Master of Business (Strategic Procurement)

Plan, Source & Manage for the Public Sector

The Master of Business (Strategic Procurement) at UNSW Canberra is a forward-thinking, industry-focused degree purpose-built to advance your understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin effective public sector procurement outcomes. Designed for graduates and young professionals, this program aims to develop excellent procurement managers for the public and not-for-profit sectors including Defence, other Commonwealth agencies, and state and local government agencies.

This Master program combines a core set of procurement and business courses with the opportunity to select subjects in line with your academic interests. The program offers students the ability to develop cutting-edge business knowledge alongside enhanced procurement management experience that can be applied to real-world commercial challenges.

The UNSW Canberra School of Business is an accredited member of The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Only 5% of university business programs worldwide are AACSB accredited.

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Program Structure

To complete the requirements of a Master of Business (Strategic Procurement), students must complete at least three core courses in addition to five other courses in the Schedule for the Master of Business (Strategic Procurement) program.

For further program details, please visit the UNSW Handbook.

Please Note: Course offerings and the Intensive Delivery Mode (IDM) courses can vary throughout the year - contact School for details.

Research Project

The option of undertaking a research project (6UOC) is available to Master of Business (Strategic Procurement) students who attain a distinction average or better in four or six courses respectively and is subject to the approval of the Head of School.

A Research Project is recommended for those with a strong interest in pursuing original research or intending to undertake a higher-level research qualification.

ZBUS8501 – Research Project – Business (6 UOC)

Course Availability

Core		Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZBUS8101	Strategic Management	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8109	Business Law	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8303	Strategic Procurement Outsourcing	Distance Mode	Not Offered

Electives		Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZBUS8103	Strategic Human Resources	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8108	Accounting for Management Decisions	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8147	The Business of Managing Projects	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8201	Leadership	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8203	Change Management	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8205	Business Ethics	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZBUS8210	Critical Analysis in Business	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8310	Commercial Skills in the Public Sector	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZBUS8501	Research Project - Business	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZBUS8911	Asset Management	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZBUS8913	Leadership Change and Innovation	Not Offered	Not Offered

Entry Requirements

Please refer to the UNSW Handbook for the Entry Requirements.

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School of Business