Master of Business Administration

Year

2010

Course Code

24704

Version

7

Faculty

Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Admission Requirements

Pre-requisites

Completion of an appropriate undergraduate degree, equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree, from this or another university; or

Other qualifications recognised by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above; or

Completion of either the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Business Administration from this university.

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

36 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Nil

Additional completion requirements

Nil

Course Structure

Options

Select 24 credit points of LB level 5 subjects

LB5002:03 Data Management and Information Technology

LB5003:03 Economics for Managers

LB5004:03 Business and the Law

LB5201:03 Business: A Global Perspective

LB5202:03 Marketing and Innovation

LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise

LB5204:03 Globalisation, Governance and the State

LB5205:03 Human Relations in the Workplace

LB5206:03 Competitive Strategy

LB5207:03 Entrepreneurship

LB5208:03 Leadership in Contemporary Organisations

LB5209:03 Managing Globally

LB5210:03 Independent Studies

LB5211:03 Finance for Managers

LB5212:03 Accounting for Managers

LB5213:03 Business and Industry - Professional Internship

PLUS

Select a major, or 12 credit points of subjects instead of a major

Majors

Type of major

Optional

Single

Credit points in major

12 credit points

Special requirements

Nil

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Accounting and Finance

Brisbane

Cairns

Singapore

Townsville

Dispute Resolution

Townsville

Educational Leadership

Cairns

Singapore

Townsville

Human Resource Management

Singapore

International Tourism

Townsville

Marketing

Singapore

or

Select 12 credit points of CO, ED, LB or TO subjects instead of a major:

CO5103:03 Strategic Financial and Resource Management

CO5109:03 Corporate Finance

CO5117:03 Introduction to Accounting

CO5122:03 Accounting for Corporations

ED5812:03 Teaching and Learning with New ICTs

ED5853:03 Career and Leisure Guidance and Counselling

ED5854:03 Learning Collaboratively in the Workplace

ED5862:03 Foundations of Counselling Theory

ED5863:03 Foundations of Counselling Practice

ED5880:03 Educational Leadership and Management

LB5002:03 Data Management and Information Technology

LB5003:03 Economics for Managers

LB5004:03 Business and the Law

LB5201:03 Business: A Global Perspective

LB5202:03 Marketing and Innovation

LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise

LB5204:03 Globalisation, Governance and the State

LB5205:03 Human Relations in the Workplace

LB5206:03 Competitive Strategy

LB5207:03 Entrepreneurship

LB5208:03 Leadership in Contemporary Organisations

LB5209:03 Managing Globally

LB5210:03 Independent Studies

LB5211:03 Finance for Managers

LB5212:03 Accounting for Managers

LB5213:03 Business and Industry - Professional Internship

LB5301:03 Global Marketing Management

LB5302:03 Strategic Brand Management

LB5303:03 Cross-Cultural Management

LB5304:03 Current Issues in Human Resource Management

LB5500:03 Negotiation

LB5501:03 Mediation

LB5514:03 Indigenous and Cross-Cultural Mediation

LB5515:03 Workplace Dispute Resolution

LB5516:03 Public Interest and Multi-Party Disputes

LB5517:03 Commercial Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

LB5518:03 Advanced Mediation

LB5519:03 Family and Interpersonal Dispute Resolution

LB5520:03 Independent Project

LB5521:03 Conflict, Reconciliation and Peace

LB5522:03 Negotiation Theory and Practice

LB5523:03 Research Project A

LB5524:03 Research Project B

LB5525:03 Conflict and Dispute Analysis

LB5526:03 Conflict Management and Transformation

TO5005:03 Managing Tourism in Protected Areas

TO5103:03 Global Destination Competitiveness

TO5104:03 Tourism Management Strategies

Candidature

Expected time to complete

18 months full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

6 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject.

Advanced Standing

Eligibility

Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.

Maximum allowed

18 credit points, unless part of an approved articulation process

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 10 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

Candidates who are granted advanced standing for the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Business Administration will be required to surrender that award prior to graduating with the Master of Business Administration.

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Majors will appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible for the award of either the Graduate Certificate or the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Document Modification History

Version No.

Approval Date

Modification Type

Effective Date

1-09

10/2009

Original document

10/2009

2-09

12/2009

Course Structure

12/2009