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Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) (MBAPP)
2011
1CM520
MBAPP
FACULTY, LAW, BUSINESS AND ARTS
HE
2 year/s
4 year/s
160
About the Course
Admission Requirements
Credit Transfer and Pathways
Course Structure
Recommended Study Plan
. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
Course Fees

Availability
No
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Semester 1 , Semester 2
Application for Admission Required

This course may not be deferred.

Location and Mode Offered
YearDelivery LocationSATAC CodeModeAdmin Location
2011Casuarina Campus1CM520ICasuarina Campus
2011Casuarina Campus1CM520MCasuarina Campus

From 11 September 2009 only Full fee paying places are available for this course. It is offered internally or through completion of a combination of internal and external units of study.


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The course is designed to develop the key attributes and skills required by senior and middle managers in a range of business areas, commerce and industry, public sector and professional accounting. The graduate can choose to study a particular area or areas of business, combined with a period of approved professional practice experience and/or research,providing the graduate the opportunity to test their theoretical understanding against the reality of the workplace. Students who do not complete the full course may qualify for an early exit award. Graduate Certificate of Business Administration if they have successfully completed 4 units (40cps) or Graduate Diploma of Business Administration if they have successfully completed 8 units (80 cps).


Course transfer into the Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) will not be permitted during 2010. Students who wish to transfer may follow the application process through SATAC but need to be aware the Professional Practice units will not be introduced until 2011.

This course has been updated since the publication of 2010 information through SATAC and the Charles Darwin University Course Guide.

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Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

Successful completion of a recognised bachelor's degree or the Graduate Certificate and/or Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. Non-graduates will be considered for admission on the basis of such criteria as professional qualifications with supporting evidence of significant accomplishment at work. Such applicants will be contacted by the School to supply detailed curriculum vitae.

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.


For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education



The course consists of a total of 160 credit points, comprising of 40 credit points of core units, 80 credit points from a sequence (specialist electives) and 40 credit points of approved Professional Practice. The sequences focus on six areas of study: Commercial Management, Public Management, Enterprise Development, Information Systems, Professional Accounting and International Business.



A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core Units
(4 units)
40
Core units totalling 40 credit points:

PRBA007 Accounting for Managers
PRBE002 Decision Making
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership
Specialist
Electives
(8 units)
80
Specialist Elective units totalling 80 credit points selected using one of the Options below:

Option 1
Complete 40 credit points from one Sequence of Study plus 40 credit points from the remaining Sequences of Study.

Option 2
Complete 40 credit points from two Sequence of Studies

Option 3
Complete 80 credit points across all Sequences of Study

Note: The maximum number of Sequences shown on academic transcripts are two (2)
Sequences of Study:

Commercial Management
PRBE001 Economics for Managers
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
PRBM009 International Business
PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
PRBM021 Human Resource Management
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management

Enterprise Development
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management
PRT543 Commercialisation of Technology

Information Systems
PRIT012 Advanced Information Systems Management
PRIT013 Advanced Business Analysis and Reengineering
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals

Professional Accounting
PRBA001 Accounting Principles (students selecting this sequence should complete PRBA001 before undertaking any other unit in this professional accounting sequence)
PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
PRBA005 Accounting Theory
PRBA006 Computer-Based Accounting Systems
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers

International Business
PRBA031 Business Communications
PRBM009 International Business
PRBM011 International Marketing
PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
Professional
Practice
40
Specialist Elective Units totalling 40 credit points selected from one of the following options in consultation with the course coordinator:

40 credit points of:
PRB001 Professional Practice Experience #10* (avail from 2011)
PRB002 Professional Practice Experience #10* (avail from 2011)
PRB003 Professional Practice Experience #20* (avail from 2011)

or 40 credit points of:
PRB005 Professional Practice Research #10 (avail from 2011)
PRB006 Professional Practice Research #10 (avail from 2011)
PRB007 Professional Practice Research #20 (avail from 2011)

or 40 credit points containing both Professional Practice Experience and Professional Practice Research

*Students on international student visas are required to complete 40 credit points of Professional Practice Experience
160
Total Credit Points



Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

  • Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
  • Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
  • Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.


