Master of Business Administration

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
January
April
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
1.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMMA

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 27,500 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2015

Entry requirements
Applicants seeking admission to the program will normally have:

a) A minimum of three (3) years full time management experience (including experience in supervision and financial management) and a recognised university undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualifications;

or

b) A minimum of seven (7) years full time management experience (including experience in supervision and financial management) and either:

A Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the University of South Australia with an average of at least Pass Level 1 (55%), or an equivalent qualification from the University of South Australia or from another recognised university;
or
A Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of South Australia with an average of at least Pass Level 1 (55%) across at least four courses, or an equivalent qualification from the University of South Australia or from another recognised university.

All applicants are also required to submit two referee reports and a detailed curriculum vitae outlining management experience.

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Aim

The Master of Business Administration qualifies individuals for professional practice in senior organisational management and leadership positions in international business environments, through the application of an advanced body of knowledge in the field of organisational management and leadership.

Qualities developed by the degree are drawn from contemporary organisational management and leadership practice and include strategic thinking, ethical conduct, leadership, an international perspective, international business management, the ability to think critically, and the ability to work both collaboratively and with a high level of autonomy and accountability.

Content & Structure

This program comprises 54 units of study, normally completed as 12 courses of 4.5 unit value each, plus a structured Commencement Seminar.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
MBA - GENERAL MANAGEMENT STREAM: COURSES and SEQUENCING:			Rule(s): 1
FIRST:
Contemporary Management Skills	BUSS 5244	4.5
THEN - in any order (subject to pre-requisite requirements):
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability	BUSS 5385	4.5
Creative and Accountable Marketing	BUSS 5245	4.5
Accounting for Decision Making	BUSS 5247	4.5
Leadership and Change Management	BUSS 5389	4.5
Managerial Finance	BUSS 5249	4.5
The Law for Managers	LAWS 5016	4.5
Managerial Economics	BUSS 5248	4.5
International Business	BUSS 5251	4.5
Elective 1		4.5	Rule(s): 2
Elective 2		4.5	Rule(s): 2
CAPSTONE COURSE - to be done only after all non-General elective courses are completed:
Strategic Management M	BUSS 5390	4.5
MBA - ELECTIVES STREAM: COURSES and SEQUENCING:			Rule(s): 1
FIRST:
Contemporary Management Skills	BUSS 5244	4.5
THEN - in any order (subject to pre-requisite requirements):
.....these six courses:
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability	BUSS 5385	4.5
Creative and Accountable Marketing	BUSS 5245	4.5
Accounting for Decision Making	BUSS 5247	4.5
Leadership and Change Management	BUSS 5389	4.5
Managerial Finance	BUSS 5249	4.5
International Business	BUSS 5251	4.5
.....and any four of these six courses
The Law for Managers	LAWS 5016	4.5
Managerial Economics	BUSS 5248	4.5
Elective 1		4.5	Rule(s): 2
Elective 2		4.5	Rule(s): 2
Elective 3		4.5	Rule(s): 2
Elective 4		4.5	Rule(s): 2
CAPSTONE COURSE - to be done only after all non-General elective courses are completed:
Strategic Management M	BUSS 5390	4.5

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Specified electives
Topics in Management C	BUSS 5018	4.5
Self Directed Management Study	BUSS 5032	4.5
Global Business M	BUSS 5048	4.5
Management Research and Consulting	BUSS 5050	4.5
Contemporary Issues in Managing Change	BUSS 5071	4.5
Contemporary Issues in Project and Operations Management M	BUSS 5148	4.5
Information Strategies for Management Decisions	BUSS 5075	4.5
Topics in Management	BUSS 5077	4.5
Entrepreneurship and Innovation	BUSS 5080	4.5
Executive Business Project	BUSS 5254	4.5
Business Application Project	BUSS 5294	4.5
Business in China	BUSS 5329	9
Business Process Improvement	BUSS 5352	4.5
Climate Change and Corporate Management	BUSS 5359	4.5
Complexity and Management	BUSS 5379	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. All students are normally required to attend a structured Commencement Seminar. No grade is awarded for this.

2. Electives are to be chosen from a range of specified elective courses set out in the electives schedule or, subject to Program Director approval, from courses in other postgraduate programs at the University of South Australia or from other recognised higher education institutions.

Notes

1. The following specialty streams may be available depending on demand: Health Services; Marketing; Finance; Information Systems; Human Resource Management; Property Management; Entrepreneurship; and Sustainable Business. Additional streams may become available. Contact the Program Director for information about streams and specialty courses.

2. The Master of Business Administration is designed as a nested program, with credit transfers and articulation pathways from the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.