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global business leader. Your options
Whether you aspire to be an enterprising
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specialisations to deepen your expertise,
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qualifications that will take your career to the next level.
Once you graduate, you join a dynamic, global network of more than 50,000
The UniSA MBA provides more than just
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alumni network, you’ll continue to
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sharpen your skills and knowledge,
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access UniSA continuing development
problems. The MBA links you to highly
and resources, and enjoy the benefits of
qualified peers and mentors, world-
a global network of peers.
class professors, and the latest in management and leadership thinking.
Please visit us online or get in touch if
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you would like to speak to us about the
your workplace through projects that will
MBA journey.
Professor Marie Wilson
transform your business, while allowing
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leading. Understand yourself, and the
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FLEXIBLE LEARNING OPTIONS Offering face-to-face, online and mixedmodes of study, our digital MBA learning platform enables the MBA to work for you and your lifestyle.
CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH Our curriculum is informed by research ranked ‘Above World-Class’ in Business Management and Marketing in the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
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MORE THAN $100M INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES including the state-of-the-art Jeffrey Smart Building, the Great Hall and the new Business School Hub in the refurbished Yungondi building (commencing construction in 2017).
91% overall satisfaction (CEQ trend, 2011-2015).
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INVALUABLE INDUSTRY NETWORKS
TOP 75 UNIVERSITIES FOR INNOVATION One of only six Australian universities named in the Reuters list of Asia’s top 75 universities for Innovation.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST UNIVERSITY And ranked 25th in the QS World University Rankings for institutions under 50 years old in 2015.
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TRANSFORMED CAREERS
W H AT O U R G R A D U AT E S S AY A B O U T T H E M B A 3 ESTHER ROBERTS General Manager, International Trade Investment, Trade and Immigration Department of State Development, Government of South Australia “The MBA has allowed me to make more informed decisions faster than before. It has given me an understanding of the core business of other units within my organisation, allowing me to ask the right questions before I make my own business decisions. UniSA Business School delivers a professional program and is well connected with international universities and industry. Importantly, the university is flexible enough to address the needs of full-time workers that are juggling multiple family and work demands whilst still holding students to account for deadlines and quality outcomes.”
5 STEVEN YEO General Manager Corporate & Commercial
4 KIM SAMMUT
St John Ambulance SA Inc
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“The UniSA MBA has proven to be a landmark turning point in my career. Attaining my MBA qualification catapulted me from a middle management finance position in state government, to a Chief Operating Officer position within a large ($100m+ turnover) national professional services company. The program is highly contemporary, extremely relevant in content, and the UniSA Business School was incredibly supportive throughout the journey. The MBA is an investment that is assured to provide future positive returns.”
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Parsons Brinckerhoff AustraliaNew Zealand “Absolutely everything that I learned from my MBA has been directly applicable in my senior management role. My job has been made easier and more enjoyable, while the benefit to my company has been obvious to my superiors, resulting in subsequent promotion to an Operational Excellence role.”
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Workskil Australia
“I decided to study an MBA to expand my thinking professionally and improve my business qualifications. The UniSA program provided me with the flexibility to fit in with full-time work and family and enabled me to expand my knowledge and networks. Completing the MBA has demonstrated not just my dedication to learning and applying my knowledge in the workplace, but also my commitment, time management and resilience.”
“The MBA is a motivating, challenging and enjoyable program, which gave me valuable insights into other businesses, providing solutions to problems within my own workplace. It is a great program to develop genuinely strong networks and its practical teaching approach means learnings can be implemented straight back into the workforce.”
SA Health, Government of South Australia
5 ALISON SENTANCE Managing Director Vital Consult Pty Ltd, Aboriginal Biodiversity
The MBA enabled a consolidation of over 20 years of workplace experience, into structured frameworks that enhanced the application of this experience in the workplace. It is a challenging, stimulating and rewarding program that facilitated a move into executive general management, which then led to my current role as Executive Director and Chief Information Officer.”
5 ROD ELLIS Executive Director Tonkin Consulting
Conservation Foundation Limited “Completing my MBA at UniSA has been a major milestone in my life. It gave me the knowledge, skills and confidence to start my own consultancy firm in 2013, one month after graduating. The majority of my studies were completed externally due to working in remote locations across Australia, and UniSA provided a great online learning platform. I gained extensive access to a professional network of graduates and staff were supportive, enabling me to create a flexible schedule to accommodate my work and personal commitments.”
