MBA (Exec)

Credit points

120

Minimum duration

1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time. (4 Terms per year)

Approved locations

  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Other

Note:

The Master of Business Administration (Executive) is currently open at the ACU Brisbane CBD campus only.


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and 5 years post-graduation full time (or FTE) work experience of which at least 3 years is in a management/leadership role; OR
  2. Graduate certificate in any discipline and a minimum of 5 years full time work experience of which at least 3 years is in a management/leadership role; OR
  3. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management/leadership role outlined in a portfolio demonstrating knowledge, experience, and skills suitable to the level required for participation in the program.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Mandatory Units (Part A)
  2. 20 cp from Specified Units (Part B)
  3. 40 cp from Elective Units (Part C)


Exit points

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Executive) or the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Executive) may exit from the course with the relevant award by arrangement with the relevant Course Coordinator.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • BAFN602Corporate Finance10 CP
  • BUSN602Money Management10 CP
  • MGMT605Strategic Management for Sustainability10 CP
  • MGMT638Ethical Leadership10 CP
  • MGMT641Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour10 CP
  • BUSN603Corporate Governance and Risk Management10 CP
  • MGMT646Governance in Not-For-Profit Organisations10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • BUSN606International Study Tour10 CP
  • ECON600Managerial Economics in a Global Environment10 CP
  • ENTR601Entrepreneurship10 CP
  • MGMT621Management of Change10 CP
  • MGMT623Systemic and Critical Thinking and Practice10 CP
  • MGMT647Foundations of Management Thought10 CP
  • MGMT656Global Experience10 CP
  • MKTG600Managerial Marketing10 CP
  • SCRK500Introduction to the Social Psychology of Risk10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • BUSN606International Study Tour10 CP
  • ENTR601Entrepreneurship10 CP
  • HRMG601Human Resource Management10 CP
  • ITEC641Managing Emerging Digital Technologies10 CP
  • MGMT623Systemic and Critical Thinking and Practice10 CP
  • MGMT647Foundations of Management Thought10 CP
  • MGMT656Global Experience10 CP
  • MKTG600Managerial Marketing10 CP

Other Business/ACU postgraduate units could be undertaken as electives with prior approval of the MBA Director.

Units may be classified as either specified units or business electives depending on course structure approved in negotiation with client/cohort base.

Non-Business Electives

Students may undertake up to four (4) electives outside of the Faculty of Law and Business as long as these electives meet the appropriate AQF level and/or form a discrete course of studies (ie) a Graduate Certificate.

Non-business electives may be credited from both ACU and other recognised tertiary institutions.

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