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Master of Business Administration

CMBA640  075585E



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Fee*
18 Month/s Hawthorn (Semester 1, Term 4) A$22,000 (annual for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

This suite of programs provides opportunities for students to develop their capability to engage and deal with uncertainty, change and turbulence in the environments in which their organisations operate, and to develop skills in strategy, leadership, innovation and ethical and social responsibility.

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This program will replace the Master of Business Administration (BMBA680) from Semester 1, 2012.

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

(International students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and are cannot take the part-time study mode.)

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We work with our MBA students to build their capabilities so that they are better able to engage with the following key practice challenges:

  • Create and lead effective teams and build robust collaborative relationships across organisational boundaries
  • Guide deep individual and organisational learning under conditions of change and complexity
  • Foster a culture of entrepreneurship
  • Keep self and others focused and energetic when issues are complex and challenging
  • Evaluate a business opportunity and make the business case for change
  • Construct an effective marketing plan
  • Contribute to the development of a strategy for a single or multi-business unit
  • Evaluate and advise on the financial implications of strategic and operational plans
  • Help an organisation maintain a useful global awareness
  • Diagnose the appropriateness of an organisation's human, financial and information resources and systems
  • Effectively explain the financial state of an organisation to a lay audience
  • Help an organisation recruit, reward and retain good people
  • Create workplaces where people can be fully present and able to engage constructively with intellectually and emotionally challenging tasks
  • Develop organisational cultures that truly value diversity of all kinds in a global world
  • Lead significant change for a business unit and its people
  • Devise and implement forms of accountability and governance that ensure ethical and sustainable corporate governance
At the completion of the program, it is expected that students will be able to:
  • Apply critical thinking and integrative learning to evaluate problems, uncover assumptions and differentiate information from a range of disciplines as well as from personal experience
  • Display creative thinking to a range of problem solving and decision making techniques to demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in their field
  • Develop quantitative literacy skills to interrogate quantitative information and systematically analyse it to support the decision making process
  • Critically analyse theories and information drawn from literature, research and personal experience in a range of professional contexts
  • Use oral and written communication skills to inform and persuade others in a clear and concise manner to a professional business standard
  • Self-reflect to develop reflective practitioner skills, learning how to learn and how to use learning as a leadership skill and process
  • Behave ethically and honestly in working with others in their academic and professional contexts, their private, public and community lives
  • Demonstrate alertness and sensitivity to the impact of culture on own world view and the world view of others within a global context

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The Master of Business Administration incorporates the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (CMBA440) (entry award) and the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (CMBA540) (exit award only).

 

To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, students must complete four core stage 1 units of study (50 credit points). The graduate certificate provides the basic entry level for people seeking careers and qualifications in business management. It may serve as a foundation for managers qualified in other tertiary disciplines. The four units cover the areas of financial planning and decision-making, strategic marketing, operations management and leadership, each within the context of entrepreneurial activity in organisations. The four units are normally completed over two semesters of part-time* study, or may be completed in one semester full-time.
 

To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, students must complete four core stage 2 units (50 credit points) from the masters program in addition to the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (entry award). The graduate diploma level is focused on strategic thinking and management techniques for turbulent times, business finance and analysis, and workforce leadership and strategy and business information systems. The four units are normally completed over two semesters of part-time* study, or may be completed in one semester full-time.

 

Students cannot enrol directly into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration; this is an exit degree only.

 

To qualify for the award of Master of Business Administration, students must complete eight units of study (100 credit points) in addition to the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (entry award).
 
The masters program structure includes:
  • Six core units of study (12.5 credit points each)
  • Two elective units of study (12.5 credit points each)

The final four units are normally completed over two semesters of part-time* study or may be completed in one semester full-time. The master stage of the program focuses on governance and corporate leadership and leadership for innovation.

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.


*International students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and cannot take the part-time study mode.

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Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (entry award)
HBS481 Operations Management
Exit with the graduate certificate or progress to the MBA.

Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (exit award)
HIT8036 Business Information Systems for a Rapidly Changing World
Exit with the graduate diploma or progress to the MBA.

Master of Business Administration
Elective one
Elective two
 
Note: Students choosing to take the HBR682/HBR683 Enterprise Project elective pair must take them in sequence (one after the other) as the project is completed over two consecutive semesters. No element of the Enterprise Project is offered over summer or winter terms.
All electives are offered subject to demand.
 
Providing program prerequisites are met, other electives may also be approved from:
  • Other postgraduate programs at Swinburne, or
  • Other postgraduate programs at other institutions
All electives outside of the prescribed MBA elective list, or as pre-approved, are subject to approval by the MBA program director and the relevant equivalent program director for the unit.

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Swinburne offers International Exchange Programs as well as other Education Abroad Programs to help internationalise your degree. International Exchange is an academic program allowing you to study at a Swinburne Partner Institution for one or two semesters during your degree. Swinburne's Partner Institutions offer many relevant subjects as well as a secure base to explore a different culture. Your studies whilst on exchange can be credited towards your Swinburne degree, provided they are relevant and approved by Swinburne. For further information visit the Swinburne Abroad website.

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Students’ career opportunities are enhanced by improving their leadership and management capabilities, and learning to operate effectively in a changing, complex and turbulent environment.

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Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.
 
Students may be able to complete this program in accelerated mode, within 13 or 15 months of commencement.

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Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the postgraduate level (EAP 5: PG-70%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 575 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 232 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 90 with no band less than 20.

 

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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The formal admission requirement for the MBA program is an appropriate undergraduate qualification at a credit level from a recognised institution as well as a minimum of three (3) years work experience.

Candidates who do not hold an appropriate qualification but who have significant relevant work experience (usually at least 5 years) and evidence of academic capability may be admitted initially to the graduate certificate. Progression to enrolment in the masters program requires completion of the requirements for gaining the graduate certificate.

Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of advanced proficiency in written and spoken English by:
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Band 6.5 with no single band less than 6.0; or
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 580 with TWE score not less than 4.5.

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Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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A range of scholarships are available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

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