Master of Commerce

Degree Structure

Accounting and Auditing Specialisation

First semester

Second semester

Year 1

Intro elective (6 units)

Year 1 elective (6 units)

BUSN8013 Seminar in Reseach Method

Year 1 elective (6 units)

Year 2 elective (6 units)

Year 2

Year 2 elective (6 units)

Elective (6 units)

BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report
Elective (6 units)

Note: The above study plan is based on a minimum requirement of research unit (BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report:6-unit). Students who wish to undertake a research unit of 12,18 or 24 units should consult the Master of Commerce program coordinator for advice.

Finance Specialisation

	First semester (24 units)	Second semester (24 units)
Year 1	BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting STAT7055 Financial Statistics FINM7006 Financial Markets and Systems FINM7008 Applied Investments	FINM7041 Applied Financial Instruments and Risk Management FINM7007 Financial Management FINM7009 Financial Policy and Corporate Strategy Elective (6 units)
Year 2	FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance FINM8006 Advanced Investments BUSN8018 Qualitative Research Methods BUSN8062 Managing Major Projects	FINM8009 Derivative Instruments and Markets BUSN8013 Seminar in Research Method OR BUSN8053 Business Research Methods BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report FINM7004 Applied Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets

Coporate Responsibility Specialisation

First semester (24 units)

Second semester (24 units)

Year 1

BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting
BUSN7045 Corporate Governance
ECON8040 Resource and Environmental Economics (may require introductory level of Economics background)
MGMT7007 Managing for Sustainability

BUSN7017 Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, Accountability & Reporting
PAAE8006 Business Ethics
Elective (6 units)
Elective (6 units)

Year 2

BUSN8018 Qualitative Research Methods
MGMT8006 Management Research Methods (Term 1)
BUSN8062 Managing Major Projects
Adv.Elective (6 units)

BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report (6 units)

Adv.Elective (6 units)
Adv.Elective (6 units)
Adv.Elective (6 units)

Note: The above study plan is based on a minimum requirement of 6 units of research (BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report: 6-unit). Students who wish to undertake a research unit of 12,18 or 24 units should consult the Master of Commerce program coordinator for advice.

To take this specialisation, students should have a background in accounting, finance, or information systems in order to allow them to undertake an advanced specialisation in one of these areas in their second year.

Information Systems Specialisation

	First semester (24 units)	Second semester (24 units)
Year 1	INFS7040 Electronic Commerce for Managers INFS7003 Databases and Information Systems INFS7006 Information Systems & Communication Technologies INFS7007 Information Systems Analysis and Modelling	INFS7004 Accounting Information Systems INFS7002 E-Business Systems BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting OR Elective (6 units) Elective (6 units)
Year 2	INFS8201 Advanced Topics in information Systems Research INFS8205 Information Systems Strategy and Management BUSN8062 Managing Major Projects BUSN8018 Qualitative Research Methods	INFS8004 Enterprise Systems & Business Process Management BUSN8013 Seminar in Research Method, MGMT8006 Management Research Methods (Term 3) OR BUSN8053 Business Research Methods BUSN8801 Commerce Research Report (6-unit) Elective (6 units)

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