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Program Code

MCOMM

Academic Year

2022

Program Faculty

Faculty of the Professions

Special Notes

This program will no longer be open for enrolments to commencing students from Semester 2, 2022.

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These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Master of Commerce is designed to provide knowledge of the principles behind commercial and business practice in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing and business statistics.
The Master of Commerce is an AQF Level 9 Masters Conversion qualification with a standard duration of 2 years.

Conditions

Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Master of Commerce

There shall be a Master of Commerce.

Qualification Requirements

Academic Program:

To qualify for the degree of Master of Commerce, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

Core courses to the value of 15 units
Closed Electives to the value of 18 units
Elective courses to the value of 6 units
Research equivalent to the value of 9 units, combining a research methods course and a research project.

Prior Learning

Students with cognate knowledge may be approved by the Program Coordinator to complete additional electives in lieu of core courses to the equivalent unit value.

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Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 15 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 7019	Accounting Concepts and Methods (M)	3
CORPFIN 7005	Principles of Finance (M)	3
MARKETNG 7104	Marketing Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7033	Quantitative Methods (M)	3
ECON 7239	Economics for Management	3

Research

To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.

Accounting

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTFIN 7005	Research Project in Financial Statement Analysis (M)	6
ACCTFIN 7017	Financial Statement Analysis (M)	3

Finance

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTFIN 7005	Research Project in Financial Statement Analysis (M)	6
ACCTFIN 7017	Financial Statement Analysis (M)	3

International Business

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMERCE 7039	Business Research Methods (M)	3
INTBUS 7505	Research Project in International Business (M)	6

Marketing

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMERCE 7039	Business Research Methods (M)	3
MARKETNG 7120	Research Project in Marketing (M)	6

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 7009	Auditing & Assurance Services (M)	3
ACCTING 7014	Management Accounting (M)	3
COMMLAW 7013	Income Taxation (M)	3
COMMLAW 7012	Business and Corporations Law	3
ACCTFIN 7001	Ethical Principles in Finance & Accounting	3
ACCTING 7103	Management Control Systems	3
ACCTING 7020	Intermediate Financial Reporting (M)	3

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 7019	Advanced Funds Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7020	Derivatives (M)	3
CORPFIN 7021	Corporate Investment Evaluation (M)	3
CORPFIN 7022	Advanced Corporate Finance (M)	3
CORPFIN 7039	Equity Valuation & Analysis (M)	3
CORPFIN 7040	Fixed Income Securities (M)	3
CORPFIN 7042	Corporate Financial Risk Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7050	International Financial Management (M)	3
ACCTFIN 7001	Ethical Principles in Finance & Accounting	3

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MARKETNG 7023	Understanding Consumers (M)	3
MARKETNG 7024	Developing Global Markets (M)	3
MARKETNG 7025	Integrated Marketing Communications (M)	3
MARKETNG 7026	Marketing Research for Decision Makers (M)	3
MARKETNG 7032	Strategic Marketing (M)	3

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 7048	Applied Financial Institutions Management (M)	3
ECON 7032	Public Economics PG	3
ECON 7036	International Trade and Investment Policy IID	3
ECON 7220	Challenges Facing Economic Policy Makers	3
ECON 7070	Labour Economics PG	3
ECON 7241	Managerial Economics IID	3

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PROF 7500	Postgraduate Professions Internship	3
PROF 7502	Postgraduate Professions Internship OS	3
ACCTFIN 7501	International Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 7502	Domestic Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 7503	European Study Tour	3
ACCTFIN 7504	New York Study Tour	3
PROJMGNT 7050	Project Management Study Tour PG	3
ENTREP 7900	eChallenge	3
ENTREP 7901	Tech eChallenge	3

Published on: 30 November, 2021 | 16:46:31