Master of Business Administration available 2017 only

Masters (Coursework)

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

18 months full-time

Course Code

MA-BUSADM3, 075585E

Study Mode

In person

International Fees

$28,800 per year / $518,400 total

About this course

The Swinburne Master of Business Administration (MBA) offers not only the opportunity to acquire contemporary management knowledge and skills but, more importantly, it provides students with the ability to apply that knowledge in innovative, creative and entrepreneurial ways. We develop skilled managers and competent leaders who are entrepreneurially oriented, globally focused and socially conscious in a diverse and complex world. Specifically our MBA prepares you to engage and deal with uncertainty, change and opportunity in the environments in which your organisations operate.

Broadly, our MBA course is designed to:

Develop skilled and competent managers and leaders who are entrepreneurially oriented, globally aware and socially conscious in a world of uncertainty, change and complexity
Meet the demands of business and industry to achieve and sustain international competitive advantage
Enable students to have more rewarding and satisfying career outcomes

Our MBA is focused on developing students' capabilities to operate in organisationally critical domains of practice that we have identified as fundamental to their own and their organisations' success in today's turbulent environment. These domains of practice are not the same as subjects or streams. They can play out across many subjects and are:

Leadership
Global focus
Entrepreneurship and innovation
Life-long learning
Ethical and social responsibility - both individual and organisational

Study locations

Hawthorn

Career pathways

The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be:

Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
Effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
Adaptable and able to manage change, and
Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural)

Course structure

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) MA-BUSADM3 is a nested program incorporating the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration [available 2017 only] (GC-BUSADM2) and the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (GD-BUSADM3)*. To qualify for the award of Master of Business Administration students must complete 12 units of study (150 credit points) comprising:

4 core stage 1 units (50 credit points)^
2 core stage 2 units (25 credit points)
2 core stage 3 units (25 credit points)
4 elective units of study (50 credit points) with at least 2 units at Masters level

*Students are unable to enrol directly into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration but it is available as an exit award. To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (GD-BUSADM3) students must complete eight units of study (100 credit points) comprising:

4 core stage 1 units (50 credit points)
2 core stage 2 units (25 credit points)
2 elective units (25 credit points)

In each year, eight units (12.5 credit points each) normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units normally constitute a part-time load** of 50 credit points. ^Students admitted based on successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration are not required to repeat these four stage 1 units. **Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus.

Credit for prior study or work

Credit is granted in recognition of previous study and/or experience and allows students to gain advanced standing towards their course. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Learn more about credit.

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