Master of Commerce
Whether you're a recent graduate or qualified professional, expand your skill set and gain specialised business knowledge in an area of your choosing.
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Careers and further study
Accelerate your career within the resources sector, or find a way in to the sector to begin your managerial career in resources.
Both subject-specific knowledge and generic skills are developed in this course, providing the opportunity for a range of specialisations and electives to be covered. Graduates may be employed in their area of interest or specialisation at a senior level.
This course could lead to these
Academic Accountant Advertising Professional Advertising and Public Relations Manager
More career opportunities
Conduct research and teach university students in an area of specialisation.
Analyse, report and give advice on the financial dealings of a company or client to maximise economic efficiency and profitability.
Create ideas to be used in the development of advertising and communication programs, and plan and execute advertising campaigns.
Advertising and Public Relations Manager
Manage direct advertising, public relations, sales and marketing activities within an organisation.
Use your skills to define software requirements, identify specifications and guide program design and development.
Arts Administrator or Manager
Coordinate and manage artistic and cultural venues, events and projects.
Business Administration Manager
Design and direct corporate, financial, human resource, policy, planning, research and development programs and guidelines within organisations.
Contract, Program and Project Administrators
Contribute to staff selection, training and development, contract variation, conditions of employment and other staffing issues within an organisation.
Management of customer service teams and practices in order to maintain good customer relations
Use your skills to plan, direct and coordinate financial and accounting activities of organisations.
Financial Institution Branch Manager
Direct the local activities of bank branches, building societies and credit unions.
Human Resource Professional
Plan, administer and review an organisation's staff selection activities, training and development, the employment conditions and other staffing issues.
Examine organisational structures, methods, systems and procedures to solve organisational problems and streamline efficiency.
Collect and analyse data and information to improve marketing and anticipate product demand.
Identify market opportunities and advise on pricing and promotion of an organisation's products or services.
Install and maintain hardware and software, manage user security and inventory documentation along with documenting fault resolution and ensuring server efficiency.
Examine network architecture, recommend policies and strategies for designing, planning and coordinating an organisation's computer network.
Guide design, implementation and modification of government and commercial operations and programs through policy.
Policy and Planning Manager
Direct development of policy advice and strategic planning within government agencies, community not-for-profit organisations or companies.
Program or Project Manager
Coordinate programs, special projects and support services, including management of staff and resources to ensure project completion is on time and within budget.
Research and Development Manager
Plan, administer and review the Research and Development program and activities of an organisation.
Sports Administrator
Manage and promote sporting clubs or associations, obtain corporate sponsorship and refine the rules and structure of that sport.
Inspire and teach tertiary students; lecture and conduct research projects on your area of passion.
Design, build and maintain websites and provide web technology solutions and services.
After appropriate work experience, graduates may choose to enrol in the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Postgraduate study at UWA
Master of Business Administration Flexible
Learn how to lead in any situation – whether it be building a commercial enterprise or not-for-profit organisation from the ground up, or running a large, multinational company.
Learn more about the fees that apply to you for this course. For fee type definitions and further assistance, see the Fee Calculator Help page. You can also search our database for scholarships that are relevant to you or this course.
Postgraduate - fee paying students
Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.
Course Credit Points
Total Course Fee - 2019
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
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Postgraduate – onshore students
If you're interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA
and either
(i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; or
(ii) a valid Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) of no more than 5 years old with a score of at least 550; or
(iii) at least five years of relevant documented professional experience considered by UWA to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course;
(b) a UWA graduate certificate which articulates with this course with a weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent;
(c) a graduate certificate or equivalent from an equivalent and accredited course from another institution, with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent;
(d) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
(ii) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 6 with no band less than 5.5); or
(iii) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
(iv) successful completion of a ten week CELT course (with a grade of at least B+) (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least.5 with no band less than 5.0);
(e) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(i) successful completion of the UWA Pre-Master's Program in Business with a weighted average mark of at least 60 percent; and
(ii) successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a weighted average mark of at least 65 percent (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 6 with no band less than 5.5); or
(iv) successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a weighted average mark of at least 65 percent; and
(v) successful completion of a ten week CELT course (with a grade of at least B+) (for applicants with an overall IELTS score of at least 5.5 with no band less than 5.0).
Ranking and Selection Process
Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
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A Master of Commerce from the internationally accredited UWA Business School can boost your employment opportunities around the world.
Our world-class academics and leading industry partners will ensure you are exposed to the latest theory and practice. Alongside this, you will have the opportunity to take part in extracurricular activities – from careers fairs and networking events, through to joining student groups and attending professional development workshops and guest lectures from senior executives.
The Master of Commerce is ideal for recent graduates seeking to develop further expertise to pursue careers in business.
The Master of Commerce is ideal for recent graduates seeking to develop further expertise to pursue careers in business. It is suited both to graduates with a non-business degree seeking a postgraduate qualification in business, as well as to business graduates wanting to add new area(s) of specialisation to their skillset. Students complete core units in ethics, economics, financial accounting, global business, management, and marketing.
In addition, the Master of Commerce gives you the scope to specialise in:
- Accounting
- Business Information and Logistics Management
- Economics
- Employment Relations
- Human Resource Management
The flexible course structure gives you the choice of combining two specialisations, completing more extensive study in one specialisation, or combining one specialisation with an array of electives from across the other specialisations. Career opportunities are vast and depend on your choice of specialisation. The flexible structure enables you to design the course to suit your career interests.
