Awarding Body	University of Ballarat, Australia
Type of Course	Masters
Duration & Mode of Study	1 1/2 year Full-Time & Part Time

About University of Ballarat (UB)

The University of Ballarat (UB) is Australia’s only regional multi-sector university. We are the third oldest site of higher learning in Australia, and offer secondary schooling, technical and further education (TAFE), higher education, and research opportunities. We have six campuses, located at the Mt Helen, SMB and Camp Street campuses in Ballarat and at Horsham, Stawell and Ararat. We also work with a range of partner institutes across Australia and the world.

UB has around 25,000 international and domestic students. We are committed to serving regional Victorian communities, yet have a broad national and international outlook. UB offers the best of both worlds; combining a strong tradition of 137 years of tertiary education with the freedom and dynamism that comes with being a multi-sector University with close links to local industry and technology.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is the centrepiece of the School of Business graduate management programs.

Requiring one year (3 semesters) of full-time study or the part-time equivalent, the MBA emphasises integrative management capabilities across the key areas of business management.

The MBA develops skills in critical thinking, analysis and leadership through individual and group based work with a number of professionally relevant and distinctive options, such as management consultancy, to equip our graduates for particular specialist areas of opportunity.

This program offers a number of unique benefits:

Ø  Innovative and flexible approaches to learning & teaching

Ø  Is integrative across functions and disciplines

Ø  Allows specialisation through specific strands

Ø  Is application focused and reflective of practice

Ø  Draws on a broad based faculty with access to expertise outside the University

Ø  Links theory & application

Career Opportunities

This program is designed for aspiring or current middle level managers to upgrade their skills and qualifications to prepare them to access career opportunities which become evident to them in their current employment or new opportunities with alternative employees

Program Structure

The Master of Business Administration consists of 12 courses, each worth 15 credit points, for a total of 180 credit points. Students will complete:

Ø  Six Core Courses

Ø  Five Elective Courses

Ø  One Capstone Courses

Academic Entry Requirement 

The MBA program is intended for people who have an undergraduate degree and/ or extensive experience working within an organisation

Candidates should have:

Ø  Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree or overseas equivalent’*

Ø  A minimum of 2 years work experience

Ø  Provide a referee’s report

*Applicants holding other academic or professional qualifications and/or with five years relevant work experience may also be granted admission to the program following an assessment of their ability to benefit from the program.   

Intakes

March, July , November

Venue

Stamford College Petaling Jaya

University of Ballarat Website

http://www.ballarat.edu.au/ 

 Our Brochures

http://www.stamford.edu.my/ContactUs/docs/SOBM/MBA/MBA leaflet 09 FRONT.pdf

http://www.stamford.edu.my/ContactUs/docs/SOBM/MBA/MBA leaflet 09 BACK.pdf