How To Get A Degree In Australia

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1 Made by the Academic Board of Monash University Version incorporating amendments as at 21 March 2013 Part 1 - General 1. Masters degrees The masters degrees that may be undertaken in the faculty are specified in schedule 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. 3. 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 -

2 4. Thesis number, timing, content and duration; attendance and participation; assessment; credit; satisfactory completion; and 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. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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 a maximum of eight semesters; and 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 a maximum of nine semesters; and a minimum of three semesters of full-time or six semesters of parttime candidature. Page 2

3 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. 8. Intermission The faculty board may grant a candidate an intermission for such periods and on such conditions as the board determines. 9. 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 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. Page 3

4 Part 2 - Admission to Candidature 12. General requirements An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree must 13. Specific requirements have qualified for a bachelors degree from an Australian university with a weighted average mark as determined by the faculty board; have qualified for executive certificate of the faculty with a weighted average mark as determined by the faculty board; or hold a qualification deemed equivalent by the faculty board An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree listed in schedule 3 must have completed a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree listed in schedule 4 must satisfy any experience requirements determined by the faculty board 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 Publication A determination of the faculty board under this part must be published in the faculty information handbook. Schedule 1 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) Page 4

5 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 Schedule 2 Alternative exit awards Degree Alternative Exit Award Required Credit Points Master of Applied Econometrics 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 Graduate Diploma of Applied Econometrics Page 5

6 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) Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce Graduate Diploma in Accounting Master of Professional Accounting 72 Schedule 3 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 Schedule 4 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 Page 6

7 Schedule 5 Double degrees 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) 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) Section 6 1 March 2012 Sections 1, 3, 5-8, 9A and and all schedules 3 August 2012 Schedules 1, 2 and 3 21 March 2013 Page 7