Business Administration (Exec) - 8355
Program Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Contact: admissions@agsm.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 3.5 Years 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 6
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 96
Award(s):
Master of Business Administration (Executive)
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Program Description
The AGSM MBA(Executive) degree prepares students for the next stage in their professional career. It’s about real-world applied learning; your job provides the raw material for your studies. The program builds your business acumen, focusing strongly on strategy and leadership skills, as well as providing a thorough grounding in core business disciplines. Through a collegiate style of learning among cohorts of like-minded people from diverse backgrounds, our students experience personal and professional transformation.
To qualify for the Master of Business Administration (Executive) candidates must successfully complete two stages:
- The Master of Business Administration (Executive) (8355) is a two stage program. Candidates must successfully complete 8 courses (48 UoC) in Stage 1 before being eligible to progress to Stage 2. An overall weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% or higher across Stage 1 courses qualifies a student for progression to Stage 2 of the MBA (Executive) Program (48 UoC). Stage 2 is comprised of four compulsory intensive residential courses (each 12 UoC) completed over a year.
- The MBA(Executive) is a part-time program taught in English and normally takes between 2.5 years to 7 years to complete.
- This qualification is located at Level 9 of the Australian Qualifications Framework.
- Candidates require an approved Bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum of 2 years managerial/professional work experience, or for those candidates with no prior degree, a minimum of 6 years professional work experience.
- Admission is also based on Personal Statements, Curriculum Vitae submission and referee reports.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The MBA (Executive) program is designed for working professionals looking to accelerate their chosen career or transition from a specialist career path to a broader management or executive role. The curriculum of the program is designed to develop ‘business acumen among graduates through acquiring and enhancing their knowledge of the core business disciplines, developing skills and practices that enhance their professional performance synthesising knowing ‘what’ to do, developing skills and practices on ‘how’ to do it, in a transformational learning experience that changes the way you interpret and interact with the world.
Learning goals and associated learning outcomes for the MBA(Executive)
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Learning goals and associated learning outcomes for the MBA(Executive)
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1.Business Management Knowledge: Students should be able to identify and apply current knowledge of disciplinary and interdisciplinary theory and professional practice to general management and business within diverse situations.
2.Critical Thinking: Students should be able to identify, research and analyse complex issues and problems in business and develop appropriate solutions.
3.Communication: Students should be able to produce written documents and oral presentations that communicate effectively complex disciplinary ideas and information for the intended audience and purpose.
4.Teamwork: Students should be able to participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams and to reflect upon their own contribution to the team and on the necessary processes and knowledge within the team to achieve specified outcomes.
5.Responsible Business
a.Students should be able to appraise ethical, environmental and sustainability considerations in decision making and in practice in business.
b.Students should be able to consider the social and cultural implications of management practices and of business activities.
6.Leadership: Students should be able to reflect upon their own personal leadership style and on the leadership needs of business and of teams.
2.Critical Thinking: Students should be able to identify, research and analyse complex issues and problems in business and develop appropriate solutions.
3.Communication: Students should be able to produce written documents and oral presentations that communicate effectively complex disciplinary ideas and information for the intended audience and purpose.
4.Teamwork: Students should be able to participate collaboratively and responsibly in teams and to reflect upon their own contribution to the team and on the necessary processes and knowledge within the team to achieve specified outcomes.
5.Responsible Business
a.Students should be able to appraise ethical, environmental and sustainability considerations in decision making and in practice in business.
b.Students should be able to consider the social and cultural implications of management practices and of business activities.
6.Leadership: Students should be able to reflect upon their own personal leadership style and on the leadership needs of business and of teams.
Program Structure
Stage 1: Foundations
The program commences with the course, The Executive Blueprint. This course primes students for a transformational learning experience with a strong platform for the strategic leadership development focus in Stage 2 of the program. There are four compulsory foundation courses focusing on the acquisition of knowledge and skills required for business acumen. Students also complete three elective courses. After completing The Executive Blueprint, students may complete the core and elective subjects in any order. Apart from our commencing residential course, each of the Stage 1 courses is offered in a number of different delivery modes (including online, weekly face to face and intensive course offerings) providing students with choice and options to tailor their study schedules to meet their personal learning preference and priorities.
