Master of Business
Graduate Diploma of Business
Graduate Certificate in Business
MBus
GradDipBus
GradCertBus
A general course or with specialisations
Fees apply
The aim of the course is to enhance graduates skills and knowledge in their chosen business or professional specialisations, or in a variety of electives subjects, while also developing core management skills.
The course aims to serve the needs of students who wish to further their understanding of the fundamentals of management as well as their knowledge of, and skills and capacities for effectively undertaking roles in particular professional or occupational areas. The goal is to produce graduates with strong core knowledge and analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills relevant to managing in any professional or occupational area as well as the technical and professional skills and knowledge required for senior positions in a variety of specialist areas.
Enrolment through
Albury-Wodonga Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode*
On campus#
Distance education (Wagga Wagga Campus)
CSU Study Centre - Sydney and Melbourne
* available to international students
# On campus availability is listed for a restricted number of subjects to part time students and special cohorts under articulated agreements.
Normal course duration
Part-time 2 years (6 sessions)
Full-time 1 year (3 sessions)
Extended version
Part-time 2.5 years (8 sessions)
Full-time 1.5 years (4 sessions)
Students may take out an extended version of the MBus. Where students choose this option they will be transferred into the 128 point program and will be able to take out an additional specialisation or study four more elective subjects.
Where a fourth specialisation is chosen that shares common subjects with already completed specialisations, the student will be required to undertake substitute subjects with the approval of the MBus Course Manager to make up a total of sixteen specialisation subjects.
Upon completion of the extended MBus, students graduate with all specialisations in the nomenclature of the award on the testamur, e.g. Master of Business (name of specialisation 1/name of specialisation2/name of specialisation3/specialisation4).
Admission criteria
- Applicants are normally required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or qualification deemed to be equivalent, or
- A minimum of 3-6 years relevant work experience, or
- Applicants must have a minimum of an Australian equivalent TAFE Advanced Diploma in Management/Business, or
- Applicants must have a High Diploma approved by the Chinese Ministry in Education.
Study Group
- Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.
- Students for whom English is not a first language will need to demonstrate a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 (measured as an average of 6 with a minimum of 5.5 in any one of the individual skill areas) or other comparable evidence of English language ability, which is acceptable to the University.
Credit
Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course for studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level.
Students with a completed Australian Bachelor level qualification or equivalent in business may be eligible for up to four subjects credit into the Master of Business.
Graduation requirements*
Graduate Certificate in Business
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Graduate Diploma of Business
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Master of Business
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Master of Business (Extended version)
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
*The number of subjects and specific subject choices are described in the course structure and enrolment pattern for the course.
Course structure
Graduate Certificate in Business
The course consists of four 500 level postgraduate subjects chosen from the pool of approved Master of Business subjects. Students may enter directly into the Graduate Certificate or exit with that award from the Master of Business or Graduate Diploma.
Graduate Diploma of Business
The course consists of eight 500 level postgraduate subjects chosen from the pool of approved Master of Business subjects. Students may enter directly into the Graduate Diploma or exit with that award from the Master of Business.
Master of Business
The course consists of twelve 500 level postgraduate subjects chosen from the pool of approved Master of Business subjects. Students may elect to tailor their degree to specific discipline areas by completing one or more of the approved specialisations, or students may elect to study any 12 subjects from the pool of approved Master of Business subjects.
Subjects that are counted towards one specialisation may not be counted again towards another. Students must contact the Course Manager to receive approval for an alternate subject.
Extended version of the Master of Business
Students may be enrolled in an extended version of the MBus. Where students choose this option they will be transferred into the 128 point program and will be able to attempt an additional specialisation or study four more elective subjects.
Where a fourth specialisation is chosen that shares common subjects with already completed specialisations, the student will be required to undertake substitute subjects with the approval of the MBus Course Manager to make up a total of sixteen specialisation subjects.
Upon completion of the extended MBus, students graduate with all specialisations in the nomenclature of the award on the testamur, e.g. Master of Business (name of specialisation 1/name of specialisation2/name of specialisation3/specialisation4).
