Specification

Entry

1 The Faculty of Commerce (hereinafter called the Faculty) may accept as a candidate for the Master of Business (Specialisation) any of the following:

[i] A person who has completed an undergraduate degree of an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution; or

[ii] A person who has satisfactorily completed the Graduate Certificate in Business, or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, or the Master of Business of the University of Tasmania, or equivalent awards of another Australian higher education institution.

2 Candidates for the award shall complete the award requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in not less than two years of full-time study (or its equivalent) and nor more than eight years from the time of first enrolment.

Course Structure

3 [i] To qualify for the degree, the candidate shall pass sixteen units, of which not less than four, and not more than eight, units will constitute a specialisation, as approved by the Course Coordinator.

[ii] The units that may be included in a course for the degree shall be postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Commerce or other Faculties, and listed in the Handbook of the University of Tasmania, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

4 [i] Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty.

[ii] Only units approved by the Course Coordinator as an appropriate unit may be counted towards the award.

[iii] In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Course Coordinator, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.

[iv] Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the degree.

Credit for Previous Studies

5 Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree.

Miscellaneous

6 The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the schedules to these specifications.

7 These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2006 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.

8 The approved abbreviation for the Master of Business (Specialisation) shall be MBusS.