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Master of Business Administration/Master of Information Management and Systems

Course code: 3195 + Course abbreviation: MBusAdm/MIMS + Total credit points required: 120 + 5 semesters full-time, 10 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This double-degree course aims to provide a broad-based foundation in business and management while providing existing and aspiring managers with the opportunity of developing specialist knowledge and expertise in information management and systems, with an emphasis on information systems development and business.

Entry requirements

Applicants need to have completed:

• a degree from a recognised tertiary institution with an average grade of credit or above, and
• two years of relevant full-time post-degree managerial or professional work experience (preferably four years) of sufficient level and complexity as determined by the course director to enable full participation in the course.

Advanced standing

Candidates should consult the MBA Programs office regarding the advanced standing criteria for the MBA.

Course structure

(a) Students must complete 10 core units (60 points):

• MBA5005 Strategic management
• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA9004 Accounting for business
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9007 Business analysis and planning
• MBA9008 Managing and leading people at work
• MBA9009 Managing information
• MBA9050 International business

(b) Students must complete 10 units (60 points) from the Master of Information Management and Systems as follows:

(i) One core unit (6 points):

• IMS5022 Contemporary issues in information management and systems

(ii) Nine units (54 points) selected from the Master of Information Management and Systems course (subject to meeting prerequisites). Students may undertake two of the nine units from other unit offerings within the Faculty of Information Technology.

Contact details

Course directors

Associate Professor Peter Reed (MBA), Dr Doug Hamilton (MIMS)

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