Australian School of Business Postgraduate Program Guide 2013 Never Stand Still Australian School of Business START ED AT ASB WELCOME TO THE AUstraLIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINess ©2013 / This guide will help you choose a postgraduate program of study within the Australian School of Business (ASB) at The University of New South Wales (UNSW). The programs and courses and any arrangements as stated in this guide are an expression of intent only and are not to be taken as a firm offer or undertaking. The University reserves the right to make alterations to any matters contained in this publication without notice. We recommend that you visit our website for the most current information before making your final selections or applying for any programs. CRICOS Provider Code 00098G / Photography by Daniel Coelho 2012 www.asb.unsw.edu.au IF YOU’RE READY TO TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL, OR YOU WANT TO MOVE INTO A NEW AREA OF BUSINESS, WE CAN OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS. Whether you’re thinking about postgraduate study to develop your specialist knowledge in a specific business area, obtain professional accreditation, or position your skills for a new career or a leadership role, there is a program to meet your needs at the Australian School of Business. We’ll give you the skills, network, knowledge and confidence you need to succeed. www.asb.unsw.edu.au ‘You need to conSTANTLY UPGRADE YOUR SKILL SETS – Your ‘BRAnd’ DESERVES TO BE THE BEST IT POSSIBLY CAN BE, AND KNOWLEDGE IS PARAMOUNT FOR YOUR CAREER. I LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO DO MANY THINGS WITH MY WORK LIFE, AND NOT Be limited.’ PETER MCGUIRE, CHIEF MARKET STRATEGIST AND HEAD OF COMPLIANCE, FX GLOBAL CAPITAL GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMMERCE ABOUT ASB 4 READY TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE? 6 WHAT ARE YOUR STUDY OPTIONS AT ASB? 8 CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAM 10 BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS 10 MASTER OF COMMERCE (MCOM) 10 MASTER OF COMMERCE (EXTENSION) 10 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMMERCE 10 THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL IMPACT 12 MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT 12 MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING 13 MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING (EXTENSION) 13 SPECIALIST PROGRAMS 14 ACCOUNTING 14 MASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 14 ACTUARIAL STUDIES 14 MASTER OF ACTUARIAL STUDIES 14 MASTER OF ACTUARIAL STUDIES (EXTENSION) 14 ECONOMICS 14 MASTER OF ECONOMICS 14 WHAt’S INSIDE a FINANCE 16 MASTER OF FINANCE 16 MASTER OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 16 MASTER OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 16 MASTER OF FINANCIAL PLANNING 17 GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL PLANNING 17 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL PLANNING 17 INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT 18 MASTER OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 18 MARKETING 19 MASTER OF MARKETING 19 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING 19 RISK MANAGEMENT 20 MASTER OF RISK MANAGEMENT 20 TAXATION 20 MASTER OF APPLIED TAXATION 20 MASTER OF TAXATION 21 GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED TAXATION 21 GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 22 AGSM MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) 22 AGSM MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EXECUTIVE) 22 AGSM GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT (GCCM) 24 AGSM MASTER OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY 24 AGSM GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY 24 AGSM EXECUTIVE EDUCATION 25 RESEARCH PROGRAMS 26 MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPHIL) 26 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) 26 GETTING STARTED AT ASB 28 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS POSTGRADUATE GUIDE 2013 3/3 REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE ASB IS ASB AT A GLANCE HOST TO ASB IS RANKED – NO.1 FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEArning* – EIGHT AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DISCIPLINARY – SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING RANKED NO.1 IN THE WORLD SCHOOLS FOR RESEARCH** – EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA (ERA) IN COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES – EQUAL 1ST AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA (ERA) IN ECONOMICS - EQUAL 2ND AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – GRADUATE STARTING SALARy – 5 STARS, GOOD UNIVERSITIES 41278536 GUIDE 2012 – GETTING A JOB – 5 STARS, GOOD UNIVERSITIES GUIDE 2012 – POSITIVE GRADUATE OUTCOMES – 5 STARS, GOOD NINE UNIVERSITIES GUIDE 2012 RESEARCH CENTRES THE AGSM HAS – FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM IN AUSTRALIA – NO.1 (FINANCIAL TIMES (UK) 2012) 412785936 – FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM IN AUSTRALIA – NO.1 (FORBES MAGAZINE 2011) – FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAMS WORLDWide – NO. 41 (FINANCIAL TIMES (UK) 2012) – NON-US FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAMS WORLDWide – NO.9 (FORBES MAGAZINE 2011) AGSAUSTRALIAN GMRADUATE WE HAVE THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT – FIRST AUSTRALIAN MBA PROGRAM GRANTED PRESTIGIOUS (AGSM) AACSB ACCREDITATION – NO.1 CUSTOMISED EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS PROVIDER IN AUSTRALASIA (FINANCIAL TIMES 2011) – awaRDED EQUIS ACCREDITATION * DEST Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2009 – ranked top Band A1 ** No. 1 out of 1087 institutions worldwide