Master of Business Administration
2017 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2017 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Business Administration |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2017. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2017. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2017. If you require a course map from a previous year, please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 035037J |
| Deakin course code | M701 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Alternative exits
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Course structure
- Details of specialisations
Course overview
Deakin's distinctive business administration course is one of Australia's premier business education programs.
For over 30 years, the Deakin MBA has been offering relevant skills, contemporary knowledge, and real experience, while developing the business leaders of tomorrow.
The Deakin MBA is rated 5 stars by QS and is internationally recognized and EPAS accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development. Further, the online program is ranked in the Top 20 globally, and number 1 in Australia.
Our MBA is designed to meet your professional needs and to fit around your work, your family and your lifestyle. The Deakin MBA offers you the option to study on campus, in the Cloud (online) and through experiential delivery options.
Our teaching staff are experts in integrating theory into professional practice and in developing coursework that is current and relevant to today's workplace. By choosing the Deakin MBA you will enjoy professional academic support services including writing workshops, mentoring programs and seminars.
Over 30 years of experience delivering an MBA program means we understand your needs, the needs of your current and prospective employers, and the importance of matching one to the other. Our program is not just about 'knowledge' and 'skills' - but also about networking, career enhancement, and professional development. Our active alumni and industry partners work with us inside and outside the classroom to ensure your learning is grounded in the everyday reality of business, and the issues it faces.
The Deakin MBA will challenge you. It will capture your imagination and enthusiasm. It will be a lifelong benefit to your career and to your professional development.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
By choosing appropriate units within the Master of Business Administration, students may satisfy the professional recognition requirements of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA).
Institute of Managers and Leaders Membership
Our exciting new partnership with the Institute of Managers and Leaders (IML) means Deakin MBA students can elect to become members with Australia’s most powerful leadership network for the duration of their study.
Visit the IML website
Alternative exits
| Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (M501) | |
| Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (M601) |
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge and apply research skills and theories to the evaluation of business issues. |
| Communication | Demonstrate expert cognitive and technical communication skills in delivering complex business information and recommendations |
| Digital Literacy | Select and use digital technologies to find, organise, analyse and disseminate complex business ideas. |
| Critical thinking | Apply critical analysis skills to evaluate complex ideas in an organisational environment. |
| Problem Solving | Apply problem solving skills to conceptualise, construct and recommend solutions for complex business issues. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate advanced skills to work and learn independently and to take responsibility for personal actions. |
| Teamwork | Demonstrate advanced team work skills in a wide range of learning and business contexts. |
| Global Citizenship | Demonstrate a critical understanding of global business issues. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Business Administration, students must attain a total of 12 credit points, consisting of 8 credit points of core units and 4 credit points of elective units and may include a specialisation. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
Electives may be selected from an MBA specialisation or from any postgraduate units offered by the University, subject to eligibility.
Students are introduced to research tools and techniques in core units of the course where they learn analytic skills and the practical application of those skills in professional contexts. They must also complete advanced level units and a capstone unit that require them to integrate the skills learnt over their course of study and produce applied pieces of research with reference to prevailing literature.
Specialisations
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
- Accounting
- Arts and Cultural Management
- Business Analytics
- Business Consulting
- Corporate Governance
- eBusiness and Supply Chain Management
- Electronic Business ^
- Enterprise Security Management ^
- Enterprise Systems ^
- Environmental Sustainability
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Health and Human Services Management^
- Healthcare Management *
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems Management ^
- Information Systems Project Management ^
- Innovation
- Insurance and Risk Management ^
- International and Community Development
- International Trade and Business
- Law ^
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Project-Based Management ^
- Project Management
- Property and Real Estate
- Public Management
- Research Project ^
- Retail Management
- Risk Management ^
- Strategy and Planning
- Supply Chain Management ^
^ Offered to continuing students only
* NEW from Trimester 3 2017
Course structure
Core units
Business Fundamentals and Context:
| MBA710 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
| MBR711/MBA711 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBA712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Running the Organisation: Decision Making:
| MBT720/MBA720 | Unit description is currently unavailable + |
| MBR721/MBA721 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBA722 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Strategy and Value Creation:
| MBR730/MBA730 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBR731/MBA731 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
* MBR code denotes residential version of the unit
^ Includes Start Anytime unit offering
+ MBT code denotes tour version of the unit
Course structure
Elective Units
The remaining 4 credit points may be selected in one of the specialisations listed or students may choose any four postgraduate units.
