Master of Commerce (coursework) [41680] : Handbook 2025 : The University of Western Australia

Course overview

Description: The Master of Commerce provides the opportunity to develop breadth across selected areas including accounting, business information and logistics management, employment relations, finance, human resource management, marketing or economics.
Course title: Master of Commerce (coursework)
Award abbreviation: MCom
Course code: 41680
Course type: Master's degree by coursework only
Status: Current / 2025
Administered by: UWA Business School
CRICOS code: 083272M

Course details

Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year
Attendance type: Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
Credit points required: 96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Standard course duration: 1.5 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 72 points of taught units and 24 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the School
Maximum course duration: 2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 96 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
Time limit: 5 years
Delivery mode: Internal
Locations offered: UWA (Perth)
Domestic fee type: Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
Available to international students: Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
Course Coordinator(s): Dr Lyndie Bayne
Fees: Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Specialisations

SP-ACCTG Accounting
SP-BSIMG Business Information and Logistics Management
SP-ECONS Economics
SP-EMPCO Employment Relations
SP-FINCE Finance
SP-HRSMT Human Resource Management
SP-INBUS International Business (Not Available for 2021)
SP-MGMNT Management
SP-MRKTG Marketing

Course structure

Key to availability of units:

S1: Semester 1
S2: Semester 2
N/A: not available in 2025 – may be available in 2026 or 2027
NS: non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Students who have not completed the Bachelor of Commerce, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty, may be required to complete relevant conversion units up to the value of 24 points, as advised by the Faculty:

Take all units (12 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1, S2	MGMT5511	Introduction to Global Business	Prerequisites BUSN5100 Applied Professional Business Communications. or WACE/TEE English or equivalent	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	MGMT5526	Principles for Responsible Management	Prerequisites any six units in the Master of Commerce (41680) or the Master of Ocean Leadership (62540) Incompatibility MGMT5506 Ethics and Sustainability Management	Intensive mode up to 6 hours per week over 6 weeks, which will include 2 lectures and 2 workshops/tutorials per week, and may include dedicated meeting time with the unit coordinator/tutors as well as self-directed learning, and the viewing of pre-recorded lecture videos and readings ahead of timetabled sessions each week.

Take units up to the value of 12 points from group 1 or 2 or options up to the value of 12 points chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.

Group 1

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1, S2	BUSN5100	Applied Professional Business Communications	Incompatibility WACE/TEE English or equivalent or BUSN4003 Applied Business Communication or MGMT5610 Applied Professional Business Communications	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	MGMT5504	Data Analysis and Decision Making	Incompatibility MGMT5513 Data Driven Decision Making	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Group 2

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
NS	SVLG5003	Wicked Problems	Prerequisites any bachelor's degree. permission/approval is required to enrol	The unit is a 6 week intensive. Attendance at the service learning location is required every day for the first week. In the remaining weeks, students will work independently in project teams, with classroom time reduced to around 15-20 hours altogether.
NS, S1, S2	WILG5001	Work Integrated Learning Internship Program	Prerequisites Completion of 24 points of post graduate units and approval from the unit coordinator.	Industry experience: 100 hours Online sessions with Unit Coordinator: 1-2 hours

Take units to the value of 0-6 points, as advised by the Faculty.

Note: This unit is only available to students enrolled in double degree programs.

Group 3

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1	BUSN5506	Business Research Project	Prerequisites approval by course coordinator	in consultation with a supervisor

Accounting specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.

Group A

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1, S2	ACCT5511	Intermediate Corporate Financial Accounting	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	ACCT5521	Advanced Corporate Financial Accounting	Prerequisites ACCT5511 Intermediate Corporate Financial Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	ACCT5522	Principles of Auditing	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting and ACCT5511 Intermediate Corporate Financial Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	ACCT5531	Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting. and ACCT5511 Intermediate Corporate Financial Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	ACCT5532	Accounting Information Systems	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting (or equivalent). or ACCT5602 Accounting (formerly MGMT8502 Accounting) (or equivalent)	Seminars: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S1, S2	ACCT5633	Accounting for Planning and Control	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	ACCT5637	Principles of Taxation	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting	for standard teaching period—lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
S2	FINA5557	Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Reporting	Prerequisites Successful completion of ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent and FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent	3 hours per week

Business Information and Logistics Management specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, C, D, E, F, G. H or I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, C, D, E , F, G. H and I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.

