Course: Master of Business Administration (Extended) (964AA)

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Award: Master of Business Administration (Extended)
Course Level: 04
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Government & Law
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 885192
CRICOS Code: 064322G
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face -
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face -

Introduction

For further information and support:
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: email study@canberra.edu.au or telephone 1800 UNI CAN (1800 864 226)
CURRENT AND COMMENCING STUDENTS: visit the Faculty of Business, Government & Law student support area (Building 6, Level C, Room 38 -- reception counter) or email BGLCourseConveners@canberra.edu.au

The Master of Business Administration (Extended) is designed to develop and enhance the management competencies of current and future business leaders locally, nationally and globally. In addition to developing competencies in the core management areas of accounting and finance, marketing, managing people, economics, data analysis and understanding the international business environment, there is a focus on ethical and strategic decision making. In particular, the MBA (Extended) provides a flexible approach to management education by combining competencies in the core management areas with the opportunity to undertake a concentration of elective units across multiple discipline areas, for example, in addition to completing ten core units, a student could create minor specialisations in finance, human resource management and marketing or a more substantive specialisation in any two discipline areas. The development of these cross-disciplinary skills will lead to a range of employment opportunities in public or private enterprises with the specific opportunity depending upon the graduates previous experience and area of concentration within this program.

· The broad aim of the course is to offer individuals aspiring to either general management or senior functional management roles the opportunity to develop competencies relevant to the effective management of both public and private sector enterprises.
· Graduates are expected to be able to plan and manage successfully in an increasingly complex and turbulent national and international environment, but within the framework of societal values.
· Graduates are expected to demonstrate high levels of analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
· Graduates are expected to be able to apply a creative, innovative and ethical approach in seeking new business opportunities and to act as an agent of change in organisational transformation.

Course Requirements

48 credit points, comprising:
(a) Required: (30 credit points)
(b) Open electives: (18 credit points)
as set out below.

(a) Required (30 credit points)
6264 Organisational Behaviour G
6221 Accounting for Managers G
6261 Marketing G
6234 Economics for Managers G
6241 International Business G
6275 Statistical Analysis & Decision Making G (or elective unit if Statistics previously completed at tertiary level)
6238 Human Resource Management G
6224 Business Finance PG
6255 Management Ethics PG
6277 Strategic Management PG

(b) Open electives (18 credit points), at least one of which must be at PG level.

Typical Course Structure

Semester 1	Semester 2
YEAR 1
6264 Organisational Behaviour G	6234 Economics for Managers G
6221 Accounting for Managers G	6241 International Business G
6261 Marketing G	6275 Statistical Analysis & Decision Making G
Elective	Elective
YEAR 2
6238 Human Resource Management G	6224 Business Finance PG
6255 Management Ethics PG	6277 Strategic Management PG
Electives (2)	Electives (2)

Course Duration

4 semseters full-time or equivalent.
maximum 12 semseters.

Admission Requirements

A recognised undergraduate degree, a minimum of two years relevant work experience or completion of the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration or Graduate Diploma of International Business, and where appropriate, UC English language requirements.

Advanced standing:
Advanced standing of 12 credit points may be granted for completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, and 24 credit points advanced standing may by granted for completion of the Graduate Diplomas in Business Administration or International Business (units listed below). To obtain a University of Canberra masters degree, students must undertake a minimum of 12 credit points at PG level while enrolled in the masters course.

Credit may be granted for:
· Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (comprised of semester one units in the typical course structure).
· Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (comprised of semester one and two units in the typical course structure).
· Graduate Diploma in International Business (comprised of semester one and two required units in the typical course structure, plus 6224 Business Finance PG and either 6244 International Marketing PG or 6243 International HRM PG).

Subsumable awards

The following awards are subsumable into the Master of Business Administration/ Master of International Business:
· Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
· Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.
· Graduate Diploma in International Business.