Southern Cross University Master of Business Administration (MBA)

About the Programme

The MBA programme at the Faculty of Business is awarded by Southern Cross University, which is the primary tertiary institution for the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. The MBA was launched in Australia in 1991 and is now offered in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. The MBA programme is one of Australia’s premier degrees with students enrolled internationally. It is fully accredited by the Graduate Management Association of Australia.

Offered by

Faculty of Business

Entry Requirements

Degree or equivalent qualification or a demonstrated academic, business or professional standing considered to be equivalent to one or other of the above. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of at least one year’s management or relevant professional experience.

Cost

$2,100 per unit

Programme Summary

Compulsory Core Units - Students must successfully complete all six of the following:

• Accounting and Finance for Managers
• Foundations of Management
• Leading and Managing People
• Marketing Management
• Strategic Information Systems
• Strategic Management

Elective Units - Students must successfully complete any six from the following:

• Business Accounting (new from 2010)
• Corporate Governance (new from 2011)
• Critical Issues for Management
• E-Business for Managers
• Economics for Management
• Entrepreneurship (not on NZ schedule from 2011)
• Global Procurement (new from 2011)
• International Finance for Managers
• International & Comparative HRM
• International Marketing
• International Business (new from 2011)
• Human Resource Management
• Management of Small Enterprises (new from 2011)
• Managing Sustainable Organisations (new from 2010)
• Organisational Behaviour
• Project Management
• Risk Management (new from 2012)
• Strategic Knowledge Management
• Strategies in Marketing Communications
• Industry Based Project
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Quantitative Research Methods

Further Training or Study

Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Advanced)
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Southern Cross University Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Advanced)

Today’s business environment demands that management professionals continually update their knowledge and skills in order to remain competitive. MBA graduates have a structured pathway to refresh their management education by undertaking the MBA (Advanced) award.

This award can be undertaken at any time following graduation from an MBA programme (within the specified time frame). It allows students to build upon their original investment by upgrading their qualification, while equipping themselves with a contemporary understanding of management trends, practices and issues. Graduates undertaking the MBA (Advanced) award select a further four electives from the MBA schedule of units. They may choose to focus their studies in a specific area of interest or broaden their knowledge by selecting units across a wider range of management areas.

Upon successful completion of the MBA (Advanced) programme, the original MBA qualification will be replaced with an MBA (Advanced) testamur.

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