Group B

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S2	BUSN5001	Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business	Incompatibility FINA5510 Digital Finance I	Standard Semester: lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	EBUS5504	Electronic Business	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	INMT5501	Enterprise Information Systems	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	INMT5503	Logistics and Supply Chain Management	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	INMT5504	Business Process Management	None	lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	INMT5518	Supply Chain Analytics	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	INMT5526	Business Intelligence	Prerequisites Unit(s) INMT5518 Supply Chain Analytics or Unit(s) BUSN5002 Fundamentals of Business Analytics or Unit(s) BUSN5101 Programming for Business or equivalent or Unit(s) CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python or equivalent	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	INMT5620	Management of Information Systems for Digital Transformation	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	MGMT5660	Applied Project Management	Incompatibility MGMT5665 Project Management	lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week

Economics specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, D, E, F, H or I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, F, H or I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points. Students who have not completed the Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent as recognized by the faculty should take ECON5541 as a conversion unit.

Group G

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1	ECON5506	The Economics of Financial Markets	Prerequisites Enrolment in 41680 Master of Commerce or CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics or 42670 Master of Economics or ECON5541 Economics for Business: Applications and Policy or ECON5516 The Economics of Public Policy or FINA5533 Finance Essentials and FINA5632 Investments	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	ECON5514	Economic Research and Evaluation Methods	Incompatibility ECON2271 Introductory Econometrics	seminars: 3 hours per week
S2	ECON5515	Economic Growth and Institutions	None	seminars: 3 hours per week
S1	ECON5516	The Economics of Public Policy	None	seminars: 3 hours per week
S1	ECON5518	Economics of Global Health and Policy	Prerequisites Enrolment in CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics or 42580 Master of Public Policy or 42620 Master of Economics or 42670 Master of Economics or 41680 Master of Commerce or 42230 Graduate Certificate in Economics	seminars: 3 hours per week
S2	ECON5519	Public Economics	Prerequisites Enrolment in BH013 Bachelor of Economics (Honours) or CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics or BH002 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) or 42620 Master of Economics or 42670 Master of Economics or 41680 Master of Commerce or Enrolment in BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) and Successful completion of 144 points	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	ECON5521	Economic Policy and Communication	None	seminars: 3 hours per week
S2	ECON5570	Health Analytics	Prerequisites Enrolment in CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics or 42620 Master of Economics or 42670 Master of Economics or 42630 Master of Business Analytics or 42580 Master of Public Policy or 62530 Master of Data Science	seminars: up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S1	ECON5580	Running Randomised Experiments	None	up to 3 contact hours per week

Employment Relations specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, D, E, F, G, H or I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, D, E, F, G, H or I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.

Group C

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1	EMPL5412	Employment Relations	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	EMPL5450	Sustainability and Employment Relations	Prerequisites EMPL5412 Employment Relations	Seminars: 12 x 3 hour seminar as per normal Masters unit delivery.
S2	EMPL5501	Strategic Workplace Relations	Prerequisites EMPL5412 Employment Relations	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	EMPL5511	Employment Relations in a Global Context	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	EMPL5514	Negotiation and Dispute Resolution	None	lectures/seminars: 5 sessions (7–8 hours each) over 6 weeks
S2	EMPL5555	Employee Relations Law	Incompatibility LAWS5555 Employee Relations Law	up to 3 hours seminar

Finance specialisation

Take all units (12 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1, S2	FINA5533	Finance Essentials	Incompatibility FINA5432 Introduction to Finance AND FINA5635 Corporate Finance	lectures: 3 hours per week (maximum students per class: 45)
S1, S2	FINA5632	Investments	Prerequisites ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent Graduate Certificate in Finance students: none Co-requisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Take units to the value of 12 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, E, F, G, H or I OR take units to the value of at least 12 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, E, F, G, H or I sufficient to bring the total to 36 points.

