Executive Master of Business Administration

Leadership infused with Business Design Thinking:

Empowering aspiring professionals to lead change with innovation.

The Executive Master of Business Administration develops forward thinking leaders underpinned by contemporary business knowledge, practice and research.

The program is infused with principles of business design, enabling you to create, innovate, lead and manage complex initiatives within uncertain globally connected environments.

Business leadership grounded in design means that as a graduate, you will understand the importance of analysing the architecture of business problems and the value that prototyping, creativity and synthesis bring to the creation of sustainable solutions that are end user driven.

You will be equipped with the skills to effectively drive innovation and change so as to create ongoing value for your organisation and the communities it serves.

The program uses an adult and facilitated learning approach to delivery, and authentic assessment.

Learning activities and experiences are a combination of issue-based seminars, case study analyses, simulation, exploration of readings and research, and facilitated discussions.

Assessment tasks will require you to integrate relevant academic theory with contemporary practice, and apply this within authentic, workplace settings.

The capstone course BUSM4522Executive Consulting will give you the opportunity to critically reflect on this program’s curriculum.

The course will promote the integration and synthesis of a range of knowledge and skills gained in the program and the application of these in discipline related real-world scenarios leading to work readiness.The core research course of this program is BUSM4448 Business Research Design.

This course is designed to develop your knowledge of research principles and methods and how to apply them within the contemporary business environment.

You will have the opportunity to conduct a research project/proposal and further develop your skills in research methodology.This program is available for on-campus study.

Stage A:

Complete the following One (1) Commencement Course:

Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

AND

Stage B:

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

AND

Stage C:

Complete the following One (1) Course:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from:

Complete the following One (1) Capstone Course:

Academic entrance requirements

• Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (out of 4.0); or
• Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent in any discipline with a minimum GMAT of 600; or
• the RMIT Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Executive)

Additional requirements

In addition to the academic requirements, applicants must provide the following:

• Evidence of a minimum of three years full-time equivalent work experience in a management role with supervisory responsibilities. Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae (CV) that outlines supervision of staff, performance review and responsibility to budget; and
• A personal statement (maximum of 500 words) outlining a concise explanation of your personal motivation for undertaking Executive MBA studies, and your attitude towards personal reflection and reflective learning; and collaboration and class participation; and
• Submit two referee recommendations either from your supervisor or from a professional peer.

Entrance requirements for international onshore applicants All non-Australian residents and overseas full-fee paying students are required to meet RMIT English language requirements. For more information on these requirements and acceptable English Language tests please see www.rmit.edu.au/international/english-equivalent.

In this program you will integrate your professional knowledge and skills, current business practice and research principles to provide client focused solutions, leadership, and make executive decisions grounded in design theory within a global business environment.

On successful completion of this program you will be able to: