1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Postgraduate Course Descriptions
Applications for all postgraduate courses in the Division of
Business, Humanities and Social Science should be made on
the Postgraduate Application form, available from either
the:
Postgraduate Office
Ground Floor, 9 Frederick Street, Hawthorn Campus
Telephone: 9214 5332/5335
Hotline Information: 9214 8512
Fax: 9214 5336
EMail: pgradoff@swin.edu.au
Or
Information Office
Ground Floor, Administration Building
John Street, Hawthorn Campus
Telephone: 9214 8444.
Deadlines apply, see previous chapter.
Standards of progress
All full-time and-part time students enrolled in
postgraduate courses in the Division are expected to
maintain a minimum academic standard to be allowed to
continue their studies.
Time limit for completion of degree
This section does not apply to higher degree by research
students.
Except where specified otherwise in specific course rules,
full-time students are normally expected to complete their
postgraduate program within the minimum duration of the
course plus one year (excluding any periods of leave of
absence).
Part-time students are normally expected to complete their
postgraduate program within a period equal to twice the
full-time completion time plus one year (excluding leave of
absence).
Students who do not complete their courses within the
specified time will be advised in writing of their status, and
required to apply to Divisional Board for an extension of
time to complete the course. Application must detail the
reasons for the delay in completing the course within the
specified period.
Higher degree students
Students enrolled for a Master by research or publication
or Doctor of Philosophy are governed by progress rules
detailed in University statutes.
Graduate Certificates
A070 Graduate Certificate in
Business Administration
This program is a two semester course intended to provide
entry to management studies for managers with excellent
business experience. Special provision is made for nongraduate
entrants who are excluded from similar graduate
diploma programs through lack of an acceptable
undergraduate qualification.
Course objectives
At the completion of the course, it is expected that
candidates:
will have completed a business course containing a
body of knowledge and technology which is relevant
to immediate and potential business opportunities;
will have a recognised qualification which will assist
them in developing their careers in business, and;
will be equipped with suitable skills necessary to
continue with further postgraduate study in business
administration.
As candidates will already be established in business
careers, it is expected that the key vocational outcomes will
arise from better current job performance as well as new
opportunities opening in the broader fields of management
and administration within their current organisations.
Entrance requirements
In order to be accepted into this course, applicants must
have:
a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a
discipline other than business and a minimum of four
years practical business experience; or
at least six years practical business experience at middle
management level and a good track record as judged by
the selection panel.
Course structure
BC401 Accounting for Management
BE401 Economics for Businesses
BH403 Managing People and Organisations
BM401 Marketing Management
BT411 Computing for Management
The course is based on two sixteen-week semesters. Classes
will be conducted either on Friday afternoons from
1.00pm to 6.00pm or on Saturdays from 8.00am to
1.00pm.
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