Faculty wide specialisations (postgraduate)
Complement your primary studies in your course by selecting a faculty-wide specialisation from a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.
Academic Research – SP‐MDBS001 - B, Cloud
MPP704 Research Project 4 (4 credit points)
ACCA Specialisation - SP-M74201 - B, Cloud
These units cover the required content to prepare students to undertake the related Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) strategic professional exam. For candidates seeking a pathway to obtain full membership of the ACCA, all four units within the ACCA Specialisation must be completed.
MAA795 Strategic Business Leader
MAA726 Strategic Business Reporting
MAA765 Advanced Audit and Assurance
MAA764 Advanced Performance Management
Note: Available only to students enrolled in M742 Master of Professional Accounting. Students seeking the ACCA pathway, must complete the above four credit points of units as part of their course elective choices.
Accounting – SP‐MDBS002 - B, Cloud
MPA701 Accounting
MAA703 Accounting for Management 1,2,4
Plus two units from:
MAA716 Financial Accounting 1,2
MAA705 Corporate Auditing 2,3,4
MLC703 Principles of Income Tax Law 2
MAA789 Accounting Systems and Analytics 1,2
Students enrolled in the following Accounting courses (M720, M742, M780, M794, M749) cannot undertake the specialisation in Accounting.
Notes:
1 Required by CPA Australia for Associate (foundation level) Membership.
2 Required by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for entry to the CA Program.
3 For candidates who have completed an accredited degree in Australia, this unit may be taken as part of the CPA program. Required by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for entry to the CA Program. 4 For candidates who would like to obtain exemptions to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) program.
Artificial Intelligence for Business - SP-MDBS018 - B, Cloud
MIS713 Digital Transformation of Supply Chains
MIS715 Artificial Intelligence for Accounting and Finance
MIS716 Artificial Intelligence for Business
MIS784 Marketing Analytics
Arts and Cultural Industries – SP‐MDBS003 - Cloud
MMM790 Arts Management
MMK792 Arts Marketing
Plus two units from:
MMM793 Managing Cultural Projects and Events
MMM796 Managing Arts in Community Settings
MMM799 Arts Fundraising and Sponsorship
ACA715 Creating Your Arts Business
NOTE: Students enrolled in M785 Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management) cannot undertake the specialisation in Arts and Cultural Industries.
Business Analytics – SP‐MDBS004 - B, Cloud
MIS771 Descriptive Analytics and Visualisation
MIS772 Predictive Analytics
Plus two units from:
MIS770/MIS770A Foundations Skills in Data Analysis
MIS784 Marketing Analytics
MIS775 Decision Modelling for Business Analytics
Students enrolled in M761 Master of Business Analytics cannot undertake the specialisation in Business Analytics.
From Trimester 2 2022
MIS770 Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
MIS771 Descriptive Analytics and Visualisation
Plus two units from:
MIS772 Predictive Analytics
MIS714 People Analytics
MIS781 Business Intelligence and Database
Business Law - SP-MDBS021 – B, Cloud
4 units from:
MLM706 Corporate Governance
MLC709 Business Taxation Law and Policy
MLC713 Corporate Insolvency Law and Policy
MLM727 Superannuation Law
MLM717 Financial Services Regulation* or
MLC714 Financial Advice Regulation^ **
* unit has pre-req MLC707 Business Law
^ unit offered in cloud mode only
** unit incompatible with MLI714 and MLM717
Cyberlaw – SP‐MDBS006 - B, Cloud
MLM704 Foundations of Law
MLM735 Data Law, Policy and Crime
SIT719 Analytics for Security and Privacy
SIT763 Cyber Security Management
Digital Transformation– SP‐MDBS007 - B, Cloud
MIS712 Managing Digital Transformation
MIS782 Value of Information
MIS741 Ethics of Digital Transformation
MIS776 Design Thinking for Innovation
Event Management - SP-MDBS020 – B, Cloud
MMM793 Managing Cultural Projects and Events*
MIS798 Project Management
MMK751 Services Marketing
Plus one unit from:
ACG708 Design Thinking and Problem Solving
MIS776 Design Thinking for Innovation
*Offered in Cloud mode only
Finance – SP‐MDBS009 - B, Cloud
Select any four units from:
MAF702 Financial Markets
MAF703 Applied Corporate Finance
MAF707 Investments and Portfolio Management
MAF716 Introduction to Fintech
MAF760 International Finance
MPF753 Finance
NOTE: Students enrolled in M750 Master of International Finance cannot undertake the specialisation in Finance.
