Master of Commerce (Honours) (MCom(Hons))

Course Code	FC045
Course Type	Postgraduate
Credit Points Required	96
CRICOS code	054970C

Description

The Master of Commerce (Honours) is an extension of the Master of Commerce pass degree where students complete a supervised dissertation and further electives in their chosen area of specialisation.

Please Note: The Master of Commerce (Honours) is only available to students who commenced their degree prior to 2010. However, there is no guarantee that the honours program will be available in all subject areas listed below. Students should check with the individual Discipline to see if honours study is possible.

Course Rules

To be awarded the Master of Commerce (Honours), students must successfully complete:

all the requirements (72 credit points) for the Master of Commerce pass degree
four additional units (24 credit points) including two compulsory units of study which constitute the honours dissertation plus two other elective (non-core) units of study approved by the relevant discipline.

Honours Dissertation Units of Study

Honours Subject Area	Dissertation units of study
Accounting	ACCT7001 Accounting Honours A ACCT7002 Accounting Honours
Banking	BANK7001 Banking Honours A BANK7002 Banking Honours
Business and Security	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Business Decision Sciences	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Business Information Systems	INFS7001 Business Information Systems Honours A INFS7002 Business Information Systems Honours B
Business Law	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Business Statistics	ECMT7001 Business Statistics Honours A ECMT7002 Business Statistics Honours B
Economics	ECON7001 Economics Honours A ECON7002 Economics Honours B
Employment Relations and Human Resource Management	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Entrepreneurship	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Finance	FINC7001 Finance Honours A FINC7002 Finance Honours B
International Business	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Marketing	MKTG7001 Marketing Honours A MKTG7002 Marketing Honours B
Organisational Analysis and Strategy	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Quantitative Finance	FINC7011 Quantitative Finance Honours A FINC7012 Quantitative Finance Honours B
Strategic Management	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Supply Chain and Logistics Management	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Taxation	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments
Transport Management	No dissertation units offered for 2010 enrolments

Enrolment Guide

Master of Commerce (Honours) (generic program of study)

The following table shows an illustrative program of study for a student enrolled in the Master of Commerce (Honours) on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.

Year / Semester	Units of study				Total credit points
Year 1 Semester 1	core	core	core	core	24
Year 1 Semester 2	major I	major I	core or elective or major II	core or elective or major II	24
Year 2 Semester 1	major I	major I	elective or major II	elective or major II	24
Year 2 Semester 2	Honours Dissertation 1	Honours Dissertation 2	elective for major I subject area	elective for major I subject area	24

Please Note. The information listed in this program of study examples is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study before enrolling. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their degree in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan their degree based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your degree.

Entry Requirements

For entry into the Master of Commerce (Honours) students must complete the Master of Commerce with a minimum average of 75 per cent across four units of study in their chosen Table B major (See Master of Commerce). Students should refer to the information listing under the Master of Commerce section in this handbook for details of these requirements.

Please Note. Students need to arrange for a supervisor for their dissertation prior to applying for entry into this course. Enrolment in the Master of Commerce (Honours) is subject to supervisor availability.

Duration of Course

Full-time: Full-Time students typically complete three or four units of study per semester, completing the 16 units in four to five semesters (two to 2.5 years).

Part-time: Students undertake one or two units of study per semester, typically completing the program in four to six years.

Faculty of Economics and Business