C04239v2 Master of Management

Overview

This course provides students with an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge leading to a career in the ever-expanding experience economy and its key sectors. The core of the Master of Management has been designed to provide a business underpinning to a series of industry sector-focused majors in arts, events, sport and tourism. In practical terms the course recognises and embraces the general notion that professionals in this new economy need to understand and plan for the experience rendered to their clients. The majors allow students to specialise and to develop a depth of understanding of management issues, challenges and approaches within a particular sector of the experience economy. The Community and Not-for-Profit Management stream develops critical and analytical skills for people working in non-profit and community organisations. Students have the opportunity to apply research skills to a project focusing on a specific aspect of community and not-for-profit management.

The Master of Management and its four industry-focused majors provide a unique suite of offerings at the postgraduate level. Sydney is the largest tourist gateway in Australia (accounting for more than two-thirds of international tourists), a major sporting hub, the home of Australia's hallmark arts companies and an international events destination. UTS is consequently in a unique position to capitalise and position itself within the growing experience economy with this course and its associated majors.

The course provides a combination of intellectual rigour with the development of a range of significant general management skills. Coupled with these is a strong practical orientation to the specialist industry sectors associated with the course's majors which provides students with opportunities to gain exposure to and experience within their specialist industry sector.

The graduate student body in the school is culturally diverse. Both domestic and international students come from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Class engagement and participation recognises and embraces this diversity. A number of the school's staff have experience in international teaching in China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Europe, and are thus able to bring a global perspective to the international environment in which they engage.

The well-developed industry focus of the course, the strong connections to the Sydney market, the opportunities for professional engagement and a global outlook in classroom interactions are all significant markers of this program.

The Community and Not-for-Profit Management stream provides an opportunity to study at a professional level those factors contributing to the effective management of non-profit organisations. Students develop an understanding of this 'third sector' and its social and economic context, and are introduced to ways of thinking systematically about non-profit organisations and their management. Students also gain knowledge of the range of non-profit organisations, their structure and distinguishing features.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to prepare forward-thinking, work-ready graduates with the business, management and interpersonal skills to function effectively as professionals within their selected industry sector of the arts, events, tourism, sport or community and not-for-profit organisations.

Career options

The course provides for a wide range of career opportunities within each of the four industry sectors linked to its specialist majors.

In Arts Management, graduates may pursue careers in such fields as:

• cultural policy
• marketing performing arts
• cultural venue management
• arts and cultural development management
• gallery and museum management
• dance, theatre and popular music.

In Event Management, graduates may pursue careers in such fields as:

• event planning and development
• conference management
• event marketing
• exhibition management
• corporate event management
• festival and special event management
• place management.

In Sport Management, graduates may pursue careers in such fields as:

• sport marketing
• sport event management
• venue and facility management
• sports development
• sports administration
• operations management.

In Tourism Management, graduates may pursue careers in such fields as:

• tourist attraction management
• tour wholesaling and operations
• tourism marketing
• tourism research
• tourism planning and development
• hotel development, marketing and management
• airline and transportation management
• ecotourism operations and management.

In Community and Not-for-Profit Management, career options include managing non-government or non-profit organisations, working in the field of corporate social responsibility, or in government particularly in roles that work with community or not-for-profit organisations such as:

• social and community welfare
• environment advocacy
• arts and culture
• fundraising
• education
• international aid and development
• professional associations and unions.

Credit recognition

Students may be granted a maximum of eight subject exemptions, of which four compulsory subjects may be approved from prior undergraduate study. Compulsory subjects, in this context, include core subjects plus the required subjects to complete a specific major.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is one-and-a-half years, full time; or three years, part time.

The Community and Not-for-Profit Management stream is taught in flexible mode, including three intensive workshops of five days each, self-managed learning packages and learning partnerships to develop peer-supported networks.

Course structure

The course comprises 72 credit points, made up of five core subjects (30 credit points) and seven elective subjects (42 credit points) comprising a major in either tourism, arts, sports or event management. Within each major there are five compulsory subjects that must be completed for a student to be credited with that major. The remaining two elective subjects may be selected from subjects offered in other majors, or students may elect to do an industry-based research project or professional internship placement.

The Community and Not-for-Profit Management stream comprises 72 credit points of study, made up of eight core subjects (48 credit points) and four elective subjects (24 credit points).

Course program

Example course programs for each major are provided below.

Articulation with UTS courses

Professional recognition

The Community and Not-for-Profit Management stream is accredited by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC).

Other information

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