Faculty of Economics and Commerce

Research Programs

For information on scholarship opportunities for PhD and research masters studies, visit the Research Scholarships page.

Masters Degrees

Master of Commerce by Thesis - Supervised research on approved topics may be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis in the disciplines of Accounting and Business Information Systems, Actuarial Studies, Management and Finance.

Master of Commerce in Management (by Advanced Seminar and Shorter Thesis)

Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) overview

Each department in the Faculty offers a PhD program with a coursework component:

PhD with Coursework (Accounting)

PhD with Coursework (Economics)

PhD with Coursework (Finance)

PhD (Melbourne Institute)

PhD (Department of Management and Marketing)

More information about the research programs available in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce is available from the Research Prospectus. Economics and Commerce Research Prospectus 2007 (pdf 1542kb)

Pathways to the PhD

The Master of Commerce (Economics) and the Master of Commerce (Finance) are coursework programs that incorporate a research project. The Master of Commerce in Management (By Advanced Seminar and Shorter Thesis) is classified as a research degree. All of these programs offer pathways to PhD study for interested students.

For information about postgraduate programs by coursework in the Economics and Commerce please refer to the information under Coursework Programs.

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