Honours in Management [HON-MGMNT] : Handbook 2023 : The University of Western Australia

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:

BH002 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

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):

Availability	Unit code	Unit name	Unit 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)

UWA Handbook 2023