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Master of Business Administration (MC-BAPT) // Course structure
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About this course
Contact
Melbourne Business School
Currently enrolled students
Degree Program Services
Email: programservices@mbs.edu
Coordinator
Jim Frederickson
Course structure
To qualify for the MBA degree, students must complete 225 credit points.
All students should expect to complete the entire course within four years of first enrolment, that is, within 16 consecutive terms of study. Permission to extend the period of candidature beyond the four year time limit will be granted on a case by case basis. Please note that Australian visa regulations require that international students complete their study on an entirely full-time basis.
Students must complete eleven core subjects which account for a total of 137.5 credit points. Students must complete seven electives drawn from the school’s elective offering which account for a total of 87.5 credit points (12.5 points for each subject).
Students are required to complete their compulsory subjects (other than the Capstone subject) prior to enrolling in elective subjects.
Subject options
Core Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90480 | Leadership |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
|
6.25 |
| BUSA90481 | Managerial Ethics & Business Environment |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
|
6.25 |
| BUSA90001 | Financial Accounting |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90224 | Managing People |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90243 | Marketing |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90060 | Data Analysis |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90193 | Managerial Economics |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90093 | Finance |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90074 | Global Business Economics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90227 | Operations |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90026 | Business Strategy |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90490 | Integrative Business Capstone |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90360 | Business Law | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90042 | Consumer Behaviour | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90046 | Corporate Finance | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90053 | Corporate Strategy |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90492 | Financial Analysis and Valuation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90090 | Financial Institutions | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90491 | Game Theory for Business Strategy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90132 | Industry Studies in Asia | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90124 | Implementation of Strategy | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90218 | Innovation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90167 | Investments | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90172 | Leadership and Change | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90248 | Marketing Communications | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90258 | Marketing Research | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90261 | Marketing Strategy | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90270 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90273 | Negotiations |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90494 | Performance Metrics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90341 | Supply Chain Management | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90086 | Thinking like an Entrepreneur | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90458 | Managerial Judgement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90493 | Business Analytics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90013 | Brand Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90523 | Managing Diversity in the Workplace | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90524 | Fintech: Blockchain in the New Economy | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90244 | Leading in Data Driven Organisations | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BISY90016 | Predictive Analytics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BISY90017 | Quant. Decision Making & Optimisation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90521 | Supply Chain Analytics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| MKTG90039 | Marketing Analytics | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90079 | Finance and Accounting Analytics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90527 | Digital Product Management | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90549 | Strategic Pricing & Business Insights | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 November 2023