Course Enquiries
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