC563
• Internet of Things ITC560
• Business and Corporations Law 1 LAW504
• Taxation 1 LAW505
• Management Theory and Practice MGT501
• Managing Quality and Innovation MGT505
• Strategic Management MGT510
• International Business MGT530
• Leadership - A critical Perspective MGT536
• Entrepreneurship Project MGT537
• Management of Change MGT540
• Marketing Management MKT501
• Customer Behaviour MKT510
• Managing Product and Service Innovation MKT520
• Digital and Social Media Marketing MKT525
• Global Marketing MKT550
• Big Data and Marketing Analytics MKT563
• Integrated Marketing Communications MKT570

MASTER OF COMMERCE SPECIALISATIONS

Digital, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Choose three subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Managing Quality and Innovation MGT505
• Entrepreneurship Project MGT537
• Digital and Social Media Marketing MKT525
• Big Data and Marketing Analytics MKT563
• Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence ITC516

Finance
Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Corporate Finance (compulsory) FIN516 
• International Financial Management FIN518
• Financial Markets and Instruments FIN530
• Investments Analysis FIN531
• Financial Planning FIN560

General Management

Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Contemporary Management MGT501 
• Marketing Management MKT501 
• Business Accounting and Finance ACC501
• Human Resource Management HRM502
• International Business MGT530
• Strategic Management MGT510

HR Management
Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• International Human Resource Management HRM514 
• Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations HRM523
• Strategic Human Resource Management HRM528 
• Organisational Behaviour HRM552 
• Training and Development Environment HRM560
• Human Resource Management (compulsory) 

Information Technology
Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Infrastructure Management PG ITC540
• Information Security ITC595
• IT Risk Management ITC596
• Cloud Computing ITC561
• Cloud Security and Privacy ITC568
• IT Management Issues ITC563
• Internet of Things ITC560
• Project Management ITC505

International Management

Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• International Human Resource Management HRM514
• International Business MGT530
• Global Marketing MKT550
• Strategic Management MGT510
   

Marketing
Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Marketing Management MKT501
• Consumer Behaviour MKT510
• Managing Product and Service Innovation MKT520
• Digital and Social Media Marketing MKT525
• Marketing Strategy MKT540
• Global Marketing MKT550
• Integrated Marketing Comms MKT570
• Integrated Marketing Comms MKT570
   

Strategic Management
Choose four subjects from this list:

• Subject 
• Strategic Management (compulsory) MGT510 
• Contemporary Management MGT501
• Management of Change MGT540
• Strategic Human Resource Management HRM528
• Entrepreneurship Project MGT537

• Course name: Master of Commerce – up to four specialisations (16)
• No. of subjects: 16 
• Duration: 2 years 
• Per subject: $3632
• Per year cost 2021: $29,056