Governance Major (Master of Commerce and combined Master of Commerce programs)

Description

Governance involves the integrity and effectiveness of institutions in society, focusing especially but not exclusively on the functioning of the public sector. This major will examine central aspects of governance in the public, corporate and community sectors. It will examine what aspects of institutional structures and the environments in which they operate contribute to effective governance. It will be particularly useful for those wishing to pursue careers in the public and community sectors, and those wanting to examine how governance is central to economic and social sustainability.

Please Note: This major will NOT be available 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 Governance major, they must complete four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

1. one compulsory unit of study (six credit points) selected from the following:
• GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics
2. three elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following:
• ACCT6015 Extended Performance Reporting
• ACCT6118 Public Sector Accounting
• CISS6003 Business and Security
• CISS6004 Disease and Security
• CISS6008 Population and Security
• CISS6012 Civil-Military Relations
• GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance
• GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society
• GOVT6301 Government and Business Ethics
• GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy
• GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Sector Management
• GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making
• GOVT6331 International Public Management
• USSC6902 US Politics: Competing Centres of Power
• USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy
• USSC6905 US Economic Policy and Regulation

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

Students 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.