in the 2007 edition of the International Journal of Accounting and Finance JOIN A PRESTIGIOUS NETWORK AT ASB KNOWLEDGE@ASB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHARTON ALUMNI BUSINESS SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL 66,000 54 LEADERS CURRENT 13,000STUDENTS 218 308 SUPPORT PROFESS ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Our programs receive accreditation from: – Australian Computer Society (ACS) – Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) – The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) I ONAL STAFF – CPA Australia (CPA) – Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) – The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) RESEARCHERS STAFF A – Financial Services Education Agency CADEM + Australia (FSEAA) – The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) – The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) + – Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) I C AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS POSTGRADUATE GUIDE 2013 4/5 RE ADY TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE? At ASB you can choose from a broad range of programs, depending on your previous academic and professional experience, and the career path you wish to follow. Our postgraduate programs combine challenging academic knowledge with practical, hands-on discovery and the support and stimulation of a diverse student and academic community, where each individual brings their unique insights and expertise to our learning environment. We have 30 postgraduate coursework programs to choose from, from Graduate Certificates to the AGSM MBA, plus a range of disciplinary research programs, Master of Philosophy and PhD programs. Entry into the programs is competitive, so we encourage you to review your current academic and professional experience first, then think about the potential you’d like to achieve in your future career. ‘KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND LEARNING ‘I START EVERY LECTURE WITH A IS LIFELONG. WITH GLOBALISATION, ROUND-UP OF DIRECTLY RELEVANT HAVING QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE NEWS FOR THAT WEEK, AND MY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED AS BEING INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE MEANS I OF A HIGH STANDARD PROVIDE YOU WITH CAN BRING REAL LIFE EXAMPLES THE RECOGNITION NEEDED TO EXCEL IN TO EVERY TOPIC WE DISCUSS IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD NO MATTER THE GROUP.’ WHAT COUNTRY YOU END UP WORKING IN.’ ANATOLY KIRIEVSKY, PIA DUPONT, ADJUNCT LECTURER IN FINANCE FOFA SENIOR CHANGE ANALYST, NAB WEALTH, AND RISK, VP COMPLIANCE, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LyNCH MASTER OF COMMERCE AGSM FINANCE LECTURER DEPTH AND BREADTH OF PROGRAMS Thanks to our focus on practical learning and research with significant impact, we attract teachers, researchers and professional practitioners who are global leaders in their fields. They’ll develop your skills and knowledge, based on the latest thinking in your field. A WHY STudy AT ASB? ‘StudYING AT ASB HAS SHAPED ‘THANKS TO OUR STRONG ‘THE LEAD PROGRAM TAUGHT MY FUTURE AND GIVEN ME SO RESEARCH CULTURE,COURSE ME TO UNDERSTAND MYSELF AND MUCH MORE BEYOND KNOWLEDGE. DESIGN AND TEACHING EXCELLENCE THAT EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT I HAVE AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS OUR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. AND CONTINUED CONNECTIONS PROGRAm’S ARE JOINTLY I LEARNED THAT THE ROLE OF TO ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ACCREDITED BY AUSTRALIA’S PRE A LEADER IS TO BRING THE BEST AND FORwaRD THINKING BUSINESS EMINENT ACCOUNTING BODIES – OUT OF EVERY TEAM MEMBER. SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA.’ PUTTING YOU ONE STEP AHEAD THE EXPERIENCE was UNIQUE IN YOUR GRADUATE CAreer.’ AND UNFORGETTABle!’ NATALIE LOVETT, CLIENT PaRTNER, PETER ROEBUCK, JOANNA TIAN, FaCEBOOK HEAD OF SCHOOL (ACCOUNTING) FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT, MASTER OF COMMERCE RT HEALTH FUND MASTER OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS EXTENSIVE NETWORK ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING DYNAMIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Your sense of achievement will give you the ENVIRONMENT WITH Build your future network of colleagues and confidence to seek your place in the world as STRONG STUDENT SUPPORT mentors as you study with Australia’s best a future entrepreneur, business professional The ASB offers everything you’d expect and brightest business students. You’ll also or leader. at Australia’s leading business school, as meet potential future employers or business well as a range of student mentor and partners at a range of high level events, round leadership programs. For example, The tables, workshops and seminars. Leadership Development Program (LEAD) is modelled on Harvard and Stanford student development programs, and is available to AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL OF BUSallINE postgraduateSS POST GRstudents.ADUATE GUIDE 2013 7/7 Mas A t er o A R f C C o RT m HI M m a e A S s r T t V er ce E IA of ( C C M TION C T G o m o U r BUSINESS ad m m R ua e ) IF YOU HAVE AN E r te c T e h C UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE e e (E G r x DE ti t f e IN AN AREA OTHER d S r i t a c n n IG d a n s a N u t THAN BUSINESS, THESE e M i a e o y a t m S s e in n g R TU POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS e U D ) t o l O Y e C C g Y r o a EN O e o CAN HELP YOU DEVELOP A o n G M r n I E m NEER P f t h a i IN R a f T P m c G i SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF s c M A I r e t a e O o T e n t r f T r c BUSINESS THEORIES AND f e e o N i e o A o s t i n S s f r a STRATEGY.