Director of Precinct Development and Operations TechInSA (formerly BioSA) “I chose to pursue this program as it was the next step necessary to progress to executive roles and board positions. I had a lot of experience in managing staff, projects and large budgets, however I wanted to fine-tune my executive skills and increase my knowledge from a board perspective.
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“The MBA has most certainly enhanced my effectiveness as an executive leader. That alone achieved my goal for completing an MBA. The unforeseen flow-on implications of becoming a more effective executive were that further executive opportunities opened up to me that I never imagined were possible.
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“The MBA helped me expand my abilities from analytical problem solving in an engineering application, to developing a greater understanding on how the business as a whole worked and where improvements and change could be made in order to grow. The practical nature of the course allowed me to transition my career from a project engineer at the beginning of the program to becoming the Practice Manager, and Director. The business grew from a small firm to a medium sized business - 14 years on and I still use the skills developed from the MBA in my Board role and with the consulting work I do for clients.”
The MBA has allowed me to refine my executive skills which have enabled me to work across public and private organisations at an executive and board level. It has allowed me to become a direction setter, change agent and coach to both internal staff and external stakeholders in order to achieve and exceed set goals. I highly recommend this challenging and rewarding MBA program to potential candidates, it has given me some great opportunities to further my executive career.”
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FLEXIBILITY + APPLIED LEARNING = REAL-TIME IMPACT The UniSA MBA has been developed for experienced managers and executives, with the program providing the knowledge and skills to advance your career in senior management and leadership. You will gain real-world insights though access to academic and industry experts and through curriculum informed by current research and industry practices.
3 STEVE TODD MBA Graduate, General Manager, Kay Brothers Winery
“I intended to study on-campus, but also had
The MBA program has a strong practical focus embedded in senior management decision-making, assuring industry relevance and fostering real-time application in the workplace. You will engage with a cohort of experienced professionals from a diverse range of industry backgrounds, in a highly interactive learning environment, to maximise networking and career development opportunities. We provide experiential learning opportunities that also provide significant benefits including a Board Observership, an Industry Consulting Project, and a range of International Study Tours.
Supporting productive professionals in a digital age, the University continues to invest in innovative digital technologies, to maintain a high-quality student learning experience. This includes a recent investment of almost $1m in digital equipment and teaching resources. With flexible learning arrangements to best suit your individual needs, the MBA curriculum is available in face-to-face, online or mixed mode of delivery, with a range of options to fast-track your learning. Our digital learning platform and engaged academic staff deliver an exceptional learning experience. There are 12 courses in the MBA program, run over four study periods each year. Each course is 10-weeks in duration, requiring approximately 15 hours of study per week and may also be offered in intensive mode. Study periods commence in January, April, June, and September, providing four intakes each year for commencing students.
the option of online study. In the end, I completed more courses online and overseas than I did on campus, so the flexibility of the MBA proved to be invaluable.” UNISA.EDU.AU/MBA
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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS COURSE
EXECUTIVE PARTNERS PROGRAMME
The UniSA Business School is proud to host View From The Top, an exclusive seminar and networking series that connects executives and thoughtleaders with our MBA and postgraduate students and alumni. The View From The Top presenters share leadership and industry insights and advance debate on issues that affect the business world and our society.
Offered in a unique partnership with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) as an approved elective of the MBA curriculum, the Company Director’s Course is designed to help you develop your skills and further your career and will strengthen your understanding of the principals and practices of good governance.
Our Executive Partners Programme is a unique mentoring opportunity which allows you to gain perspective, develop insights and think through your career plans and choices. It creates connections and relationships that enrich the learning, careers and lives of both students and mentors.
Our broader community of students, alumni, industry and academic partners can also benefit from these events, with each seminar also available to view online. For more information please visit unisabusinessschool.edu.au/connect/ view-from-the-top
This dynamic and well-recognised course will equip you with specialist knowledge that will support your ability to manage more effectively. It will also provide you with the skills to advise boards, join boards, and to better understand the contribution of high functioning boards, to an organisation’s success. On successful completion of the assessment, members of the AICD may be eligible to use the GAICD graduate post nominal.
