MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
Specialisations Available
Marketing ManagementCare Management
Hospitality and Event Management
Why Study MBA?
Throughout the MBA, students are required to apply their knowledge and skills to practical problems and authentic scenarios that challenge their ability to fuse theory and practice.
Course Overview
- Duration: 2 years full time study or 4 years part-time study. A full-time study
- load consists of 8 subjects per year
- Structure: 10 Core Subjects and 6 Elective Subjects
- Total Course Credit Points: 80
- Points per subject: 5
- AQF Level: Level 9
- Availability for International Applicants: Yes
- Campus: Adelaide, Melbourne
Intakes
- 2023 Study Period (SP) 3: 23 October
- 2024 Study Period (SP) 1: 4 March
- 2024 Study Period (SP) 2: 1 July
- 2024 Study Period (SP) 3: 28 October
Tuition Fees
Entry Requirements
- Qualification equivalent to AQF level 7
English Language Requirements (Students with non-English native language)
IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall score with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent.
Learn more about the ways you can meet this criteria by viewing our Admissions Criteria.
Course and Subject Outline
With the AIHE MBA’s 10 core subject and 6 elective subject structure, students can choose between several study plan options.
Students in our Program can structure their own broad-based MBA, having access to a wide variety of business and management related electives.
Alternatively, students who wish to pursue a specific discipline or industry focus as part of their MBA program can devote their Capstone Project and electives to constructing a minimum four subject sequence in their choice of specialisation. After choosing a specialisation, students still have a choice of at least 3 more electives.
10 Core, 6 Electives
The AIHE MBA provides students the opportunity to access a broad set of MBA study options. Students can study a program using the full range of electives on offer, and can nominate a Capstone Project topic that relates to their choice of a wide variety of possible business issues and problems requiring solution.
This is useful for graduates wishing to gain work in organisations who require employees with a broad range of business and management skills and knowledge, wish to gain a broad base of skills and knowledge to operate their own business.
Core Subjects (10 Subjects)
BUS9001 Strategic & Critical Thinking in Business
BUS9002 Managing People & Organisations
BUS9005 Economics for International Business
BUS9004 Accounting & Finance
BUS9003 Strategic Planning for Innovation
BUS9006 Entrepreneurship & Innovation
BUS9007 Strategic Marketing Management
BUS9008 Research, Data Analysis & Decision Making
BUS9009 Corporate Governance & Risk Management
BUS9010 Capstone Project
Elective Subjects (Any 6, subject to prerequisites)
BUS9020 Project Management for Innovation
BUS9021 International Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
BUS9022 Accounting & Reporting for Management
BUS9023 Corporate Finance
BUS9024 Law for Leaders
BUS9025 Communication in a Globalised Business Environment
BUS9026 Strategic Human Resource Management
BUS9030 Digital marketing for global impact
BUS9031 Sales Management
BUS9032 Market Research
BUS9040 Care Industry – Structure and Context
BUS9041 Service Management in the Care Sector
BUS9042 Issues in Aged and Disability Care Management
BUS9050 Hospitality Industry Structure and Management
BUS9051 Event Management
BUS9052 Service Management for Hospitality and Events
BUS9060 Digital Businesses for Strategic Advantage
BUS9061 Cybersecurity
BUS9062 IT Project Management
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Learning Methodology
- Seminars, lectures, group activities, case studies and practical support sessions.
- Includes, but is not limited to, group and individual assignments, exams and tests, role plays and participation, quizzes and presentations.
- Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) available on application.
