Master of Business Administration (MC-BA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Upon completion of this program, students should:

• • Have a global perspective and an awareness of how contextual differences impact business actions and performance. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: ‐ Develop recommendations for effective practices in different business environments. ‐ Analyse global issues that impact on business and management. ‐ Work effectively in diverse teams.
• • Be adept at analysing and evaluating evidence for management decision‐making. Achieving this outcome means that students will be able to: ‐ Appropriately apply and synthesise key frameworks to solve business problems ‐ Translate management decision problems and decisions into quantitative form and conduct and interpret data analysis ‐ Make decisions using evidence‐based approaches
• • Be able to analyse and respond to the internal and external environment that might affect business performance. To achieve this outcome, students should be able to: ‐ Appraise the broader business context that might affect an organisation's performance ‐ Diagnose the internal environment of an organisation ‐ Respond to the internal and external environment influences in order to grow business performance
• • Be able to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: ‐ Integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to solve a problem ‐ Collaborate with business partners to apply knowledge in projects
• • Demonstrate a capacity for leadership. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: ‐ Develop and demonstrate leadership abilities ‐ Comprehend and apply the theory of team dynamics ‐ Identify ethical issues ‐ Apply ethical frameworks to management problems

The Master of Business Administration offers a graduate-level business education that aims to develop students’ capability to become effective general managers and leaders in a wide range of businesses and not-for-profit organisations. 

• MBA graduates will have a comprehensive and integrated understanding of essential functional business disciplines
• MBA graduates will have a global perspective that is required to lead and manage businesses in a diverse and changing environment
• MBA graduates will have strong appreciation for and ability to apply evidence-based approaches in making decisions
• MBA graduates will possess a strategic mindset and frameworks to recognise and respond effectively to internal and external challenges and opportunities
• MBA graduates will aspire and possess the necessary frameworks to be ethical and socially responsible managers and leaders