Master of Business Administration – Study Online
Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)
There isn’t many ‘online’ MBA courses in Australia – (there are plenty restricted for Canadian and United States students), so I’ve been searching over the past few days for online MBA courses that Australians and Internationals can study at, and here is the best one’s that I’ve found including the price (excluding exams), Time Limit to complete, Unit’s required, Entry Requirements, Certificates, and Website – in order of my personal preference and reasons.
1. Edinburgh Business School, Scotland
Edinburgh Business School (EBS) is my first choice, even though it’s not physically located in Australia. EBS is internationally recognised and fully accredited in the UK and Australia, the EBS MBA makes it "top of my list" because you have as long (or as short) as you like to complete the MBA (no completion dates), can get certification as you go, does not require any pre-requisites like a Bachelor degree, and is extremely affordable.. it also allows you to sit the exams in over 350 centres worldwide. If you don’t have experience or an undergraduate degree, you qualify for the MBA by completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration which also forms part of the modules to gain the MBA – or you can exit with that qualification. Perfect for the working professional, I really like this one.
9 Units – (7 x Core, 2 x Electives) = AUD$18,000
International Students (incl Australians): £800 per course(9 x £800) = AUD$18,000
Entry Requirements: None.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration (1 x Core + 2 x Core or Electives)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (1 x Core + 3 x Core or Electives)
- Master of Business Administration (3 x Core)
Core Units:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Marketing
Organisational Behaviour
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Elective Units: Corporate Governance, Credit Risk Management, Derivatives, Financial Risk Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Practical History of Financial Markets, Quantitative Methods, Corporate Reputation, Branding & Managing People, Developing Effective Managers & Leaders, Employee Relations, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Influence, Managing People in Changing Contexts, Managing People in Global Markets, Negotiation, Performance Management, Consumer Behaviour, International Marketing, Marketing Channels, Marketing Communications, Marketing Research, Principles of Retailing, Sales Force Management, Services Marketing, Alliance & Partnerships, Competitive Strategy, Leadership
Exams Held: Over 350 centres worldwide.
Time Limit: As long as you need.
Website: http://www.ebsglobal.net
2. Southern Cross University, Australia
Southern Cross University is my 2nd choice for affordability and lots of elective choices and that the university has a good reputation in Australia – one that Australian employers would recognize. It’s downfall would be that the degree has a time-limit and that you have to complete each unit and exam during tri-semesters making it a difficult for busy working professionals to be able to keep-up.
12 Units – (6 x Core, 6 x Electives) = AUD$19,200
International Students: AUD$24,000
Entry Requirements: Bachelor + 1 Year Professional Work Experience or Demonstrated academic or professional standing equivalent to the above.
- Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (4 Units)
- Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (8 Units)
- Master of Business Administration (6 x Core + 6 x Electives)
- Master of Business Administration (Advanced) (Extra 4 Units = 16 Units)
Core Units:
Foundations of Management
Leading and Managing People
Marketing Management
Strategic Management
Accounting and Finance for Managers
Strategic Information Systems
Elective Units: Economics for Management, Corporations and Securities Law, Legal Studies, Action Research and Evaluation (double-weighted unit – 24 credit points), Organisational Behaviour, Qualitative Research Methods, Quantitative Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, Management of Small Enterprises, New Venture Creation, Intellectual Property: Management & Commercialisation, E-Business for Managers, Project Management, Strategic Knowledge Management, International Business, International Marketing, International and Comparative HRM, International Finance for Managers, Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations, International and Comparative HRM,Business to Business Marketing, Strategies in Marketing Communications, Marketing in Retail and Service Environments, Business Accounting, Corporate Reporting, Managerial Accounting, Taxation Practice, Corporate Finance, International Finance for Managers, Sports Law, Performance Management in Sport, Sport Marketing and Public Relations, Event and Facility Management, Critical Issues for Management, Corporate Governance, Managing Sustainable Organisations, Contract Management in a Global Context, Global Procurement, Logistics Management, Project Management, Operations and Quality Management, Asset Management, Risk Management, Asset Management, Risk Management, Contract Management in a Global Context, Global Procurement, Logistics Management,
Time Limit: Have to do it by Unit, Each unit = two assignments and a final exam to be completed during the trimester.
The assignments may be case analysis, research studies, business reports, project plans or other related tasks.
Website: http://www.scu.edu.au
3. Chifley Business School, Australia
Chifley Business School is my 3rd choice, the price is really great for an online MBA in Australia, and you can do the exams in countries other than Australia – not as many as EBS, but has most of the major countries, and every city in Australia. The pricing for International students is not hefty either which is a good change from the other Uni’s – although this one isn’t a ‘university’ so may not hold as much weight in the eyes of “Australian employers" as say Swinburne or Southern Cross.
