Outline
Outline
Management knowledge and skills such as problem-solving and decision-marking, are valued and needed in small-to-medium enterprises, non-profit organisations, large corporations and government, both locally and globally.
Management is about taking a leading role: supervising and mentoring staff, balancing budgets, and ensuring tasks and projects are completed successfully, together with recognising issues such as values, ethics and sustainability. It means taking responsibility, being entrepreneurial, getting things done and making the most of your staff and resources for a sustainable and regenerative future.
This major focuses on the key challenges facing managers today and in the future. You’ll learn skills in problem-solving, decision-making, critical thinking, communicating with people, and handling budgets.
With a strong focus on practical application and experiential learning, you’ll be well-prepared for the challenges of the professional workplace. You’ll also gain skills in strategic management, change management, innovative leadership, and incorporating ethics and sustainability into the workplace.
By the time you graduate, you’ll have gained a versatile set of skills that will empower you to excel in the dynamic world of business management. Whether you embark on an entrepreneurial venture or assume a managerial role in an established organisation, you’ll be well-equipped for a successful career in the business world.
Parent degrees
You can study this major under the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Commerce (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced) (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Innovation (as a single major)
- Bachelor of Arts (as a double major with an Arts major)
Your choice of parent degree can influence the type of career you might have.
Our Commerce degree also offers additional opportunities to customise your course by offering specialisations as well as majors.
Double degrees
You can study this major as part of the following double degrees:
What jobs can the Management course lead to?
- Business or retail manager
- Innovation manager
- Management consultant
- Product development manager
- Service delivery manager
- Sustainability officer/manager
What jobs can a Management double major lead to?
- Art gallery manager (with Fine Art)
- Hotel manager (with Tourism and Hospitality)
- HR Manager (with Human Resource Management)
- Import/export manager (with International Business)
- Managing editor (with Professional Writing and Publishing or Journalism)
- Marketing manager (with Marketing)
- Theatre manager (with Theatre Arts)
- Supply chain manager (with Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
What you'll learn
- select and apply theories, concepts and techniques to describe, understand, analyse and evaluate management issues and problems
- think creatively and critically to access, evaluate and synthesise information from multiple sources to generate innovative solutions to global management issues
- communicate through using and applying digital technologies, recognizing their advantages and limitations when applied to management for diverse audiences and contexts
- take responsibility for their own learning by demonstrating initiative in finding new information and actively participating in varied learning experiences
- actively support the value of cultural diversity in improving business and professional practice
- demonstrate leadership, ethical practice and professional integrity when working within a team and independently
