Master of Management (MMNT) - MMNT

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Program focus

The focus of this program is to provide a high-level, professionally oriented set of postgraduate courses for students who wish to further their career prospects in senior management positions. The graduate will gain an advanced understanding of theory and practice in the broad areas of management, marketing and leadership to enable them to address the challenges of managing in a rapidly changing global business environment.

Career opportunities

The program prepares students for a career in management and leadership in public, private and not-for-profit sectors, as well as local and global enterprises. Such opportunities include the following employment positions and fields: human resource management; public sector management; marketing manager; general manager; managing director; director (government and private sector); corporate services manager; operations manager; management consultant; safety, health and environment management; supply chain management.

Program aims

The general aims of this program are to:

• provide graduates with an advanced understanding of contemporary management, marketing and leadership concepts, trends, theories and practices

• provide graduates with a set of tools in order to conceptualise problems and develop solutions to management issues

• assist graduates in clarifying their managerial career aspirations and to instil confidence in graduates to progress their career aspirations to the best of their capabilities

• respond to and meet the demands of public and private sector organizations for management, marketing and leadership talents.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the Master of Management program, students will be able to:

• demonstrate advanced understanding of the key theories and practices of managing for sustainability

• display competence in areas relevant to management and marketing practice at middle to senior levels

• apply their knowledge of current behavioural, policy and strategic issues in order to improve organisational efficiency and sustainability

• use written communication skills to interact effectively with other people at all work levels

• analyse developments in a chosen area of management, marketing or leadership and critically evaluate relationships between such developments and contemporary theory and practice

• demonstrate a commitment to ongoing managerial development.

Admission requirements

Several pathways are available in order to be admitted into the Master of Management:

• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent level in the broad areas of management, marketing or leadership

• candidates who have an undergraduate degree or equivalent which does not meet the requirement outlined above must successfully complete the following two courses prior to enrolling in the Master of Management:

  • MGT5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour

  • MKT5000 Marketing Management

  
  

• candidates who have a Graduate Certificate in Business or a Postgraduate Certificate in Business may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Management provided that they have attained a GPA of 4 within that program and provided that they have undertaken the following two courses as part of their Graduate Certificate or Postgraduate Certificate program.

  • MGT5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour

  • MKT5000 Marketing Management

  
  

• candidates who do not have an undergraduate degree or a Graduate Certificate in Business or a Postgraduate Certificate in Business but who have a minimum of five years full-time equivalent relevant work experience, as determined by the Director of Postgraduate Studies may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Management on successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Business. The following two courses must be undertaken as part of the Postgraduate Certificate program:

  • MGT5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour

  • MKT5000 Marketing Management

  
  

  It is recommended that candidates undertaking this path also take two level 8 courses selected from courses available within the Master of Management as part of the Postgraduate Certificate program.

  Students must attain a GPA of 4.0 for the Postgraduate Certificate in Business to become eligible to enrol in the Master of Management.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/EAP programs.

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for postgraduate programs may be made directly to USQ.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Program structure

Students must complete eight courses as follows:

Program completion requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to Section 2 of theAcademic Standing, Progression and Exclusion Policy.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of four years to complete this program.

Core courses

The Master of Management comprises four core courses (compulsory):

Major studies

In this section:

• Environmental management and sustainable development specialisation
• Human resource management specialisation
• Leadership specialisation
• Marketing specialisation
• Occupational health and safety specialisation
• Professional studies specialisation

Environmental management and sustainable development specialisation

Human resource management specialisation

Leadership specialisation

Marketing specialisation

Occupational health and safety specialisation

Professional studies specialisation

Articulation

It is possible for students who do not meet standard admission requirements to articulate into the Master of Management from the Postgraduate Certificate in Business. Upon completion and achievement of a minimum GPA of 4.0, they will be eligible to articulate into the Master of Management.

Students who wish to articulate to the higher award must lodge an application for entry to the relevant program.

Exit points

A student who chooses not to complete or who does not maintain good standing in this program may be permitted to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate in Business provided that they have successfully met the requirements of that program.

Exemptions

Candidates for admission to the Master of Management may be eligible for a maximum of four units of exemption on the basis of prior successful completion of relevant, equivalent postgraduate study from a recognised university or institution offering equivalent study. In order for an exemption to be granted, the claim must meet the following specific requirements:

• the course passed was taken at least at Masters or equivalent level

• the course was passed within five years prior to the application (courses up to 10 years old may be considered if evidence is provided that the applicant has been employed in that field)

• the course passed is equivalent in objectives, content and weightings to a course prescribed in the Master of Management course, or alternatively, the course is suitable as an elective.

Claims for exemptions should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment in a course. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with the Faculty’s exemption policies. Exemptions approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by USQ.

Note: Where exemptions are granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as exemptions, for example, where six exemptions are granted, maximum time will be three years and minimum duration will be two terms.

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