Through this program students are matched with an eminent senior executive (CEO or Senior Manager) who may be retired, semi-retired or still in the workforce. These Executive Partners are selected from a diverse range of professions/industries and in addition to their proven leadership and managerial expertise, have a vast business network and extensive experience which they can draw on to assist students with their career goals. Companies for which Partners have worked include Alcoa, BP, Commonwealth Bank, CSR, ExxonMobil, Mitsubishi and SA Health. Additionally, each year two EPP students are supported to participate in an intensive three-week international student exchange with the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, US, where they visit major institutions such as the Supreme Court, the Smithsonian Institute, the Library of Congress and the National Archives.
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ENTERPRISING LEADERS TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIES
3SIMON SCHMIDT MBA Graduate, Entrepreneur and Managing Director Vinnovate Pty Ltd “The UniSA MBA has provided me with the knowledge and frameworks to think and act at a higher level in business. It gives a very well rounded understanding of what is involved in both managing a business, and building one. I found as I went through the program, I was able to directly apply my learning to the various development stages of my business.”
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UniSA Business School has established strong connections with prestigious universities wordwide, in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, providing students with international
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Our MBA opens doors to new possibilities and experiences
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through a range of intensive study-tours and exchanges. The opportunity to travel with leading academic staff and your MBA colleagues, will provide you with first-hand knowledge of the international business environment and develop your ability to identify the opportunities and challenges in conducting international business. MBA students can take advantage of a range of Student Mobility Grants to undertake an overseas exchange, making experiences abroad more accessible.
E X P E R I E N C E . I WA S A B L E TO D E V E LO P MUCH MORE IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHINESE MARKETPLACE. THE TOUR ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH EXCELLENT NETWORKING AND B U S I N E S S O P P O R T U N I T I E S .” - S I M O N S C H M I D T, M B A G R A D UAT E
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Business in China Intensive School
Mexico and Chile Intensive
This two-week study tour, offered in partnership with leading international business school, Peking University, travels to China, where students gain firsthand knowledge of the Asian business environment. Students will develop the ability to identify the opportunities and challenges of conducting successful business in China and craft effective strategies that can be implemented to capture opportunities and overcome obstacles for successful ventures in the region. Topics covered in this course include assessment of business opportunities in China, identification of specific business opportunities for a selected organisation, development of a business proposal for an organisation and report design and development.
This two-week study tour includes a one-week seminar to provide an insight into doing business in Mexico at Pan-American University (IPADE Business School) followed by a one-week study tour in Chile to develop your knowledge of the social, political and economic environment in Chile. Both elements provide a unique cultural experience and insight into emerging markets, the role that they play in the current globalised world and their impact on the global economy. Students will have the opportunity to interact with other international and Mexican MBA students at IPADE and develop networks with industry leaders and professionals in both locations.
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European Summer School of Advanced Management The UniSA Business School is part of an international consortium of outstanding business schools from around the world, that organises the European Summer School for Advanced Management (ESSAM). This two-week study tour has been established to give 100 MBA students an intensive experience of international business consisting of lectures, workshops, a consulting project and company visits. ESSAM has previously been hosted in London, Glasgow and Copenhagen and offers a unique opportunities for MBA students to work together and explore the future of business in an international environment.
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GLOBAL EXCHANGE PARTNERS MBA students can benefit from more than 60 established exchange partnerships worldwide and are encouraged to utilise the range of short-term international study opportunities available to gain a global perspective.