Group D

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1	FINA5510	Digital Finance I	Prerequisites Successful completion of FINA5533 Finance Essentials Successful completion of FINA5632 Investments Incompatibility BUSN5001 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business	Seminars: up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S2	FINA5520	Risk Management and Financial Instruments	Prerequisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent and FINA5632 Investments	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	FINA5521	Quantitative Methods in Finance	Prerequisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent) and FINA5632 Investments	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	FINA5523	Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation	Prerequisites Enrolment in or Successful completion of FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent Co-requisites Master of Applied Finance Students: FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent) Incompatibility FINA2207 Business Analysis & Valuation or ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis.	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	FINA5524	Trading and Markets	Prerequisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent) and FINA5632 Investments	3 hours per week for 12 weeks. Sessions include a combination of seminars and workshops.
S1, S2	FINA5526	Funds Management	Prerequisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent) and FINA5632 Investments	up to 3 hours per week which may include lectures/seminars/workshops
S1	FINA5527	Venture Capital	Prerequisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent) and FINA5632 Investments	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	FINA5557	Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Reporting	Prerequisites Successful completion of ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent and FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent	3 hours per week
S1, S2	FINA5631	International Financial Analysis	Prerequisites Successful completion of ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent Co-requisites FINA5533 Finance Essentials	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Human Resource Management specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, D, F, G, H or I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, F, G, H or I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.

Group E

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S1	HRMT5501	Diversity and Inclusion	None	3 hours per week, over 12 weeks.
S2	HRMT5502	People Analytics	Prerequisites Enrolment in 41660 Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations (ID 45) or Course Enrolment 42270 Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (ID 1458) or Course Enrolment 42630 Master of Business Analytics (ID 1478) or 73550 Master of Business Psychology (ID 1408)	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	HRMT5504	Introduction to Human Resource Management	None	seminars: up to 3 hours per week
S1	HRMT5518	Strategic Human Resource Management	Prerequisites HRMT5504 Introduction to Human Resource Management	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1	HRMT5530	Career Development and Employability	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	MGMT5508	Organisational Behaviour and Leadership	None	1-hour lecture and 2-hour workshop per week for 12 weeks
S1	PSYC5514	Assessment and Selection	Prerequisites Enrolment in 53580 Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology or 01880/54580 Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology or 73550 Master of Business Psychology or 41680 Master of Commerce or 41660 Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations and Successful completion of HRMT5502 People Analytics	lectures/tutorials: 36 hours (12 x 3 hours). Attendance to lectures is compulsory.
S2	PSYC5515	Organisational Development and Change	Prerequisites Enrolment in 41680 Master of Commerce or 41660 Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations or 43550 Master of Commerce (coursework) and Master of International Commercial Law (coursework) or 52330 Graduate Diploma in Work Health and Safety or 62540 Master of Ocean Leadership or 53580 Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology or 01880/54580 Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology or 73550 Master of Business Psychology or 73290 Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology	up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks, mix of lectures & activities

International Business (Not Available for 2021) specialisation

Management specialisation

Take all units (12 points):

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S2	MGMT5503	Management Strategy	Incompatibility MGMT5700 Strategic Management	seminars: 12 x 3 hours
S2	MGMT5508	Organisational Behaviour and Leadership	None	1-hour lecture and 2-hour workshop per week for 12 weeks

Take units to the value of 12 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, D, E, F, G or I OR take units to the value of at least 12 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G or I sufficient to bring the total to 36 points.

