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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
2.7 years part-time
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Location
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Placements
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ATAR
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Inherent Requirements
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
MBA
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Course code
1208100
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Credit points
192
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Equivalent units
16
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Indicative Fee
Overview
With a Southern Cross University online MBA, you’ll develop both the business know-how and the practical skills to advance your career or build your own business. You’ll examine contemporary management and develop solutions to complex commercial situations all through the prism of the fast-paced, ever-evolving global digital economy.
The course is designed to enable you to get the most out of the program while fitting study seamlessly around work, family, and other priorities. It is 100% online. You can begin at one of six times throughout the year, and adjust your workload to suit your schedule. Our personalised, one-on-one support keeps you motivated and ensures you're getting the education you need. You study broadly across a comprehensive suite of business disciplines, and take one of four specialisations to gain the deep knowledge you need to enhance your professional expertise.
You'll undertake a practical research project in your workplace to reinforce your learning and to apply that learning in a real business environment. Along with specialist industry capabilities, you'll develop the soft skills employers crave and businesses need; leadership, problem solving and communication.
Four foundation units give you a solid grounding in the basic principles of business and management. If you have a relevant undergraduate degree or work experience, you could receive these as advanced standing and complete the course in two-years while studying part-time. If you want to build the foundations of your business knowledge, take the full course (16 units). You can still graduate in under three years studying part-time.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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| Intellectual rigour | Demonstrate critical thinking and independent judgement, and the ability to reflect on self and others in a complex business environment. |
| Creativity | Develop innovative solutions to complex business problems. |
| Ethical practice | Demonstrate a critical understanding of complex ethical, socially responsible, and culturally appropriate business practices informed by a global perspective. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a body of knowledge in one or more discipline areas. |
| Lifelong learning | Demonstrate critical thinking and independent judgement, and the ability to reflect on self and others in a complex business environment. |
| Communication and social skills | Apply expert communication and collaboration skills to inform and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders. |
| Cultural competence | Demonstrate a critical understanding of complex ethical, socially responsible, and culturally appropriate business practices informed by a global perspective. |
All students study our eight core units, and all produce an industry research project, situated in their choice of industry. This enables you to apply your new skills to your existing workplace, or test the waters in an industry to which you aspire. You will learn to manage the variables inherent in the workplace, and convert your knowledge into experience. You will also select a specialisation, which helps you build substantial and specific expertise to complement the general management proficiencies you gain in the core units.
Choose from:
- Accounting
- Health Services Management
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Managing and Leading People.
If you choose, you can replace the specialisation with two elective units to acquire a less specialised but more expansive understanding of leadership and management.
Our four foundation units provide the management basics. Whether you take these units depends on your prior education and experience.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| SCU Online | Study Period 1 , Study Period 2 , Study Period 3 , Study Period 4 , Study Period 5 , Study Period 6 | N/A | N/A |
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Entry requirements
A 3 year Bachelor degree from any Australian university, or equivalent.
Course requirements
To be awarded the Master of Business Administration students must complete 16 units (192 credit points) comprising:
12 core units; and
1 specialisation or
2 elective units and MNG93217 Industry Research Project: Part A and MNG93218 Industry Research Project: Part B
Exit Awards
Students can choose to exit with the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration if 8 units have been completed.
Students can choose to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration if 4 units have been completed.
Course structure
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| MNG81002 | Management Communication (Online) | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG82210 | Organisational Behaviour (Online) | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECO82210 | Economics and Quantitative Analysis (Online) | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACC81210 | Accounting for Managers (Online) | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MKT82210 | Marketing (Online) | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACC91210 | Finance for Managers (Online) | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ACC93210 | Corporate Governance for Managers (Online) | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG91211 | The Positive Leader (Online) | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG91217 | Project Management Principles | Introductory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG92210 | Global Business (Online) | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG93210 | Strategy and Case Analysis (Online) | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MNG93211 | Managing Information Systems (Online) | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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