Business and Society Major (Master of Commerce and combined Master of Commerce programs)

Description

The Business and Society major focuses on the relationships between corporations and their social and political environments. It emphasises the breadth of stakeholder interests and the range of ethical and political issues which contemporary corporations must face. It is particularly useful for those working in public affairs roles in business or government, and for those wanting to extend their studies by reflecting more broadly on the role of business in contemporary society.

Please Note: This major will NOT be available to students commencing in 2009/2010. Continuing (Pre-2009 commencing) students may complete this major following the requirements set out below or in the Handbook of the year they commenced their degree.

Requirements for the major

For continuing (pre-2009 commencing) students to complete a major in Business and Society, students must have completed the following foundation level unit of study as a prerequisite for the major:

• GOVT5001 Business, Government and Society (Not available in 2010)

For a Business and Society major, continuing students must complete four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

• CISS6001 New Security Challenges
• CISS6003 Business and Security
• CISS6004 Disease and Security
• CISS6008 Population and Security
• CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations
• GOVT6157 Corporate Citizenship
• GOVT6301 Government and Business Ethics
• GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy
• GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management
• GOVT6336 Media Politics
• USSC6902 US Competing Centres of Power
• USSC6904 US Financial Institutions and Culture
• USSC6905 US Economic Policy and Regulation
• WORK6119 The Innovative Firm

Please Note:

1. The units listed above are those units which are being offered for the current year only. For details of units of study that available as electives in this major, please refer to the Faculty handbook.
2. All 'GOVT' units of study are offered through the Department of Government and International Relations, Faculty of Arts. All 'USSC' coded units of study are offered the United States Studies Centre.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is only available to continuing students (pre-2009 commencing) under the

• Master of Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Master of Facilities Management
• Master of Commerce and Master of Logistics Management
• Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of International Business and Master of Commerce
• Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce

Continuing students (pre-2009 commencing) enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Commerce or the Master of Professional Accounting may choose units from this major subject area as electives in their course.