UNSW Handbook Program - Commerce & Economics

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Commerce & Economics - 2585

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Australian School of Business
	Contact: http://www.business.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Research
	Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 12
	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
International Business MGMTBR2585

Academic Rules

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

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

Prospective students are strongly advised to make contact with the Australian School of Business Research Office to establish a potential supervisor before applying for research study at the University.

Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: www.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/research

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