MBA

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

2 years full-time depending on credit granted for prior learning, or equivalent part-time

Approved locations

  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

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.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Equivalent of an Australian bachelor’s degree in any discipline (the equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree in a related discipline will be eligible for up to four units credit); OR
  2. A Graduate Certificate in a related discipline.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admissions Rules.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40 cp Business Foundation Units (Part A)
  2. 80 cp Business Specified Units (Part B)
  3. 40 cp from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units (Part C)

An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent may be granted advanced standing.

Exit points

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration may exit from the course with the relevant award.

Part A : Business Foundation units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ACCT600Accounting for Decision Making10Students studying the Accounting Stream are to study ACCT600 instead of BUSN602.
OR
BUSN602Money Management10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BUSN609Business Communication for the 21st Century10
BUSN612Managing Market Environments10
MGMT641Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour10


Part B : Business Specified Units

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BAFN602Corporate Finance10
BUSN603Corporate Governance and Risk Management10
BUSN617Research Methods10
ENTR601Entrepreneurship10
MGMT605Strategic Management for Sustainability10
MGMT638Ethical Leadership10
MKTG600Managerial Marketing10
STAT600Data Analysis and Interpretation10

Part C : Business Elective Streams

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
MGMT621Management of Change10General Management
MGMT656Global Experience10General Management
MGMT657Business Consulting Project10General Management
MGMT658Changing World of Work10General Management
ACCT601Auditing and Assurance Services10Accounting: any four of the following units
ACCT602Financial Accounting and Reporting10Accounting: any four of the following units
ACCT603Accounting for Corporate Structures10Accounting: any four of the following units
ACCT604Managerial Accounting10Accounting: any four of the following units
ACCT605Mastering Accounting Information Systems10Accounting: any four of the following units
BAFN607Financial Modelling and Risk Analysis10Finance (North Sydney only)
BAFN608Financial Planning10Finance (North Sydney only)
BAFN609Risk Management and Insurance10Finance (North Sydney only)
BAFN610Responsible Investment Management10Finance (North Sydney only)
ITEC615Fundamentals of Information Technology10Information Technology (North Sydney only)
ITEC616Systems Analysis and Design10Information Technology (North Sydney only)
ITEC617Data and Information Management10Information Technology (North Sydney only)
ITEC618Programming Concepts10Information Technology (North Sydney only)
OHSE601Principles of OHSE Management10Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (online only)
OHSE602Occupational Health Safety and Environmental Management Systems10Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (online only)
OHSE603Physical Hazards in Occupational Environments10Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (online only)
OHSE612Occupational Health and Wellbeing10Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (online only)

Other postgraduate Business/ACU units could be undertaken as electives with prior approval of the MBA Director.

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