Course and Subject Handbook 2016 Courses Non Award Courses Postgraduate Qualifying Program

Postgraduate Qualifying Program

Information valid for students commencing in 2016.

Postgraduate Qualifying Program [Business]

Course code

13015

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Course Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Qualifications as determined to be within 12 credit points of successful completion of an equivalent relevant AQF level 7 business degree.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Additional selection requirements

Entry is available to international students only.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

12 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Concurrent enrolment with postgraduate level subjects is not permitted.

Course learning outcomes

In the context of a JCU graduate on successful completion of the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (Business) graduates will be able to:

  • Demonstrate essential knowledge necessary for a career in business related professions

  • Synthesise underlying principles and concepts for making business decisions

  • Critically analyse the core professional obligations, values and operations of organisations including sustainability

  • Critically evaluate data & resources in the context of relevant academic literature

  • Apply critical thinking to address issues in business

  • Convey information clearly and fluently, in high quality written form appropriate for their audience

  • Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills for academic and professional audiences

  • Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively

  • Apply technical skills, including numeracy, necessary for professional practice in business

  • Demonstrate an awareness of ethical and social responsibility in professional practice

  • Identify and act upon, learning opportunities and self-improvements.

Course Structure

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of specified BU or BX level 2 subjects as approved by the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor, Tropical Environments and Societies or authorised nominee

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of specified BU or BX level 3 subjects as approved by the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor, Tropical Environments and Societies or authorised nominee

Campus

Course available at

Notes

Brisbane

 

Cairns

 

Singapore

 

Townsville

 

Candidature

Expected time to complete

6 months full-time

Maximum time to complete

0.5 years

Maximum leave of absence

Nil

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation Requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Advanced Standing

Eligibility

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

Nil

Currency

Not applicable

Expiry

Not applicable

Other restrictions

Not applicable

Award Details

Award title

Not applicable – this is a non-award course

Course articulation

Successful completion of this course may qualify a student for entry into a Postgraduate (Award) Coursework Program in the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as follows:

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Economics

  • Master of International Tourism and Hospitality Management

  • Other postgraduate courses as approved by the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor

Subjects from the Postgraduate Qualifying Program [Business] may not be used for advanced standing towards a subsequent postgraduate course.