Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Postgraduate program
Face to Face, Online
1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 5 years maximum.
$36,435 (indicative annual fee, 2019)
Indicative annual fees are based on a full year full time load (80 units) Find out more about fees
1.5 years full-time.
Face to Face, Online
- IELTS overall minimum - 6.5
- IELTS section minimum - 6.0
Program handbook
Description
The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide students with a range of analytic, strategic and leadership skills which will prepare them for increasingly competitive careers in business management in the corporate and public sectors. The program offers a grounding in fundamental business areas such as accounting, organisational behaviour, marketing and management. Analytic and problem solving skills are emphasised through an applied understanding of the theoretical framework within which today’s managers must operate, as well as the acquisition of practical skills in teamwork, writing, presentation and time-management. The ability to cope with rapid organisational and technological change is developed through and understanding of organisational behaviour, information systems and organisational change and development.
Program learning outcomes
On successful completion of the program students will have:
- Effective oral and written skills to communicate complex business management information to a variety of audiences
- Effective independent or collaborative work skills to apply specialised knowledge and expert judgement to business management tasks
- Critical thinking and analytical problem solving skills to be able to justify sound business management solutions
- Specialised knowledge of theories, models and concepts relevant to business management and be proficient in their application
- Professional proficiency in the utilisation of information and technology in business management contexts
- Decision making skills that incorporate ethical, social and global issues
- Skills to apply relevant theories, principles and methodologies to research in business management
Details
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| Program code | 40137 |
| AQF level | Level 9 Masters Degree (Coursework) |
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Admission information
Admission requirements
There are two pathways into the Master of Business Administration.
Direct entry into the Masters Program (120 units) will be available to applicants who have:
- 4 year Bachelors (Honours) Degree; or
- 3 year Bachelors Degree in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing; or
- 3 year Bachelors Degree not in a related field + 1 year relevant organisational experience; or
- At least 7 years relevant organisational experience, including 2 years in a management position.
Students seeking RPL must apply to the Program Convenor for recognition of relevant RPL. RPL applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The alternate pathway is through the Graduate Certificate (40 units), available for applicants who have:
- 3 year Bachelors Degree not in a related field; or
- 3 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing; or
- 3 year Diploma not in a related field + 1 year relevant organisational experience; or
- 2 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing, + 2 years relevant organisational experience; or
- 2 year Diploma not in a related field + 3 years relevant organisational experience; or
- At least 5 years relevant organisational experience.
Minimum English language proficiency requirements
All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. Further information regarding English language proficiency requirements can be found at the English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy here.
Credit transfer
If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution, or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to the new program, visit the University's credit website and click on 'How to Apply for Credit'.
Academic requirements for program completion
Total units required
120 units
Program duration
1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 5 years maximum.
International students studying this program on campus are required to enrol full time to comply with their student visa requirements and complete their study in the standard minimum program duration. International students requiring enrolment advice should review the program plan corresponding to the semester and year of commencement and can contact their Program Advisor at ProgramAdvice@newcastle.edu.au
Program requirements
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program consists of twelve courses (120 units). Students are required to complete the following to meet the requirements of the program:
- six core courses (60 units) AND
- either six courses from the directed courses (60 units) OR
- at least four courses (40 units) from a specialisation plus two courses (20 units) of directed courses.
Grading of Degree
A Master degree shall be conferred as an Ordinary Degree, except that, in cases where a candidate has achieved a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or above, the degree will be conferred ‘With Distinction’.
Program plans
Download a program plan for further details on what you will study. Please refer to the program plan for the year that you commenced or transitioned into this program.
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-Applied-Finance-specialisation-40137-Tri-2-update.pdf 660.7 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-Health-Services-Management-specialisation_40137_2018.pdf 637.0 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-Human-Resource-Management-specialisation-40137-Tri-2-update.pdf 663.5 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship-specialisation_40137_2018.pdf 634.1 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-International-Business-specialisation-40137-Tri-2-update.pdf 733.7 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-Marketing-specialisation-40137-Tri-2-update.pdf 663.0 KB
- 2018-Program-Plan-MBA-no-specialisation-40137-Tri-2-update.pdf 658.7 KB
- MBA-Applied-Finance-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 471.8 KB
- MBA-Co-operatives-and-Social-Enterprise-Management-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 474.5 KB
- MBA-Health-Services-Management-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 477.8 KB
- MBA-Human-Resource-Management-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 473.9 KB
- MBA-Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 471.8 KB
- MBA-International-Business-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 472.8 KB
- MBA-Marketing-specialisation_40137_2019.pdf 473.6 KB
- MBA-no-specialisation_40137_2019-RK.pdf 470.0 KB
Transition arrangements
This program replaces program 12379. Any students who wish to transfer to the new program should seek advice from the Progam Advisor at programadvice@newcastle.edu.au. Students wishing to complete the existing program (12379) will be able to complete the program as all of the courses will still be offered.
