KPT/JPT (R2/523/6/0081) 04/22 - MQA/SWA0120
POSTGRADUATE
DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS
AND COMMERCE
1 year
February and July
RM36,676 Malaysian student
RM40,386 International student
2020 fees per year
Graduate research pathway
Enrich your business and commerce
knowledge, and give your career a boost.
This is a research-centred course with a focus on
a number of highly valued key skills within the
industry and in academia. You’ll be guided to
approach practical problems from a broader
intellectual perspective.
This course can lead you to a research degree.
If you graduate with first-class honours, you may
be able to enter the Monash Doctoral Program
(PhD) without first completing a master’s degree
by research.
Areas of study
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Accountancy
Applied economics
Banking and financial management
Business analytics
Business law and taxation
Econometrics and business statistics
International business management
Strategic marketing.
Course structure
The course structure comprises the following:
A. COURSEWORK (24 points)
Develop advanced theoretical and/or technical
knowledge of your discipline and appropriate
research methodologies.
• Research methodology 1
• Research methodology 2
• Directed studies 1
• Directed studies 2
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is
expected that you’ll:
• be a critical and creative scholar who:
– produces innovative solutions to problems
– analyses evidence and information in
a systematic manner
– communicates ideas and results effectively
and perceptively to diverse audiences
– acquires reflective skills conducive to the
development of lifelong learning
– is independent and able to acquire and
deploy new skills in a sound, evidence-based
approach to business challenges
• be a responsible and effective global citizen who:
– engages in an internationalised world
– exhibits cross cultural competence
– demonstrates ethical values
– accommodates competing viewpoints and
achieves collaborative outcomes
• demonstrate proficiencies and competencies in
at least one discipline-specific area and be able
to provide solutions relevant to the business,
government and the communities that they serve
• be a committed scholar and practitioner who is
able to collaborate with others to foster social
responsibility
• have the ability to undertake research informed
by advanced studies in a specific discipline.
B. RESEARCH (24 points)
Plan and execute a research project under the
individual guidance of an academic supervisor.
• Research project and report
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POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2020
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