C04018v6 Master of Business Administration
Award(s): Master of Business Administration (MBA)CRICOS code: 025004A
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 96
Course EFTSL: 2
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Dual program of study
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The UTS MBA is distinguished from the competition by its practical, vocational orientation and by the open architecture of the course design. All MBA subjects are approved by an industry board that insists on 'relevance to workplace' as a pre-eminent subject design principle. The MBA provides knowledge and skills that are essential for superior management performance.
The course provides unparalleled program flexibility. Students design their MBA to match their employment aspirations. A wide range of specialist skills is also introduced through a choice of majors and sub-majors. Teaching staff are drawn from among the finest researchers and university educators around the world, keeping students abreast of current trends and focusing on the global picture.
Course aims
- General management skills develop expertise in strategic thinking, critical analysis, developing and implementing business plans, decision-making under uncertainty, understanding organisational dynamics, motivating others, effective communication, leadership, and promoting change in dynamic environments.
- Functional skills develop competency in a number of key disciplines including accounting, finance, marketing and human resources management.
- Specialist skills are introduced in areas such as: international marketing; human resource management; management in the public, private and international spheres; tourism; sport; arts management; engineering management; and information technology.
Career options
The MBA is a widely recognised and transportable postgraduate degree. Students in the MBA know that to realise their full career potential, additional managerial skills and credentials are essential. Personal investment in an intellectually demanding and practically applied MBA program may provide students with the knowledge and skills required for career progression or career change.
Course intended learning outcomes
| 1.1 | Research and analyse complex information and concepts to support business decisions |
| 2.1 | Apply critical thinking to address strategic business issues |
| 3.1 | Communicate information clearly and fluently in a written form appropriate for stakeholders |
| 3.2 | Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently with others in a professional context |
| 3.3 | Interact effectively with others in order to work towards a common outcome |
| 4.1 | Evidence understanding of ethical and social responsibility in professional practice and accountability for related personal outputs |
| 4.2 | Critically evaluate and apply sustainability principles to decisions in business contexts |
| 5.1 | Apply broad technical and professional skills effectively within business administration |
| 5.2 | Execute a substantial research-based or professionally focused project |
Dual program of study
MBA students have an attractive opportunity to obtain two top-quality, internationally recognised degrees. After successfully completing the program, participants receive two degrees: Master of Business Administration (C04018) from UTS and Master in Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control from Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).
The Double Degree Program takes two years to complete. Students complete the first year at UTS and the second year at WU. Applicants are selected based on academic merit, past work and extracurricular experiences. Further information, including about the application process, is available from Global Exchange at UTS. UTS Business School and WU offer scholarships to two UTS students per year, totalling A$2000 and €4500 per student.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants also require:
- a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 out of 4 with less than 10 per cent fail grades, or
- a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) overall minimum score of 550, or
- a minimum of at least four years' relevant work experience.
Applicants with a relevant graduate certificate must have completed it with at least a credit average. Applicants applying with a GMAT should achieve an overall minimum score of 550 with verbal 25, quantitative 35 and AWA 4.0.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Credit recognition
Students may be granted a maximum of 10 subject exemptions in the MBA, of which four core subjects may be approved from prior undergraduate study.
Course duration and attendance
The MBA is normally completed in two years of full-time or four years of part-time study. Completion time may be accelerated by undertaking subjects in intensive mode during Summer session. Classes for core subjects are held during the day as well as in the evening.
Course structure
The course comprises 96 credit points, made up of eight compulsory core subjects (totalling 48 credit points) and eight elective subjects (totalling 48 credit points).
Electives can be taken in one of three ways: as one major (48 credit points), as two sub-majors (24 credit points each), or as one sub-major (24 credit points) plus mixed electives (24 credit points).
Course completion requirements
| STM90345 Core subjects | 48cp | |
| CBK90214 Major/Two sub-majors/Sub-major + four electives | 48cp | |
| Total | 96cp |
Course program
Typical full-time and part-time programs are shown below for students commencing in Autumn and Spring sessions. Available majors and sub-majors are also listed.
