Master of Business
Degree Structure
Candidates must complete 48 units, consisting of no more than 24 units comprising introductory courses and at least 24 units of elective courses.
The program may combine intensive mode and semester length courses. Most 6 unit courses are taught in semester length mode. 3 unit courses are usually taught in intensive mode.
Introductory Courses (maximum of 24 units)
Introductory courses cover basic business skills. Students who have not previously studied in business-related areas will normally need to study introductory courses to satisfy pre-requisites for elective subjects. Students who satisfy the pre-requisites for the elective studies of their choice are not required to enrol in any introductory level courses.
BUSI7019 The Global Business Environment
BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
ECON8069 Business Economics
FINM7006 Financial Markets and Systems
INFS7040 Electronic Commerce for Managers
MGMT7022 Strategic Management
MGMT7030 Management and Organisations
MKTG7001 Marketing
MKTG7050 Consumer Behaviour and Analysis
STAT6006 Marketing Research Methods
STAT6046 Financial Mathematics
STAT7055 Financial Statistics
Elective Courses (minimum of 24 units)
Students must complete a minimum of 24 units comprised of elective courses. Students who wish to specialise may choose a sequence of elective courses from within the disciplinary specialisations listed below. A list of available elective courses appears after the specialisations.
Accounting and Auditing Specialisation:
Any four of:
BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
BUSN7006 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
BUSN7049 Corporate Financial Reporting
BUSN7031 Management Accounting & Cost Analysis
BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services
INFS7004 Accounting Information Systems
Corporate Responsibility Specialisation:
BUSN7017 Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, Accountability & Reporting
BUSN8045 Corporate Governance
ECON8040 Resource and Environmental Economics
MGMT7007 Management for Sustainability
MGMT7042 Managing Business Ethically
Finance Specialisation:
FINM7007 Financial Management
FINM7006 Financial Markets and Systems
And any two of:
FINM7008 Applied Investments
FINM7041 Applied Financial Instruments and Risk Management
FINM7042 Applied International Financial Management
A candidate who has not previously completed a course in introductory statistics should complete STAT7055 Quantitative Methods before enrolling in any of these three courses
Information Systems Specialisation:
INFS7003 Databases and Information Systems
INFS7006 Information Systems & Communication Technologies
INFS7007 Information Systems Analysis and Modelling
And any one of:
INFS7002 E-Business Systems
INFS7040 Electronic Commerce for Managers
INFS7004 Accounting Information Systems
International Business Specialisation
BUSI7019 The Global Business Environment
BUSI7001 International Logistics Management OR MKTG7035 Global Marketing OR MGMT7065 International Perpectives on Human Resource Management
BUSI7020 The European Business System OR BUSI7055 Asian Business Systems
BUSI7033 International Management
Management Specialisation:
Any four of:
MGMT7022 Strategic Management
MGMT7030 Management and Organisations
MGMT7065 International Perpectives on Human Resource Management
MGMT7171 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT7029 Managing Change in Organisations
MGMT7007 Management for Sustainability
Marketing Specialisation:
Any four of:
MKTG7001 Marketing
MKTG7003 Financial Services Marketing
MKTG7023 Services Marketing
MKTG7024 Government Marketing
MKTG7027 Marketing Strategy
MKTG7028 Marketing Communications
MKTG7035 Global Marketing
MKTG7050 Consumer Behaviour and Analysis
MKTG7058 Applied Marketing Research
STAT6006 Marketing Research Methods
Project Management Specialisation:
BUSN7024 Project Management Principles
BUSN8062 Managing Major Projects
And any two of:
- BUSN7031 Management Accounting & Cost Analysis
- INFS7120 Strategic Management of IT & e-Commerce
- ENGN8005 Operations Management
- ENGN8102 Project Management
- MGMT7169 A Management Framework for Business Project Managers
- MGMT7170 Tools and Techniques for Business Project Managers
- MGMT8001 Operations and Project Management
List of Electives Courses Available within Master of Business
Candidates may select any of the following courses subject to availability and satisfaction of prerequisites.
