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Master of Business Administration/Master of International Development and Environmental Analysis

Course code: 3837 + Course abbreviation: MBA/MIDEA + Total credit points required: 120 + 5 semesters full-time, 10 semesters part-time + Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield; Clayton)

Course description

This double-degree course aims to provide a broad-based foundation in business and management while providing existing and aspiring international development professionals with the opportunity of developing specialist knowledge and expertise in sustainable development.

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 (60 points) from the Master of International Development and Environmental Analysis as follows:

(i) Students must complete the following of four units (36 points):

• IDA4140 Zones of transformation
• IDA4230 Research and analysis in political ecology
• IDA5130 Environmental revolutions
• IDA5220 The art and business of international development

(ii) Students must complete one unit (12 points) from the following:

• IDA5310 Final project in M.IDEA (internship-based client project)
• IDA5400 Supervised research paper in IDEA

(iii) Four units (24 points) from units offered in the Master of International Development and Environmental Analysis program or other electives at course directors’ discretion.

Contact details

Course directors

Associate Professor Peter Reed, Mr Bruce Missingham

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