About Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Have you been thinking about ways of broadening or strengthening your employment possibilities?

Having a postgraduate qualification in Business can often provide you with the edge needed to make it through to the upper echelons of industry. The Master of Business Administration provides a comprehensive exposure to the key analytical tools required to make sound business decisions. It can be completed in one year (full-time) using a three-trimester model. Classes are usually held in the evening as it is much more convenient for working professionals.

Employment Prospects

Murdoch MBA graduates have an employment rate of close to 100 per cent of those seeking work. The private sector dominates, and the public sector accounts for around 18 per cent of graduates.

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How to apply

To apply for one of our programs you must submit all the required documentation outlined in the checklists below.

You can submit documentation via post, email, facsimile or in person. Please be aware that in order to gain a full offer you must meet our minimum entry requirements and all your original transcripts will need to be sighted by one of our Admissions Officers.

Please use the appropriate checklist below that is most appropriate to you.

PG Application Checklist (degree holders):

Complete the postgraduate application form.
Submit all of your completed qualifications and the transcripts of your results.
- This will help the university to properly assess your application.
- Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Enclose certified copies of your English test score (IELTS or TOEFL) if applicable.
Submit your resumé.
Enclose a complete International Students Personal Statement.
Enclose two complete International Referees Reports.
- These are to be completed by your referees
An application fee should be included along with the application. Applications sent without this fee will not be processed.
- Postgraduate application fee – AED 300
Enclose two passport size photographs.
Enclose your passport copy with visa page.

PG Application Checklist (work experience applicants):

Complete the postgraduate application form.
Submit all of your completed qualifications and the transcripts of your results.
- This will help the university to properly assess your application.
- Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Enclose certified copies of your English test score (IELTS or TOEFL) if applicable.
Submit your resumé.
Enclose a complete International Students Personal Statement.
Enclose two complete International Referees Reports.
- These are to be completed by your referees
- They must be professional references preferably from your current or previous employer
- Letters demonstrating your workforce history
- They must support your resumé
An application fee should be included along with the application. Applications sent without this fee will not be processed.
- Postgraduate application fee – AED 300
Enclose two passport size photographs.
Enclose your passport copy with visa page.