Program structure
Students are advised to read their program handbook information in conjunction with the program plans for course sequence/enrolment advice. Please refer to the Program Plan for the year that you commenced, or transitioned into, this program - Program Plans are available above.
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Core Courses
| Core Courses | |||
Students must complete all the core courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
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| GSBS6004 | Organisational Behaviour and Design |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6005 | Marketing Management and Planning |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6060 | Strategic Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6200 | Financial and Management Accounting |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6484 | Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6514 | Leadership in Contemporary Organisations |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Students must choose six courses (60 units) from the list of directed courses OR choose at least four courses (40 units) from a specialisation plus an additional two course (20 units) of directed courses. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAM6002 | Australian Health Service Organisation, Infrastructure and Management | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| CLAM6006 | Foundations of Clinical Leadership and Management |
| 10 units |
| CLAM6008 | Application of Leadership and Management Skills |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6001 | Managing Under Uncertainty |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6002 | Foundations of Business Analysis |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6003 | Globalisation |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6006 | Employment Relations in Globalised Economies |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6007 | Managing Human Resources in International Organisations |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6008 | Global Business Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6009 | Cross-Cultural Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6012 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6013 | Customer Decision Making and Behaviour |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6014 | Digital Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6015 | Services and Relationship Marketing Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6040 | Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6041 | Global Marketing Strategy and Planning |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6042 | Employment Relations |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6100 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6130 | Corporate Finance |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6140 | Investment Analysis |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6142 | Derivatives and Risk Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6143 | Applied Portfolio Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6144 | Financial Institutions Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6145 | International Financial Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6150 | Individual Financial Planning |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6190 | Human Resource and Organisational Development |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6192 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6300 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6301 | Brand Development and Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6410 | Economics of Competitive Advantage |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6411 | Introduction to Co-operative Organisation and Management: the Co-operative Advantage |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6412 | Social Enterprises and Co-operative Innovation |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6420 | Macroeconomic Analysis | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6430 | Issues in Developing Economies |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6440 | International Trade and Policy | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6450 | Banking and Finance | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6460 | Economic Transformation in Asia Pacific Economies | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6470 | Behavioural Economics for Decision Making | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6481 | International Business Strategy |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6505 | Marketing Research in Practice |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6506 | Financial Statement Analysis |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6507 | Professional Practice in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6509 | Entrepreneurship for Startups |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6510 | Global Innovation Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6511 | Creativity and Design Thinking for Enterprise | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6515 | Public Policy and Organisations |
| 10 units |
| INFO6050 | Process Analysis and Problem Solving |
| 10 units |
| INFO6090 | Business Intelligence for the Enterprise |
| 10 units |
| INFT6009 | Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications for the Enterprise |
| 10 units |
| INFT6060 | The Digital Economy |
| 10 units |
| INFT6201 | Big Data |
| 10 units |
| INFT6304 | Project Planning and Management |
| 10 units |
| INFT6500 | Accounting Information Systems |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6090 | Health Law |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6106 | Advanced Communication Skills |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6107 | Mediation Skills and Theory |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6108 | Corporate Power and Corporate Accountability: Pathways to Socially Responsible Business |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6111 | Dispute Resolution |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6114 | Negotiation in a Legal Context | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| LEGL6004 | Law for Workplace Health & Safety |
| 10 units |
| LEGL6005 | Co-operative Law and Governance |
| 10 units |
| PSYC6000 | Foundations of Applied Psychology 1 |
| 10 units |
| PSYC6050 | Foundations of Applied Psychology 2 |
| 10 units |
| PSYC6140 | Leadership and Organisational Change |
| 10 units |
| PSYC6150 | Group Dynamics in Organisations |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6250 | Health Economics |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6290 | Economic Evaluation of Health Care | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| PUBH6304 | Global Health |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6305 | Global Health Systems and Policy |
| 10 units |
Human Resource Management
