Master of Business Administration (MBA) (GS75)

Overview

MBA

The MBA program is made up of four components that build on each other to provide you with an integrated and multi disciplinary curriculum to equip you to take on the challenges and opportunities of a complex business environment. For this reason it is important students follow the guidelines in planning their study progression.

If you have any further questions regarding this course please contact the QUT Graduate School of Business: mba@qut.edu.au

Course information

GS75 consists of 144 credit points and is normally completed in one and a half years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time study. Students are required to undertake 108 credit points of core units (16 x 6cp units and 1 x 12cp unit) as well as 36 credit points of electives.

Guidelines for enrolment

Please refer to the Course Structure for the list of unit codes, titles and components of the course.

Building Foundation Units:
Students commence their MBA with the Building Foundation units and specifically with GSN405 Strategic Management. Students can then choose the order of the remaining Building Foundations units, dependent on the teaching period they are offered in. Students should finish this component with GSN403 Data Analysis and Decision Making.

Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making Units:
The next component is the Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making units which provide you with a broad spectrum of business knowledge and skills to equip you to take on the challenges and opportunities of a complex business environment. Students should complete GSN473 Corporate Governance and Accountability as the last unit in this component. GSN490 Managing Technological Innovation and GSN415 Understanding Leadership and Complexity are also best completed towards the end of this component.

Concentrations:
Leadership and Strategy Concentration: Students should complete GSN560 Advanced Strategy for Global Business before enrolling in the Integrated Workplace Project capstone units.

Discipline Specific: Students may choose 36 credit points of MBA units and/or 36 credit points from a specific area of interest in a discipline from within the QUT Business School's postgraduate offerings or from other schools and faculties at QUT.

Integrated Workplace Project: GSN590 is the final component of the MBA program. It provides students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the program to real opportunities in a new venture or within an organisation.

If you have any further questions regarding this course please contact the QUT Graduate School of Business: mba@qut.edu.au

Advanced standing (credit)

Advanced standing may be granted only if the course units for which the advanced standing is being sought have been completed in the last five years from an accredited business school or university (e.g. AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA). Advanced standing may also be granted at the discretion of the MBA Director under the following criteria:

1. The business school or university is highly ranked by an international publication or agency
2. There is a pre-existing exchange/cross-institutional agreement