AUSTRIA Vienna University of Economics and Business BELGIUM KU Leuven CANADA Brock University Carleton University Concordia University HEC Montreal Laval University The University of Calgary University of Ottawa University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management University of Victoria CHINA (People’s Republic of China) Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing Normal University Beijing University of Technology Lingnan University College Sun Yat-sen University Shandong University Tianjin University DENMARK Aarhus University Roskilde University FRANCE ESCE, Paris – Ecole Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur KEDGE Business School Rennes Business School Toulouse Business School
GERMANY EBS University of Business and Law WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management HONG KONG The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University ITALY University of Bergamo L’Universita Carlo Catteneo (LIUC) University of Turin JAPAN Kansai Gaidai University Kwansei Gakuin University Nagoya University Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Okayama University MEXICO IPADE, Universidad Panamericana NORWAY Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences University of Agder Vestfold University College PORTUGAL Católica Lisboa SINGAPORE Nanyang Technological University
SOUTH KOREA Chung-Ang University Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology SPAIN Universidad Politecnica de Valencia THAILAND Thammasat University THE NETHERLANDS Arnhem Business School HAN University of Applied Sciences University of Twente TURKEY Bogazici University UK Aston Business School Lancaster University University of Strathclyde, Glasgow USA Buffalo State College (SUNY) Colorado State University Kansas State UniversityMinnesota State Northern Arizona University Oklahoma State University University, MankatoPurdue University Stetson University The University of North Dakota
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CUSTOMISE YOUR MBA EXPERIENCE
PROGRAM SNAPSHOT DURATION 4 1.5 years full-time INTAKES4 January, April, June, and September STUDY MODE4 Face-to-face, Online or Mixed Mode
HOW IT WORKS
The MBA program consists of nine compulsory core courses, one capstone course and two electives, which can be taken within one of the available specialisations. Specialisations are suitable to business executives who are seeking a career change or who intend to advance their career within a specialised industry sector. Our MBA courses have an applied focus, utilising real-life business case studies, involving visiting business leaders to lead discussions around business problems and encouraging students to use industry and workplace based issues for assessment tasks. The MBA capstone Strategic Research Project requires students to plan and execute a research project for a Board or senior management group, demonstrating synthesis of learning achieved through the program. You can undertake further career integrated discipline specific learning within the MBA through Topics in Management elective courses, which provides an opportuntiy to apply knowledge, engage in a real-world learning experience and to stimulate personal and professional development. As part of this program, students can particioate in:
Core Courses (9)
Capstone Course (1)
Generalist Electives (2)
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Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
AICD Company Directors Course
Advanced Corporate Finance
Australian Industrial Relations
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability
Business in China Intensive School
Employment Law
International Business
Business Process Improvement
Advanced Investment Management
Advertising: Theory and Practice Brand Management e-Marketing
Managerial Finance
Accounting for Decision Making
Managing People and Organisations Responsible Leadership Strategic Marketing Strategic Thinking: Concepts and Tools The Law for Managers
Strategic Research Project
Behavioural Finance
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Contemporary Management Issues
Chinese Banking and Wealth Management
Managing Employee Performance and Rewards
Corporate Finance Law
Financial Theory and Financial Markets
Managing the Global Workforce
Entrepreneurship and Innovation European Summer School of Advanced Management
International Finance Investment Management
Forecasting for Decision Making
Managing Financial Risk
MBA Project Consulting Teams MBA students will work in a team on a real business challenge. The team will engage with a host organisation, work on a group project and also develop material from their experiences for their individual reflective learning portfolio.
Topics in Management
Money, Banking and Financial Markets
Transnational Business and Human Rights
Risk Management in Financial Institutions
MBA Board Observation MBA students will obtain unique insight into boards of directors and the particular issues faced by not for profit boards. Students will attend board meetings, work on a board project and also develop a reflective learning portfolio.
International Study Tour
The Econometrics of Financial Markets
Additionally, students can also select electives from a wide range of courses delivered across the Business School and the University.
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Influencing Consumer Behaviour Marketing Strategy and Planning Marketing Information and Analysis
Recruitment and Selection Strategic Management of Human Resources Workplace Health and Safety Management Workplace Learning and Development
Intellectual Property and Commercialisation International Trade Law
For more information visit unisa.edu.au/mba
*Specialist electives can be selected from a range of courses set out in the above electives schedule or, subject to Program Director approval, from courses in other postgraduate programs at the University of South Australia or from other recognised higher education institutions.
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MBA GRADUATE EMPLOYERS ACCENTURE ACCOLADE WINES
BROADER STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES AND NETWORKS
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EXCEPTIONAL CAREER TRAJECTORIES
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has helped close gaps in my experience and qualifications, and has broadened my strategic perspective across disciplines. The MBA has provided me with solid theoretical understanding as well as the ability to pragmatically apply it, which has been valuable as I’ve progressed into an executive role myself. It has also given me confidence in areas which I didn’t previously
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UniSA MBA alumni earn above the national average.
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INFORMED BY ENTERPRISING RESEARCH Working closely with industry, the UniSA Business School generates high-quality research that informs our teaching curriculum and tackles realworld problems. We are renowned for our concentration of global thoughtleaders and academic experts in the areas of marketing, human resource management, applied economics, tourism and international business.
