Specialisation

Key Program - Management

Western Sydney University Key Program Code: KT2014.1


Related Courses

2739.2 Bachelor of Business and Commerce
2739.5 Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses: YES, but restrictions apply.


This key program relates to management careers in contemporary private, public or not-for-profit organisations in Australia and abroad. Students undertake a sequence of units that, through the recognition of specific attributes required for a broad management career, enhance their capacity to initiate valued change and contribute in the complex field of management. The development of applied strategic knowledge provides strong analytical outcomes directed at understanding the impact managers have on organisational decision making. Change and strategic management knowledge is developed to assist students in applying the concepts of organisational ethics and social responsibility. Students enrolled in this Key Program must undertake either a major or sub-major in another functional area of business offered by the College of Business, except the Managing Organisations or Managing Globally majors and/or sub-majors.


Key Program Structure

Students enrolled in this Key Program must undertake either a major or sub-major in another functional area of business offered by the College of Business, except the Managing Organisations or Managing Globally majors and/or sub-majors.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which includes compulsory units plus units associated with a particular business discipline (together making up the Key Program) and free elective units as outlined in the structure below. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit points within their Key Program at Level 3; for some Key Programs this may include a combination of core units and elective units.

Year 1

Autumn session

200083 Marketing Principles
200101 Accounting Information for Managers
200336 Business Academic Skills
200571 Management Dynamics

Spring session

200184 Introduction to Business Law
200525 Principles of Economics
200585 Organisational Behaviour

Choose one of

200032 Statistics for Business
200052 Introduction to Economic Methods

Year 2

Autumn session

200158 Business, Society and Policy
200586 Cross Cultural Management

And two electives

Spring session

200588 Global Operations and Logistics Management

Choose one of

200157 Organisational Learning and Development
200159 Organisation Analysis and Design

And two electives

Year 3

Autumn session

200570 Management of Change
200752 Power, Politics and Knowledge

And two electives

Spring session

Engaged Learning Unit (200568):

200568 Contemporary Management Issues
200587 Strategic Management

And two electives

Major and Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

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