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At the Faculty of Economics and Business we are committed to providing you with a university education that is at the cutting edge of knowledge, is intellectually rigorous, and has contemporary and professional relevance.

All our courses are designed to:

  • Provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and build strong and cooperative networks among students from diverse educational, cultural and professional backgrounds.
  • Help you develop advanced skills and the knowledge required for high-level positions in industry, commerce and government.
  • Give you the training necessary for significant career development or career change.
  • Expose you to the latest research in business theory and practice.

Finding the Right Degree

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Deciding which course to choose will depend on what you want to achieve:

To Broaden Knowledge and Skills

Specialist Professional Accreditation

Leadership and Management

Specialist Knowledge and Skills

View our full list of postgraduate courses and combined degrees.

Areas of Specialisation

Master of Commerce

The Commerce program has a specialist in focus while still covering a broad range of study. It develops the advanced skills and knowledge required for a high-level position in industry, commerce and government. Credit for previous study may be granted for up to four foundation units.

Career Options

This degree program prepares you for positions in accounting, marketing or other specialist fields, but also gives you a thorough understanding of commerce for use in many business fields. Practising Accountants who already have an undergraduate accounting qualification or major can study advanced units in professional accounting.

Master of Professional Accounting

This program provides knowledge, understanding and expertise in the range of disciplines appropriate to professional accountancy to students with little or no previous study in the accounting field. Credit for previous study may be granted for up to four foundation units.

Career Options

Our graduates look forward to employment in (and eventually, formation of their own) accounting practices; also to roles as chief financial officers, chief information officers, financial controllers, company secretaries, financial analysts and planners, tax and estate advisers, financial and management accountants, auditors, system designers, investment advisors and managers.

Master of and Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations

This course provides high level training in HRM&IR and a specialised qualification for those engaged in, or contemplating careers in, industrial relations, human resource management and related areas.

Career Options

The skills and content derived from these programs provide a foundation for careers in traditional IR organisations such as unions, employer bodies and government as well as in HRM, research, policy development, consultancy work, industrial law and many aspects of private and public sector management.

Master of Management

In an increasingly competitive market, you need an extra advantage to get the right start in your chosen career. That's why you should consider supplementing your existing degree with the Master of Management degree, a 12-month pre-experience program that will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in management in your chosen field.

Career Options

The Master of Management degree supplements your existing degree and management skills to help you to work at the top level in your chosen field and actually use your knowledge to be successful.

Master of Public Administration

Designed for existing senior public servants of national, state, provincial and local governments and provides a practical education experience to enhance existing skills.

Career Options

It is a degree that is relevant to all public sector employees allowing graduates to transfer skills from one agency/ministry to another.

Master of Economics

Provides advanced training in theoretical and applied aspects of modern economics, econometrics and financial economic sciences. Credit for previous study may be granted for up to four foundation units.

Career Options

Our graduates go on to specialist positions in Treasury, the Reserve Bank, other policy departments across the Commonwealth and State governments, international agencies, the financial markets and financial institutions, to head office roles in the corporate world, and to key positions in the not-for-profit sector.

Master of International Business

Globalisation of business, trade and finance are reshaping national economies. In order to take full advantage of these and other influences on the business world, modern business practitioners need a thorough understanding of international business. Credit for previous study may be granted for up to four foundation units.

Career Options

Our graduates pursue roles such as export and import manager, international strategy manager, government officer - Department of Foreign and Trade Affairs, international management consultant, international travel manager, consultant: United Nations.

Master of International Business & Law

Issues of international trade are of great importance to business professionals around the world. This program provides invaluable knowledge of the legal framework within which businesses operate, from taxation to employment law. Students develop skills in risk assessment, compliance and legal troubleshooting.

Career Options

An ideal entry path for those seeking to broaden their career into international trade, taxation law and other related fields. There are a wide range of career options open to graduates who combine specialist knowledge of business law with studies in business, accounting, marketing, economics, finance or government.

Master of Logistics Management

The Logistics Management programs provide training in the field of logistics and supply chain management, with a particular emphasis on management and operations.

Career Options

Logistics specialists are in very high demand in the private and public sectors throughout the world. Companies in every type of industry are seeking people at all levels with the vision and drive to deliver continuous improvement in their supply chains.

Master of Organisational Coaching

This course brings together the organisational and strategic aspects of people management with the theories and techniques of coaching psychology.

Career Options

This is an ideal program for people working in human resource management and related fields who wish to apply modern coaching techniques in the workplace.

Master of Transport Management

The Transport Management programs provide training in the field of transport with particular emphasis on management and planning. Individual units focus on topics including transport planning and survey methods, transport economics, geographical information systems, traffic control and systems, and transport policy and the environment.

Career Options

Transport careers offer opportunities in diverse fields such as managing a railway, carrying out traffic and revenue forecasts, undertaking transport planning, being a specialist urban planner focusing on travel demand management, undertaking travel market surveys, providing strategic policy advice to government ministers or CEOs of large private organisations.

Graduate Certificate in Innovation and Enterprise

The innovation and enterprise program is designed to develop commercially aware and empowered entrepreneurs.The course ensures participants gain valuable skills and know-how in commercialisation processes and activities, intellectual property management, financial management, project management, market research, teamwork and presentations.

The Graduate Certificate equips technology and science researchers with the skills, knowledge and experience to bring research-based ideas and inventions to market.

Master of Marketing

If you are an experienced manager, wishing to pursue a career in marketing, this new, specialist degree will offer you the opportunity to acquire the strategic knowledge and practical skills that businesses are seeking. The new Master of Marketing is distinguished from other programs as it addresses the marketing issues faced by businesses in today's complex, competitive world. Designed with the advice of industry leaders and delivered by the premier marketing group in the region, this degree is designed for tomorrow's leaders, who will face increasingly demanding marketing challenges.

Graduate Certificate in Marketing

This course gives students an understanding of consumer behaviour and purchase decision-making, integrating theory and practice from many branches of the social sciences.

Career Options

Graduates work as marketing directors and in other managerial roles in advertising, marketing research, brand manager, sales, and e-commerce. An increasing number of graduates work in senior general management positions and others in organisations that specialise in marketing research, product or packaging design, advertising agencies, media buying, or public relations.

Master of International Security

In today's world, governments, businesses and individuals are impacted directly by a range of security threats, from pandemic disease and climate change, to transnational organised crime and terrorism. The Master of International Security provides students with comprehensive knowledge of the field, drawing on the fields of defence, international relations, strategic studies, political science, economics, environmental studies, law, business, public health, biology, and demography.

Career Options

Graduates will be well-placed to launch or advance their careers in government, defence, diplomacy, intelligence, business, consulting, journalism, and non-governmental and humanitarian work in Australia or overseas.