The Master of Business and Technology requires two year of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
The Master of Business and Technology is available in combination with an approved Flinders degree (the companion degree) or as a graduate entry stand alone award.
The Master of Business and Technology can be combined with the following:
Students may only undertake a double degree with Bachelor of Business and Technology or the Master of Business Technology.
*See Appendix A for awards which are no longer offered to commencing students, but can be undertaken as a combined degree with the Master of Business and Technology if a student is currently enrolled in the listed degree.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The Master of Business and Technology is not available to graduates of the Bachelor of Business and Technology award.
Graduate Entry
Applicants must hold an approved Science, Engineering or Business degree from Flinders University, or an equivalent qualification from another approved institution.
Undergraduate Entry
Applicants must be enrolled in an approved 108 or 144 unit Science, Engineering or Business degree* from Flinders University and successfully completed at least 36 units of that degree with a minimum GPA of 4. Students enrolled in an approved 108 unit Science, Engineering or business degree and who are planning to undertake honours are encouraged to enrol in this award instead of the Bachelor of Business and Technology.
*A list of approved programs is included in Appendix A .
To qualify for the Master of Business and Technology a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below. Graduates of 4-year science, engineering or medical science awards (or 3-year awards plus honours) may receive up to 36 units of credit.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
No credit is granted for previous studies for students who have completed (or are currently enrolled in) a 3-year award.
Any topic that broadly duplicates a topic undertaken towards a previous degree must be replaced by a topic taken from the Business and Technology option topics listed in Table B (PDF). To request approval to enrol in an alternate topic please put in a FAQ help request.
Students who have completed the first 36 units of the Program may choose to exit with a Bachelor of Business and Technology.
This award has two schedules:
Students undertaking the award as part of a combined degree will not be eligible for the award until all of the requirements for that degree and those of the science, engineering or business degree with which it is paired have been completed.
27 units comprising:
BUSN9023 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN9026 Business Planning for New Ventures (4.5 units)
BUSN9035 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
ENGR4742 Standards, Ethics and Compliance (4.5 units)
STAT5702 Statistical Methods for Engineering and Science (4.5 units)
STEP8701 Innovation Management GE (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units selected from Table B (PDF)
18 units selected from:
ENGR8704 Project Management for Engineering and Science GE* (4.5 units)
plus either##:
STEP5700 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum** (9 units) AND
Table B (PDF) option topic (4.5 units)
OR
STEP5710 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum - Extended (13.5 units)
Plus 18 units selected from Table B (PDF)
*ENGR8704 Project Management for Engineering and Science GE is taught intensively commencing before the normal start of semester. Students must ensure that they are available for this early start.
##Students who have (or will) undertake an industry-based practicum as part of their undergraduate award should seek advice from the Course Co-ordinator.
**In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of the course coordinator, STEP5700 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum may be replaced by 9 units of option topics listed in Table B (PDF).
31.5 units selected from:
BUSN9023 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN9035 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)
ENGR8704 Project Management for Engineering and Science GE* (4.5 units)
STEP8701 Innovation Management GE (4.5 units)
Plus either##:
STEP5700 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum** (9 units) AND
BUSN9026 Business Planning for New Ventures (4.5 units)
OR
STEP5710 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum - Extended (13.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units selected from Table B (PDF)
*ENGR8704 Project Management for Engineering and Science GE is taught intensively commencing before the normal start of semester. Students must ensure that they are available for this early start.
##Students who have (or will) undertake an industry-based practicum as part of their undergraduate award should seek advice from the Course Co-ordinator.
**In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of the course coordinator, STEP5700 Advanced Business and Technology Practicum may be replaced by 9 units of option topics listed in Table B (PDF).
The Master of Business and Technology can be combined with the following:
*Awards which are no longer offered to commencing students (course no longer has an intake), but can be undertaken as a combined degree with the Master of Business and Technology if a student is currently enrolled in the listed degree.
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