Master of Business Administration - 032890G (New South Wales) & 053002D (South Australia)

Admission requirements

The course is intended for people who have an undergraduate degree and/or extensive experience working within an organisation.

Candidate should have:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised university.
• A minimum of two years work experience, or, willingness to undertake a one month industry program in Australia at the begining of the course
• A referee's report
• Required proficiency in English: Overall IELTS band score of 6.0 and no band less than 5.5

Applicants holding other academic or professional qualifications and/or with five years relevant work experience may also be granted admission to the program as assessed by the course coordinator.

Selection is by formal application, which may include an interview, a referee's report and a portfolio.

Tuition Fee

• AUD15600 x 1.5Years (Sydney)*
• AUD15300 x 1.5Years (Adelaide)*

* Fee stands correct at time of printing and is subject to change without prior notice.

Course Overview & Course Objectives

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is generalist degree intended for those with some practical experience who now wish to widen their managerial knowledge and skills. The philosophy underlying this Master of Business Administration is to enable our students to deal with the many facets of management. The course aims to develop skills in critical thinking, research and analysis through individual and team based work. A feature of the MBA is that it focuses on critical areas of integration but facilitates some specialisation to accommodate specific career paths. The MBA is a generalist’s degree intended for those with some practical experience who now wish to widen their managerial knowledge and skills.

The course aims to develop skills in critical thinking, research and analysis through individual and team based work.

A feature of the University of Ballarat’s MBA is that it focuses on these critical areas on integration whilst allowing some specialisation to accommodate specific career paths.

This program offers a number of unique benefits:

• Innovative and flexible approaches to learning and teaching;
• Is integrative across functions and disciplines;
• Allows specialisation through specific strands;
• Is application focused and reflective of practice;
• Draws on a broad based faculty with access to expertise outside the University; and
• Links theory and application.

Career Opportunities

This course is designed for managers to upgrade their skills and qualifications to prepare them to access career opportunities which become evident to them in their current employment, or new opportunities with alternative employers following completion of the course.

Course Structure

This course is one and half year full time study consisting of:

• 6 core units
• 1 capstone units
• 5 electives to be selected from Group 2 and Group 3 units or from the strand sequences prerequisites permitting.