Course programs for each individual major are available at study plan management.
| Professional Accounting major, Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| 23706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| 21937 Managing, Leading and Stewardship | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 25742 Financial Management | 6cp | |
| 24734 Marketing Management | 6cp | |
| 79708 Contemporary Business Law | 6cp | |
| 77938 Introduction to Taxation Law | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22748 Financial Reporting and Analysis | 6cp | |
| 22753 Cost Management and Analysis | 6cp | |
| 22754 Corporate Accounting | 6cp | |
| 21715 Strategic Management | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 22705 Management Planning and Control | 6cp | |
| 22730 Auditing and Assurance Services | 6cp | |
| 22743 Business Valuation and Financial Analysis | 6cp | |
| 77947 Companies and Securities Law | 6cp | |
| Finance major, Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 23706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| 21937 Managing, Leading and Stewardship | 6cp | |
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 25742 Financial Management | 6cp | |
| 21928 People, Work and Employment | 6cp | |
| 24734 Marketing Management | 6cp | |
| 25741 Capital Markets | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21715 Strategic Management | 6cp | |
| 25705 Financial Modelling and Analysis | 6cp | |
| 25765 Corporate Finance | 6cp | |
| 25721 Investment Management | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 25743 Advanced Corporate Valuation | 6cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of options | 18cp | |
| Marketing major, Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 23706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| 21937 Managing, Leading and Stewardship | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 25742 Financial Management | 6cp | |
| 24734 Marketing Management | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21928 People, Work and Employment | 6cp | |
| 24742 Product Innovation Management | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 24710 Buyer Behaviour | 6cp | |
| 24720 Applied Marketing Research | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 24736 Marketing Communications | 6cp | |
| 24730 Marketing Strategy | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 24760 Pricing and Revenue Management | 6cp | |
| 24713 Marketing Channel Management in a Digital World | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21715 Strategic Management | 6cp | |
| 24790 Business Project: Marketing | 6cp | |
| HRM major, Spring commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| 23706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| 21937 Managing, Leading and Stewardship | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21928 People, Work and Employment | 6cp | |
| 25742 Financial Management | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 24734 Marketing Management | 6cp | |
| 21720 Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21702 Industrial Relations | 6cp | |
| 21926 Managing Culture and Change | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21717 Managing in International Contexts | 6cp | |
| 21724 Human Resource Strategies | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21760 Performance and Talent Management | 6cp | |
| 21811 Global Strategic Management | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21741 Managing Operations within Supply Chains | 6cp | |
| 21715 Strategic Management | 6cp | |
| List of majors | ||
| MAJ09362 Business Law | 48cp | |
| MAJ08940 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08934 Financial Analysis | 48cp | |
| MAJ08020 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ02044 Information Technology | 48cp | |
| MAJ08941 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08476 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08480 Marketing | 48cp | |
| MAJ08483 Professional Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ08974 Project Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08938 Technology Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08982 Operations and Supply Chain | 48cp | |
| List of sub-majors | ||
| SMJ08098 Accounting Information Systems | 24cp | |
| SMJ09037 Business Law | 24cp | |
| SMJ08075 Engineering Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08213 Event Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08147 Finance | 24cp | |
| SMJ08066 Human Resources Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ02038 Information Technology | 24cp | |
| SMJ08148 International Business | 24cp | |
| SMJ10028 International Exchange | 24cp | |
| SMJ08208 Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08084 Marketing | 24cp | |
| SMJ08111 Marketing Research | 24cp | |
| SMJ08209 Not-for-Profit and Social Enterprise Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08037 Operations and Supply Chain | 24cp | |
| SMJ08086 Project Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08153 Public Relations | 24cp | |
| SMJ08155 Sport Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08038 Strategic Management | 24cp | |
| SMJ08205 Strategic Marketing | 24cp | |
| SMJ10087 Sustainable Enterprise and Responsible Management | 24cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
While the MBA is offered as a stand-alone qualification, it is also part of an articulated program of study comprising the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (C11008), the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (C06009), and the Master of Business Administration (MBA). This enables students who satisfactorily complete the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration to apply for entry to the MBA.
Where a student articulates from one level of study to another, only one testamur is issued.
Professional recognition
CPA Australia; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA); Australian Human Resources Institute; Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
The MBA with Professional Accounting major meets the formal academic requirements for associate membership of CPA Australia and the ICAA. In order to meet the educational requirements for membership of CPA Australia and the ICAA, students undertaking the Professional Accounting major must also complete an introductory law subject. Students who have not previously completed an undergraduate law subject by examination must study 79708 Contemporary Business Law in place of 21928 People, Work and Employment.
Students completing this degree with a major in human resource management are eligible to apply to the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) for the professional member (MAHRI) status.
Students completing this degree with a major in finance are eligible to apply for associate membership at the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and are also eligible to apply for Certified Finance and Treasury Professional at the Finance and Treasury Association (FTA).
The MBA with a major in Marketing has been granted full accreditation by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).
The MBA with a major in Project Management is accredited with the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Centre for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).
Other information
Further information is available from the UTS Business School on:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
email business@uts.edu.au
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