Master of Business Administration
Murdoch University
About
Embark on a journey of personal and professional growth where you’ll be supported to pursue your career goals.
Gain valuable knowledge and business insights, and develop greater self-awareness as you learn to reflect on your leader identity and leadership attributes.You’ll work closely with our academic team and choose electives from business management, economics and health management to create a specialist qualification to suit your career aspirations.3 reasons to study an MBA at MurdochChoose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life.
If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements.
This course can be completed in as little as 12 months (in accelerated mode) and your previous study and experience might mean you can gain credits for some units and graduate faster.
Take advantage of free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and data analysis, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.Develop your skillsBuild essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals.
Topics you’ll cover include:Business context – innovatively apply theories to resolve problems in challenging international business situations.
Business competencies – interrogate information to assist in management decision-making.
Leadership and strategy – lead and manage the modern enterprise as it develops people and engages with society in its pursuit of organisational goals.
Stakeholder management – develop positive relationships with stakeholders and display the capability to think inclusively across cultures and contexts.Your careerA postgraduate qualification can help you further your current career and move into a more senior role, or help you change career paths to pursue new opportunities.
Depending on your own situation and career aspirations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to.
Join a rapidly growing industry with 89,000 new management jobs expected in Australia by 2022.
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Job Outlook WA Government 2019Careers could include:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chief Operating Officer (COO) Marketing Director Strategy Director Business Operations Manager.Good management is needed across all industries.
You could find yourself working in government, media, advertising, finance, other areas of business or non-government organisations (NGOs).Note:
We offer this Master of Business Administration (MBA) for experienced candidates.
We also offer a Master of Business Administration Global (MBA Global) for early career achievers.
Structure
Course Structure 36 credit points
Core Units 30 credit points
| Unit code | Unit name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| MBS661 | Global Business in the Asian Century | 6 |
| MBS6611 | Global Business | 6 |
| MBS539 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| MBS546 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MBS662 | Business, Society and the Environment | 6 |
| MBS663 | Leading the Engaged Enterprise | 6 |
| MBS664 | Strategies for Growth and Excellence | 6 |
Specified Elective Units 6 credit points
| Unit code | Unit name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| MBS537 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS603 | Data, Metrics, Reporting and Analytics | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS538 | Organisational Behaviour and Management | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS574 | Strategic Research in International Markets | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS589 | Social Enterprise, Social Innovation And Profit For Purpose | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS651 | Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organisations | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS673 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS684 | Managing Strategic Risk and Projects | 6 |
| OR | ||
| MBS686 | Economics and Business Strategy | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS636 | International Business Negotiations | 3 |
| OR | ||
| MBS555 | Human Resource Management Perspectives | 3 |
Entry requirements
Advanced Standing
Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.
Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.
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