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Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 3 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 6
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 12
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Business And Technology (Specialisation)
 
  

Program Description

International students please note: this program is only available to you if you are studying outside Australia ( this is a distance education program).


Need information on our business programs? Start your search at the Australian School of Business website.

The Master of Business & Technology (MBT) Program aims to equip managers and other professionals with the skills and knowledge to be effective in a contemporary business environment where the rapid rate of technological change and development has a significant impact on the success of the modern organisation.

Students can customise their individual program to focus on improving business management and/or technology management competencies and knowledge. A unique combination of courses provides participants with an array of intellectual tools to manage business as well as technology, and where these two aspects of management intersect.

All candidates must have at least four years relevant professional experience and hold a prior tertiary degree to gain entry. Candidates who have the relevant professional experience but do not have a prior tertiary degree may enter at Graduate Certificate level and may articulate to the Masters level if they meet academic requirements. MBT learning is enriched by a student cohort of mature-age professionals and managers who bring a diversity of experience from a wide cross section of industry. Participants benefit immediately by applying core course concepts to their workplace and experience.

The MBT is designed to be undertaken part-time in combination with full-time employment and can be studied either via distance or in face-to-face mode. Online or campus classes are in small groups of approximately 25-28 participants with a dedicated facilitator. Online classes are accessed via secure login on the Internet while campus classes run for 1.5 hours per week and are held in the evenings on weeknights.

Contact: MBT Program
Telephone: +61 2 9385 6660
Email: mbt@unsw.edu.au

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The program aims to develop the following Graduate Learning Goals:

* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Critically appraise frameworks, tools and techniques to develop innovative solutions that address business problems in technology-based environments, across a wide range of organisational contexts.

* Communication - Demonstrate the capacity to communicate effectively in all forms in a wide range of organizational contexts.

* Teamwork and Leadership - Demonstrate collaborative teamwork skills and a capacity for leadership in technology based environments, across a wide range of organizational contexts.

* Social, Ethical and Global Perspectives - Actively manage change for organisational improvement and appreciate the different dimensions of change which contribute to organizational, social and environmental sustainability.

* In-depth engagement with the relevant disciplinary knowledge - Improve professional practice by drawing on previous experience, extending concepts based on new knowledge, applying solutions to the workplace and evaluating their impact in the context of Business and Technology.

* Professional Skills - Develop skills in self management and personal reflection to facilitate the attainment of professional goals.

Program Structure

To qualify for the Master of Business & Technology (MBT) candidates must successfully complete 72 units of credit (normally 12 courses of 6 units of credit each). To enter at Masters level candidates must have a prior tertiary degree and at least four years relevant professional experience.

Participants commencing from 2006 onwards are required to undertake at least one of two capstone courses towards the completion of their program. Masters students are not permitted to enrol in either or both of the two MBT capstone courses until they have successfully completed 8 courses (64 units of credit).

After successful completion of 4 courses (24 units of credit) participants may elect to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Business & Technology. After successful completion of 8 courses (48 units of credit) participants may elect to graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Business & Technology.
or other courses as may be approved by the Academic Director, MBT Program.

Academic Rules

Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


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