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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Academic Rules
Fees
Further information
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Business
 
 
Contact: http://www.fce.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Research
 
 
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Philosophy (Research)
 
 

Program Description

The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop research competence in a limited timeframe. The program duration is 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) aims to:
  • Deepen insight into underlying paradigms, advanced theory and research processes in a commerce discipline;
  • Develop competence in conducting research; and
  • Provide opportunities for the design of discipline-based research projects

Program Structure

The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) consists of:
  • An average of four coursework courses totalling 24 units of credit usually undertaken in the first year of candidature.
  • A thesis not exceeding more than 40,000 words on an approved topic to the value of 48 units of credit.
The MPhil program will be offered in the following disciplinary streams:
  • Accounting ACCTAR2585
  • Actuarial Studies ACTLCR2585
  • Banking and Finance FINSCR2585
  • Business Law and Taxation LEGTER2585
  • Economics ECONAR2585
  • Employment Relations MGMTAR2585
  • Human Resource Management MGMTFR2585
  • Organisational Behaviour MGMTER2585
  • Marketing MARKAR2585
  • Information Systems and Management INFSER2585

Academic Rules

Refer to Program Structure section.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Further information

Further information can be found by searching via plan code (the 10 character alphanumeric code, ie MPhil in Accounting: ACCTAR2585) using QuickFind on the left-hand side of this page.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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