Management

Program Overview

The Management major at the University of Western Australia provides students with a comprehensive understanding of managing organizations effectively. Students develop skills in areas such as organizational behavior, leadership, and operations management, and can choose from various focus areas, including managing operations, international business, and entrepreneurship. The program includes a work-based learning experience and prepares students for a wide range of managerial and leadership roles in the industry, commerce, and public sector.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Management major at the University of Western Australia (UWA) is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of managing organizations effectively within different economic, social, political, and legal contexts. The program aims to develop students' conceptual and practical skills in areas such as organizational behavior, leadership, operations and project management, information systems management, small business management, and entrepreneurship. Students can choose to gain an overall understanding of the field or select units from specialist focus areas in managing organizations, managing operations and business processes, or managing international business.

Outline:

Level 1:

• Core:
• MGMT1135 Organisational Behaviour (6 points)
• MGMT1136 Management and Organisations (6 points)

Level 2:

• Core:
• MGMT2302 Leadership (6 points)
• Option:
• HRMT2237 Human Resource Management (6 points)
• INMT2232 Project Management (6 points)
• MGMT2311 Organisational Learning and Innovation (6 points)
• MGMT2341 International Management (6 points)

Level 3:

• Option:
• EMPL3270 Negotiation: Theory and Practice (6 points)
• MGMT3304 Applied International Business Strategy (6 points)
• MGMT3308 Supply Chain Management (6 points)
• MGMT3335 Enterprise Systems (6 points)
• MGMT3342 Entrepreneurship (6 points)
• MGMT3346 Managing Organisational Change (6 points)
• MGMT3347 Strategic Management (6 points)
• Bachelor of Commerce students completing a second major in Engineering Science are not required to complete STAT1520 (as MATH1011 and MATH1012 meet this requirement).
• Students should substitute CITS2401 Computer Analysis and Visualisation as the Level 2 option to meet the requirements of the commerce major.

Teaching:

• The program is taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops, and other in-class activities.
• Students will learn from a diverse range of academic staff who bring to their teaching a combination of both management theory and practical application.
• The UWA Business School provides students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into how effective leaders and managers operate in leading organizations through its extensive links to the corporate world.

Careers:

• The Management major provides students with the managerial skills needed to pursue a variety of managerial and leadership roles in industry, commerce, and the public sector.
• The UWA Business School provides students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights into how effective leaders and managers operate in leading organizations.

Other:

• The Management major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Philosophy degrees.
• It is also offered as a second major in other bachelor's degrees.
• The UWA Business School is accredited through both EQUIS, the European Quality Improvement System, and AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
• The program includes a work-based learning experience.
• Students can participate in a student exchange program.
• The program can be studied full-time or part-time.
• The program is delivered on-campus.
• The program starts in Semester 1 and Semester 2.
• The weekly contact time is 12-15 contact hours, plus at least twice as much of your own study time.
• The program is available at the undergraduate level.
• The course code is MJD-MGMNT.
• The full-time/part-time duration is 3 years (BCom); 4 years (BPhil [Hons]).
• Honours are available.
• The program is available in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) degrees.