FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Master of Commerce

This world-class degree delivers a flexible, career-oriented and relevant postgraduate in a range of disciplines. It is highly practical, designed to meet employer needs and provides you with the capabilities for careers in the business professions.

WHO SHOULD APPLY? KEY FEATURES The Master of Commerce is suitable for business graduates wanting • Offers breadth of specialised knowledge – choose either a single or to update their knowledge and skills or to study in a new area of double specialisation to suit your interests and career objectives specialisation. It is also suitable for non-business graduates looking • Allows you to create a program which takes into account knowledge for a change in career direction. and skills from your work experience or recent undergraduate studies SPECIALISATIONS • • Can be combined with the Master of Accounting (Professional) to provide an industry ready qualification in Accounting • Actuarial Studies • Business and Organisations ADMISSION INFORMATION • Corporate Governance Minimum course 2 years/equivalent part-time • Economics duration Attendance Internal • modes • Financial Crime and Governance Commencing Session 1, Session 2 • Human Resource Management Study modes Full-time, part-time • Marketing Admission Australian level 7 bachelor’s qualification requirements or recognised equivalent. Minimum GPA WHAT YOU WILL STUDY 2.7 (out of 4.0). If you have a business or This degree includes subjects such as: commerce related , you • Applied Marketing Strategy maybe exempt from the gateway component • Contemporary Business Issues (600-level units), allowing you to complete the Master of Commerce in 1.5 years of • Current Issues in Accounting and Corporate Governance full-time study • International Investment and Risk Credit points 64 • Options, Futures and Derivatives required • Population and Workforce Planning • Strategic Management For the full degree structure visit courses.mq.edu.au/Mcom

SARAH HO, GRADUATE “I found all my lecturers extremely approachable and they really cared about each student and brought out the best in them. I don’t think I could have got to where I am today without the skills and DOMESTIC STUDENT ENQUIRIES knowledge gained by continuing my education at Macquarie.” T: +61 2 9850 6410 Sarah graduated with a Master of Commerce specialising in ask.mq.edu.au Marketing and is now the marketing manager for a large financial For detailed information about what you can study and how to institution. apply visit courses.mq.edu.au PROGRAM OF STUDY OUR EXPERTISE Our teaching is driven by results, not tradition. Our staff are constantly researching the best teaching practices for building real-world

ELECTIVES understanding, and our units include input from industry experts. GATEWAY SPECIALISATION Professor Greg Elliott has extensive experience in teaching UNITS ELECTIVES marketing management on executive programs in Australia and overseas. His prior responsibilities include management of MGSM’s programs in South-East Asia. His current research interests focus CAREER OPPORTUNITIES on marketing management, strategic marketing, services marketing Master of Commerce graduates can expect career opportunities in and international marketing and involve the study of customer diverse industries. Roles can include: relationships in financial services, the relationship between services marketing strategies and financial performance and the study of • Corporate governance risk officer funds manager “country of origin” effects. • Financial crime analyst The Centre for Workforce Futures (CWF) brings an innovative • Business analyst multidisciplinary and problem-focused approach to research relating to the workforce and workplace, with application to public policy, • Management accountant industry and the community. The Centre has assembled one of the • Management consultant largest concentrations of expertise in the Asia-Pacific region across • Marketing manager its core disciplines of demography, employer branding, employment relations, human resource management, international business, labour • Product development manager social policy developer economics and labour law. EMPLOYERS For more information visit businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/ • Accounting and consulting firms research/centre_for_workforce_futures • Business analyst firms AVERAGE STARTING SALARIES • Financial institutions Graduates can expect competitive salaries that compare well to salaries • Government organisations within other fields. The median starting salary for masters coursework graduates in business studies is $100,000. • Large and small businesses * Source: graduatecareers.com.au, 18 July 2014 • Management consultancy firms • Marketing and PR firms WE RECOGNISE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Merchant banks Under Macquarie’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy you can apply for up to four units of credit based on previous postgraduate studies, professional development and training, and work experience. This could mean a reduction of up to one third in the cost of, and time taken to complete, your degree.

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