Course structure
Course structure
Course structure
Course structure
Course structure
Course structure
Course structure
Details of specialisations
Accounting
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Unit set code
SP-M70114
Units
| MPA701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MAA703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAA716 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAA725 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAA763 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Details of specialisations
Enterprise Systems
Unit set code
SP-M70135
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Details of specialisations
eBusiness and Supply Chain Management
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70137
Units
| MIS712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS713 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS731 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS781 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Details of specialisations
Business Consulting
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Unit set code
SP-M70133
Units
| MPM715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MLM706 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPR707/MPM707 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MPM715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MLM706 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
*MPR code denotes Residential version of the unit
Details of specialisations
Business Analytics
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70136
Units
| MIS771 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS772 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus two credit points of units from:
| MIS761 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS775 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS781 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Details of specialisations
Enterprise Security Management
Unit set code
SP-M701022
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Details of specialisations
Environmental Sustainability
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70126
Units
| MPK704 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| SLE721 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 2 credit points of units from:
| AIP740 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP773 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP748 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP777 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| SLE720 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Or an alternative unit upon prior written approval of the Course Team Chair
Details of specialisations
Corporate Governance
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70121
Units
| MLM706 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH733 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus two units from:
| AIP777 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAA754 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAA763 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR722/MPM722 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
*MPR code denotes residential version of the unit.
Details of specialisations
Electronic Business
Unit set code
SP-M70120
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Details of specialisations
Arts and Cultural Management
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70102
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MMK792 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMM790 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMM793 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMM796 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMM799 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Finance
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70115
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MAA754 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF704 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF767 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Health and Human Services Management
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Unit set code
SP-M70128
Units
| HSH701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HSH702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HSH703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HSH739 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
From Trimester 3 2017:
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Financial Planning
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70116
Units
| MAA719 | Unit description is currently unavailable ~ |
| MAA745 | Unit description is currently unavailable + |
plus 2 credit points of units from:
| MAA727 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
| MAA728 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
| MAA729 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MAF702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MLC703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
~ Previously coded MAF708
# Previously coded MAF709
^ Previously coded MAF714
* Previously coded MAF715
+ Previously coded MAF765
From Trimester 2 2017:
| MAA719 | Unit description is currently unavailable ~ |
| MAA745 | Unit description is currently unavailable + |
plus 2 credit points of units from:
| MAA700 | Unit description is currently unavailable < |
| MAA727 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
| MAA728 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
| MAF702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MAF707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MLC703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
~ Previously coded MAF708
# Previously coded MAF709
^ Previously coded MAF714
+ Previously coded MAF765
< New unit consolidating MAA746 and MAA729
Healthcare Management
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Unit set code
SP-M70139
Units
| HBS703 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HME711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HME712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| HNN749 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Human Resource Management
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70106
Units
| MMH709 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH753 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR707 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPR722/MPM722 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH709 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH753 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR722/MPM722 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
* MPR code denotes residential version of the unit
Information Systems Management
Unit set code
SP-M70119
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Information Systems Project Management
Unit set code
SP-M70118
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Innovation
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70107
Units
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPR707/MPM707 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
*MPR code denotes Residential version of the unit.
Insurance and Risk Management
Unit set code
SP-M701023
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
International and Community Development
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70132
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| ADS704 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ADS705 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ADS714 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ADS715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ADS733 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ADS734 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
International Trade and Business
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70123
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MAA716 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPE707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPE711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPT736/MPK736 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
| MPT735/MPM735 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
Law
Unit set code
SP-M70109
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Leadership
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Unit set code
SP-M70110 ~
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MPM773 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR779 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPR707/MPM707 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPM772 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR774 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPM778 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
or
| MPT738 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MPM773 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPL701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPP701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPP702 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR779 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
* MPR code denotes residential version of the unit
~ Previously titled Leadership and Communication. Students who commenced this specialisation prior to 2013 please contact a student adviser to discuss unit selection.
Marketing
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70111
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| MMK751 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMK738 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMK739 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPK701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPK713 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPT736/MPK736 | Unit description is currently unavailable # |
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit
Project-Based Management
Unit set code
SP-M70122
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Project Management
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70138
Units
| MIS701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus 2 credit points of units from:
| MIS771 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS782 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
or
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MIS701 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus 2 credit points of units from:
| MIS771 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MIS782 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Property and Real Estate
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70134
Units
| MMP713 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MMP712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| SRT722 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MMP742 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMP721 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMP731 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMP732 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMP741 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
*This unit was previously coded MMP722
Public Management
Campuses
Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70112
Units
Select 4 credit points of units from:
| AIP740 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP773 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP748 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP781 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIP785 | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
^ Previously coded AIP784
Research Project
Unit set code
SP-M70129
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Retail Management
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
Unit set code
SP-M70131
Units
| MPM705 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
plus 3 credit points of units from:
| MLM790 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMK737 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR722/MPM722 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MIS713 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
*MPR code denotes residential version of the unit
Risk Management
Unit set code
SP-M70127
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.
Strategy and Planning
Unit set code
SP-M70113
Units
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM792 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MPR707/MPM707 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
From Trimester 3 2017:
| MIS798 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MMH707 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPM792 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| MPR705 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
* MPR code denotes residential version of the unit
Supply Chain Management
Unit set code
SP-M70117
Offered to continuing students only. Please see a student adviser for further advice.