About Management (BCom)

Being bossy does not make you a good manager; it won’t necessarily even make you a manager! So what does being a manager entail? ‘Management’ refers to the process of employing resources to achieve customer needs, that is administering activities and actions that meet particular goals. Traditionally, the study of management was concerned with the four functions of planning, organising, directing and controlling. Although these functions are vital for the well-being of organisations, contemporary workplaces are highly dynamic and they bring a new set of challenges to management.

Studying management at Murdoch will allow you the opportunity to learn about traditional and contemporary issues effecting management. This study covers a wide range of relevant issues, theories and perspectives to better prepare you for the complexities and responsibilities of managerial life in the twenty-first century.

What can you do with a Management degree?

As a Murdoch Management graduate there are a range of opportunities you may choose to pursue, especially if you choose to take a double major with another Commerce area. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you to work or study opportunities in a number of areas.

The following are just some professions you could consider: Convention Services Manager; Administrative Service Manager; Public Relations Manager; Sales Manager; Engineering and Natural Science Manager; Management Consultant; Training and Development Manager; General Manager; Financial Manager.

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How to apply

To apply for one of our programs you must submit all the required documentation outlined in the checklists below.

You can submit documentation via post, email, facsimile or in person. Please be aware that in order to gain a full offer you must meet our minimum entry requirements and all your original transcripts will need to be sighted by one of our Admissions Officers.

Please use the checklist below and submit all documentation before the relevant due date.

UG/MUPC Application Checklist:

1. Complete the undergraduate application form.
2. Submit all of your completed qualifications and the transcripts of your results.
   • This will help the university to properly assess your application.
   • Incomplete applications will not be processed.
3. Enclose certified copies of your English test score (IELTS or TOEFL) if applicable.
4. An application fee should be included along with the application. Applications sent without this fee will not be processed.
   • Undergraduate application fee – AED 250
5. Submit two passport size photographs.
6. Submit your passport copy with visa page.

Student applications

If you would like to apply for this course you can now:

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Course Details

Length of course	3 years full time internal study
International fee information	2009 fees-AED 40,000 per annum
Location	Dubai International Academic City
Murdoch course code	B1003

Recommended subjects:

We don’t have prerequisite subjects for any of our courses as we are a strong promoter of a well rounded education. However, remember that you will also need to demonstrate competence in English.

Course structure:

Year 1

Foundation Unit

All new first year students take a Foundation Unit. These are designed so you have some idea what’s going on, because, let’s face it, you’ve never been to uni before!

Core Units

You must take these units for a particular major to gain a specialisation in this area.

• Principles of Commercial Law
• Introduction to Accounting
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Management

General Electives

You must take these units to have enough units to graduate. General Electives give you the flexibility to learn from a variety of different areas.
Select three units offered by the University, subject to individual unit prerequisites.

Specified Electives

These are elective units that must be chosen from a specified list to give you further specialisation in your area of study.
Choose one from the following list:

• International Management
• Employee Relations
• Human Resources Economics
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

General electives:

You must take these units to have enough units to graduate. General Electives give you the flexibility to learn from a variety of different areas.
Select three units offered by the University, subject to individual unit prerequisites.

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Suggested double majors

To take a double major, students simply take the core units from another major in place of their general elective units.

What are my career options?

As a Murdoch Management graduate, your employment outlook is good, especially if you combine it with other disciplines. Depending on which skill combinations or specialisations you have, your Murdoch degree may lead you towards work and study opportunities in a number of areas. The following are some professions to consider.

Professions	What they do
Convention Services Manger	Convention Services Managers coordinate the activities of various departments in larger hotels to accommodate meetings, conventions, and special events. They meet with representatives of groups or organisations to plan the number of rooms to reserve, the desired configuration of the meeting space, and banquet services. During the meeting or event, they resolve unexpected problems and monitor activities to ensure that hotel operations conform to the expectations of the group.
Office Administrative Support Supervisors and Managers / Administrative Service Managers	Office and Administrative Support Supervisors and Managers often act as liaisons between the administrative support staff and the professional, technical, and managerial staff. This may involve implementing new company policies or restructuring the workflow in their departments. They also must keep their superiors informed of their progress and any potential problems. Often, this communication takes the form of research projects and progress reports. Because supervisors and managers have access to information such as their department’s performance records, they may compile and present these data for use in planning or designing new policies.
Public Relations Manager	Public Relations Managers supervise public relations specialists. These managers direct publicity programs to a targeted audience. They often specialise in a specific area, such as crisis management, or in a specific industry, such as health care. They use every available communication medium to maintain the support of the specific group upon whom their organisation’s success depends, such as consumers, stockholders, or the general public. For example, they may clarify or justify the firm’s point of view on health or environmental issues to community or special-interest groups. They observe social, economic, and political trends that might ultimately affect the firm, and make recommendations to enhance the firm’s image on the basis of those trends.
Sales Manager	Sales Managers direct the firm’s sales program. They assign sales territories, set goals, and establish training programs for the sales representatives. Sales managers advise the sales representatives on ways to improve their sales performance.Sales managers maintain contact with dealers and distributors. They analyse sales statistics gathered by their staffs to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and to monitor customers’ preferences.
General and Operations Manager	General and Operations Managers plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of companies or public and private sector organisations. Their duties include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. In some organisations, the duties of general and operations managers may overlap the duties of chief executive officers.
Training and Development Manager	Training and Development Managers and Specialists conduct and supervise training and development programs for employees. Increasingly, management recognises that training offers a way of developing skills, enhancing productivity and quality of work, and building worker loyalty to the firm, and most importantly, increasing individual and organisational performance to achieve business results.
Technical Manager	Technical Development Managers manage the full lifecycle of a development project. This includes being responsible for the end-to-end management of the project in the areas of budgeting, costing, planning, researching, designing and coordinating as well as providing technical expertise the project team with analysis, programming, testing and quality control, through to the implementation and post implementation review.
Financial Manager	Financial Managers direct bank branches and departments, resolve customers’ problems, ensure that standards of service are maintained, and administer the institutions’ operations and investments.
Administrative Services Managers	Administrative Services Managers perform a broad range of duties in virtually every sector of the economy. They coordinate and direct support services to organisations as diverse as insurance companies, computer manufacturers, and government offices. These workers manage the many services that allow organisations to operate efficiently, such as secretarial and reception, administration, payroll, conference planning and travel, information and data processing, mail, materials scheduling and distribution, printing and reproduction, records management, telecommunications management, security, parking, and personal property procurement, supply, and disposal.