The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) is a 72-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in International Business Administration offered by the Flinders Business School within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. It articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.
Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma normally receive credit for up to 36 units of topics towards the Masters degree.
Alternatively, students enrolled directly in the Masters program may choose only to meet the requirements for the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma and exit with that qualification.
The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) offers the opportunity for specialisation. Business specialisations are offered to graduates from any discipline. Non-business specialisations are offered to enhance the career opportunities of the specialists in various industries and to help others entering these industries in management or consulting positions.
Admission requirements
Applicants for the Master of Business Administration (Advanced) must normally hold a bachelor degree from an approved tertiary institution, OR have completed the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration.
Applicants without a prior degree may apply through the pathway of the Graduate Certificate and the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration. A credit average in the Graduate Certificate normally provides entry into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration. A credit average in the Graduate Diploma normally provides entry into the MBA (Advanced).
Admission will be offered on the basis of academic merit.
Non-business specialisations have slightly different entry requirements from the business specialisations in the MBA (Advanced) in order to ensure they admit students appropriately qualified in the specific discipline:
- entry to The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) (Education) requires a bachelor degree in an education-related field from an approved tertiary institution plus at least 2 years professional experience working in an education-related field.
- entry to The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) (Health) requires a bachelor degree in a health-related field from an approved tertiary institution plus at least 4 years professional experience working in the health or aged care industries.
- applicants with a bachelor degree in a health-related field and at least 2 years experience in the health industry and who study part-time (and thus add to professional experience whilst studying) can also apply for The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) (Health).
Course aims
The course is designed to provide a strong foundation in appropriate business knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes for successful careers as managers of organisations including private sector business organisations, not-for-profit organisations and public organisations. It aims to:
- provide students with strategic thinking skills and to develop in students a strategic approach to decision making
- develop student knowledge and skills across the range of management areas relevant to decision making, including strategic management, financial management, human resource management and marketing management
- provide students with relevant technical knowledge of accounting, finance and economics
- provide students with a sound understanding and appreciation of the context in which organisations operate including the impact of broader economic and global business conditions and practices on the operations and viability of organisations
- provide students with specialised knowledge and skills in one of six areas of specialisation.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course should be able to:
- provide leadership through a strategic approach to managerial decision making
- interpret financial information to evaluate organisational performance
- apply sound financial management techniques and analytical skills to the operations of their organisation
- recognise the potential impact of economic conditions and events on the operations of the organisation
- take account of the impact of the global business environment in which the organisation operates
- analyse organisations and apply contemporary management practices compatible with organisational sustainability and effective workforce relations
- manage the marketing needs of an organisation within a variety of settings
- operate effectively within an area of specialisation.
