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Available to cohorts commencing in 2020

MBA (Exec)

120 cp

Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (6 Professional Terms per year)

Course available at:

• Brisbane, Queensland - cohort based
• Melbourne, Victoria - cohort based
• Sydney (North Sydney), NSW - cohort based
• Cohort-based off-campus locations

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.

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:

1. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and 5 years post-graduation full time (or FTE) work experience of which at least 3 years is in a management/leadership role; OR
2. Graduate certificate in any discipline and a minimum of 5 years full time work experience of which at least 3 years is in a management/leadership role; OR
3. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management/leadership role outlined in a portfolio demonstrating knowledge, experience, and skills suitable to the level required for participation in the program.

*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission.

2. Completion Requirements

2.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 60 cp from Mandatory Units
2. 20 cp from Specified Units
3. 40 cp from Elective Units

2.2 Students enrolled in the MBA (Exec) and its constituent Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma may enrol in MBA units provided in the standard delivery mode, but students enrolled in the Standard MBA mode will not automatically be permitted entry to MBA (Exec) classes. Permission to participate in MBA (Exec) classes will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, provided individuals meet the entry requirements of the MBA (Exec).

3. Exit Points

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Executive) or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Executive) may exit from the course with the relevant award by arrangement with the relevant Course Coordinator.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Mandatory Core Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name	Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I)
BAFN602	10	Corporate Finance	Nil
BUSN602	10	Money Management	Nil ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making (I)
MGMT605	10	Strategic Management for Sustainability	Nil
MGMT638	10	Ethical Leadership	Nil
MGMT641	10	Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour	Nil

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name	Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I)
BUSN603	10	Corporate Governance and Risk Management	Nil
OR
MGMT646	10	Governance in Not for Profit Organisations	Nil

Specified Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name	Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I)
BUSN606	10	International Study Tour	Nil
BUSN608	10	Special Topics in Business	Nil
ECON600	10	Managerial Economics in a Global Environment	Nil
ENTR601	10	Entrepreneurship	Nil BUSN607 Entrepreneurship (I)
MGMT523	10	Systemic and Critical Thinking and Practice	MGMT605 Strategic Management for Sustainability (P)
MGMT621	10	Management of Change	Nil
MGMT647	10	Foundations of Management Thought	Nil
MGMT656	10	Global Experience	MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour, ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making, BUSN602 Money Management (P)
MKTG600	10	Managerial Marketing	Nil
SCRK500	10	The Social Psychology of Risk	Nil

Elective Units*

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name	Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I)
BUSN606	10	International Study Tour	Nil
BUSN608	10	Special Topics in Business	Nil
ENTR601	10	Entrepreneurship	Nil BUSN607 Entrepreneurship (I)
HRMG601	10	Human Resource Management	Nil
ITEC641	10	Managing Emerging Digital Technologies	MGMT605 Strategic Management for Sustainability (P)
MGMT523	10	Systemic and Critical Thinking and Practice	MGMT605 Strategic Management for Sustainability (P)
MGMT647	10	Foundations of Management Thought	Nil
MGMT656	10	Global Experience	MGMT641 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour, ACCT600 Accounting for Decision Making or BUSN602 Money Management (P)
MKTG600	10	Managerial Marketing	Nil
SCRK500	10	The Social Psychology of Risk	Nil

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

Units may be classified as either specified units or business electives depending on course structure approved in negotiation with client/cohort base.

Non-Business Electives

Students may undertake up to four (4) electives outside of the Faculty of Law and Business as long as these electives meet the appropriate AQF level and/or form a discrete course of studies (ie) a Graduate Certificate.

Non-business electives may be credited from both ACU and other recognised tertiary institutions.

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