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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Professional Accreditation
Further Information

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
 
 
School: School of Banking and Finance
 
 
Contact:  Australian School of Business Student Centre
 
 
Program: 8417 - Commerce (Extension)
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Commerce (Extension) (Specialisation)
 
 

Plan Outline

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

Plan Structure

In order to complete the Master of Commerce program with a Finance specialisation, students must complete 4 core courses
(It is recommended that all core cores are taken in the first semester)

plus 2 specialist core courses
and 4 specialist courses
and between 2 and 6 elective courses selected from MCom offerings depending on the program and number of specialisations chosen. Please refer to the Plan Outline for further information.

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

Professional Accreditation

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.

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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