Our MBA curriculum is informed by our research expertise which ranked ‘Above World-Class’ in Business Management and Marketing in the 2015 Excellence in Research (ERA) rankings. The program is taught by leading business experts from our broad range of research concentrations, research institutes and centres. This includes the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, one of the world’s leading centres for research in marketing, making fundamental discoveries about consumer behaviour for global corporations such as Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Unilever, Turner Broadcasting and Procter & Gamble. The institute’s cutting-edge research is embedded into the MBA curriculum, providing students with the opportunity to learn from the same marketing scientists that advise senior marketing executives from all over the world.
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Additionally, our Sydney-based Institute for Choice (I4C) works with partners in government and private industry, applying economic models to better understand how citizens, customers and other stakeholders make choices and how this feeds back into institutional planning and decision-making. Our researchers at the Centre for Workplace Excellence work closely with business, government, and professional management associations to determine effective strategies and practical approaches for managing and supporting people in the modern workplace. To learn more about our research and gain business insights, read the latest edition of unisabusiness magazine, a review of current thinking for today’s business leaders, accessible online via unisabusinessschool.edu.au/magazine
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DELIVERING INNOVATION The Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC) is a strategic partnership between UniSA, the Government of South Australia and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, providing entrepreneurs, small businesses and MBA students access to the services and expertise of Australia’s University of Enterprise. The centre offers space and resources for collaboration and incubation of business ideas and new innovations for business growth. MBA students can benefit from a number of the ICC’s business workshops throughout the year designed to support business start-up and scale-up, growth, creative thinking, commercialisation and technology. Committed to developing the exciting landscape of entrepreneurship and innovation in Australia, the Centre for Business Growth guides small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on a path of strong and sustainable growth and delivers practical and relevant advice that can be directly applied to businesses. The centre offers the ANZ Business Growth Program, a unique initiative that helps small and medium companies unlock their growth potential by identifying new opportunities and tackling existing challenges. Building innovation and entrepreneurship, UniSA supports the development of skills, knowledge and networks that will enable you to grow your ideas and turn them into profitable enterprises. MBA students are eligible to apply for a range of grants and prizes, including the Pank/University of South Australia Prize for Social Innovation and Enterprise which is designed to assist the recipient to set up a new and innovative social enterprise, and the Venture Catalyst Program in which student and recent graduate led start-ups are awarded up to $50k grant for novel and scalable enterprises.
5 PROFESSOR YING ZHU Director Australian Centre for Asian Business and Business in China Intensive School Leader
“Our aim is both to help provide the framework for greater engagement between Australia and Asia and to give business and government the skills and knowledge to make things happen. The Australian Centre for Asian Business is unique for its ability to combine academic rigour with practical skills to address issues of equal importance to Australia and Asia.” Professor Ying Zhu is developing exciting research and business relationships with key partner economies, while also providing direct advice and support to companies and governments about business strategy and planning.
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CHAMPIONING DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP One of only five universities in Australia to offer Women in MBA (WiMBA) scholarships and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MBA scholarships in partnership with industy Our mission is to develop graduates for global professional careers and champion business growth in our State and we recognise that to have sustainable economic development, we need greater diversity in leadership. To address the gap, we are are proud to partner with industry to support those with leadership potential to advance their careers into senior management and executive roles. Through the Women in MBA (WiMBA) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MBA scholarships, UniSA will match an employer contribution of 50% to fully fund the MBA tuition fees. Supporting employers can also directly benefit from the program, providing access to our wider business community, networks and knowledge from the MBA curriculum that can be directly applied within organisations to deliver results in real-time. Find out more WiMBA Scholarship unisabusinessschool.edu.au/mba/wimba-scholarship Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MBA scholarship unisabusinessschool.edu.au/mba/aboriginal-mba-scholarship Additionally, the University offers a range of scholarships that MBA students are eligible to apply for. For more information on scholarships available and eligibility requirements visit unisa.edu.au/scholarships
Artist: Rikurani Acknowledgment of Country UniSA respects the Kaurna, Boandik and Barngala peoples’ spiritual relationship with their country. We also acknowledge the diversity of Aboriginal peoples, past and present. Find out more about the University’s commitment to reconciliation at: unisa.edu.au/About-UniSA/Indigenous-education
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FEE-HELP The Higher Education Loan Program includes a loan scheme called FEE-HELP for domestic fee paying students. Eligible students can take out a FEE-HELP loan to assist with their MBA tuition fees. Eligible students may choose to defer some, or all, of their tuition fees to FEE-HELP by completing a Request for FEE-HELP Assistance form.
