Graduate Certificate in Business Administration GradCertBusAdmin
Graduate Diploma of Business Administration GradDipBusAdmin
Master of Business Administration MBA
Master of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) MBA(Acc&Fin)
Master of Business Administration (Data & Strategic Planning) MBA(Data&StratPlan)
Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) MBA(HRM)
Master of Business Administration (Leading People) MBA(LeadPeople)
Master of Business Administration (Marketing) MBA(Mkt)
Master of Business Administration (Transforming Operations) MBA(TrnsfmgOps)
Online - Wagga Wagga
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 Years (Actual Duration 2.0 Years) years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Master of Business Administration
Applicants are required to have:
Applicants without a bachelor degree qualification may be admitted to either the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration or (for international students requiring an Australian student visa) the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration on the basis of a combination of:
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate/Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Business Administration and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Applicants without a bachelor degree qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration on the basis of a combination of:
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Business Administration and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Applicants without a bachelor degree qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration on the basis of a combination of:
Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Business Administration and receive credit for applicable subjects.
Credit into the Master of Business Administration is awarded based on studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level. Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course (six 8 point subjects) for studies completed within the last ten years.
No credit will be given for subjects completed at the undergraduate level. However, in some circumstances, candidates may be waived from taking particular subjects, e.g. a candidate with a Bachelor degree majoring in Accounting may be waived from undertaking the Core subject ACG515 Accounting for Strategic Decision Making. In such instances, an alternative subject will be substituted.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Credit into the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration is awarded based on studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level. Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course (four 8 point subjects) for studies completed within the last ten years.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Credit into the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is awarded based on studies completed at postgraduate or equivalent level. Students may receive credit for up to 50% of the course (two 8 point subjects) for studies completed within the last ten years.
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Master of Business Administration
The twelve subject (96 point) MBA consists of seven core subjects, a capstone unit and an opportunity to complete a specialisation or electives. The course structure provides students with the ability to tailor their degree to suit their needs and career aspirations.
Core Subjects: Students need to complete all seven (7) Core subjects listed below plus one Capstone subject.
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT510 Strategy and Planning
ACG515 Accounting for Strategic Decision-Making
MKT501 Marketing for Managers
ECO511 Economics for Business
MGT536 The Leadership Experience
MGT540 Facilitating Change
Plus one Capstone subject from:
MGT598 Strategic Business Research
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
Completion of any four of the core subjects allows students to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (32 points).
Completion of the seven core subjects and one capstone subject allows students to exit with the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (64 points).
Specialisations / Restricted Electives:
Students may choose to complete one of the designated Specialisations or select a combination of subjects totalling 32 credit points in value from the Restricted Electives and / or Specialisations within the MBA program.
Students who complete one of the designated Specialisations will graduate with the Specialisation name on their testamur.
Specialisations
Accounting & Finance
Four subjects from:
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-Making
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-Making
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instrument
JST546 Fraud and Financial Crime
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
Data & Strategic Planning
Four subjects from:
MGM513 Business Data Analytics and Storytelling
INF461 Introduction to Data Mgmt, Governance, Standards & Ethics
ITC575 Foundations of Big Data Analytics
MGT553 Project Management OR ITC505 ICT Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
Human Resource Management (AHRI accredited)
Four subjects from
HRM502 Human Resource Management*
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management*
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources*
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
HRM560 HR Development
LAW515 Law of Employment*
*Required for AHRI accreditation
Leading People
Complete 32 points from:
MGM501 Theory to Practice of Leadership (8 pts)
MGT549 Toxic Leadership (8 pts)
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour (8 pts)
HRM531 Organisational Politics (8 pts)
MGM509 Implementing Change (8 pts)
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution (8 pts)
Students may wish to select the equivalent of 8 points from the following micro subjects:
MGM502 Leading Change (2 pts)
MGM503 Motivating and Influencing People (2 pts)
MGM506 Strategic People Management (2 pts)
MGM511 Transformational Leadership (2 pts)
PSY549 Building Personal Resilience (2 pts)
Marketing
Complete 32 points from:
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics (8 pts)
MKT525 Digital and Social Media Marketing (8 pts)
MKT510 How and Why: Consumers and their Behaviour (8 pts)
MKT587 A Deeper Dive into Marketing Practice (8 pts)
MKT586 Agile Thinking for Marketers in a Disrupted World (8 pts)
Students may wish to select the equivalent of 8 points from the following micro subjects:
CCI503 Social Media Strategy (2 pts)
CCI550 Media Production for Community Engagement (2 pts)
CCI551 Networking and Building Partnerships (2 pts)
CCI552 Developing Media Relationships (2 pts)
CCI553 External Communication Strategies (2 pts)
CCI554 Strategic Event Management (2 pts)
Organisational Transformation
Complete 32 points from:
MGM509 Implementing Change (8 pts)
MGM512 Transforming Services and Operations (8 pts)
MGT584 Leadership in Teams (8 pts)
MGT553 Project Management OR ITC505 ICT Project Management (8 pts)
MGT583 Managing for Sustainability (8 pts)
Students may wish to select the equivalent of 8 points from the following micro subjects:
CCI507 Data Driven Storytelling (2 pts)
CCI553 External Communication Strategies (2 pts)
MGM502 Leading Change (2 pts)
MGM504 Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Projects (4 pts)
MGM506 Strategic People Management (2 pts)
MGM511 Transformational Leadership (2 pts)
Research Stream (not a specialisation)
Students who are interested in pursuing Doctoral-level studies on completion of their MBA are recommended to select the following subjects as restricted electives/electives:
MGT598 Strategic Business Research (from the Capstone)
MGM513 Business Data Analytics and Storytelling
EMG506 Literature Review (16 points, delivered over 2 sessions)
Restricted Electives:
The remaining 32 points can be selected from the subjects contained within the Specialisations above or from the list below. All subjects are 8 credit points unless otherwise specified.
