Careers
You have the opportunity of following professional recognition and/or career opportunities for each specialisation:
Educational Leadership
At the heart of educational leadership is a concern for learning – not only for students but also for professional staff. Courses are designed to concentrate on the capacities a leader needs if both students and educational organisations are to improve. While leadership for learning and improvement are fundamental to educational institutions, leaders need to know and understand the global policy context within which they are working as well how ethics and the law are implicated in their work. This specialisation will engage you with the issues central to leading in educational environments.
Finance
Success in the finance industry requires an understanding of how to analyse specific investment opportunities and manage a portfolio of investments on a risk-adjusted basis. Industry is increasingly concerned with corporate social responsibility and managing ethical investments. This specialisation increases the competency of managers by supplementing the broad
Financial Planning
This specialisation has been designed to increase the competency of managers to utilise and evaluate the expert advice offered by financial and investment planners and advisers. It provides additional insight that will enable you to interact in a cross-disciplinary role while building internal and external relationships and influencing resource allocation, including sustainability and socially responsible investing.
Graduates achieve an advanced understanding of financial planning tools and practices for advising on personal finance, superannuation, retirement and estate planning.
General Management
This specialisation allows students to advance their management knowledge and competencies in areas that are specifically relevant to them. Students will be equipped with the skills to confidently manage a department, division or organisation.
Human Resource Management
This specialisation increases the competency of managers to evaluate and utilise contemporary human resource knowledge and professional skills to enable them to specialise or work closely with human resource specialists. It encompasses the notion of cross-cultural and diversity management emphasising the concept of globalisation and corporate social responsibility. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of human resource management and productivity in a sustainable environment within a framework of corporate governance.
Information Systems
This specialisation will advance industry professionals’ knowledge and skills in key areas of knowledge management, resource management, risk management and IT strategy. It also supplements corporate governance, project and change management and enterprise systems integration. These core competencies will ensure competitiveness in the modern global business environment. Completion of this program will ensure a broad management focused perspective on current and emerging information and communication technologies, and advanced knowledge and skills relevant to effective deployment. Graduates will exit from this specialisation with a comprehensive understanding of Information System Management within an environmentally responsible and sustainable framework.
International Business
This specialisation increases the competency of managers to utilise and evaluate the appropriateness of advice from international business experts. It develops competencies of managers to operate effectively in cross-cultural and transnational environments and to build internal and external relationships which influence resource allocation. These competencies may be deployed in an environment of contrasting ethical perspectives, potentially impacting on multi-stakeholder relationships. You will appeal to organisations that require professionals with the knowledge to facilitate sustainable and responsible international business and trade practices in a dynamic global environment.
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
This specialisation will increase the competency of managers in areas critical to the effectiveness of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. You will develop competencies to manage relationships and information flows effectively and efficiently in order to meet your customers’ needs while achieving a sustainable competitive advantage.
Marketing Management
The courses in this specialisation are premised on sustainable and ethical practices which reflect and respond to the political, economic, socio-cultural and technological influences on contemporary organisations. You will gain the competency to utilise and evaluate the appropriateness of advice of experts in marketing departments, marketing consultants, advertising agencies and media representatives. You will also gain an understanding of stakeholder management, corporate social responsibility plus ethical and sustainable marketing strategies and tactics which contribute to sustainable outcomes for stakeholders.
Sustainable Enterprise
Business now involves triple bottom-line accountability where people and planet are as important as profit. Concerns over climate change, global warming, climate change and widespread environmental degradation indicate how important it is for business leaders to be prepared for this new environment. This specialisation aims to create the next generation of business leaders who contribute to the creation of sustainable markets by providing a framework for understanding the challenges and opportunities for the future. You will learn how to manage business while creating a positive change in society.