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Students must complete the compulsory course | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6040 | Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Students must choose a minimum of three courses (30 units) from this list of courses to complete the specialisation. | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6006 | Employment Relations in Globalised Economies |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6007 | Managing Human Resources in International Organisations |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6042 | Employment Relations |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6100 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6190 | Human Resource and Organisational Development |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6192 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6507 | Professional Practice in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations |
| 10 units |
Applied Finance
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Students must complete the following four courses to achieve a specialisation | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6130 | Corporate Finance |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6140 | Investment Analysis |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6142 | Derivatives and Risk Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6143 | Applied Portfolio Management |
| 10 units |
International Business
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Students must complete the following four courses to achieve a specialisation | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6003 | Globalisation |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6008 | Global Business Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6009 | Cross-Cultural Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6481 | International Business Strategy |
| 10 units |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Students must complete all of the compulsory courses to achieve the specialisation | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6012 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6509 | Entrepreneurship for Startups |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6510 | Global Innovation Management |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Choose 10 units from the directed courses below: | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6014 | Digital Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6301 | Brand Development and Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6511 | Creativity and Design Thinking for Enterprise | Not currently offered | 10 units |
Marketing
| Compulsory Course | |||
Students must complete the following compulsory course | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6013 | Customer Decision Making and Behaviour |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Students must complete three courses from the directed course list to achieve a specialisation | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6014 | Digital Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6015 | Services and Relationship Marketing Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6300 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6301 | Brand Development and Marketing |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6505 | Marketing Research in Practice |
| 10 units |
Health Services Management
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Students must complete the following two compulsory courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6515 | Public Policy and Organisations |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6090 | Health Law |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Students must complete two courses from the directed courses list to achieve the specialisation | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAM6002 | Australian Health Service Organisation, Infrastructure and Management | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| CLAM6006 | Foundations of Clinical Leadership and Management |
| 10 units |
| CLAM6008 | Application of Leadership and Management Skills |
| 10 units |
| LEGL6004 | Law for Workplace Health & Safety |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6250 | Health Economics |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6290 | Economic Evaluation of Health Care | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| PUBH6304 | Global Health |
| 10 units |
| PUBH6305 | Global Health Systems and Policy |
| 10 units |
Co-operatives & Social Enterprise Management
| Compulsory Courses | |||
Complete all compulsory courses | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSBS6411 | Introduction to Co-operative Organisation and Management: the Co-operative Advantage |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6412 | Social Enterprises and Co-operative Innovation |
| 10 units |
| LEGL6005 | Co-operative Law and Governance |
| 10 units |
| Directed Courses | |||
Choose 10 units from the directed courses listed below: | |||
| Code | Title | Term / Location | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBE6609 | Sustainable Development and the 2030 Development Agenda |
| 10 units |
| DESN6350 | Design for Digital Media |
| 10 units |
| ENVS6500 | Business and the Natural Environment |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6001 | Managing Under Uncertainty |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6009 | Cross-Cultural Management |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6100 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6300 | Integrated Marketing Communications |
| 10 units |
| GSBS6511 | Creativity and Design Thinking for Enterprise | Not currently offered | 10 units |
| GSBS6513 | Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| 10 units |
| INFO6050 | Process Analysis and Problem Solving |
| 10 units |
| INFO6090 | Business Intelligence for the Enterprise |
| 10 units |
| INFT6060 | The Digital Economy |
| 10 units |
| INFT6304 | Project Planning and Management |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6038 | Law and Economics of Climate Change |
| 10 units |
| LAWS6108 | Corporate Power and Corporate Accountability: Pathways to Socially Responsible Business |
| 10 units |
| SOCA6190 | Gender and Social Change |
| 10 units |
Additional information
All students can access additional learning development mechanisms provided by the Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can draw on the assistance and support provided by the Indigenous Student Support and Development service through The Wollotuka Institute.
International students
All International Students enrolled in the program will be provided with an orientation to familiarise them with the rules, expectations, facilities and services offered by the University. Please visit our International Students website to find out more about the support services available to international students.
Additional support
AccessAbility provides advice and reasonable adjustments to Students with a medical or health condition or disability. If you require adjustments to undertake your program, contact the Student Support Advisors - AccessAbility before semester or early in the semester. They will work with the Faculty or School to ensure that this happens in a timely manner.
Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses, and consider the effects of any medical condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. More information is available online.