12 Units – (8 x Core, 4 x Electives) = AUD$17,400
International Students: AUD$19,200
Entry Requirements: An Undergraduate Degree
- Graduate Certificate of Management (2 x Core + 2 x Electives)
- Graduate Diploma of Management (4 x Core + 4 x Electives)
- Master of Business Administration (8x Core + 4 x Electives)
Core Units A:
101: Financial Management
102: Management Perspectives
201: Economic Decision Making
202: Business Law
Core Units B:
306: Strategic Management
401: Marketing
402: Contemporary People Management
423: e-Business Strategy
Elective Units: 301: Research Project, 302: Employer based Unit, 303: Project Management, 304: Business Planning for Innovation, 305: Operations Management, 307: Management of Professional Services, 403: Managing Information Systems, 404: Pathways to Organisational Best Practice, 406: Corporate Finance, 407: International Business Strategy, 410: Strategic Management in Services, 430: Leadership, 431: Leaders as Decision Makers, 501: Advanced Project Management, 601: Pharmacy Practice and Planning, 602: The Australian Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Environment
Exams Held: Australia, New Zealand, Bangalore, Bangkok, Beijing, Chennai, Dubai, Dunedin, Fiji, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Mauritius, Mumbai, New Delhi, Santiago-Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India
Time Limit: 3 – 10 Years
Website: http://www.mba-distance-learning.com/
4. Swinburne Uni, Australia
Swinburne University is my 4th choice.. the price is very expensive compared to the others, there is not much flexibility in that they choose which core units you do for both the Graduate Cert and Graduate Dip and they do not offer many elective units. It also doesn’t offer International students a way to do the online course, and you must have a 5 year manager position or Bachelor degree to get in. If you do this on-campus however, you can complete it in 2 years, which is a plus, and the on-campus costs for International students is very reasonable.
14 Units – (12 x Core, 2 x Electives) = AUD$32,550
International Students: AUD$20,250
(not offered online for International Students – International students holding student visa must study full-time on-campus)
Entry Requirements: 5 Years Manager Position or Bachelor Degree
- Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (4 Core Units – not your choice)
- Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (4 Core Units – not your choice)
- Master of Business Administration (12 x Core, 2 x Electives)
Graduate Certificate Units:
HBM480 Strategic and Entrepreneurial Marketing
HBC480 Accounting Information and Managerial Decision Making
HBO480 Leading
HIT8036 Business Information Systems for a Rapidly Changing World
Graduate Diploma Units:
HBS580 Business Strategy
HBC580 Business Finance and Quantitative Analysis
HBH580 Strategic Human Resource Management
HBO580 Managing Diversity and Culture
Master Units:
HBS680 Corporate Strategies and Entrepreneurship
HBI680 Global Business
HBO680 Leadership for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HBO681 Corporate Governance in a Global Context
Elective Units:
HBR680 Enterprise Project 1, HBR681 Enterprise Project 2, HBO686 Consulting Processes for Organisations,HBO687 Organisational Change Management, HBS688 Strategy for Competitive Advantage,HBS689 Management and Innovation, HBC687 Finance Risk Management
Time Limit: 2 – 10 Years
Website: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/business/agse/mba-course.htm
There were a few other online MBA courses offered in Australia, that didn’t make it to the list because information on their courses was difficult to find, one course that probably should’ve made it to the list is the RMIT online MBA course which is run by Open Universities Australia (https://www.open.edu.au/).The cost is AUD$31,680 for Australians, AUD$36,720 for International Students, but again, International Students cannot study the online course and can only study full-time.
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I’m well into the Chifley MBA, and can recommend it as an excellent value-for-money MBA.
As long as:
- (1) You want business skills to add to an existing profession. This is specifically designed for Engineers, Scientists and Technologists.
- (2) You will be mainly using what you know in Australia. Although most subjects provide a solid background that can be applied anywhere, there is a definite focus on Australian Law, Legistation, Government controls and Accounting Practices. This could be one disadvantage of the Edinburgh if you are unlikely ever to actually go to the UK.
- (3) You aren’t interested in using the MBA to create a massive contact network, but this is the case for all the above listed MBAs. If you want to move into business for business’s sake, you need to look at the AGSM in Australia, or one of the top 10 schools in the US or Europe, but expect to pay through the nose for it.
The Chifley MBA has delivered exactly what I want, which is to add broad-based business skills to my profession as an Enterprise IT Infrastructure Architect, for a reasonable investment of time and money.
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