Financial Planning– SP‐MDBS010 - B, Cloud
MAA769/ MAI769 * Ethics for Financial Services
MAA728/ MAI728 ^ Financial Behaviour and Decision Making
MLC714/ MLI714 ^^ Financial Advice Regulation
Plus one unit from:
MAA745 Financial Planning and Economic Fundamentals
MLC707 Business Law
MLC703 Principles of Income Tax Law
* MAI769 intensive unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M769, M669, M569, and N002
^ MAI728 intensive unit is only available to students enrolled in M701, M769, M669, M569, M770, M640, M540 and N002
^^MLI714 intensive unit is only available to students enrolled in M769, M669, M569, M770, M640, M540 and N002
To find out whether this specialisation is FAS/Treasury approved and suitable for you, please contact our dedicated Financial Planning Course Advisers to discuss further on +61 3 9251 7969, financial-planning@deakin.edu.au, or book a phone consultation.
Human Resource Management – SP‐MDBS011 - Cloud
MMH709 Employment Relations for Organisational Effectiveness
MMH702 Strategic Staffing
MMH704 Performance Management and Reward
MMH701 Human Resource Strategy
Students enrolled in M782 Master of Human Resource Management cannot undertake the specialisation in Human Resource Management.
Information Systems – SP‐MDBS012 - B, Cloud
MIS701 Business Requirement Analysis
MIS782 Value of Information
MIS761 Cybersecurity Strategies
MIS770/MIS770A Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
Students enrolled in M722 Master of Information Systems cannot undertake the specialisation in Information Systems.
International Trade and Business – SP‐MDBS013 - B, Cloud
One unit from:
MBA703/ MBT703 The Economic Environment
MPE781/ MPT781 Economics for Managers
One unit from:
MPM735/MPT735 International Business Management
MPK736 /MPT736 International Marketing
Plus:
MPE707 International Banking and Finance
MPE711 Global Trade and Markets
# Leadership – SP‐MDBS014 - B, Cloud
MMH707 Organisational Development and Change
MPM712/ MPT712 Managing Innovation
MPR779 Leadership in the Real World
MPM773 Contemporary Issues in Leadership#
# Not available in 2022
Management Consulting– SP‐MDBS005 - B
MPM715 Management and Organisational Consulting
MPT712/ MPM712 Managing Innovation
MIS798 Project Management
MMH707 Organisational Development and Change
Marketing – SP‐MDBS015 - B, Cloud
One unit from:
MPK732/ MPT732 Marketing Management
MBT704/ MBA704 Marketing, Positioning and Consumers
Plus:
MPK713 Consumer Behaviour
MMK738 Integrated Marketing Communication
MMK739 Strategic Brand Management
Project Management – SP‐MDBS016 - B, Cloud
MIS798 Project Management
MIS778 Agile Project Management
MMH707 Organisational Development and Change
MIS776 Design Thinking for Innovation
Property and Real Estate– SP‐MDBS017 - Cloud
MMP713 Property and Real Estate Context
MMP731 Management of Real Estate
MMP732 Property Development
MMP742 Investment Valuation
Public Sector Studies - SP-MDBS019 – B, Cloud
Select 4 credit points of units from:
AIP704 Making Policy
AIP740 Policy Lessons from Overseas
AIP748 Intergovernmental Relations
AIP773 Governance and Accountability
AIP780 Governing the Economy
AIP785 Political Competition^
^ Previously coded AIP784