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Course Details

Length of course	1 year full-time (classes held in the evenings from Sunday to Thursday) or 2 years part-time (classes held in the evenings from Sunday to Thursday)
Fee information	AED 84,000 for full program Full-time – 12 units in 1 year* (AED 7,000 per unit) = AED 84,000 Part-time – 6 units per year for 2 years* (AED 7,000 per unit) = AED 42,000 per year * 3 trimesters per year. Full-time students complete 4 units per trimester. Part-time students complete 2 units per trimester Each unit is 4 Points
Location	Block 10, 4th Floor, Dubai International Academic City
Murdoch course code	M1000
Points	48
Course Structure Core Units - 24 Points MBS 513 Accounting for Managers Points 4 Description Provides the basic understanding of accounting required in other postgraduate units and in management practice in the world of business. The coverage is comprehensive and user-oriented, with emphasis placed on the accounting information needs of managers. This unit provides a practical understanding on how to analyse some of the information that can be obtained from the accounting systems to assist in management decision-making. It will also provide students with an understanding on how external financial statements are prepared. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS 507 Marketing Management Points 4 Description This unit is designed to acquaint students with the marketing function as it is used within a business organisation. Topics include the role of marketing; marketing decision making (market segmentation, consumer behaviour; the marketing mix); product planning and development; distribution; promotion; pricing; marketing strategies and control and evaluation of marketing management. Students will be exposed to some of the critical issues in international marketing and global distribution. Activities include the use and discussion of audiovisual material. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week. MBS 502 Law for Business Points 4 Description This unit introduces students to legal concepts that they may encounter as managers. The aim of this course is to provide postgraduate students with the essential general grounding in the Australian legal system and some particular areas of substantive law. This unit will focus on the Australian legal system, fundamental principles of contract law and some particular applications of it to business operations. Contact time Lectures/seminars/workshops: 4 hours per week MBS508 Organisational Behaviour and Management Points 4 Description This unit introduces students to concepts and theories of organisational behaviour useful to managers. The unit considers behavioural impacts at the individual, group and organisational levels. Topics include motivation, job attitudes, stress, issues of group processes and relations, leadership, communication, power and conflict, and organisational structure and design. Theories of how to manage the organisation during times of change and development will be a focus. The unit combines lectures and tutorials and has a practical, problem solving and experimental approach. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week MBS605 Business Finance Points 4 Description This unit examines the financial management issues of a business entity. The tools used by financial managers are introduced and applied in a variety of long and short-term financing and asset management contexts. Topics include financial mathematics, capital budgeting, risk and return relationships, cost of capital and working capital management. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week. MBS606 Strategic Decision-Making Points 4 Description This capstone unit assumes a senior management perspective and is concerned with the overall strategies, objectives and policies of the organisation. Topics include strategy analysis, formulation, implementation and evaluation; strategic portfolio, risk and diversification; organisational structure and systems in strategy making; organisational culture; fragmented, emerging, mature, and declining industry environments; and managing strategic change and organisational renewal. There will also be a strong focus on the global competitiveness of companies, industries and nations. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week Specified Electives - 24 Points MBS671 Effective Leadership Points 4 Description This unit will explore the nature and role of leadership using selected readings, case studies, discussion and practical application. Issues such as "What is leadership?", "What do leaders do?" and "What determines a leader's success or failure?" will be tackled, as well as the key question, "What is the difference between leading and managing". Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS617 Human Resource Management Perspectives Points 4 Description This unit will present a broad view of the way in which human resource management practitioners carry out their day-to-day practices as well as embedding the theoretical concepts which underpin such practices. Topics such as: recruitment, selection, education, personal development; human resource management selection tests and the successful retention of the most valuable resource an organisation has, its people; will be discussed. Students will engage in in-class discussions, simulations and other experiential learning approaches. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS629 Enterprise and Innovation Management Points 4 Description This unit explores the development and management of start-up enterprises, focusing on commercialisation of new business ideas and new technologies. Including consultancies, ICT, biotechnology, health practices and other new ventures. Topics include: opportunity recognition and evaluation, the development of technological, operational and exit strategies, innovation practices and creativity, capital raising and network building. Students will work in small groups developing a feasibility plan to launch a new venture and learn how to pitch and sell their new business. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS641 Project Management Points 4 Description This unit provides a generic approach to project management and is applicable to any project. You will gain a solid understanding of the various elements of project management including: planning, organising, controlling, scope management, meeting project objectives and attaining project success. You will be able to analyse the performance of a project during the execution phase; describe the major functions of project management and how they are applied. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week MBS531 Economics of Globalisation Points 4 Description This unit introduces students to the global forces that are currently determining the state of play in international economics and economic relations. Nationally determined economic management and its effectiveness will receive scrutiny in the light of globalising tendencies. The unit includes the historical development of globalisation, free trade vs. protectionism, economic integration, world financial markets, multinational corporations, labour and distributional issues, the environment, global economic institutions, and the rise of anti-globalisation movements. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week. MBS572 Risk Management Points 4 Description This unit discusses an integrated risk management framework that can be applied to a wide range of industries. It includes private and public risk management principles. Risk control, risk assessment and implementation of risk management, in particular, will be discussed through case studies. The unit also covers issues such as risk transfer, contractual issues in risk management and loss exposures. On completion of the unit, students should have a comprehensive understanding of risk management techniques and risk management planning. Contact time Lectures: 4 hours per week MBS630 International Business Points 4 Description This unit prepares managers for the globalisation of business. It explores requirements for effective cross-cultural management and strategies for exploiting cultural diversity in the workplace to achieve competitive advantage. Topics include: cultural analysis; comparing cultures; culture and organisational structures; patronage relationships; cross-cultural communication; motivation and conflict resolution; international negotiation skills; Chinese family business strategies; international joint ventures; international staffing policies; Asia as a market, resource base and source of learning; business-government relationships; headquarters, regional headquarters and subsidiary control and coordination. Contact time Contact time: 4 hours per week. MBS625 Managing, Evaluating and Developing Human Resources Points 4 Description This unit will focus on the integration of performance appraisal, training, management development and career management systems that form the nucleus of an overall performance management system in an organisation. Such systems need to be mutually reinforcing to achieve the accountability, development, maintenance and motivation of human resources in the enterprise. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS626 Managing Remuneration, Benefits and Motivation Points 4 Description This unit focuses on managing employee remuneration and benefits in contemporary organisations. It aims to give students a broad understanding of the theoretical frameworks underpinning the links between work behaviours and pay, and practical experience in designing and evaluating an effective remuneration system. Topics: the mechanics of determining relative job worth when establishing pay structures; the link between motivation theory and the use of incentive systems in performance management; the impact of economic theory and the broader environment in wage determination. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week. MBS511 Acquisition of Human Resources Points 4 Description This unit provides an understanding of the linkage between an organisation's vision, values, strategic planning and human resource management practices relating to recruitment and selection. It outlines HR systems that can be used to bring an organisation's operations into line with its vision. Techniques relating to planning, recruitment, selection and decision making will be explored and applied. Contact time Lectures/seminars: 4 hours per week.