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Master of Management (MMNT) - MMNT

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should .

 External
Semester intake:No new admissions
Fees:Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:1 year full-time, up to 4 years part-time 
Program articulation:

From: Postgraduate Certificate of Business

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Contact us

Current students


Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au

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Program aims

The general aims of this program are to:

  • provide graduates with an advanced understanding of contemporary management, marketing and leadership concepts, trends, theories and practices

  • provide graduates with a set of tools in order to conceptualise problems and develop solutions to management issues

  • assist graduates in clarifying their managerial career aspirations and to instil confidence in graduates to progress their career aspirations to the best of their capabilities

  • respond to and meet the demands of public and private sector organizations for management, marketing and leadership talents.


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Program objectives

On successful completion of the Master of Management, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate advanced understanding of the key theories and practices of managing for sustainability

  • display competence in areas relevant to management and marketing practice at middle to senior levels

  • apply their knowledge of current behavioural, policy and strategic issues in order to improve organisational efficiency and sustainability

  • use written communication skills to interact effectively with other people at all work levels

  • analyse developments in a chosen area of management, marketing or leadership and critically evaluate relationships between such developments and contemporary theory and practice

  • demonstrate a commitment to ongoing managerial development.


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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • a bachelor degree or equivalent level in the broad areas of management, marketing or leadership

  • candidates who have an undergraduate degree or equivalent which does not meet the requirement outlined above must successfully complete the following two courses prior to enrolling in the Master of Management:


  • candidates who have a Graduate Certificate of Business (ends S3 2014) or a Postgraduate Certificate of Business may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Management provided that they have attained a GPA of 4.0 within that program and provided that they have undertaken the following two courses as part of their Graduate Certificate or Postgraduate Certificate program:


  • candidates who do not have an undergraduate degree or a Graduate Certificate of Business (ends S3 2014) or a Postgraduate Certificate of Business but who have a minimum of five years' full-time equivalent relevant work experience as deemed sufficient and appropriate on application, may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Management on successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate of Business. The following two courses must be undertaken as part of the Postgraduate Certificate program:


    It is recommended that candidates undertaking this path also take two level 8 courses selected from courses available within the Master of Management as part of the Postgraduate Certificate program.

    Students must attain a GPA of 4.0 for the Postgraduate Certificate of Business to become eligible to enrol in the Master of Management.


All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

Students must complete 8 courses as follows:

Area of study  Number of units 
4 core courses (compulsory)   4 units 
4 courses from one of the following specialisations:
  • Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (This specialisation has been discontinued)

  • Human Resource Management

  • Leadership

  • Marketing

  • Professional Studies

  • Sustainable Business

  • General


 
4 units 
Total  8 units 

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Program completion requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 4 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

The Master of Management comprises 4 core courses (compulsory):

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
  1, 2, 3 
     
  1, 2   
MKT8003 Services Sector Marketing and Management Studies     

Specific majors

In this section:

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Environmental Management and Sustainable Development specialisation

This specialisation has been discontinued and will not accept new enrolments from Semester 1, 2014.

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ECO8010 Corporations and Sustainable Development (Formerly MGT8010).*       
(Formerly MGT8011).     
(Formerly MGT8012).     
POL8013 Environmental Politics and Policy (Formerly MGT8013).*       

Footnotes
*This course will not be offered from 2013.

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Human Resource Management specialisation

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
     
     
     
  1, 2 

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Leadership specialisation

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
     
     
     
     

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Marketing specialisation

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
  1, 2 
     
     
MKT8009 Integrated Marketing Communication*     

Footnotes
*MKT8009 Integrated Marketing Communication will not be offered in 2014. will be offered in place of MKT8009 in 2014.

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Professional Studies specialisation

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Any 2 courses from one of the specialisations listed above  
*  1, 2, 3     
*  1, 2, 3     

Footnotes
*subject to approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts and availability of supervisor

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Sustainable Business specialisation

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
     
     
     
Any other course from the Master of Management , Master of Business Administration or Master of Business.  

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Exit points

A student who chooses not to complete or who does not maintain good standing in this program may be permitted to exit with a Postgraduate Certificate of Business provided that they have successfully met the requirements of that program.

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Credit

Candidates for admission to the Master of Management may be eligible for a maximum of four units of credit on the basis of prior successful completion of relevant, equivalent postgraduate study from a recognised university or institution offering equivalent study. In order for a credit to be granted, the claim must meet the following specific requirements:

  • the course passed was taken at least at Masters or equivalent level

  • the course was passed within five years prior to the application (courses up to 10 years old may be considered if evidence is provided that the applicant has been employed in that field)

  • the course passed is equivalent in objectives, content and weightings to a course prescribed in the Master of Management course, or alternatively, the course is suitable as an elective.


Claims for credit should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment in a course. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with USQ policy. Credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by USQ.

Note: Where credit is granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as credit, for example, where six units of credit is granted, maximum time will be three years and minimum duration will be two semesters.

Recommended enrolment pattern

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Recommended Enrolment Pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
Specialisation11
Specialisation11
12
MKT8003 Services Sector Marketing and Management Studies12
13
21
Specialisation21
Specialisation22