Master of Research
2017 Study Pattern: Business & Economics
Year 1
Research
Communications Unit
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Research Frontiers Unit
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6 units of Advanced
Disciplinary content
NOTE: Units can be selected
from across all discipline areas,
subject to academic approval.
MRES700
Research Communications
FOBE710
Research Frontiers in Business and Economics
AACG and MKMT students do the following 2 units:
FOBE720
Qualitative Research Approaches in Business
and Economics
FOBE730
Quantitative Research Approaches in
Business and Economics 1
AFAS and ECON students do the following 2 units:
ECON735
Economic Techniques and Applications (for
AFAS students)
STAT710
Statistical Theory (for ECON students)
FOBE740
Quantitative Research Approaches in
Business and Economics 2 (for AFAS and
ECON students)
Four Faculty advanced discipline specific units are to be
completed from the corresponding offerings in each
department. N.B 700 level electives can be undertaken from
offerings in other Faculties, subject to approval.
N.B Students accepted into the MRes at the MGSM are
exempted from first year units, and are only required to do the
second year project.
Higher Degree Research (HDR) Office
Faculty of Business and Economics
Building E4A, Room 725
Macquarie University NSW 2109
T: +61 (0)2 9850 1811
E: [email protected]
mq.edu.au/masterofresearch
CRICOS Provider Code 00002J
Year 2
Advanced topics in Accounting and Corporate
Governance include:
• ACCG727 Current Issues in Accounting and
Corporate Governance
• ACCG728 Management Control Systems
• ACCG735 International Accounting
• ACCG751 Legal Governance for Business
Enterprises
Advanced Topics in Applied Finance and Actuarial
Studies include 4 electives selected from:
• AFIN705 Research in Finance
• AFIN708 Corporate Finance
• AFIN739 Portfolio Management
• ACST731 Actuarial Control Cycle 1
• ACST732 Actuarial Control Cycle 2
• ACST734 Financial Institutions Management and
Regulation
• ACST771 Investment Management
Advanced Topics in Economics include:
• ECON735 Economic Techniques and
Applications
• ECON760 Advanced Microeconomics
• ECON761 Advanced Macroeconomics
• ECON764 Mathematical Techniques In
Economics
Advanced Topics in Marketing and Management
include 4 electives selected from:
• MKTG702 Marketing Communications
• MKTG711 Brand Management
• MKTG714 Managing Customer Relationships
• MGMT704 International Business Strategy
• MGMT727 Entrepreneurship in Business
• MGMT732 Leadership and Management
• MGMT745 Strategic Management
• MGMT750 Management of People at Work
• MGMT754 Leading and Managing in Culturally
Diverse Environments
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AACG899, or
AFAS899, or
ECON899, or
MGSM809, or
MKMT899
Master of Research Project
(a single year long 20,000 word [max]
research project)
Want to find out more?
MRes
Advisors
Accounting & Corporate Governance:
Dr Michael Quilter, +61-2-9850-8456
[email protected]
Actuarial Studies:
Ms Shauna Ferris, +61-2-9850-7294
[email protected]
Applied Finance:
Dr James Cummings, +61-2-9850-1169
[email protected]
Economics:
A/Prof Tony Bryant, +61-2 9850 8465
[email protected]
Macquarie Graduate School of Management:
Professor Andrew Lepone, +61-2-9850-9975
[email protected]
Marketing and Management:
Dr Jana Bowden-Everson, +61-2-9850-1813
[email protected]