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Students Commencing in Semester 1


Study plans for 2010 are accurate as at 7 August 2009.  The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2009.
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 1 in a standard full time load. Students enrolling a reduced or part time load should use the table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective PP = Professional Practice

The University reserves the right to finalise Study Plan up until 1 October 2009

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
PRBE002 Decision Making
CO
 PRBA007 Accounting for Managers
CO
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
CO
 PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE
 Specialist Elective 3
SE
Specialist Elective 2
SE
 Specialist Elective 4
SE
Year 2
20 credit points of Professional Practice Experience or Research
PP
 20 credit points of Professional Practice Experience or Research
PP
Specialist Elective 5
SE
 Specialist Elective 7
SE
Specialist Elective 6
SE
 Specialist Elective 8
SE


MBA SPECIALIST ELECTIVE unit offerings for 2010
Semester 1
Semester 2
Commercial Management
PRBE001 Economics for Managers
SE
 PRBE001 Economics for Managers
SE
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
SE
 PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
SE
PRBM009 International Business
SE
 PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
SE
PRBM021 Human Resource Management
SE
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management
SE
Enterprise Development
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
SE
 PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
SE
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
SE
 PRT543 Commercialisation of Technology
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management
SE
Information Systems
PRIT013 Advanced Business Analysis and Reengineering
SE
 PRIT012 Advanced Information Systems Management
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
 PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
SE
Professional Accounting
PRBA001 Accounting Principles (to be completed prior to any other unit in this sequence)
SE
 PRBA001 Accounting Principles (to be completed prior to any other unit in this sequence)
SE
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
SE
 PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
SE
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
SE
 PRBA005 Accounting Theory
SE
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
SE
 PRBA006 Computer-Based Accounting Systems
SE
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
SE
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
SE
International Business
PRBM009 International Business
SE
 PRBA031 Business Communications
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
 PRBM011 International Marketing
SE
PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
SE


Students Commencing in Semester 2


Study plans for 2010 are accurate as at 7 August 2009.  The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2009.
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for students commencing in semester 2 in a standard full time load. Students enrolling a reduced or part time load should use the table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.

Legend: CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective PP = Professional Practice

The University reserves the right to finalise Study Plan up until 1 October 2009

Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
PRBA007 Accounting for Managers
CO
PRBM030 Organisational Strategy and Leadership
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE
Specialist Elective 2
SE
Year 2
PRBE002 Decision Making
CO
 20 credit points of Professional Practice Experience or Research
PP
PRBM022 Organisational Behaviour
CO
 Specialist Elective 5
SE
Specialist Elective 3
SE
 Specialist Elective 6
SE
Specialist Elective 4
SE
Year 3
20 credit points of Professional Practice Experience or Research
PP
Specialist Elective 7
SE
Specialist Elective 8
SE


MBA SPECIALIST ELECTIVE unit offerings for 2010
Semester 1
Semester 2
Commercial Management
PRBE001 Economics for Managers
SE
 PRBE001 Economics for Managers
SE
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
SE
 PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
SE
PRBM009 International Business
SE
 PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
SE
PRBM021 Human Resource Management
SE
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management
SE
Enterprise Development
PRBM005 Managing Innovation
SE
 PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
SE
PRBM033 Clients and Markets
SE
 PRT543 Commercialisation of Technology
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
PRT542 Risk and Reliability Management
SE
Information Systems
PRIT013 Advanced Business Analysis and Reengineering
SE
 PRIT012 Advanced Information Systems Management
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
 PRT503 Entrepreneurship for Professionals
SE
Professional Accounting
PRBA001 Accounting Principles (to be completed prior to any other unit in this sequence)
SE
 PRBA001 Accounting Principles (to be completed prior to any other unit in this sequence)
SE
PRBA004 Auditing Corporate Entities
SE
 PRBA003 Corporate Accounting
SE
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
SE
 PRBA005 Accounting Theory
SE
PRBL003 Australian Tax Law
SE
 PRBA006 Computer-Based Accounting Systems
SE
PRBF010 Aspects of Corporate Finance
SE
PRBL004 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers
SE
International Business
PRBM009 International Business
SE
 PRBA031 Business Communications
SE
PRT502 Project Management Tools and Techniques
SE
 PRBM011 International Marketing
SE
PRBM016 Cross Cultural Management
SE


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Full fee paying places are available in this course.
Fees and charges for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011
Fees and charges for 2009 and 2010 can be found at  www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html.
International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:
courses@cdu.edu.au
(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963

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