Build on your management talent and take your career to a new level.
This program is for managers from a broad field of occupations who want to enhance their strategic and operational management skills. USC has two new specialist electives to the program to meet increasing job demands – Project Management and Health Sector Business Management.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2024 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
This program is for managers from a broad field of occupations who want to enhance their strategic and operational management skills. USC has two new specialist electives to the program to meet increasing job demands – Project Management and Health Sector Business Management.
In this program, you will improve your ability to evaluate business decision-making and work on real world business problems and situations. Develop important skills in managing people and teams.
The Master’s program gives you a complete theoretical foundation in all areas of management, including finance, informatics and marketing.
Admission requirements
- A bachelor's degree (AQF Level 7) from a recognised higher education institution, or equivalent.
- Students admitted to the program with a completed AQF level 7 Bachelor degree or equivalent in Business are eligible to have the volume of learning in this program reduced by 48 units.
- Applicants from a non-English speaking background must demonstrate an appropriate level of English proficiency. Refer to the English language requirements.
Program structure
Required courses (11)
ACC701 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
BUS702 Historical Geographies
BUS703 Animals and Society
INF701 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
MGT701 Teaching Senior Secondary History
MGT702 Regions, Change and Sustainability
MGT703 Human Physiology
MGT712 Human Physiology
MKG701 Introduction to Weather and Climate
PRM701 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
PLUS select one (1) course from:
MGT723 Applied Geospatial Analysis
MGT726 Coastal Geomorphology
Elective courses (5)
These elective courses can be used to complete a specialisation in one of the following areas:
- Health Sector Business Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Project Management
- Supply Chain Management
Select 5 courses from:
BUS704 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
BUS705 Individual Learner Needs
BUS706 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
BUS707 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
BUS708 Teaching Junior Secondary History
BUS710 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
HSM701 Diversity and Inclusion
MGT704 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
MGT711 The Psychology of Learning
MGT730 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
MGT731 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
MGT735 Using Data for Learning
MGT736 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
MGT737 Academic Skills for Success
MKG721 Digital Futures
PRM710 Chemistry
PRM720 Mathematics
PRM721 Statistics
NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 192
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements and notes
- Students must complete a minimum of 16 courses including 11 required courses from those listed below.
- Use your electives to specialise in Health Sector Business Management, Project Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management or Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management.
- Some specialisation areas are available as a part-time study option only.
- Students admitted to the program with a completed AQF level 7 Bachelor degree or equivalent in Business are eligible to have the volume of learning in this program reduced by 48 units.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- Online study mode not available to international students on a Student Visa.
For students who commenced study in this program prior to Study Period 1, 2015:
- Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
- Select the program in which you are enrolled.
- Scroll down to your relevant Program Structure.