Melbourne Institute of Technology

This course is equivalent to 1st year Master of Business Administration, and is intended for people who have an undergraduate degree and/or extensive experience working within an organisation.

Course objectives

The course aims to provide:

• A coherent, integrated development programme designed to prepare students for assuming broad managerial responsibilities;
• A variety of focused specialist courses that prepare the student for the immediate demands of a particular industrial or professional managerial setting;
• A basis for further formal studies in management;
• Approaches to learning that will enable practising managers to demonstrate initiative, flexibility, problem- solving ability, innovative thinking and responsiveness to change in their work environments;
• A strong foundation in management and communications, accounting, human resource management, economics and marketing as the base disciplines of management;
• A managerial focus and style that promotes awareness of the environment in which graduates will operate, and to develop approaches that are appropriate to these environments; and
• Relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable graduates to contribute to a specific managerial setting and promote the contribution of effective management in that setting.

Career opportunities

This course is designed for managers to upgrade their skills and qualifications and to prepare them for access to career opportunities which will have become evident to them in their current employment, or new opportunities with alternative employers following completion of the course.

Students will need to complete a total of eight units over two semesters, normally one year.

Course Outline (Sample Only)

Year 1

Semester 1

BUECO5903 Business Economics
BUMGT5921 Organisations: Behaviour, Structure & Process
BUHRM5912 Human Resource Management
Elective

Semester 2

BUACC5901 Accounting & Finance
BUMKT5922 Competitive Analysis
BUMKT5901 Marketing
Elective

Electives can be chosen from:

BUACC6925 Financial Policy
BUMKT6923 Strategic Marketing
BUHRM6930 Change Agent Strategies
BUMGT6935 Operations Management
BUMKT6942 International Business

• As they are subject to staff availability, there is no guarantee that every unit will be available in any particular semester.
• All units are subject to change through the processes of regular course revision.

Academic requirements

Candidates should have:

• A bachelor degree, or equivalent;
• A minimum of two years’ work experience.

Applicants holding other academic or professional qualifications and/or with five years’ relevant work experience may also be granted admission to the programme following an assessment of their ability to benefit from the course.

Credit for prior study

Course credit may be available, for recognised courses, to a maximum of 4 units.

How to Apply

How to apply - Domestic students
How to apply - International students