This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
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Domestic online
Fee paying postgraduate:
Full-time - $32,400.00 pa
Part-time - $16,200.00 pa
Our MBA is grounded in the real world. Practical assessments and projects align with the business needs of industry today - including your workplace. Past examples include the development of a COVID-19 risk management plan for an aged care facility and a change and project management plan for the integration of new technology into a large scare not-for-profit.
Throughout the course, you'll engage with your fellow students to share your knowledge, create professional contacts and collaborate on projects - and develop one of the most essential skills for leaders in the 21st century: collaborating across sectors.
You'll join a community of researchers, academics and students making things happen across the business world and in communities. For example, you'll learn about Charles Sturt research in workplace wellbeing; human resource management; consumer behaviour in the service sector and NFP environments; the integration of technology into supply chains, as well as water and commodity pricing - and a range of other initiatives.
With five different start dates throughout the year, this course works around your schedule. You can also study full-time or part-time - and take on more subjects or scale back as you need, depending on what life throws at you.
This course is professionally accredited by -
Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
When you complete your MBA, you'll step into a world of career possibilities. It provides the perfect platform to launch your bid for a more senior role, either at your current workplace or elsewhere - and gives you the transferable knowledge and skills to change into a different industry altogether. Whether you are looking to move up in finance and make investment decisions, become an HRM strategist to meet business needs, or perhaps secure a business analyst role to drive innovation through insights - with your MBA you'll be ready for whatever you choose to do next.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| MGT501 | Contemporary Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT510 | Strategy and Planning | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG515 | Accounting For Strategic Decision Making | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT501 | Marketing for Managers | 8 credit pts | ||
| ECO511 | Economics for Business | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGM501 | Theory to Practice of Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT540 | Facilitating Change | 8 credit pts |
| Select one (1) specialisation from the following: | ||||
| AF0001 | Accounting and Finance | 32 credit pts | ||
| DS0001 | Data and Strategic Planning | 32 credit pts | ||
| HM0001 | Human Resources Management | 32 credit pts | ||
| LP0001 | Leading People | 32 credit pts | ||
| MA0002 | Marketing | 32 credit pts | ||
| OT0001 | Organisational Transformation | 32 credit pts |
| Students who are interested in pursuing Doctoral-level studies on completion of the course are recommended to select the following subjects: | ||||
| MGT598 | Strategic Business Research | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGM513 | Business Data Analytics and Storytelling | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMG506 | Literature Review | 16 credit pts |
| Select 32 points from the following or any subjects contained within the specialisations above: | ||||
| ACG508 | Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG509 | Global Perspectives of Accounting | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG510 | Risk Based Auditing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG511 | Interpreting and Communicating Accounting | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG512 | Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making | 8 credit pts | ||
| ACG514 | Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT404 | Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation | 8 credit pts | ||
| COM538 | Communication in Organisations | 16 credit pts | ||
| COM539 | Issues, Crisis and Reputation | 16 credit pts | ||
| COM540 | Corporate Culture, Stakeholder and Change Communication | 16 credit pts | ||
| EEL500 | Mentoring, Leadership and Change | 8 credit pts | ||
| EMG506 | Literature Review | 16 credit pts | ||
| EMT503 | Leadership in Learning and Teaching with Digital Technology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ENM422 | Environmental Assessment and Auditing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ENM443 | Resilience Thinking and Ecologically Sustainable Development | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA501 | Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA502 | Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organisations | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA503 | Leading Educational Change | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA504 | Education Policy Analysis | 8 credit pts | ||
| ESA513 | Leading Learning | 8 credit pts | ||
| FIN531 | Investments Analysis | 8 credit pts | ||
| FIN563 | Estate Planning | 8 credit pts | ||
| FIN564 | Superannuation and Retirement Planning | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM512 | Values and Conflict in Organisations | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM514 | Cross Cultural and International HRM | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM534 | Contemporary Issues in HRM | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM540 | Theory of Conflict Resolution | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM563 | Organisational Development and Workforce Capabilities | 8 credit pts | ||
| INF463 | Introduction to Data Tools and Analytics | 8 credit pts | ||
| INR501 | Industrial Relations in Context | 8 credit pts | ||
| INR502 | Contemporary Issues in Industrial Relations | 8 credit pts | ||
| INR503 | Industrial Relations in Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| INR517 | Legal Frameworks of Employment Relations | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC540 | IT Infrastructure Management PG | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC560 | Internet of Things | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC561 | Cloud Computing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC563 | IT Management Issues | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC568 | Cloud Privacy and Security | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC590 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC593 | Network Security and Cryptography | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC595 | Information Security | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITC596 | IT Risk Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| ITE518 | Agile Project Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| JST412 | Financial Crime Control and Risk Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| JST462 | Corporate Governance | 8 credit pts | ||
| JST542 | Criminology of Financial Crime | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW516 | Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW517 | Mediation: Processes and Uses | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW519 | Negotiation Skills | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW533 | Taxation Principles and Application | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW540 | Australian Law and Legal System | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW545 | Taxation Strategies | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGI511 | Project Management Fundamentals | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGI512 | The Project Lifecycle | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGI530 | Foundations of Business Analysis | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGI531 | Project Recovery | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT552 | Leadership and Social Impact | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT559 | Contemporary Issues in Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT568 | Difference and Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT569 | The Leadership Challenge | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT579 | Power and Leadership | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHL401 | Critical Reasoning | 8 credit pts | ||
| PKM562 | Environmental Policy | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC420 | Water Policy and Management | 8 credit pts |
Gain a thorough understanding of accounting essentials and build your skills and knowledge in assessing the financial health and viability of organisations to guide decision-making around costs, controls and financial risk.
As the volume and importance of data grows, any organisation needs professionals who know how to use, and draw meaningful insights from this valuable information. In this specialisation, you'll cover everything from obtaining, investigating, analysing and interpreting organisational data, to using it to drive decision-making that aligns with business strategy.
Accredited by the Australian HR Institute, this specialisation develops your knowledge of the key resource of any organisation - its people. you'll build skills in talent acquisition, management and development, legal frameworks in employment and alignment of HR functions with an organisation's strategic goals and long-term sustainability.
Become an effective and inspiring leader. This specialisation addresses the behavioural aspects of leading people, including the psychological contract, navigating organisational politics, influencing organisational culture, conflict resolution and facilitating change.
Focus on the 'big picture' and learn how to plan and deliver strategic marketing campaigns. From an understanding of the fundamental aspects of the marketing value proposition, to addressing key concepts such as segmentation, targeting, positioning and an effective marketing mix, you'll learn through in-depth studies into consumer behaviour, branding, communication, digital marketing and data analysis.
Step into the future of business as you learn how to lead change and innovation within an organisation to set it up for success in an ever-changing global economy. You can choose subjects from project management and change implementation, to transforming operations and managing for sustainability.
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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Master of Business Administration Applicants are required to have:
Applicants without a bachelor degree qualification may be admitted to either the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or (for international students requiring an Australian student visa) the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration on the basis of a combination of:
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate/Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Business Administration and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
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