Honours Overview

Description

An Honours in Management provides you with foundation research training in the Management discipline at an international standard. Honours graduates will have the skills needed to plan and conduct research to investigate problems in management and business. You will apply a number of current advanced methods for research and analysis, and develop your knowledge and skills further. Upon completion you will have the capacity to enter business as a capable and knowledgeable graduate with potential as a future manager. The successful honours graduate will also be ready to enter a postgraduate research degree in management, such as the PhD.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in management; (2) demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods; (3) apply advanced management knowledge to solve complex problems; and (4) communicate effectively and succinctly the results of management research.

Entry requirements

The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 75 per cent in the Level 3 units in the Management major.

Intake periods

Beginning of year and mid-year

Courses

Honours in Management can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

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

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
NS
non-standard teaching period
Take all units (48 points):
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 BUSN4401 Qualitative Business Research Methods
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1 BUSN4402 Quantitative Business Research Methods
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
or a Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant area
S2 MGMT4401 Special Topics in Management Seminar
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1, S2 MGMT4485 Dissertation (Management) Part 1
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1, S2 MGMT4486 Dissertation (Management) Part 2
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1, S2 MGMT4487 Dissertation (Management) Part 3
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
S1, S2 MGMT4488 Dissertation (Management) Part 4
Prerequisites
enrolment in
the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
or completion of 144 points in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
NS SOCS4100 Social Sciences Research Skills
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
any Honours Programme
or a Masters dissertation project.
Incompatibility
COMM4101 Concepts in Communication, COMM7481 Honours Seminar 1 (Communication Studies)