Master of Business Administration, Master of Management (Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
January
April
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
2.2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMBA

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 25,000 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2014

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, and a minimum of five years full time relevant work experience.

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

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There will be no further intakes into this specialisation. Last intake was SP6 2012. Please refer to the 2012 webpage for information.

Aim

WITHDRAWN

This program provides a high degree of flexibility for students to combine a number of single masters programs in the Division of Business. A double masters provides a number of benefits, in particular: wider career options; significant and wide range of skills and knowledge which employers value; multi-skilling; and the ability to combine a generalist program with a specialist program.

Content & Structure

WITHDRAWN

The program comprises eighteen courses totalling 81 units and consists of some compulsory courses. The program can be completed within one and a half calendar years of intensive full time study, or over two and a quarter years non-intensive full time study and is also available for part time study.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
CORE COURSES
International Business	BUSS 5251	4.5
Leadership and Change Management	BUSS 5389	4.5
Accounting for Decision Making	BUSS 5247	4.5
Creative and Accountable Marketing	BUSS 5245	4.5
The Law for Managers	LAWS 5016	4.5
Contemporary Management Skills	BUSS 5244	4.5
Managerial Finance	BUSS 5249	4.5
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability	BUSS 5385	4.5
Managerial Economics	BUSS 5248	4.5
Strategic Management M	BUSS 5390	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
At least four of the following courses:
Entrepreneurial Foundations	BUSS 5298	4.5
Entrepreneurial Commercialisation	BUSS 5299	4.5
Entrepreneurial Planning G	BUSS 5315	4.5
Entrepreneurial Creativity and Innovation	BUSS 5336	4.5
Corporate Entrepreneurship	BUSS 5337	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program comprises: 11 courses from the MBA program; and 7 courses from Specialisation 2.

Notes

1. Electives should be chosen from the courses offered by the Division of Business and in a related discipline and approved by the Program Director.

2. Credit will not be granted for courses in this program. Students who have taken for another award, a course which is substantially equivalent to a course from the program schedule, must substitute a course of equal standing and unit value, with the approval of the Program Director.

3. Application is via direct entry to the International Graduate School of Business through Apply Online.

4. Students completing the double masters program will receive a parchment for each of the single masters programs.

5. Students may exit this program and receive the qualification of the program for which they meet the requirements. This award may be at graduate certificate, graduate diploma or masters level depending on the studies undertaken by the student.

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