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Master of Management (Strategic Foresight)

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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.
DurationThree years part-time
Campus and intakes  Calendar
Hawthorn -Semester 1, Semester 2
Study modeFull-time
Part-time (day)
Course codeBMSF640
Fees
The indicative course tuition fee is $20,000 for 2012, based on one year full time load (or 1 EFTSL). The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a suite of income-contingent loans for Australian citizens and holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas. FEE-HELP is available to eligible fee-paying undergraduate and postgraduate students. It provides students with a loan to cover their tuition fees (lifetime maximum $85,062 from 1 January 2010). The FEE-HELP limit is indexed on 1 January each year.
Note: New Zealand citizens and holders of other Australian permanent resident visas do not have access to HELP loans. These students must pay their student contributions or tuition fees up front without a discount.
For further information on your support and study options visit the 'Going to Uni' website at: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
For information about Swinburne's fees visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/fees

Career opportunities

Graduates are well placed for a successful career in foresight and strategy within a range of organisations. Those who master knowledge and skills in this innovative field will be well placed to become leaders in a wide range of fields.
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Course in detail

On this page: course description, course structure and units of study.

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
Stage 3 - Master
Option 1 – Practioner Pathway
HBR680 Enterprise Project 1 
HBR681 Enterprise Project 2
MBA or MEI Elective
MBA or MEI Elective
Option 2- Researcher Pathway
HEI884 Minor Thesis (Research Methods) 
HEI885 Minor Thesis (Full-time)/Minor Thesis (Part-time) (HEI886)/HEI887 Minor Thesis (Part-time)
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Graduate outcomes

On this page: aims and objectives, career opportunities and professional recognition.

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

Career opportunities

Graduates are well placed for a successful career in foresight and strategy within a range of organisations. Those who master knowledge and skills in this innovative field will be well placed to become leaders in a wide range of fields.

Professional recognition

Graduates will be eligible for membership of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF). The Federation may also grant the status of Fellow to practitioners of advanced professional standing.
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On this page: entry requirements and credit transfer

Entry requirements

Entry 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:
  • 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.

Credit transfer

Applicants with prior tertiary studies that satisfy part of the academic requirements of this course may be granted 'credit' and/or entry to the course with 'advanced standing'. University policies apply and applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. All applications for subject exemptions should be submitted on the appropriate form at the time of enrolment.
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Apply

On this page: how to apply, course fees and find out more.

How to apply

Application forms can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/postgrad/apply/

Course fees

The indicative course tuition fee is $20,000 for 2012, based on one year full time load (or 1 EFTSL). The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a suite of income-contingent loans for Australian citizens and holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas. FEE-HELP is available to eligible fee-paying undergraduate and postgraduate students. It provides students with a loan to cover their tuition fees (lifetime maximum $85,062 from 1 January 2010). The FEE-HELP limit is indexed on 1 January each year.
Note: New Zealand citizens and holders of other Australian permanent resident visas do not have access to HELP loans. These students must pay their student contributions or tuition fees up front without a discount.
For further information on your support and study options visit the 'Going to Uni' website at: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
For information about Swinburne's fees visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/fees

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