Overview

The MBA (Part-time) degree, or ‘MBAX’, allows you to choose a specialisation that aligns with your individual career aspirations and personal goals. This program is unique as it can be completed entirely online. While courses are offered in a variety of delivery modes, the online format allows you to gain … For more content click the Read More button below. You will be able to apply the concepts and tools to your professional life immediately, while preparing for great things in the future – accelerating your current career, following a new path or building a new enterprise. The program is designed to be undertaken part-time in combination with full-time employment.

Learning Outcomes

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Business knowledge: Students will make informed and effective selection and application of knowledge in a discipline or profession, in the contexts of local and global business.
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Problem solving: Students will define and address business problems, and propose effective evidence-based solutions, through the application of rigorous analysis and critical thinking.
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Business communication: Students will harness, manage and communicate business information effectively using multiple forms of communication across different channels.
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Teamwork: Students will interact and collaborate effectively with others to achieve a common business purpose or fulfil a common business project, and reflect critically on the process and the outcomes.
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Responsible business practice: Students will develop and be committed to responsible business thinking and approaches, which are underpinned by ethical professional practice and sustainability considerations.
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Global and cultural competence: Students will be aware of business systems in the wider world and actively committed to recognise and respect the cultural norms, beliefs and values of others, and will apply this knowledge to interact, communicate and work effectively in diverse environments.
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Leadership development: Students will develop the capacity to take initiative, encourage forward thinking and bring about innovation, while effectively influencing others to achieve desired results.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 72 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

Core Courses12 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives
AGSM Electives or Optional Specialisation

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements
Limitations on Recognition of Prior Learning

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Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Applicants will be admitted at Masters level (8625).
Applicants who have completed either the Graduate Certificate in Change Management (7315) or the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact (7357) will need to complete 6 core courses, 1 specialisation course, and the capstone course of their specialisation in order to meet the degree requirements.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Similar Program

Master of Business Administration (Executive) - MBA(Exec)8356 - Business Administration (Executive)

Related Double Degree

Master of Laws - LLM
Master of Business Administration - MBA9225 - Law / Business Administration (Part-time)

Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Diploma in Social Impact - GradDipSocImp5357 - Social Impact
Graduate Certificate in Social Impact - GradCertSocImp7357 - Social Impact

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence
Current Students Award with Excellence
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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

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Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
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