Curtin University
Master of Commerce
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Study commerce subjects that will broadly enhance your employability, such as business project management, business analytics, data visualisation and transformative technologies that impact society and business practices.
Course overview
This is an ideal postgraduate degree for professionals who want to specialise or upskill in a particular area of commerce. Business professionals may also be eligible for credit for recognised learning (CRL) and their master's degree in just one year.
This course incorporates Curtin Business School's future-focused ‘GRIT’ concepts—global, responsible, innovative and technology–driven—which reflect the skills the World Economic Forum has identified as non-negotiable for the 21st century.
You will study commerce subjects that will enhance your employability – including business project management, business analytics, data visualisation and transformative technologies that impact society and its business practices. These core units will extend your knowledge in business and STEM and enable you to network with a broader range of peers.
You’ll then focus on a major of your choice from the list below, developing an advanced understanding of that area's principles and practices:
- Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics
- Finance
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainable Business Leadership.
Through practical learning experiences, you will sharpen your ability to solve complex business challenges and acquire valuable research skills that you can apply to your chosen industry.
Your studies also include several transformative experiences and capstone units:
- Corporate Sustainability Immersion: This is a work-integrated learning experience, in which you’ll participate in an industry-connected business innovation project centred on sustainable development and social impact.
- Wicked Problems: In this unit, you’ll explore multifaceted real-world challenges with global, community and individual repercussions.
- Executive Education: Choose five one-day masterclasses (or equivalent) focused on training in leadership, strategy, innovation, negotiation, communication, or digital transformation.
- Capstone Experience: This unit may comprise an internship, consultancy experience, research project or international study tour. In addition to growing your business acumen and skill sets, capstone experiences help you develop particular industry knowledge and networks.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Master of Commerce, you must fulfil 400 credit points.
Core units (100 credit points)
- Business Analytics and Data Visualisation
- Business Project Management
- Societal Impact of Technological Innovation
Complete 25 credit points from the following:
- Financial Principles and Analysis
- Introduction to Programming
- Human Resource Development
- Foundations of Supply Chain Management
- Marketing Management
Major (300 credit points)
Complete 300 credit points from the following:
- Finance Major (MCom) (300 credit points)
- Human Resources Major (MCom) (300 credit points)
- Information Systems and Technology Major (MCom) (300 credit points)
- Marketing Major (MCom) (300 credit points)
- Supply Chain Management Major (MCom) (300 credit points)
Students must select the Pre-Major discipline-specific alternate core unit in their first 100 credits of study before commencing their major of choice, as noted below:
- Finance Major students must select FNCE5008 Finance Principles and Analysis.
- Human Resources Major students must select MGMT5001 Human Resource Development.
- Marketing Major students must select MKTG5005 Marketing Management.
- Supply Chain Management Major students must select MGMT5045 Foundations of Supply Chain Management.
- Information Systems and Technology Major students must select ISYS5002 Introduction to Programming.
Entry requirements
A bachelor's degree in any field of study from a recognised tertiary institution.
English language requirements
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined below.
- IELTS - Writing 6.0
- Speaking 6.0
- Reading 6.0
- Listening 6.0
- Overall bans score 6.5.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using other tests. Please contact the university for full details.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Apply disciplined knowledge to solve complex business problems and achieve innovative business solutions valued by industry, government and the community.
- Analyse business problems to demonstrate critical thinking to achieve responsible management decisions, considering international contexts and diverse stakeholders, including local First Peoples.
- Demonstrate digital and cultural competency expected in business management contexts, effectively communicating professionally.
- Demonstrate the professional skills, knowledge and attributes, including ethical perspectives, needed for an experienced business career.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative 2025 first-year fee: $33,404 (domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 100 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 200 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.