Stream

Management - MGMTAH3586

Stream Summary

Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business

School: School of Management

Contact:  Australian School of Business Student Centre

Program: 3586 - Actuarial Studies

Award(s):

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Honours)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Stream Outline

The School of Management offers a Management Honours program, designed for students seeking to deepen their analytical skills and research techniques. The Honours program may only be taken if the students have completed their pass degree with a major in Management. The Honours program is also open to students who have completed a comparable pass degree at another University.

To satisfy the Honours requirements, students undertake an additional year of study, completing Honours level courses (both compulsory and elective) and undertaking a research thesis. Students must have completed the prerequisite courses prior to their Honours year.

Stream Structure

Students need to have completed the requirements for a single major or double major in Management in their Pass degree.

Compulsory courses
MGMT3708 Research Methods in Employmemt & Management is a prerequisite for Year 4 Honours and would normally be taken in the Semester preceding Honours Year.

Plus two courses from the electives list:

Electives courses
  • MGMT3001 Business & Corporate Strategy (6 UOC)

Honours Level
During an Honours year, a student must complete the following:
A research thesis of approximately 20,000 words.
Students should enrol in MGMT4750 in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

Plus the following four courses:

Entry Requirements

To progress to Year 4 Honours in Management a student must:

1. Complete 48 units of credit in Management satisfying the requirements of a major sequence;
2. Pass all these courses and obtain an average grade of 70% or better in these courses
3. Obtain the permission of the Honours Coordinator to undertake the Honours year

For admission to the Honours program the minimum requirement is an average of 70% for all MGMT subjects. If there are more applicants than the School can accommodate, admission will be determined according to students' academic merit.

Students will be notified once final marks for Semester 2 become available. Students are expected to begin their preliminary research over the summer vacation.

How to Apply

Candidates intending to apply to the Honours programs are encouraged to discuss their eligibility and study program with Undergraduate Honours Coordinator for Management

Additional Information


Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure for the Academic requirements relating to this program.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
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