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 - Articulation (coursework)
- Award abbreviation
- MCom
- Course code
- 43680
- Course type
- Master's degree by coursework only
- Status
- Current / 2025
- Administered by
- UWA Business School
Course details
- Intake periods
- Beginning of year and mid-year
- Attendance type
- Full- or part-time
- Credit points required
- 72
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester. - Standard course duration
- 1.5 years
- Time limit
- 5 years
- Delivery mode
- Internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Available to international students
- Not available to international students on student visas. Available to international students on other visas if visa conditions allow (see https://www.immi.gov.au). For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Professor Vincent Chong
- 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.
Take all units (12 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1, S2 | MGMT5511 | Introduction to Global Business |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S1 | MGMT5526 | Principles for Responsible 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 |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S1, S2 | MGMT5504 | Data Analysis and 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 School.
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 |
| in consultation with a supervisor |
Accounting specialisation
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S2 | ACCT5521 | Advanced Corporate Financial Accounting |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S1, S2 | ACCT5522 | Principles of Auditing | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
S1, S2 | ACCT5531 | Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
S2 | ACCT5532 | Accounting Information Systems | Seminars: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks | |
S1, S2 | ACCT5633 | Accounting for Planning and Control |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S1 | ACCT5637 | Principles of Taxation |
| for standard teaching period—lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week |
S2 | FINA5557 | Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Reporting |
| 3 hours per week |
Business Information and Logistics Management specialisation
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| lectures/seminars: up to 3 hours per week |
Economics specialisation
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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.
Group G
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | ECON4507 | History of Economic Thought |
| lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
S1, S2 | ECON5006 | Topics in Agricultural Economics |
| 1 hours per week for 10 weeks. The total work requirement for the unit is 150 hours. |
S1 | ECON5514 | Economic Research and Evaluation Methods |
| seminars: 3 hours per week |
S2 | ECON5515 | Economic Growth and Institutions | None | seminars: 3 hours per week |
S1 | ECON5518 | Economics of Global Health and Policy |
| seminars: 3 hours per week |
S2 | ECON5519 | Public Economics |
| lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
N/A | ECON5540 | Economic Analysis and Policy |
| lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
Employment Relations specialisation
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| Seminars: 12 x 3 hour seminar as per normal Masters unit delivery. |
S2 | EMPL5501 | Strategic Workplace 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 |
| up to 3 hours seminar |
S2 | FINA5557 | Sustainable Finance and Sustainability Reporting |
| 3 hours per week |
S1, S2 | FINA5631 | International Financial Analysis | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
Finance specialisation
Take all units (12 points):
Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1, S2 | FINA5533 | Finance Essentials |
| lectures: 3 hours per week (maximum students per class: 45) |
S1, S2 | FINA5632 | Investments | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 | Seminars: up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks | |
S2 | FINA5520 | Risk Management and Financial Instruments | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
S1, S2 | FINA5521 | Quantitative Methods in Finance | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
S1, S2 | FINA5523 | Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week | |
S1, S2 | FINA5524 | Trading and Markets | 3 hours per week for 12 weeks. Sessions include a combination of seminars and workshops. | |
S1, S2 | FINA5526 | Funds Management | up to 3 hours per week which may include lectures/seminars/workshops | |
S1 | FINA5527 | Venture Capital | lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week |
Human Resource Management specialisation
Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| lectures/tutorials: 36 hours (12 x 3 hours). Attendance to lectures is compulsory. |
S2 | PSYC5515 | Organisational Development and Change |
| 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 |
| 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 unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| 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 |
NS | LAWS4227 | Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions |
| Six intensive days |
S1 | MGMT5660 | Applied 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 unit(s) to the value of 24 points from this group.
Note: 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 |
| 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) Except as stated in (2), 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;
or
(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)
- 42230 Graduate Certificate in Economics (24 points)
- 43680 Master of Commerce - Articulation (72 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Commerce - Articulation 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 72 points which must include 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.
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 School to be awarded the relevant qualification.
Course Structure
15. Students must complete at least one of the specialisations in 7(1).
Entry via Articulation agreement
16. Entry to the course is via an articulation agreement.