Program Structure:
The Master of Commerce (Advanced) requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
66 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
- BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
- BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
- BUSN7052 Commercial Law
- BUSN8007 Analysis of Financial Reporting
- BUSN8013 Seminar in Research Method in Commerce
- BUSN8804 Master Sub-Thesis (Commerce) (24 units)
- STAT7055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- BUSN7006 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
- BUSN7017 Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting
- BUSN7021 Taxation Law
- BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis
- BUSN7036 Financial Statement Analysis
- BUSN7049 Corporate Financial Reporting
- BUSN7051 Accounting Analytics
- BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services
- BUSN7057 Business Association Law
- BUSN8003 Advanced Managerial Decision Making
- ECON8069 Business Economics
- FINM7006 Applied Foundations of Finance
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- EMET6007 Econometrics I: Econometric Methods
- STAT6038 Regression Modelling
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- BUSN8111 Seminal Research in Accounting
- BUSN8101 Special Topics in Commerce
- BUSN8145 Corporate Governance: Research Preparation
Students must pass and achieve a minimum 75% weighted average mark in the first 48 units attempted AND have a confirmed supervisor to remain enrolled in the Master of Commerce (Advanced).
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 48 in the same teaching period in which the 48th unit is attempted, exactly 48 units will be used in the calculation of the weighted average mark with units from the course with the highest mark applied first followed by further units from other courses in descending order of marks.
Students who do not achieve a minimum of 75% weighted average mark OR do not have a confirmed supervisor will be transferred to the Master of Accounting or Master of Professional Accounting program.
Additional Information:
Completion of the Master of Commerce (Advanced) program does not provide automatic entry into the PhD program. Students must apply for the PhD program and meet the admission criteria.
Master Research
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research. Courses in the program include substantial research-based assessments. Students are required to undertake a research method course (BUSN8013) and a research project worth 24 units (BUSN8804). These courses include 100% research-based assessments.
Master Research Training
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research. Courses in the program include substantial research-based assessments. Students are required to undertake a research method course (BUSN8013) and a research project worth 24 units (BUSN8804). These courses include 100% research-based assessments.