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
ACG510 Ethical Auditing and Assurance
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation & Adaptation
COM538 Communication in Organisations (16)
COM539 Issues, Crisis and Reputation (16)
COM540 Corporate Culture, Stakeholder and Change Communication (16)
EEL500 Mentoring, Leadership and Change
EMG506 Literature Review (16)
EMT503 Leadership in Learning and Teaching with ICT
ENM422 Environmental Assessment & Auditing
ENM443 Resilience Thinking & Ecologically Sustainable Development
ESA501 Mapping the Field of Educational Leadership
ESA502 Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organisations
ESA503 Leading Educational Change
ESA504 Education Policy Analysis
ESA513 Leading Learning
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
HRM514 Cross Cultural and International HRM
HRM534 Contemporary Issues in HRM
HRM540 Theory of Conflict Resolution
HRM563 Developing Workforce Capabilities
INF463 Introduction to Data Tools and Analytics
INR501 Industrial Relations in Context
INR502 Contemporary Relations in Industrial Relations
INR503 Industrial Relations in Practice
INR517 Legal Frameworks of Employment Relations
ITC540 Telecommunications Management PG
ITC560 Internet of Things
ITC561 Cloud Computing
ITC563 IT Management Issues
ITC568 Cloud Security and Privacy
ITC578 Dark Web
ITC593 Network Security and Cryptography
ITC595 Information Secturity
ITC596 IT Risk Management
ITE518 Agile Project Management
JST412 Financial Crime Control and Risk Management
JST462 Corporate Governance
JST542 Criminology of Financial Crime
LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods and Results
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI530 Foundations of Business Analysis
MGI531 Project Recovery
MGT552 Leadership and Social Impact
MGT559 Contemporary Issues in Leadership
MGT568 Difference and Leadership
MGT569 The Leadership Challenge
MGT579 Power and Leadership
PHL401 Critical Reasoning
PKM562 Environmental Policy
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
CSU STUDY CENTRES IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE
ON CAMPUS
International students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration as full time on campus students in Australia, undertake their program at one of the Charles Sturt Study Centre locations in Sydney or Melbourne. Students follow the same course structure as listed above. Students should note that the capstone unit MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance may not be offered every year. Specialisations offered at Study Centre are limited to the following options:
Accounting & Finance
Four subjects from:
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-Making
ACG513 Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-Making
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instrument
LAW504 Business andCorporations Law
Data & Strategic Planning
Four subjects from:
MGM513 Business Data Analytics and Storytelling
ITC575 Foundations of Big Data Analytics
MGT553 Project Management or ITC505 ICT Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
Human Resource Management
Four subjects from
HRM502 Human Resource Management
HRM528 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM550 Evaluating Human Resources
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour
HRM560 HR Development
Marketing
Four subjects from:
MKT563 Big Data and Marketing Analytics
MKT525 Digital and Social Media Marketing
MKT510 How and Why: Consumers and their Behaviour
MKT587 A Deeper Dive into Marketing Practice
MKT586 Agile Thinking for Marketers in a Disrupted World
Organisational Transformation
MGM512 Transforming Services and Operations
MGT584 Leadership in Teams
MGT553 Project Management OR ITC505 ICT Project Management
MGT583 Managing for Sustainability
Note - Not all subjects will be available every year. Study Centre students may be eligible to complete other specialisations or other restricted elective subjects listed in the twelve subject MBA via a combination of on-campus and online study.
Restricted Electives:
The remaining four subjects can be selected from the subjects contained within the Specialisations above or from the list below. All subjects are 8 credit points unless otherwise specified.
ACG508 Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
ACG509 Global Perspectives of Accounting
ACG510 Ethical Auditing and Assurance
ACG511 Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
ACG512 Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
ACG514 Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
HRM514 Cross Cultural and International HRM
ITC540 Telecommunications Management PG
ITC560 Internet of Things
ITC561 Cloud Computing
ITC563 IT Management Issues
ITC563 Cloud Security and Privacy
ITC566 Database Systems
ITC578 Dark Web
ITC593 Network Security and Cryptography
ITC595 Information Secturity
ITC596 IT Risk Management
LAW533 Taxation Principles and Application
MGM507 Project and Stakeholder Communication
MGM508 Agile Project Management and Recovery
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 any prerequisites or assumed knowledge. Students are encouraged to enrol in core subjects in the initial sessions and complete as many of these as possible before selecting specialisation subjects.
The recommended enrolment pattern is 3 or 4 subjects per compulsory session for a full-time student (course duration 1.5 to 2 years) and 1 or 2 subjects per compulsory session for a part-time student (course duration 3 to 4 years).
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School
The HRM specialisation is accredited by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI).
Accreditation/articulation pathways will be sought with other professional bodies including the Australian Marketing Institute and the Governance Institute.
Accrediting Body: Australian Human Resources Institute
Requirements for graduates to practice: No special requirements (and accreditation is NOT required for graduates to practice their profession)
Start and End Date of Accreditation: 2021 - 31 December 2023
Accreditation Status: Full
Potential Impact on Students if Conditional etc: N/A
Post conferral of award practice registration or additional study requirements of graduates: None
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.