Master of Research (Business)

Program Overview

The Master of Research (Business) is a two-year program that develops research capabilities and immerses students in a research project. It offers a pathway to research-focused careers in industry or academia, with a focus on the latest thinking in various business disciplines. Students complete research training coursework in the first year and undertake a major research project in the second year, culminating in a dissertation.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Objective:

The Master of Research (Business) is a two-year program that seeks to develop research capabilities, expose students to the latest thinking in their chosen field or discipline, and immerse them in a research project of their own.

Description:

The program is designed as a pathway to a research-focused career in industry and offers a gateway to the PhD in Business and Law for those who want to pursue an academic career. In the first year, students complete research training coursework units covering the research thought process, research methods, and the current state of theory in their chosen field or discipline. The second year is devoted to a major research project on a question of interest to the student (subject to supervisor approval) and includes the Research Proposal and Research Dissertation/Thesis.

Outline:

Year 1:

• Core Units:
• Fundamentals of Research
• Research in Practice
• Research Project
• Course Research Methods Electives (2 units):
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Applied Econometrics
• Advanced Data Methods
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Meta-Analysis Research Methods
• Course Discipline Electives (2 units):
• Accounting:
• Contemporary Issues in Accounting
• Advanced Auditing
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Economics:
• Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
• Game Theory and Its Applications
• Finance:
• Advanced Finance
• Empirical Corporate Finance
• Empirical Asset Pricing
• Information Systems and Business Analytics:
• Theory in Information Systems Research
• Design Thinking for Innovation
• Management:
• Advanced Management Theory
• Managing Innovation
• Human Resource Management
• Emerging Issues in International Operations
• Marketing:
• Advanced Marketing Theory
• Strategic Brand Management
• Applied Strategic Marketing
• Consumer Behaviour
• Sport Management:
• Advanced Management Theory
• Sport Marketing
• The Sport Workplace

Year 2:

• Research Dissertation:
• Students independently execute the proposed research project (MPR802 Masters Research).
• The length of the research dissertation is a maximum of 20,000 words.

Assessment:

• The research dissertation is examined by one internal and one external examiner.

Teaching:

• Students work with a supervisory team throughout the program, with increased interaction during the thesis development phase in Year 2.

Careers:

• The program has a hybrid focus on careers in both academia and industry.
• Graduates are prepared for a research-focused career in industry, including in the private sector, government, or NGOs.
• The program also serves as a pathway to a PhD program for those interested in an academic career.