Master of Business Administration – The University of Newcastle, Australia

This full-time MBA programme is offered by PSB Academy School of Postgraduate Studies, in partnership with The University of Newcastle, Australia. The faculty staff at The University of Newcastle, Australia has been awarded national and international prizes for teaching, creativity, research and scholarship and has held visiting scholar positions at the world’s foremost institutions.

In this programme, you will study contemporary principles and standards of critical reasoning and management and develop the skills to operate effectively in the international business community, with cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness.

• This programme consists of 12 modules
• 3 trimesters in a year
• 4 modules are taught over each trimester by University faculty

Students can opt to transfer and/ or complete their studies in Australia after a trimester completion. Students who transfer to Australia will be required to pay tuition fees applicable on-campus at the time of commencement at The University of Newcastle.

Core Modules

• Economics of Competitive Advantage
• Cross-Cultural Management
• Managing Under Uncertainty
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
• Human Resource Management
• Foundations of Business Analysis
• Organisational Behaviour and Design
• Marketing Management and Planning
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Strategic Management
• Managing HR in International Organisations
• Globalisation

Delivery of modules may not follow the sequence as shown and are subject to change.

Direct entry into the Masters Program (120 units) will be available for applicants who have:

• 4 year Bachelors (Honours) Degree; or
• 3 year Bachelors Degree in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing; or
• 3 year Bachelors Degree not in a related field + 1 year relevant organisational experience; or
• At least 7 years relevant organisational experience, including 2 years in a management position.
• 3 year Bachelors Degree in the discipline; or
• 3 year Bachelors Degree not in the discipline + 1 year relevant business experience; or
• At least 7 years business experience, including 2 years in a management position.

Students entering via this pathway are able to complete 4 courses per trimester, and are able to complete courses in any sequence they wish, that is consistent with course prerequisites.

Applicants with an Honours degree in the cognate area or equivalent relevant qualifications at level 8 or above will be given appropriate recognition of prior learning.

The alternate pathway is through the Graduate Certificate (40 units) which will be available for applicants who have:

• 3 year Bachelors Degree not in a related field; or
• 3 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing; or
• 3 year Diploma not in a related field + 1 year relevant organisational experience; or
• 2 year Diploma in a related field such as accounting, business, commerce, economics, finance, human resource management, industrial relations, management, marketing, + 2 years relevant organisational experience; or
• 2 year Diploma not in a related field + 3 years relevant organisational experience; or
• At least 5 years relevant organisational experience.

Students entering via this pathway will be required to:

• Complete the Graduate Certificate over a minimum of two trimesters (typically 20 units per trimester); and
• Successfully complete a “Business Academic Skills Program” (BASP) which will be of 6 weeks duration. The BASP will be non-fee based and can be completed concurrently with courses in the Graduate Certificate.

Only after the successful completion of the Graduate Certificate and the academic skills program will students be eligible to formally enrol in the Masters Program.

Minimum Entry Requirement – Language Proficiency:

• IELTS – 6.5 no subtest less than 6.0
• TOEFL paper-based test – 550 min of 4.5 in TWE or, or a score of 213 with a 4.5 in the Essay Rating in the computer-based test
• An applicant who wishes to enrol and does not speak English as a first language must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement.

Dates
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Fees
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