The program commences with the course, The Executive Blueprint. This course primes students for a transformational learning experience with a strong platform for the strategic leadership development focus in Stage 2 of the program. There are four compulsory foundation courses focusing on the acquisition of knowledge and skills required for business acumen. Students also complete three elective courses. After completing The Executive Blueprint, students may complete the core and elective subjects in any order. Apart from our commencing residential course, each of the Stage 1 courses is offered in a number of different delivery modes (including online, weekly face to face and intensive course offerings) providing students with choice and options to tailor their study schedules to meet their personal learning preference and priorities.
- Compulsory first course:
- MNGT6211: The Executive Blueprint
The remaining Foundation Courses (can be completed in any order)
- MNGT6251 Marketing Management
- MNGT6275 Managing People & Organisations
- MNGT6210 Accounting & Financial Management
- MNGT6321 Corporate Finance
Elective Courses: Students complete 3 courses from the list below. Courses can be taken from within a single stream or across multiple streams.
- Management stream:
- MBAX6271 Approaches to Change
- MBAX6273 Redesigning the Organisation
- MBAX6274 Systems for Change
- MBAX9101 Project Management
- MBAX9121 Managing Agile Organisations
- MNGT5388 Negotiation Skills
- MNGT5374 Managerial Decision Making
- International Business stream:
- MNGT6582 International Business
- MNGT6583 International Business Experience
- International exchange
- Marketing stream:
- MNGT5356 Digital Business and Marketing Strategy
- Business stream:
- MBAX9124 Business Law and Technology
- MBAX9119 Managing for Organisational Sustainability
- MBAX9135 Business Analytics
- MBAX9127 Supply Chain Management
- MNGT6303 AGSM Masterclass
- Accounting and Finance stream:
- MBAX9122 Economics in Management Practice
- MNGT5322 Venture Capital Finance
- MNGT5325 International Finance
- MNGT5312 Financial Statement Analysis
- MNGT5321 Corporate Finance (advanced)
- MNGT5540 Business Modelling
- MNGT5520 Quantitative Business Modelling for Managers
- MNGT8620 Integrated Reporting, Integrated Thinking & Value Creation
- Entrepreneurship stream:
- MNGT5203 Entrepreneurship from the inside
- MBAX9132 Intrapreneurship
- Social Impact stream:
- COMM5902 Leadership for Social Impact
- COMM5708 Social Impact
- COMM5703 Social Impact Investment
- COMM5704 Demonstrating Social Impact
- MBAX9103 Business Management for a Sustainable Environment
- COMM5706 Design for Social Innovation
- COMM5709 Corporate Responsibility
- Technology stream:
- MBAX9130 Enterprise Risk Management
- MBAX9106 Information Systems Management
- MBAX9117 E-Business Strategy & Management
Stage 2: Executive Agenda Year
The aim of the Executive Agenda Year is to provide students with an intensive and comprehensive experience this is focused on developing students to perform at 'executive level' positions in their chosen field.
An overall weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% or higher across all Stage 1 courses qualifies you for progression to the final stage of the MBA (Executive) Program.
Stage 2 consists of 4 compulsory subjects.
The aim of the Executive Agenda Year is to provide students with an intensive and comprehensive experience this is focused on developing students to perform at 'executive level' positions in their chosen field.
An overall weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% or higher across all Stage 1 courses qualifies you for progression to the final stage of the MBA (Executive) Program.
Stage 2 consists of 4 compulsory subjects.
- MNGT7495: Strategic Leadership
- MNGT7496: Innovation
- MNGT7497: Growth
- MNGT7498: Transformation
Academic Rules
Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.
Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: UNSW Fee Website.
Entry Requirements
Please refer to the AGSM MBA Program website for further detail.
Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.
Please contact the AGSM MBA Programs Admissions at:
Postal Address
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.
Please contact the AGSM MBA Programs Admissions at:
Postal Address
AGSM MBA Programs
UNSW Business School
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052
Phone: (02) 9931 9490
Fax: (02) 9931 9205
Email: admissions@agsm.edu.au
UNSW Business School
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052
Phone: (02) 9931 9490
Fax: (02) 9931 9205
Email: admissions@agsm.edu.au
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