Business Strategy - ECONMS8404
Stream Summary
Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School
School: School of Economics
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 8404 - Commerce
Award(s):
Master of Commerce (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Study this specialisation in your Master of Commerce and understand how strategic activity among firms and individuals affects business outcomes. You will learn practical tools for effective business decision-making and investigate business strategies in a global context.
Stream Structure
One Compulsory Core course:
- MGMT5050 Prof Skills & Ethics (6 UOC)
One Data Analysis Core Course:
- COMM5005 Quant Methods for Business (6 UOC)
- ECON5248 Business Forecasting (6 UOC)
MCom (Extension) students: if Banking, Finance, Accounting, Economics or Risk Management are chosen as a second specialisation, students should take COMM5005 Quant Methods for Business (6 UOC) as their Data Analysis core course.
One Compulsory Gateway Course:
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
Two Gateway Elective courses from the following (for MCom Extension students choice may be determined by the second Specialisation chosen):
Three Required Specialisation courses:
Two Elective Specialisation courses :
- ACCT5931 Strategic Management Accountin (6 UOC)
- ECON5130 Financial Systems &The Economy (6 UOC)
- ECON5248 Business Forecasting (6 UOC)
- ECON5321 Managerial Economics (6 UOC)
- MGMT5601 Global Bus&Multinat Enterprise (6 UOC)
- MGMT5608 Corp. Strategy in East Asia (6 UOC)
- MGMT5611 Entrepreneurship & New Venture (6 UOC)
- MGMT5800 Techn. Manage. & Innovation (6 UOC)
- MGMT5904 Managing Organisational Change (6 UOC)
- MGMT5908 Strategic Human Resource Mngt (6 UOC)
- MGMT6005 Managing Org Risk Globally (6 UOC)
One General Elective - You have the option to choose one of these two electives from outside the MCom if pre-requisite study allows.
One Capstone course:
- COMM5010 Strategy,Mktg&Mgt (6 UOC)
OR
- COMM5030 Social Entre Practicum (6 UOC)
High performing students will have the opportunity to apply for participate in a MCom Practicum. This would replace the Capstone course. How to apply COMM5030.
CREDIT TRANSFERS (including the Data Analysis course) may be awarded for courses (maximum 24 UOC) based on your previous studies.
It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.
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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
