ObjectivesAs part of an articulated suite of postgraduate Business Administration courses, this program aims to build upon students' undergraduate study in the field through examination of the key dimensions of business operational tasks and processes in an environment of rapid change.
Entry requirementsPrerequisites 1. Bachelor degree; or 2. Professional experience in management/leadership positions and member grade status of a relevant professional organisation.
Academic titleMaster of Business Administration
Course descriptionThe course assists students to understand management processes in organisations in the private and public sectors. Students acquire a deeper knowledge of theoretical, conceptual and ethical issues applying to business processes. They are able to analyse, evaluate and justify business processes in a changing environment.
Specialist strands in the Master of Business Administration are available in accounting, e-commerce, information systems, international business, marketing, people management and sports management.
Students may also exit from the Master of Business Administration with the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.
Specialist Strands Brisbane North Sydney Melbourne
Accounting not available available available
E-Commerce not available available not available
Information Systems not available available not available
International Business available not available not available
Marketing available available not available
People Management available available not available
Sports Management notavailable not available available
Career Opportunities
* Accounting firms
* Advertising
* Computer hardware and software
* Employment relations
* Financial management
* Human resource management
* International trade and investment
* Marketing management
* Marketing research
* Personal investment
* Policy administration
* Retailing and wholesaling
MBA
120 cp
Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
1.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
1. 80 cp from Core Units; and
2. 40 cp from Electives60.
1.2 An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent may be granted advanced standing.
2. Exit Points
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration may exit from the course with the relevant award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ACCT600 10 Accounting for Decision-Making
BAFI600 10 Corporate Finance
BUSO600 10 Ethical Leadership (Inc: MGMT638 Leadership in Organisations)
BUSO603 10 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (Pre: MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management or MGMT602 Organisational Behaviour. Inc: MGMT633 Ethics and Organisational Governance)
ECON600 10 Managerial Economics
MGMT602 10 Organisational Behaviour (Inc: MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management)
MGMT605 10 Strategic Management (Inc: MGMT640 Strategic Management and Decision-Making)
MGMT633 10 Ethics and Organisational Governance (Inc: BUSO603 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility)
MGMT638 10 Leadership in Organisations (Inc: BUSO600 Ethical Leadership)
MGMT640 10 Strategic Management and Decision-Making (Pre: MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management or MGMT602 Organisational Behaviour. Inc: MGMT605 Strategic Management)
MGMT641 10 Organisational Dynamics and Change Management (Inc: MGMT602 Organisational Behaviour)
MKTG600 10 Marketing Management
Electives
Accounting
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ACCT601 10 Australian Auditing and Assurance Services (Pre: ACCT600 Accounting for Decision-Making)
ACCT602 10 Accounting and Accountability (Pre: ACCT600 Accounting for Decision-Making)
ACCT603 10 Accounting for Corporate Structures (Pre: ACCT600 Accounting for Decision-Making)
ACCT604 10 Strategic Managerial Accounting (Pre: ACCT600 Accounting for Decision-Making)
ACCT605 10 Strategic Resource Management (Pre: ACCT604 Strategic Managerial Accounting)
BAFI602 10 Financial Analysis and Business Valuation (Pre: BAFI600 Corporate Finance)
LEGL601 10 Commercial and Corporations Law
LEGL602 10 Taxation Law (Pre: LEGL601 Commercial and Corporations Law)
E-commerce
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
INFO601 10 Applied Data Communications
INFO603 10 Database Systems
INFO605 10 Electronic Commerce
INFO617 10 Web Technologies
INFO618 10 Portable Applications and Network Programming
Information Systems
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
INFO602 10 Current Issues in Information Systems
INFO604 10 Distributed Systems
INFO607 10 Information Management
INFO608 10 Information Systems and the Law
INFO609 10 Information Systems Security
INFO610 10 Management of Organisational Change
INFO612 10 Software Design
INFO613 10 Systems Development Methodologies
INFO616 10 Human Factors in Information Systems
MGMT635 10 Management of Resources: Information
International Business
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
BAFI601 10 International Finance (Pre: BAFI600 Corporate Finance)
BUSO601 10 Entrepreneurship (Pre: 40 cp including MKTG600 Marketing Management. Inc: MGMT629 Small Business Management)
BUSO602 10 Comparative Business Cultures
BUSO604 10 Special Study (International Business)
LEGL600 10 Comparative Regulatory Frameworks
MGMT629 10 Small Business Management (Inc: BUSO601 Entrepreneurship)
MGMT630 10 International Political Economy
MKTG602 10 International Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
PERS600 10 International Human Resource Management
Marketing
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MKTG601 10 Corporate Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG602 10 International Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG603 10 Marketing Research (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG604 10 International Consumer Behaviour (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG605 10 Marketing Communication (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG606 10 Strategic Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG607 10 Internet Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
MKTG608 10 Services Marketing
People Management
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MGMT601 10 Strategic Human Resource Management
MGMT621 10 Management of Change
MGMT622 10 Quality Management
MGMT626 10 Contemporary Management Issues
MGMT627 10 Project Management
MGMT628 10 Public Sector Management
MGMT631 10 Employment Relations (Inc: PERS601 Workplace Relations)
MGMT632 10 Spirituality in the Workplace
MGMT634 10 Management of Resources: People
MGMT636 10 Problem-solving for Managers
MGMT637 10 Knowledge Management
PERS600 10 International Human Resource Management
PERS601 10 Workplace Relations (Inc: MGMT631 Employment Relations)
PERS602 10 Managing Diversity
Sports Management
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
EXSC660 10 Policy Development in Sport
EXSC661 10 Sport Law and the Regulatory Environment
EXSC662 10 Sport in the Global Economy
EXSC663 10 Sports Marketing and Communication (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)
EXSC664 10 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management in Sport and Exercise (Pre: MGMT640 Strategic Management and Decision-Making)
EXSC665 10 Facility and Event Management for Sport and Exercise
EXSC666 10 Athlete and Player Management
EXSC667 10 Sport, Culture and Politics
60 A student may undertake up to 20 cp in electives from other Master’s level degrees (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).