Group H

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S2	EMPL5501	Strategic Workplace Relations	Prerequisites EMPL5412 Employment Relations	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2	EMPL5514	Negotiation and Dispute Resolution	None	lectures/seminars: 5 sessions (7–8 hours each) over 6 weeks
S1, S2	HRMT5504	Introduction to Human Resource Management	None	seminars: up to 3 hours per week
S2	INMT5503	Logistics and Supply Chain Management	None	lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2	LAWS4227	Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions	Incompatibility Successful completion of 20820 Juris Doctor or 21190 Bachelor of Laws	Weekly attendance
S1	MGMT5660	Applied Project Management	Incompatibility MGMT5665 Project Management	lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week
S2	MKTG5406	Buyer Behaviour and Decision Making	None	lecture/seminar/tutorial: up to 3 hours per week

Marketing specialisation

Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, D, E, G. H or I OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, G, H or I sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.

Group F

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
S2	MKTG5406	Buyer Behaviour and Decision Making	None	lecture/seminar/tutorial: up to 3 hours per week
S1	MKTG5408	Marketing Analysis and Planning	Prerequisites 12 points of level 5 MKTG units	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials
S2	MKTG5462	Global Marketing Strategy	None	lecture/seminar/tutorial: up to 3 hours per week
S2	MKTG5463	Marketing of Services	None	lecture/seminar: up to 3 hours per week
S1	MKTG5465	Applied Marketing Research	None	1.5 hour lectures, 1.5 hour tutorials
S1	MKTG5501	Integrated Marketing Communications	None	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials
S1	MKTG5502	Social Media Marketing	None	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials
S2	MKTG5504	Big Data in Marketing	None	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials each week
S2	MKTG5505	Marketing and Society	None	Up to 3 hours per week which may include seminars/lectures/workshops/dedicated meeting time with the unit coordinator as well as self-directed learning and pre-recorded 'lecture' videos to be watched ahead of each scheduled weekly session.
S2	MKTG5506	Search engine marketing	None	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials each week
S1	MKTG5578	Business Relationship Management	None	1 hour lectures, 2 hour tutorials

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Rules

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).

(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.

English Language competency requirements

3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.

Admission requirements

4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(1) (a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;

(c) at least two years professional experience in a relevant occupation; or

(2) (a) completed a Graduate Certificate in Finance, or Graduate Certificate in Human Resources and Employment Relations, or Graduate Certificate in Business Information and Logistics Management, or Graduate Certificate in Commerce, or Graduate Certificate in Marketing, or Graduate Certificate in Economics at UWA.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.

Articulations and exit awards

6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:

41250 Graduate Certificate in Finance (24 points)
41260 Graduate Certificate in Human Resources and Employment Relations (24 points)
41270 Graduate Certificate in Business Information and Logistics Management (24 points)
41280 Graduate Certificate in Commerce (24 points)
41290 Graduate Certificate in Marketing (24 points)
41680 Master of Commerce (96 points)
42230 Graduate Certificate in Economics (24 points)

(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Commerce course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.

Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which includes conversion units to a value of 24 points, course core units and specialisation units. The course comprises the following specialisations :

SP-ACCTG Accounting
SP-BSIMG Business Information and Logistics Management
SP-ECONS Economics
SP-EMPCO Employment Relations
SP-FINCE Finance
SP-HRSMT Human Resource Management
SP-INBUS International Business (Not Available for 2021)
SP-MGMNT Management
SP-MRKTG Marketing

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

(3) Students who have completed a Bachelor of Commerce or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 24 points.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.

(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—

(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';

(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';

(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—

(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;

(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;

and

(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

Additional rules

Alternative exit award

14. A student who withdraws from the course before completing the course requirements but after completing units to the value of 48 points for the Graduate Diploma in Commerce may apply to the Faculty to be awarded the relevant qualification.

Course Structure

15. Students must complete at least one of the specialisations in 7(1).

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