The Master of Business is designed for postgraduate scholars and professional managers with appropriate undergraduate qualifications in management or a related discipline and/or extensive relevant professional experience wishing to gain a more advanced understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin effective management, business decision making and leadership in organisations.

The program includes optional research project courses, which enable students to produce a substantial piece of research-based scholarship in the course of their degree. The strategic management course is considered to be a capstone component.

The MBus program is designed to provide students with advanced understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin effective management, business decision-making and leadership.

At the end of the program, students should have acquired all of the following:

To complete the requirements of a Master of Business, students must complete at least three (3) core courses. These core courses can be chosen from:

Plus any other five (5) courses in the Schedule for the Master of Business program – see below.

Students may, with the approval of the Postgraduate Co-ordinator, complete up to two courses (12 UOC) from other coursework programs of equivalent academic standard.

The option of undertaking a research project - ZBUS8501 Research Project - Business (6 UOC) or ZBUS8502 Research Project - Business (12 UOC) - is available to Master students who attain a distinction average or better in four or six courses respectively and is subject to the approval of the Head of School. A Research Project is recommended for those with a strong interest in pursuing original research in a particular area or intending to undertake a higher-level research qualification.

Can I study equivalent courses from the UNSW Business School?

Yes - MBus students are able to undertake Kensington, UNSW Business School courses as direct substitution for UNSW Canberra courses.

Defence personnel – please note that Kensington courses cannot be funded via the Postgraduate Study at ADFA funding scheme but you can seek DASS or StudyBank funding instead.

 

1. Entry Requirements

1.1 To gain entry into a Master of Business program an applicant must:

1.1.1 Completion of a 4-year Bachelor degree in Engineering or Bachelor's degree with Honours with a major in a cognate discipline; or

1.1.2 Completion of a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline; or

1.1.3 Completion of a 3 or 4-year Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline, which includes a major in the cognate discipline; and have completed at least 3-years relevant full-time professional experience*; or

1.1.4 Evidence of other academic qualifications and professional experience to be submitted to the relevant Program Authority to be acceptable grounds for admission into the degree*; or

1.1.5 Completion of a Bachelor degree in a NON-cognate discipline; and have completed at least 4-years relevant full-time professional experience*; or

1.1.6 No tertiary qualifications but evidence of professional experience to be submitted to the relevant Program Authority to be acceptable grounds for admission into the degree*.

Cognate Disciplines:

Business, Management, Economics, Accounting, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Public Policy

See UNSW Canberra pathway options for admission to the MBus program.

2. Enrolment and Progression

2.1 An application to enrol as a student for the degree shall be made on the prescribed form and lodged with Student Administrative Services by the advertised date.

2.2 A student for the degree must undertake courses and pass assessment as prescribed by UNSW.

2.3 The program of study shall total a minimum of 48 units of credit.

2.4 The Academic Standing of a student shall be reviewed at the end of each semester. Movement between levels of academic standing is based on progress, measured by cumulative number of failures.

3. Fees

A student shall pay fees as determined by the UNSW Council.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

These regulations apply to all postgraduate degrees and are to be used in conjunction with Academic Rules and Program Information. All rules in this Handbook apply to each student who enters an UNSW Canberra of ADFA postgraduate program in 2017. The rules remain applicable until the student exits their program, either by discontinuation or graduation. Students who entered a program in another year should consult the rules and regulations for that year.

Please refer to Faculty Regulations information