School of Accounting and Business Information Systems
BUSN7005 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
BUSN7006 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
BUSN7017 Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, Accountability & Reporting
BUSN7021 Taxation Law
BUSN7024 Project Management Principles
BUSN7027 Performance Audit and Management Reviews
BUSN7028 Public Sector Commercialisation and Privatisation
BUSN7031 Management Accounting & Cost Analysis
BUSN7032 Strategy and Control Using Management Accounting
BUSN7049 Corporate Financial Reporting
BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting
BUSN7052 Commercial Law
BUSN7054 Auditing and Assurance Services
BUSN7057 Business Associations Law
BUSN8003 Advanced Managerial Decision Making
BUSN8007 Analysis of Financial Reporting
BUSN8010 Special Topics in Commerce
BUSN8012 Auditing Concepts & Issues
BUSN8014 International Accounting
BUSN8016 Taxation Concepts & Issues
BUSN8045 Corporate Governance
BUSN8056 Advanced Auditing & Assurance Services
BUSN8101 Special topics in Commerce
BUSN8102 Special Topics in Commerce
BUSN8103 Special Topics in Commerce
BUSN8844 Applied Research Essay
INFS7002 E-Business Systems
INFS7003 Databases and Information Systems
INFS7004 Accounting Information Systems
INFS7006 Information Systems & Communication Technologies
INFS7007 Information Systems Analysis and Modelling
INFS8004 Enterprise Systems & Business Process Management
INFS8005 Information Systems Development Methodologies
INFS8201 Advanced Topics in information Systems Research
INFS8205 Organisational Knowledge and Strategic Information Systems
School of Economics
EMET8005 Economic Models and Introductory Econometrics
EMET8011 Econometric Modelling
EMET8012 Business and Economic Forecasting
EMET8013 Econometric Methods
ECON8040 Resource and Environmental Economics
School of Finance and Applied Statistics
FINM7003 Continuous Time Finance
FINM7007 Financial Management
FINM7008 Applied Investments
FINM7009 Financial Policy and Corporate Strategy
FINM7010 Financial Management Applications
FINM7021 Funds Management (3 units)
FINM7024 International Finance Concepts (3 units)
FINM7029 Public Sector Financial Management (3 units)
FINM7031 Special Topics in Financial Management: Strategic Management (3 units)
FINM7034 Taxation and Financial Systems
FINM7039 Financial Management Systems (3 units)
FINM7040 Venture Capital and Private Equity (3 units)
FINM7041 Applied Financial Instruments and Risk Management
FINM7042 Applied International Financial Management
FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINM8006 Advanced Investments
FINM8007 International Finance
FINM8009 Derivative Instruments and Markets
FINM8010 Finance Theory
FINM8011 Finance Empirical
STAT6028 Managerial Decision Analysis
STAT6038 Regression Modelling
STAT7001 Applied Statistics
STAT7007 Advanced Marketing Research Methods
STAT7026 Graphical Data Analysis
STAT7029 Design of Experiments and Surveys
STAT7055 Quantitative Methods
STAT8020 Multivariate Analysis
School of Management, Marketing and International Business
BUSI7001 International Business Logistics
BUSI7020 The European Business System
BUSI7033 International Management
BUSI7055 Asian Business Systems
MGMT7001 Essential Business Skills
MGMT7006 Effective Business Decision Making
MGMT7007 Managing for Sustainability
MGMT7022 Strategic Management
MGMT7029 Managing Change in Organisations
MGMT7042 Managing Business Ethically
MGMT7048 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MGMT7061 Leading High Performance Teams
MGMT7065 International Perpectives on Human Resource Management
MGMT7169 A Managemebnt Framework for Business Projects
MGMT7170 Tools and Techniques for Business Project Managers
MGMT7171 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT8001 Operations and Project Management
MGMT8006 Management Research Methods
MKTG7001 Marketing
MKTG7003 Marketing for Financial Services
MKTG7023 Services Marketing
MKTG7024 Government Marketing
MKTG7027 Marketing Strategy
MKTG7028 Marketing Communications
MKTG7035 Global Marketing
MKTG7037 Electronic Marketing
MKTG7058 Applied Market Research
Other courses offered by the University may be taken with the approval of the program co-ordinator.
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
