Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses (made up of 2 specialist core courses and 4 specialisation elective courses)
• 2 elective courses - students can choose electives to deepen their specialisations or can choose any other Master of Commerce course where prerequisites are met.

Master of Commerce (Extension) (MCom(Ext)) students with only one specialisation must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses (made up of 2 specialist core courses and 4 specialisation elective courses)
• 6 elective courses - students can choose electives to deepen their specialisations or can choose any other Master of Commerce course where prerequisites are met.

Master of Commerce (Extension) (MCom(Ext)) students with two specialisations must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses from the first specialisation
• 6 specialisation courses from the second specialisation
• No electives

In order to qualify for the Funds Management specialisation, students must complete:

4 core courses

2 disciplinary core courses:

and 2 disciplinary courses:

and 2 disciplinary courses selected from the following list:

and 2 elective courses selected from MCom offerings.

For those students who wish to extend their MCom (Funds Management) specialisation, it is recommended that the electives be taken from the following:

Note: Students who commenced prior to 2007 can complete COMM5004 instead of COMM5005.

Business graduates may be eligible for associate membership with The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA)

Students are encouraged to seek further clarification from the FINSIA website.

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.

Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

Please contact the Business Student Centre for advice.

Business Student Centre
e-mail: pgbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building