Made by the Academic Board of Monash University
Version incorporating amendments as at 21 March 2013
1. Masters degrees
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3.
The masters degrees that may be undertaken in the faculty are specified in schedule 1.
Interpretations
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears - candidate means a candidate for a degree; course of study in relation to a degree means the course of study for the degree as determined by the faculty board under these regulations, but does not include work required to be completed for preliminary candidature; dean means the dean of the faculty; degree means a masters degree specified in schedule 1; faculty means the Faculty of Business and Economics; faculty board means the faculty board of the faculty; faculty information handout means a faculty handbook or such other publication whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form concerning a degree as the faculty board determines from time to time; honours degree includes a degree with honours; relevant discipline in relation to a course of study means a discipline of study approved by the faculty board as relevant to the course of study.
Course of study
3.1
A course of study comprises subjects and, where the case so requires, a thesis, as determined by the faculty board under this section.
3.2
The faculty board may from time to time, with the approval of the Academic
Board, determine the subjects and, where appropriate, the thesis comprising a course of study and may, in relation to the subjects and thesis, determine any matter including but not limited to requirements concerning -

Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
3.2.1
number, timing, content and duration;
3.2.2
attendance and participation;
3.2.3
assessment;
3.2.4 credit;
3.2.5
satisfactory completion; and
3.2.6
in relation to a thesis, supervision and publication.
3.3
The faculty board must cause each determination under subsection 3.2 to be published in a faculty information handout.
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7.
Thesis
The thesis requirement of a course of study must be carried out by a candidate under supervision and must demonstrate independence of thought and ability to carry out research in the field concerned.
Approval of work
Before enrolling in any year of a course of study, a candidate must obtain the dean's approval of the subjects and, where appropriate, the thesis work proposed to be undertaken by the candidate in that year.
Credit for equivalent work
A candidate may be granted credit for equivalent work in accordance with the Credit towards a Degree or Award Regulations. Where credit is granted, the candidate must complete the relevant course of study within the time specified by the faculty board.
Time limits
7.1
Except where the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines or as otherwise provided in these regulations, a candidate must complete a course of study in -
7.1.1
a maximum of eight semesters; and
7.1.2
a minimum two semesters of full-time or four semesters of part-time candidature.
7.2
A candidate for the Master of Economics (Honours) or the Master of
Professional Accounting must complete the relevant course of study in -
7.2.1
a maximum of nine semesters; and
7.2.2 a minimum of three semesters of full-time or six semesters of parttime candidature.
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Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
7.3
Where a candidate has changed from one type of candidature to the other, the candidate must complete a course of study within the period determined by the dean with reference to the relevant periods specified in these regulations.
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9.
Intermission
The faculty board may grant a candidate an intermission for such periods and on such conditions as the board determines.
Submission of previous work
A candidate must not submit for a degree any work previously accepted or, except with the permission of the faculty board, previously submitted for an award of the university or of any other educational institution.
9A. Reversion from masters degree to alternative exit awards
Where schedule 2 specifies an alternative exit award in relation to a degree, a person who -
9A.1
in the course of candidature for the masters degree satisfies the requirements of an alternative exit award, including the successful completion of the number of credit points specified in schedule 2; and
9A.2
subsequently withdraws from candidature for the masters degree - is qualified for the award of an alternative exit award.
10. Satisfactory completion
A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for a degree qualifies for that degree.
11. Changes in regulations and course of study requirements
11.1
Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the relevant course of study determined by the faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from time to time.
11.2
Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for a degree, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the degree under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the course of study.
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Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
12. General requirements
An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree must –
12.1.1 have qualified for a bachelors degree from an Australian university with a weighted average mark as determined by the faculty board;
12.1.2 have qualified for executive certificate of the faculty with a weighted average mark as determined by the faculty board; or
12.1.3 hold a qualification deemed equivalent by the faculty board.
13. Specific requirements
13.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree listed in schedule 3 must have completed a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline.
13.2 An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree listed in schedule 4 must satisfy any experience requirements determined by the faculty board.
13.3 Despite the admission to candidature requirements of this part, the faculty board may, in any particular case, admit to candidature for a degree an applicant who has not satisfied the relevant admission requirements.
14. Double degrees
A person may with the approval of the faculty board undertake a double degree listed in schedule 5.
15. Publication
A determination of the faculty board under this part must be published in the faculty information handbook.
Masters degrees
• Master of Advanced Marketing
• Master of Applied Econometrics
• Master of Applied Finance
• Master of Business
• Master of Business (Accounting)
• Master of Business (Banking and Finance)
• Master of Business (Honours)
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Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
• Master of Business (Science and Technology)
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Business Economics
• Master of Business Law
• Master of Business Management
• Master of Diplomacy and Trade
• Master of Economics
• Master of Human Resource Management
• Master of International Business
• Master of Management
• Master of Marketing
• Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced)
• Master of Public Policy and Management
Alternative exit awards
Degree
Master of Applied Econometrics
Alternative Exit Award
Graduate Certificate in Business
Graduate Diploma of Applied
Econometrics
Graduate Diploma in Business
Graduate Certificate in Business
Graduate Diploma in Business
Required
Credit Points
24
48
48
24
48
Master of Advanced Marketing
Master of Applied Finance
Master of Business
Master of Business (Accounting)
Master of Business (Banking and Finance)
Master of Business (Science and
Technology)
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Law
Master of Business Management
Master of Diplomacy and Trade
Master of Human Resource Management
Master of International Business
Master of Management
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Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
Degree Alternative Exit Award Required
Credit Points
Master of Marketing
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Public Policy and Management
Master of Business Economics
Master of Economics
Master of Professional Accounting
(Advanced)
Graduate Certificate in Business
Postgraduate Diploma in
Economics and Commerce
Graduate Diploma in Business
Postgraduate Diploma in
Economics and Commerce
Graduate Certificate in Business
Graduate Diploma in
Accounting
Graduate Diploma in Business
Master of Professional
Accounting
24
48
48
72
24
48
48
48
Specific admission requirement: bachelor degree in a relevant discipline
• Master of Business – Advanced marketing specialisation
• Master of Advanced Marketing
• Master of Applied Econometrics
• Master of Applied Finance
• Master of Business (Accounting)
• Master of Business Economics
• Master of Business (Science and Technology)
• Master of Economics
Specific admission requirement: experience
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Human Resource Management
• Master of Management
• Master of Marketing
• Master of Public Policy and Management
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Faculty of Business & Economics: Masters Degrees Regulations
• Master of Applied Finance and Master of Applied Econometrics
• Master of Applied Finance and Master of Business (Accounting)
• Master of Business (Accounting) and Master of Business Law
• Master of Business and Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of International Business and Master of European and International Studies
• Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Law
End Notes
1.
Table of amendments from 1 March 2012 (as incorporated into this version):
Amendment Sections Amended Commencement
Date (Promulgation)
Section 6 1 March 2012 Miscellaneous Credit Regulations
(Amendment) (No. 2 of 2012)
Faculty of Business and Economics
Regulations (Amendment) (No. 12 of 2012)
Faculty of Business and Economics
Regulations (Amendment) (No. 5 of 2013)
Sections 1, 3, 5-8,
9A and 12-18 and all schedules
3 August 2012
Schedules 1, 2 and 3 21 March 2013
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