Please Note: Students who commenced their degree prior to 2010 should refer to the course structure, available major subject areas and resolutions in the faculty handbook for the year they commenced. Archived downloadable faculty handbooks can be accessed on the Handbooks website.

Course Rules

To be awarded the Master of Commerce and Master of Transport Management, students must successfully complete a total of 16 units (96 credit points), comprising:

For the Master of Commerce component:

• up to four commerce core units of study (24 credit points). (Students who wish to complete a second Master of Commerce major in this degree should only take up to two core units of study)
• a major (four units of study/24 credit points) chosen from one of the Master of Commerce subject areas for majors
• a second major (if two or less Commerce core units of study are undertaken) and/or elective units of study from the Commerce subject areas.

For the Master of Transport Management component:

• three core transport management units of study (18 credit points)
• three elective transport management units of study (18 credit points)

Master of Commerce Component

Core (Foundation) Units of Study

Students select their core units from the following options

• ACCT5001 Accounting Principles
• ACCT5002 Managerial Accounting and Decision Making
• CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business
• ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics
• ECMT5020 Data Analysis and Interpretation (N/A from 2011)
  
• ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory
• ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory
• FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
• IBUS5001 Global Context of Business/Strategy, Innovation and Global Business
  
• IBUS5011 Foundations of Entrepreneurship (N/A from 2011)
  
• INFS5000 Information and Systems in Organisations (formerly titled 'Business Information Systems' in 2009)
• MKTG5001 Marketing Principles
• MKTG5002/MKTG6014 The Psychology of Business Decisions
• WORK5002 Introduction to HRM/People, Work and Employment
  
• WORK5003 Management and Organisations

For details of available units of study, please refer to the University's Online unit of study handbook.

Commerce Subject Areas for Majors and Electives

Students select their major/s and/or electives from the following subject areas.

* Note. These majors will NOT be available for students commencing study in 2009/2010.

 The requirements for these majors is available in the handbook of the year the student commenced their degree or can be downloaded here:

• Pre-2011 Majors for the Master of Commerce and Master of Commerce combined degrees
  

Master of Transport Management Component

Core Units of Study

• TPTM6241 Transport Modes and Systems (foundation unit)
• TPTM6495 Analysis Tools for Transport and Logistics
• TPTM6450 Transport Policy (capstone unit)

Elective Units of Study

• TPTM6115 Organisational Logistics
• TPTM6130 Transport and Logistics Strategy/Transport and Logistics Management/Transport and Logistics Economics
• TPTM6155/TPTM5001 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  
• TPTM6160 Aviation Management and Logistics
• TPTM6180 Geographical Information Systems
• TPTM6190 Logistics Systems
• TPTM6200 Maritime Logistics
• TPTM6210 Reverse Logistics and Closed Loop SCM
• TPTM6222 Railway Planning and Operations
• TPTM6224 Intelligent Transport and Logistic Systems
• TPTM6240 Public Transport Policy and Planning
• TPTM6330 Research Project
• TPTM6350 Strategic Transport Modelling
• TPTM6360 Traffic Systems Management and Control
• TPTM6390 Logistics in Humanitarian Aid Projects 
• TPTM6425 Survey Design and Management
• TPTM6440 International Freight Transportation
• TPTM6470 Sustainable Transport and Logistic Systems

For details of available units of study, please refer to the University's Online unit of study handbook.

Please Note: The information set out here is for students commencing their Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce degree in 2010. Continuing students should follow the degree structure outline in the Faculty Handbook for the year they commenced their degree.

Enrolment Guide

Degree Progression Example

The following table below shows an example degree progression for a student enrolled in the Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.

In this example, 'MCom' refers to the Master of Commerce and 'MTM' refers to the Master of Transport Management.

Please Note:The information listed in this program of study example is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their degree in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan their degree based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your degree.

Possible Major Combinations for Students Enrolled in the Combined Master of Commerce Degrees

• Students who commenced prior to 2009
• Students commencing in 2009/2010

Duration of Course

Full-time: A typical full-time student will undertake three or four units of study per semester, completing the 16 units in four to five semesters (two to 2.5 years).

Part-time: Students undertake one or two units per semester, typically completing the program in four to eight years.