Master of Management (Strategic Foresight)
This course has been discontinued - the information is provided for continuing students.
Overview
This program will be replaced by Master of Strategic Foresight from Semester 1, 2012.
The Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) will provide a sound theoretical and practical foundation for the successful practice of strategic foresight in many fields. The master program will primarily appeal to those people who are already high achievers part-way through a career path and who wish to develop proactive approaches to their work, or perhaps to change direction. To these ends, the program provides the necessary grounding in futures studies and foresight work as well as a range of applied implementation options.
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| Duration | 18 Month/s | ||
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| Course code | BMSF640 | ||
| CRICOS code | 058918G | ||
| Fees* | A$22,000 (annual for 2012)* |
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
Course in detail
Course description
This program will be replaced by Master of Strategic Foresight from Semester 1, 2012.
The Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) will provide a sound theoretical and practical foundation for the successful practice of strategic foresight in many fields. The master program will primarily appeal to those people who are already high achievers part-way through a career path and who wish to develop proactive approaches to their work, or perhaps to change direction. To these ends, the program provides the necessary grounding in futures studies and foresight work as well as a range of applied implementation options.
Course structure
The Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) incorporates the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma of Management in Strategic Foresight plus a further four units of study, making a total of 12, each worth 12.5 credit points (total 150 credit points).
Two pathways are available: a researcher pathway, where students complete a minor thesis; or a practitioner pathway, where students complete the enterprise project unit and take two electives from within the faculty’s suite of units.
Units of study
Stages 1 & 2 - Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
Completion of all units of study below:
HBF540 The Knowledge Base of Future Studies
HBF541 Foresight Methods 1
HBF542 Foresight in Organisations
HBF543 Dimensions of Global Change
HBF544 Foresight Methods 2
HBF545 Worldviews and Strategy for the 21st Century
HBF546 Integral Perspectives
HBF547 Systems Thinking and Design
Completion of all units of study below:
HBF540 The Knowledge Base of Future Studies
HBF541 Foresight Methods 1
HBF542 Foresight in Organisations
HBF543 Dimensions of Global Change
HBF544 Foresight Methods 2
HBF545 Worldviews and Strategy for the 21st Century
HBF546 Integral Perspectives
HBF547 Systems Thinking and Design
Stage 3 - Master
Option 1 – Practioner Pathway
HBR680 Enterprise Project 1
HBR681 Enterprise Project 2
MBA or MEI Elective
MBA or MEI Elective
HBR680 Enterprise Project 1
HBR681 Enterprise Project 2
MBA or MEI Elective
MBA or MEI Elective
Graduate outcomes
Aims and objectives
At the completion of the program, it is expected that students will have:
- developed their skills and capacities as practitioners in the field who are committed to improving the foresight capability of organisations through understanding, developing and successfully applying coherent forward views
- developed ‘higher order thinking’ (or meta-learning) about developing human and organisational capacities to carry out productive foresight work
- strengthened their ability to conceptualise the complex relations between foresight and strategy in organisations
- deepened their understanding, through reflective experience, of how they might manage themselves as applied foresight practitioners in the role of leaders, managers, consultants or researchers when they engage in these professional roles
- explored ways of working collaboratively in order to understand and contribute to personal and organisational responses to complexity, uncertainty and turbulence in the 21st century environment
- become equipped to provide effective foresight capabilities of positive and continuing use to organisations
- become equipped to discern the many organisational opportunities that attend the complex processes of globalisation, social change and technical innovation
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
The normal admissions requirement for the Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) suite of programs is an undergraduate degree and appropriate advanced work experience. Candidates who do not hold a degree but have significant work experience will usually be enrolled in the graduate certificate (Stage 1).
Applicants at the Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) level should comply with one of the following:
Applicants at the Master of Management (Strategic Foresight) level should comply with one of the following:
- successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Management (Strategic Foresight) with satisfactory grades
- completion of a relevant degree or diploma
A limited number of applicants not meeting the criteria above may be admitted after interview on the basis of considerable relevant experience and level of responsibility.
English language requirements
Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 575 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 232 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 90 with no band less than 20.
Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.
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Course fees*
A$22,000 (annual for 2012)*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
Find out more
Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry
Email: international@swinburne.edu.au
Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)