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Tuition Fees The tuition fees for the MBA program are invoiced on a per course basis charged each study period and are subject to a modest annual increase. 2017 MBA course fees are $AU 3,750 per course. For more information on fees, visit unisa.edu.au/fees
OTHER STUDY OPTIONS Shorter program options
FEES + FINANCE FEE-HELP Eligibility Criteria To be eligible to apply for a FEE-HELP loan you will • be enrolled in an eligible course or courses as at the census date, and • meet the citizenship and residency requirements. That is, you must be: o An Australian citizen, or o The holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the course, OR o the holder of a permanent visa who is undertaking bridging study for overseas-trained professionals, who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the course have not exceeded the FEE-HELP limit. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor their FEE-HELP balance and to advise the university if they do not have sufficient FEE-HELP balance to cover their tuition fees. To find out more about FEE-HELP refer to the Australian Government’s Study Assist website studyassist.gov.au For MBA scholarships information, please see page 20.
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If you would like to strengthen your business knowledge and undertake a shorter program, the Graduate Certificate (four-courses) or Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (eight-courses) may be suitable. Both are available in faceto-face, online or mixed study modes and provide credit towards the MBA, should you later decide to progress and complete the full MBA program. For further information including entry requirements, please visit our MBA website.
Other postgraduate study If you do not yet meet the experience requirements for entry into the MBA, you may consider undertaking an alternative postgraduate program, suitable for early career managers, such as the International MBA (including five specialisations), the Master of Management (including 4 specialisations) or the Master of Finance. For more information visit unisabusinessschool.edu.au/PG
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APPLICATION PROCESS Entry requirements To be eligible for entry into the UniSA Business School MBA program, candidates will have a combination of formal qualifications and managerial experience. To be considered for entry into the program, you will be required to demonstrate: •
A minimum of three years full time management experience (including experience in supervision and financial management) AND a recognised university undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualifications;
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A minimum of seven years full time management experience (including experience in supervision and financial management) and either a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, or an equivalent qualification from the University of South Australia, or another recognised university.
International students International students who do not speak English as a first language are also required to meet the minimum English language entry requirements for postgraduate international students. This requires an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (with 6.0 in Reading and Writing) obtained within the last two years, or a corresponding result via one of the alternative English language tests recognised by the University. For more information please visit: unisa.edu.au/international
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Submission As part of the application process, MBA candidates are required to submit:
How to apply Applications for the MBA program can be made online via the UniSA online application portal, which is accessible via:
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an academic transcript; a current curriculum vitae which addresses the entry requirements and includes qualifications, and provides evidence of management experience (including experience in supervision and financial management); two referee reports which validate the candidate’s management experience, skills and acumen.
If applicable, scholarship applications must also be submitted in conjunction with the complete MBA application. Closing dates Applications for the program can be submitted up until two weeks prior to the start date of the commencing study period. Study periods commence in January, April, June, and September. Credit transfers All credit transfer and exemption through recognition of prior learning is at the discretion of the MBA Program Director. If you have completed appropriate postgraduate management courses at recognised institutions, you may be assessed for credit transfed. Approved courses MBA for credit include: • AICD Company Directors Course for one elective course credit (4.5 units) • Department for Education and Child Development Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership for two elective course credits (9 units) • Leaders Institute of South Australia Governor’s Leadership Foundation Program for two elective course credits (9 units).
MBA INFORMATION DINNER
Attend an MBA Information dinner for an opportunity to meet and hear from our MBA Program Director, academic teaching staff and alumni. For more information and to register, please visit the MBA website.
CONTACT US UniSA Business School MBA GPO Box 2471 Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia Telephone: (08) 8302 2376 facebook.com/UniSA @UniversitySA linkedin.com/company/ university-of-south-australia Make an enquiry
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Following the recent refurbishment of our MBA teaching facilities, a $5 million refurbishment of the Yungondi Building will deliver a dynamic hub for the UniSA Business School. Our community of students, alumni, and industry partners will benefit from new generation learning and executive education spaces, a state-of-the-art Finance Trading Lab, integrated support services, and club lounge-style facilities. To find out more about this exciting development visit: unisa.edu.au/yungondi UniSA reserves the right to alter, amend or delete any program, fee, course, admission requirement, mode of delivery or other arrangement without prior notice. Information correct at time of printing (October 2016). CRICOS provider number 00121B.
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