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Master of Research (Business)
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Master of Research (Business) is a two-year degree designed to develop your research capabilities, immerse you in a major research project, and expose you to the latest thinking in your chosen discipline. This course offers a pathway to a research-focused career in industry and serves as a gateway to the PhD in Business and Law for those who want to pursue an academic career. In the first year of your Master of Research (Business) you will complete research training coursework units, covering the research thought process, research methods and the current state of theory in your chosen discipline. The second year is devoted to a major research project on a question of interest to you (subject to supervisory team approval) and includes your Research Proposal and Research Dissertation/Thesis.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- First year: Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 4 credit points of core units (Fundamentals of Research, Research in Practice, Research Project)
- 2 credit points of research-methods electives
- 2 credit points of discipline electives across Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management or Marketing. Second year: a supervised major thesis dissertation (, up to 20,000 words)
- progression requires a 75% average in first-year coursework
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria: completion of a bachelor degree with a minimum distinction average (70% or above) in the final year, in a discipline related to the proposed research thesis; completion of a masters or honours degree with a minimum distinction average (70% or above) in a related discipline
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