Course Catalogue

Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) (SBAPP1)

2023

Course Structure

The information provided for this course was valid for the final year of enrolment. Students continuing in this course may find there have been some changes to the unit availability. Students should, in the first instance, refer to the recommended study plan in the newest version of this course to make their unit selection for the current year.

Every re-enrolling student will be able to complete their current course of study. As a continuing student you should always consider transferring to the newest course version to enable you to take advantage of new and exciting changes to university programs. Students electing not to transfer should refer to the transitional arrangements where provided.

If you have any queries, or concerns about your course progression you would like clarified, please contact Student Central on freecall 1800 061 963 or student.central@cdu.edu.au.

The professional practice MBA provides you with a unique opportunity to work in an organisation and gain valuable professional experience, while also gaining an MBA qualification.

The MBA (Professional Practice) is made up 160 credit points in total. This comprises eight core units (80 credit points) which you are required to take, plus four elective units (40 credit points) that you choose, as well as 40 credit points relating to the professional practice element.

The core units focus on the essential skills required by middle and upper level managers. The elective units allow you to learn more about particular areas you are interested in such as Entrepreneurship, International Human Resource Management, Services Management, Operations Management, International Marketing, Clients and Markets.

For your professional practice component CDU provides training specific to working effectively in an organisation. You are then provided with a placement opportunity to work in an organisation of approximately 300 hours over a period of eight to ten weeks. If you wish you may also organise your own placement company to work at. The placement occurs in the last semester of study and provides you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained during your MBA studies.

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

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Units (11 units)	120cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below. ACT507 Accounting for Managers (replaced by FIN503 from 2022) BRE810 Business Research (final offering S1 2022) BUS501 Decision Making (replaced by BUS508 from 2022) COM501 Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (replaced by MAN516 from 2022) ECO504 Business Economics (replaced by ECO505 from 2022) (ECO504 replaced ECO501 from 2019) MAN506 Organisational Behaviour (replaced by BUS506 from 2022) MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership (replaced by BUS504 from 2022) MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues (replaced by MAN514 from 2022) WIB601 Business Skills and Professional Communication (new title 2022) Professional Practice Experience Option WIB602 Professional Practice Experience 1 WIB603 Professional Practice Experience 2 (20cp) OR Professional Research Project Option (available from 2021) WIB608 Professional Business Market Research Project (replaced by BUS801 from 2022) WIB609 Professional Business Market Research Project (20cp) (replaced by BUS802 and BUS803 from 2022)
Specialist Electives (4 units)	40cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below. BUS502 Entrepreneurship (replaced by ENT501 from 2022) BUS503 Business Information Systems (no longer offered) HRM503 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2022 - no replacement) IBM501 International Business (no longer offered) MAN501 Cross Cultural Management (no longer offered) MAN511 Service Management (no longer offered) MAN515 Operations Management (last offered 2021 - no replacement) MKT501 International Marketing (replaced by BUS507 from 2022) MKT503 Client and Markets (final offering S1 2022 - no replacement)
	160cp	Total Credit Points

Students who commenced in or after 2013
The grade of "PC" cannot be counted towards a Masters Degree by Coursework AQF Level 9 course award.
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.

COURSE CHANGES - 2022

The SBAPP1 is now in teach out. Students enrolled in SBAPP1 should transfer to the new SBASL1 MBA Sustainable Leadership.

Students who wish to remain in the SBAPP1 must complete BRE810 by Semester 1 2022 (final offering), and complete their course by the end of 2022 as per the updated course structure. Specific changes are listed in the course structure and detailed below. Where units have been replaced in the SBAPP1 structure with a new unit students who have completed the old unit should not complete the new unit.

The following units have been replaced in the course structure. Students who have completed the old unit should not complete the new unit.

Pre-2022 Unit Code	Unit Code and Course Changes from 2022
ACT507 Accounting for Managers	Last offered 2021. Replaced with FIN503 Finance, Investment and Sustainability (not equivalent)
BRE810 Business Research	Last offered Semester 1 2022. Replaced with BUS505 Design Thinking for Sustainable Innovation (not equivalent) for students transferring to SBASL1.
BUS501 Decision Making	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS508 Business Analytics (equivalent)
BUS502 Entrepreneurship	Last offered 2021. Replaced with ENT501 Sustainable Entrepreneurship (equivalent)
COM501 Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	Last offered 2021. Replaced with MAN516 Resilience Management and Leadership (not equivalent)
ECO504 Business Economics	Last offered 2021. Replaced with ECO505 Economics of Sustainability (equivalent).
HRM503 International Human Resource Management	Last offered 2022 (no replacement)
MAN506 Organisational Behaviour	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS506 Global Megatrends (not equivalent)
MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS504 Sustainable Enterprise (not equivalent)
MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues	Last offered 2021. Replaced with MAN514 Management for the Executive (equivalent)
MAN515 Operations Management	Last offered 2021 (no replacement)
MKT501 International Marketing	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS507 Global Market and Sustainability Strategy (equivalent)
MKT503 Clients and Markets	Last offered 2022 (no replacement)
WIB601 Business Skills and Professional Communication (unit title change 2022)	Continuing.
WIB602 Professional Practice Experience #10	Continuing
WIB603 Professional Practice Experience #20	Continuing
WIB608 Professional Business Market Research Project #10	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS801 (not equivalent)
WIB609 Professional Business Market Research Project #20	Last offered 2021. Replaced with BUS802 & BUS803 (not equivalent)

COURSE CHANGES - 2019

ECO501 has been replaced by ECO504 and is equivalent. Students who have completed ECO501 should not complete ECO504.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS - 2018

Students enrolled in the MBAP14 Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) should contact the course coordinator to discuss a study plan or transition to a newer course. Students who do not transfer to the new SBAPP1 Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) should note the following:

LAW512 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers will be discontinued as of Semester 1 2019. Any students wanting to complete this unit must do so before this time.

Students who have previously completed LAW512 as a specialist elective and transfer from the MBAP14 to SBAPP1 will have this unit count as a specialist elective in the newer course structure.

ECO502 has been replaced by BUS501. Students who have completed ECO502 should not complete BUS501.
MKT502 has been replaced by MKT503. Students who have completed MKT502 should not complete MKT503.
MAN504 has been replaced by HRM503. Students who have completed MAN504 should not complete HRM503.
MAN505 has been replaced by BUS502 but is not equivalent. Students who have completed MAN505 should not complete BUS502.

Further Assistance

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in 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.