Master of Business Administration
MBA
160 cp
2 years full-time depending on credit granted for prior learning, or equivalent part-time
Course available at:
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
1. 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:
- 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
- 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 2020 Admission.
2. Completion Requirements
2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp Business Foundation Units
- 80 cp Business Specified Units
- 40 cp from Business / ACU Postgraduate Units
2.2 An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent may be granted advanced standing.
3. 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.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Business Foundation units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT600* | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Nil BUSN602 Money Management (I) |
OR | |||
BUSN602* | 10 | Money Management |
Nil ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (I) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BUSN609 | 10 | Business Communication for the 21st Century | Nil |
BUSN612 | 10 | Managing Market Environments | Nil |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour | Nil |
* Note: students studying the Accounting Stream are to study ACCT600 instead of BUSN602.
Business Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BAFN602 | 10 | Corporate Finance | Nil |
BUSN603 | 10 | Corporate Governance and Risk Management | Nil |
ENTR601 | 10 | Entrepreneurship |
Nil BUSN607 Entrepreneurship (I) |
MGMT605 | 10 | Strategic Management for Sustainability | Nil |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods | Nil |
MGMT638 | 10 | Ethical Leadership | Nil |
MKTG600 | 10 | Managerial Marketing | Nil |
STAT600 | 10 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | Nil |
Business Elective Streams
General Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT621 | 10 | Management of Change | Nil |
MGMT656 | 10 | Global Experience | MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour, ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making or BUSN602 Money Management (P) |
MGMT657 | 10 | Business Consulting Project | MGMT605 Strategic Management for Sustainability, MGMT617 Research Methods (P) |
MGMT658 | 10 | Changing World of Work | MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour (P) |
Accounting: any four of the following units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT601 | 10 | Auditing and Assurance | ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (P) |
ACCT602 | 10 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (P) |
ACCT603 | 10 | Accounting for Corporate Structures | ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (P) |
ACCT604 | 10 | Managerial Accounting | ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (P) |
ACCT605 | 10 | Mastering Accounting Information Systems | ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (P) |
Finance (North Sydney only)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BAFN607 | 10 | Financial Modelling and Risk Analysis | BAFN600 Finance and Quantitative Methods or BAFN602 Corporate Finance AND STAT600 Data Analysis and Interpretation (P) |
BAFN608 | 10 | Financial Planning | Nil |
BAFN609 | 10 | Risk Management and Insurance | Nil |
BAFN610 | 10 | Responsible Investment Management | Nil |
Information Technology (North Sydney only)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ITEC615 | 10 | Fundamentals of Information Technology |
Nil ISYS615 Information Technology Infrastructure (I) |
ITEC616 | 10 | Systems Analysis and Design |
Nil ISYS616 Systems Analysis and Design (I) |
ITEC617 | 10 | Data and Information Management |
Nil ISYS617 Data and Information Management (I) |
ITEC618 | 10 | Programming Concepts |
Nil ISYS618 Application Development (I) |
Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management (online only)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
OHSE601 | 10 | Principles of OHSE Management | Nil |
OHSE602 | 10 | OHSE Management Systems | Nil |
OHSE603 | 10 | Physical Hazards in Occupational Environments | Nil |
OHSE612 | 10 | Occupational Health and Wellbeing | Nil |
Other postgraduate Business/ACU units could be undertaken as electives with prior approval of the MBA Director.
Specified Units for the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - Exit point only
40 cp Foundations Units;
40 cp from Business Specified Units
Foundation units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT600 | 10 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Nil BUSN602 Money Management (I) |
OR | |||
BUSN602 | 10 | Money Management |
Nil ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (I) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BUSN609 | 10 | Business Communication: 21st Century Literacies | Nil |
BUSN612 | 10 | Managing Market Environment | Nil |
MGMT641 | 10 | Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour | Nil |
Business Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
BAFN602 | 10 | Corporate Finance | Nil |
ENTR601 | 10 | Entrepreneurship |
Nil BUSN607 Entrepreneurship (I) |
MGMT605 | 10 | Strategic Management for Sustainability | Nil |
MGMT617 | 10 | Research Methods | Nil |
MGMT638 | 10 | Ethical Leadership | Nil |
MGMT656 | 10 | Global Experience | Nil |
MKTG600 | 10 | Managerial Marketing | Nil |
STAT600 | 10 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | Nil |
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316934
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316934