General information

The Graduate School of Business offers a range of MBA programs and a number of Master's degrees, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates by coursework. In addition, PhD programs and Master's (by thesis) programs are also offered.

Office location

The Graduate Information Office is located at:

CM05B.5
Quay Street, Haymarket

Hours during Autumn and Spring semesters

Monday to Thursday, 9.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.

Hours in non-teaching periods

Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.

telephone (02) 9514 3660
fax (02) 9514 3554
email graduate.business@uts.edu.au

www.business.uts.edu.au/gsb

Rules of the University

The University's Rules are published in full in the UTS: Calendar. A summary of some key Rules and Faculty policies relating to students can be found in the front section of this handbook.

The full UTS Rules are published online at:

www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/policies/rules/contents.html

Additional rules of importance to postgraduate coursework students

Exemptions

Exemptions are granted on the basis of the successful completion of equivalent subjects from either recent undergraduate or recent postgraduate studies. Students should lodge an Application for Subject Exemption form if they wish to apply for exemptions from subjects within their enrolled course.

Postgraduate subject exemptions are not normally granted where prior studies were undertaken in a course studied more than 10 years previously. Postgraduate subject exemptions are also not granted for prior sub-degree TAFE studies. In both instances, students can apply to the Graduate Student Office.

Faculty of Business Subject Exemption forms are available at:

www.business.uts.edu.au/students/current/advstand_pg.html

Exemptions for electives are only considered for prior postgraduate studies.

Students who have completed a UTS Faculty of Business Honours degree or equivalent as determined by the Head of the UTS Graduate School of Business may be eligible for up to an additional four subjects (to a maximum of 24 credit points) advanced standing where equivalent coursework subjects exist (effective 12 July 2002).

The maximum number of exemptions allowed in each course under the Faculty of Business policy is detailed below.

Graduate Certificates

Exemptions are not permitted except where an exemption has been approved for a specified UTS Executive Development course.

Graduate Diplomas

Maximum of five exemptions, of which two core subjects can be approved from prior undergraduate study.

Master's degrees (excluding MBA)

Maximum of eight exemptions, of which four core subjects can be approved from prior undergraduate study.

MBA

Maximum of 10 exemptions, of which four core subjects can be approved from prior undergraduate study.

Articulation

While courses are offered as stand-alone qualifications, they are also integrated programs of study that enable students who satisfactorily complete the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma to apply for entry to a higher level course within their chosen field of study. Where a student articulates from one level of study to another, only one testamur is issued. For further information, contact the Graduate Student Office.

Internal Course Transfer forms are available at:

www.sau.uts.edu.au/forms

Progression

Graduate Diploma students who have three failures during their candidature will have their University enrolment reviewed by the Faculty Board in Business.

Master's students who have failures during their candidature will have their University enrolment reviewed by the Faculty Board in Business.

Electives

Postgraduate students are not permitted to undertake undergraduate subjects, including language subjects, as electives in any Faculty of Business postgraduate program. Students may only enrol in postgraduate subjects as electives.

Majors and sub-majors

To have a major or sub-major noted on a student's final transcript, a student must complete at least 75 per cent of the subjects in that major at UTS, under any approved postgraduate course.

Semester load

Full-time study is usually undertaken at the normal load of 24 credit points per semester. Students who wish to undertake more than the normal full-time load in one semester must have their Study Plan endorsed by a Graduate Student Adviser from the Faculty Student Office.

Part-time study is usually undertaken at the normal rate of 12 credit points per semester.

Attendance

Postgraduate Business degrees are offered on campus only, but some subjects are also offered in block mode. The usual attendance per subject is three hours per week, while subjects offered in block mode usually involve five or six full days of attendance spread over the semester.

Most degrees are offered part time (one or two subjects per semester) or full time (three or four subjects per semester). An extra two subjects (if offered) may be taken in Summer session to fast-track study.

Local students may attend part time or full time. International students must enrol in a minimum of three subjects per semester to meet DIMIA (Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs) requirements, or a maximum of four subjects per semester.

Subject attendance requirements

For detailed information as to the campus, day and time that individual subjects are offered, refer to the UTS: Class Timetable.

Forms

All postgraduate forms are available at:

www.sau.uts.edu.au/forms

with the exception of advanced standing (exemption) and graduation forms, which are faculty-specific and are available at:

www.business.uts.edu.au/students/current/forms

See also Information for Business students.