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Overview

The handbook provides you with information on the degree structure you would need to follow for the year you commence your study. If you are a prospective student researching your study options, please visit UNSW Business School website for more information. The Master of Commerce program has a long and … For more content click the Read More button below. The Master of Commerce is innovative, industry-relevant and incorporates the latest thinking in business. Note: if you commenced the Master of Commerce degree prior to S1 2019 you should refer to the program structure for the year you first enrolled into the degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks.  

Learning Outcomes

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Business knowledge: Students will make informed and effective selection and application of knowledge in a discipline or profession, in the contexts of local and global business.
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Problem solving: Students will define and address business problems, and propose effective evidence-based solutions, through the application of rigorous analysis and critical thinking.
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Business communication: Students will harness, manage and communicate business information effectively using multiple forms of communication across different channels.
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Teamwork: Students will interact and collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose or fulfil a common business project, and reflect critically on the process and the outcomes.
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Responsible business practice: Students will develop and be committed to responsible business thinking and approaches, which are underpinned by ethical professional practice and sustainability considerations.
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Global and cultural competence: Students will be aware of business systems in the wider world and actively committed to recognise and respect the cultural norms, beliefs and values of others, and will apply this knowledge to interact, communicate and work effectively in diverse environments.
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Leadership development: Students will develop the capacity to take initiative, encourage forward thinking and bring about innovation, while effectively influencing others to achieve desired results.
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Graduate Capabilities

For more information on Graduate Capabilities please click on this link

Program Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC as a standalone program.

Core Course

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

MGMT5050
6 UOC
Professional Skills and Ethics

Data Analysis Core Course

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

Students completing Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, and Management Accounting specialisations should complete COMM5005.

Students completing Business Analytics, Business Law, Enterprise Systems and Business Design, Global Sustainability and Social Enterprise, Human Resource Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Organisation and Management, International Business, and Marketing specialisations should complete COMM5011.

Students completing Business Strategy or Economics and Finance specialisations have the option to choose either COMM5005 or ECON5248 (proof of prior studies maybe required).

Students completing the Marketing Analytics specialisation can complete either COMM5011, COMM5005 or ECON5248 (proof of prior studies maybe required).

COMM5005
6 UOC
Quantitative Methods for Business
COMM5011
6 UOC
Data Analysis for Business
ECON5248
6 UOC
Business Forecasting

Gateway Courses

Students take a total of three (18 UOC) Gateway Courses. Each 36 UOC specialisation includes a Gateway course. Students take a further two (12 UOC) of the following Gateway Courses to meet this requirement.

Only students completing the Accounting or Management Accounting specialisations may complete ACCT5930 and cannot complete ACCT5906 as a gateway elective.

ACCT5906
6 UOC
Financial Literacy for Business Decisions
ACCT5930
6 UOC
Financial Accounting
ECON5103
6 UOC
Business Economics
FINS5512
6 UOC
Financial Markets and Institutions
INFS5885
6 UOC
e-Business
MARK5700
6 UOC
Elements of Marketing
MGMT5710
6 UOC
Managing and Leading People
RISK5001
6 UOC
Fundamentals of Risk and Risk Management
TABL5511
6 UOC
Legal Foundations of Business

Specialisation Requirements

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

ACCTES
36 UOC
Accounting
ACCTYS
36 UOC
Management Accounting
COMMFS
36 UOC
Global Sustainability and Social Enterprise
ECONFS
36 UOC
Economics and Finance
ECONMS
36 UOC
Business Strategy
FINSCS
36 UOC
Finance
INFSIS
36 UOC
Supply Chain Management
INFSKS
36 UOC
Business Analytics
INFSMS
36 UOC
Enterprise Sys & Bus Design
MARKGS
36 UOC
Marketing Analytics
MARKTS
36 UOC
Marketing
MGMTBS
36 UOC
International Business
MGMTCS
36 UOC
Human Resource Management
MGMTDS
36 UOC
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
MGMTHS
36 UOC
Organisation & Management
RISKMS
36 UOC
Risk Management
TABLKS
36 UOC
Business Law

Masters of Commerce elective

Students must complete 6 UOC of Masters of Commerce Elective.

These courses can be any Postgraduate course offered within the Masters of Commerce (subject to pre-requisite requirements) and cannot be ECON5257 or TABL5512.
Students may find complementary electives to their specialisations under the specific specialisation page.

Capstone or Practicum Course

Students must take 6 UOC of the following Capstone course related to their specialisation OR alternatively a practicum course.

Capstone for specialisations in Business Analytics, Business Law, Business Strategy, Enterprise Systems and Business Design, Human Resource Management, Organisation and Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, International Business, Risk Management, Marketing Analytics or Marketing is COMM5010.

Capstone for Accounting, or Management Accounting specialisations is ACCT5931.

Capstone for Finance, or Economics and Finance specialisations is FINS5568.

Alternative capstones are offered for Risk Management, Enterprise Systems, and Supply Chain Management (see specialisation page).

Alternatively, Practicum courses (COMM5030, COMM5020, COMM5040) can be completed instead of the specialisation capstone course.

ACCT5931
6 UOC
Strategic Management Accounting
COMM5010
6 UOC
Strategy, Marketing and Management
COMM5020
6 UOC
Global Business Practicum
COMM5030
6 UOC
Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
COMM5040
6 UOC
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
FINS5568
6 UOC
Capstone - Portfolio Management Process

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

For more information about admission requirements for various UNSW programs, visit the following website(s):
Domestic Students
International Student

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Articulation Arrangements

Graduate Certificate in Commerce - GradCertCom7355 - Commerce

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
For more information, please visit the link above.
The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Additional Information

Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. You are required to follow degree structure for the year you commence the program. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Current Students:
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions

Prospective Students:
Contact Student Recruitment
E: studybusinessinfo@unsw.edu.au
T: +61 2 9385 3507

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

Additional Expenses

Resources will not change from existing arrangements for MCom

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