Business School

Postgraduate outcomes

 

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Postgraduate Programs
UWA Business School

The University of Western Australia (M404)
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, Perth
Western Australia 6009

Phone (+61 8) 6488 3980
Fax     (+61 8) 6488 1072
Email   postgrads-business@uwa.edu.au

Below is a summary of the expected outcomes from postgraduate courses offered by the Business School.

Postgraduate programs

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Crawley and Singapore Campuses

  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills  solve problems relevant to business
  • Develop leadership and strategic capabilities in a local and global context
  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop broad and contemporary knowledge of the subject matter, concepts and techniques of management
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations

Master of Business Information Management (MBIM)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve problems relevant to Business Information Management
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Provide a broad perspective of information systems allowing students to bridge the business and technical domains
  • Develop skills and organisational knowledge in the area of IT-enabled change management
  • Enable the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills to procure and integrate application software within business processes
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations

Master of Business Research (MBR)

  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve problems relevant to business research
  • Develop an understanding and appreciation of relevant business research methods and tools
  • Develop broad and contemporary knowledge of the subject matter, concepts and techniques of business research
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business research contexts

Master of Commerce (MCom)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop knowledge in some core business competencies and in at least one business specialisation  
  • Develop an understanding of business in a local and global context
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations

Master of Economics (MEc)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve Economic problems
  • Develop effective communication skills and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of economic policy and/or business contexts
  • Develop an advanced understanding of core economics
  • Develop specialist competency in selected advanced level courses in economics
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations

Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations (HRER)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve problems in Human Resource or Employment Relations
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Develop integrated and advanced core competencies in human resource management and employee relations
  • Develop an understanding of theory and practice in HR and ER in a local and global context
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations

Master of Marketing (MMkt)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve marketing problems
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Provide advanced competencies in the marketing discipline
  • Develop advanced knowledge in marketing theories, concepts and techniques
  • Develop the capability in graduates to work independently and in team situations

Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc)

  • Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas related to business decisions, social responsibility and sustainability
  • Develop integrative and critical thinking skills to solve routine accounting problems in diverse contexts  
  • Develop effective communication skills to influence and relate to multiple stakeholders across a range of business contexts
  • Satisfy the requirements for admission to the professional accounting bodies in Australia
  • Develop skills to work effectively in both independent and team situations