Perth (Crawley campus)
Semester 1, Semester 2
Weekly contact time
The estimated time commitment is 12 hours per unit which includes contact hours, personal study and examinations.
Level of study
Full time/part time duration
1.5 - 2 years
Degrees course is available in
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
Course structure details
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):
MGMT5511 Introduction to Global Business (6)
MGMT5526 Principles for Responsible Management (6)
Option - Group 1
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 and H.
BUSN5100 Applied Professional Business Communications (6)
MGMT5504 Data Analysis and Decision Making (6)
Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
SVLG5003 Wicked Problems (6)
WILG5001 Professional Development Practicum A (6)
Take units to the value of 0-6 points, as advised by the Faculty.
BUSN5506 Business Research Project (6)
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 OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups B, C, D, E, F, G and H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
ACCT5511 Intermediate Corporate Financial Accounting (6)
ACCT5521 Advanced Corporate Financial Accounting (6)
ACCT5522 Principles of Auditing (6)
ACCT5531 Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice (6)
ACCT5633 Accounting for Planning and Control (6)
ACCT5637 Principles of Taxation (6)
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 or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, C, D, E , F, G and H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
BUSN5001 Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in Business (6)
EBUS5504 Electronic Business (6)
INMT5501 Enterprise Information Systems (6)
INMT5503 Logistics and Supply Chain Management (6)
INMT5504 Business Process Management (6)
INMT5518 Models for Logistics, Operations and Services (6)
INMT5526 Business Intelligence (6)
INMT5620 Management of Information Systems (6)
MGMT5660 Applied Project Management (6)
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 or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, F or H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
ECON4507 History of Economic Thought (6)
ECON5506 The Economics of Financial Markets (6)
ECON5514 Economic Research and Evaluation Methods (6)
ECON5515 Economic Growth and Institutions (6)
ECON5518 Economics of Global Health and Policy (6)
ECON5519 Public Economics (6)
ECON5540 Economic Analysis and Policy (6)
MGMT5503 Management Strategy (6)
MGMT5508 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership (6)
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 or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, D, E, F, G or H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
EMPL5412 Employment Relations (6)
EMPL5450 Advanced Topics in Employment Relations (6)
EMPL5501 Strategic Workplace Relations (6)
EMPL5511 International Employment Relations (6)
EMPL5514 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (6)
LAWS5555 Employee Relations Law (6)
Finance specialisation
Take units to the value of 24 points and units to the value of 24 points chosen from either group A, B, C, E, F, G or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, E, F, G or H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
FINA5432 Introduction to Finance (6)
FINA5520 Risk Management and Financial Instruments (6)
FINA5523 Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation (6)
FINA5524 Trading and Markets (6)
FINA5526 Funds Management (6)
FINA5527 Venture Capital (6)
FINA5632 Investments (6)
FINA5635 Corporate Finance (6)
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 or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, F, G or H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
HRMT5501 Diversity and Inclusion (6)
HRMT5502 Human Resource Analytics (6)
HRMT5504 Introduction to Human Resource Management (6)
HRMT5518 Strategic Human Resource Management (6)
HRMT5530 Developing a Professional HR Career (6)
PSYC5514 Assessment and Selection (6)
PSYC5515 Organisational Development and Work Design (6)
International Business (Not Available for 2019) specialisation
Management specialisation
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 or G OR take units to the value of at least 12 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, F or G sufficient to bring the total to 36 points.
LAWS5227 Foundations of Law and Governance (6)
MKTG5406 Buyer Behaviour and Decision Making (6)
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 or H OR take units to the value of at least 24 points and units chosen from groups A, B, C, D, E, G or H sufficient to bring the total to 48 points.
ECON5541 Economics for Business: Applications and Policy (6)
MKTG5408 Marketing Analysis and Planning (6)
MKTG5462 Global Marketing Strategy (6)
MKTG5463 Marketing of Services (6)
MKTG5465 Applied Marketing Research (6)
MKTG5501 Integrated Marketing Communications (6)
MKTG5502 Digital Marketing (6)
MKTG5504 Big Data in Marketing (6)
MKTG5505 Marketing and Society (6)
MKTG5578 Client Management (6)
STUDY YOUR WAY
We understand that life is busy. That's why our postgraduate courses are designed so you can balance your work and studies. Our flexible postgraduate experience includes the opportunity to study part time, a range of units that are taught after hours, and the option to learn via intensive units. Ask our Student Central team for advice on choosing the right postgraduate route for you. Find out more here.
Our postgraduates earn more
No. 1 in WA for median starting salary in Business and Management (QUILT 2018)
UWA Business School has been awarded EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation for excellence in business and economics education. This is the leading business school accreditation in Europe and is highly valued by employers.
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Why study a postgrad?
Geoffery Tan
I chose to study a Master of Commerce because the skills learnt in commerce are relevant to any job in the future or if I open my own business. I enjoy meeting other people studying the same course. As an older age bracket compared to undergraduates, the people I've met already have varying life experiences outside uni and may already be working full-time. My favourite aspect of studying at UWA is the campus and its open spaces.
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