Something the UK Doesn't Offer: Double Majors in Australian Business Master's Programs!

📍 Double-major business master's degrees in Australia!

UK business schools don't offer double majors. At most you can choose a stream, for example: Birmingham MSc Marketing lets you choose 1. Responsible Marketing 2. International Marketing 3. Digital Marketing. If you want a double major, Australia is the best choice. Some universities offer a Commerce or Business master's degree that brings many business school disciplines under one roof. Moving away from the traditional single-major model, you can choose a double major, such as finance, fintech, business analytics, supply chain management, marketing, accounting, economics, HR management, international trade, cybersecurity, etc. This opens up more career paths after graduation and gets you more interview opportunities.

📍 Master of Commerce

Master of Commerce programs (Bachelor / Master of Commerce - Extension) focus on "using data to analyze." Majors are mostly related to accounting, economics, finance, actuarial studies, business analytics and the like. Well-known universities offering them include the University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney and the University of Queensland.

University of Sydney (USYD) - Master of Commerce (Extension)

Majors available:

Accounting / Business Information Systems / Data Analytics for Business / Dissertation / Economics (for Commerce) / Finance / Global Logistics / Marketing / Strategy, Innovation and Management

UNSW Sydney - Master of Commerce (Extension)

Majors available:

Accounting / Global Sustainability and Social Impact / Strategy and Innovation / Economics and Finance / Finance / Financial Technology / Business Analytics / Cybersecurity, Risk and Privacy / Digital Transformation / Marketing Analytics / Marketing / International Business / Human Resource Management / Risk Management

University of Queensland (UQ) - Master of Commerce

Majors available:

Applied Finance / Information Systems / Professional Accounting

📍 Master of Business

Master of Business programs (Bachelor / Master of Business) focus on "people." Majors are usually related to marketing, business law, management, human resources and the like. Well-known universities offering them include the University of Queensland.

University of Queensland (UQ) - Master of Business

Majors available:

Advertising / Human Resource Management / Information Systems / Innovation and Entrepreneurship / International Business / Law for Business / Leadership / Marketing / Organisational Sustainability / Supply Chain Management

📍 Does a double major make the program longer?

An Australian master's normally takes 2 years. Whether you have 1 or 2 majors doesn't affect how long you study. One year is two semesters, 48 credits in total, and one major is usually 24 credits. Students can complete credits either as a "major" or as "electives", so the length stays the same.

📍 Can you switch majors?

As far as I know, yes, but if you want to switch, plan it as early as possible (ideally before the end of your first semester). Every university is different, so please confirm with the school, or you may end up graduating late.

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