Specialisations available in the Master of Business and Master of Business (Extended version)
Business Research#
HRM507 Research Methods
MGT517 Advanced Research Methods
MGT565 Business Research Project (16 point, 2 session subject)
Commercial Law
LAW511 Commercial Law 1
LAW512 Commercial Law 2
LAW514 Australian Taxation Law (16 point subject)
Dispute Resolution
HRM540 Theory of Conflict Resolution
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
Economic Analysis
ECO501 Business Economics
ECO503 International Economics (offered every second year from 2010)
ECO515 Managerial Economics (offered every second year from 2011)
ECO517 Economic Evaluation (offered every second year from 2011)
Educational Leadership
ESA501 Leadership in Education 1
ESA502 Leadership in Education 2
ESA503 Management of Educational Change
ESA504 Education Policy Analysis
Finance
FIN516 Corporate Finance
plus three (3) of the following:
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
FIN531 Investments Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning
Financial Planning
Four (4) of the following
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation & Retirement Planning
FIN567 Investing in Property
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
General Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
plus three (3) of the following:
HRM502 Human Resource Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MGT540 Management of Change
Human Resource Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
plus three (3) of the following:
HRM514 International Human Resource Management
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM560 Human Resource Development Context
Industrial Relations
INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Issues
INR503 Industrial Relations Practice
INR504 Industrial Law
Information Technology
ITC501 Strategic Information Management
plus three (3) of the following:
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
ITC574 Information Technology for Management
ITC569 Modelling & Decision Support
ITC594 E-Systems Infrastructure Development
International HRM
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM514 International Human Resource MGT
HRM516 International Management Behaviour
HRM532 International HR Development
International Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
plus three (3) of the following:
HRM514 International Human Resource Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MKT550 Global Marketing
Management of Organisational Change
HRM531 Organisational Politics and Culture and Change Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
MGT540 Management of Change
MGT583 Management of Sustainable Business (offered every second year from 2010)
Marketing
MKT501 Marketing Management
plus three (3) of the following:
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT550 Global Marketing
MKT560 Marketing and Org Research
MKT570 Integrated Marketing Communications
Operations Management
MGT505 Foundations of Quality Management
MGT550 Operations Management
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
Public Sector Management
ACC525 Fin Accountability in the Public Sector
ECO501 Business Economics
LAW503 Administrative Law
PAD591 Public Sector Management
Strategic Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
plus three (3) of the following:
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT550 Operations Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MGT540 Management of Change
Strategy Innovation
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT540 Management of Change
MKT540 Marketing Strategy
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
#The Business Research specialisation can only be taken with the approval of the Master of Business Course Manager.
Additionally elective subjects will be made available these include:
ACC512 Management Accounting for Costs & Control
ACC513 Management Accounting for Decisions
ACC514 Financial Accounting
ACC516 Advanced Financial Accounting
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN523 Lending and Financial Institutions
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance
HRM512 Values & Conflicts in Organisations
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
LAW515 Law of Employment
LAW540 Australian Law & Legal System
MGT543 Facilitative Leadership and Group Dynamics
MGT544 Organisational Change and Development
MGT546 Corporate Governance: Ethics, Leadership and Accountability
MGT584 Leadership in Business
MKT561 Services Marketing
MKT562 Business to Business Marketing
Students should obtain the permission of the course manager, if they wish to complete subjects not on the list above.
Internal Mode, Albury-Wodonga Campus:
Students studying via internal mode on the Albury-Wodonga Campus will be able to complete 12 elective subjects or may transfer into the extended version and complete 16 subjects.
* Please note that not all specialisations and elective subjects may be available on campus in Albury-Wodonga. Students should contact the Course Manager for further information.
Study Group:
The course consists of 12 elective subjects. Students may elect to tailor their degree to specific discipline areas by completing one or more of the approved specialisations, or students may elect to study any 12 500 level postgraduate subjects from the pool of approved Master of Business subjects.
Subjects that are counted towards one specialisation may not be counted again towards another. Students must contact the Course Manager to receive approval for an alternate subject.
Students are able to transfer to the extended, 16 subject version of the MBus and upon successful completion, students graduate with all specialisations in the nomenclature of the award on the testamur, e.g. Master of Business (name of specialisation 1/name of specialisation2/name of specialisation3/specialisation4).
The following specialisations are currently available at the Study Centres.
Finance
FIN516 Corporate Finance
plus three (3) of the following:
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
FIN531 Investments Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning
Human Resource Management
HRM502 Human Resource Management
plus three (3) of the following:
HRM514 International HRM
HRM523 Advanced Studies in Industrial Relations
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM560 Human Resource Development Context
Information Technology
ITC501 Strategic Information Management
plus three (3) of the following:
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
ITC574 Information Technology for Management
ITC569 Modelling & Decision Support
ITC594 E-Systems Infrastructure Development
International Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
plus three (3) of the following:
HRM514 International Human Resource Management
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT530 International Business
MKT550 Global Marketing
Marketing
MKT501 Marketing Management
plus three (3) of the following:
MKT510 Customer Behaviour
MKT520 Managing Product and Service Innovation
MKT550 Global Marketing
MKT570 Integrated Marketing Communications
Strategic Management
MGT501 Management Theory & Practice
plus three (3) of the following:
MGT510 Strategic Management
MGT550 Operations Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MGT540 Management of Change
Additionally elective subjects will be made available at the Study Centres, these include:
ACC501 Business Accounting and Finance
HRM561 Developing Training Capabilities
HRM563 Developing Organisational Capabilities
MGT531 Business Ethics
MGT535 Developing and Managing the Enterprise
MGT536 Leadership and Entrepreneurship
MGT537 Entrepreneurial Project
Students should obtain the permission of the course manager, if they wish to complete subjects not on the list above.
Economics and Finance Institute, Cambodia
Specialisations in Finance, General Management and Marketing are offered to students enrolled through EFI in Cambodia
Enrolment pattern
Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of pre-requisites, particularly in the students' chosen specialisation.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au