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Master of Business Administration / Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Overview

This new double masters offers students a unique and exciting opportunity to gain two masters awards; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI).
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Duration2 Year/s
Campus and intakes  Calendar
Hawthorn -Semester 1, Semester 2, Term 4
Course codeCMBE680
CRICOS code077652E
Fees*A$23,250 (annual for 2013)*
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
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Course in detail

On this page: course description, course structure and units of study.

Course description

The Swinburne Master of Business Administration (MBA) offers not only the opportunity to acquire contemporary management knowledge and skills but, more importantly, it provides students with the ability to apply that knowledge in innovative, creative and entrepreneurial ways. We develop skilled managers and competent leaders who are entrepreneurially oriented, globally focused and socially conscious in a diverse and complex world. Specifically our MBA prepares students to engage and deal with uncertainty, change and opportunity in the environments in which their organisations operate.
Broadly, our MBA program is designed to:
  • Develop skilled and competent managers and leaders who are entrepreneurially oriented, globally aware and socially conscious in a world of uncertainty, change and complexity
  • Meet the demands of business and industry to achieve and sustain international competitive advantage
  • Enable students to have more rewarding and satisfying career outcomes
Our MBA is focused on developing students’ capabilities to operate in organisationally critical domains of practice that we have identified as fundamental to their own and their organisations’ success in today’s turbulent environment. These domains of practice are not the same as subjects or streams. They can play out across many subjects and are:
  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Global focus
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Life-long learning
  • Ethical and social responsibility - both individual and organisational
The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI) focuses on the specific needs of entrepreneurs and innovators who want to successfully commercialise their innovation. It is tailored for those who want to bring visionary attitudes and possibilities to existing business ventures or non-business enterprises. It encourages students to work on real-life projects of direct relevance and interest.
Learning goals and objectives are based around assessing new ventures and opportunities, planning and managing rapid growth, integrating interdisciplinary approaches and applying innovating solutions. This course is delivered in small, highly-interactive classes by highly experienced 'pracademics' - academics who are also practitioners in the field. Students develop skills in entrepreneurship and innovation, and the practice of innovation leadership.
(Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time.)

Course structure

To qualify for the award of Master of Business Administration/Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, students must complete 16 units (200 credit points) comprising of:
  • Eight core Master of Business Administration units of study (12.5 credit points each)
  • Two core Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation double units of study (25 credit points each)
  • Four additional Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation units of study (12.5 credit points each) offered as one of the following streams:
               1. Core Entrepreneurship stream 
               2. Technology Entrepreneurship stream
               3. Social Entrepreneurship stream
               4. Corporate Entrepreneurship stream
               5. Environmental Entrepreneurship stream
               6. Globalising Business stream
               7. Researching Entrepreneurship and Innovation stream
All students must notify the Faculty of Business and Enterprise (FBE) Student Administration of their chosen stream at the time of enrolment.

Units of study

Master of Business Administration core units
(12.5 credit points each)
HBC480 Accounting Information and Managerial Decision Making
HBO480 Leading
HBS481 Operations Management or HBR482 Management Analysis and Problem-solving
HBC580 Business Finance and Quantitative Analysis
HBH582 Workforce Leadership and Strategy (previously HBH580/HBH680) or HBO580 Managing Diversity and Culture
HIT8036 Business Information Systems for a Rapidly Changing World
HBO682 Leadership for Innovation (previously HBO680)
HEI861 Governance and Corporate Leadership

Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation core units
(25 credit points each)
HEI751 Core Entrepreneurship: Theory and Applied Knowledge 
HEI761 Core Entrepreneurship: Skills and Practice 
Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation units
Students choose one stream from the options below:
Option 1: Core Entrepreneurship stream
Students must complete the following four core units (12.5 credit points each):
HEI850 Managing the Growing Business
HEI851 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HEI852 Technology Entrepreneurship
HEI853 Social Entrepreneurship
Option 2: Technology Entrepreneurship stream
Students must complete the following two core units (12.5 credit points each): HEI851 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HEI852 Technology Entrepreneurship
and the following two elective units (12.5 credit points each):
HBS532 Project Management
HIR506 Technology Management
Option 3: Social Entrepreneurship stream
Students must complete the following two core units (12.5 credit points each):
HEI850 Managing the Growing Business
HEI853 Social Entrepreneurship
And choose an additional two elective units (12.5 credit points each) from the following list:
HPI556 Managing an Effective Fundraising Program
HPI559 Introduction to Philanthropy, Social Investment and Social Enterprise
HPI609 Corporate Social Investment and Corporate Responsibility
HPI611 Social Enterprise Practicum
HBC626 Financial Management for Non-Profit Organisations
Option 4: Corporate Entrepreneurship stream
Students must complete the following two core units (12.5 credit points each):
HEI851 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HEI852 Technology Entrepreneurship
And choose an additional two elective units (12.5 credit points each) from the following list:
HBF630 Sustainability, Risk and Corporate Responsibility
HEI861 Governance and Corporate Leadership
HEI850 Managing the Growing Business
Option 5: Environmental Entrepreneurship stream
Students must complete the following two core units (12.5 credit points each):
HBF630 Sustainability, Risk and Corporate Responsibility
HEI850 Managing the Growing Business or HEI851 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
and the following two elective units (12.5 credit points each):
HEI852 Technology Entrepreneurship
HEI853 Social Entrepreneurship
Option 6: Globalising Business stream
Students must complete the following two core units (12.5 credit points each):
HEI850 Managing the Growing Business or HEI851 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HBI450 Introduction to International Business
And choose an additional two elective units (12.5 credit points each) from the following list:
HBH522 Managing People Across Cultures
HBI451 International Trade and Finance
HBI552 Business in Asia, the Americas and Europe
HBI560 Asia - Business Context
HBI561 European Union - Business Context
HBL450 International Commercial Law
HBM470 International Marketing and Research
All students must notify FBE Student Administration of their chosen stream at the time of enrolment.
Students may substitute non-core units within their chosen stream with one or two suitable electives (maximum 25 credit points) as approved by the program coordinator. Students selecting this option must complete the Postgraduate External Unit Application Form available on the Faculty of Business and Enterprise website.
(Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus and cannot take the other study modes.)
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Graduate outcomes

On this page: aims and objectives and career opportunities.

Aims and objectives

We work with our MBA students to build their capabilities so that they are better able to engage with the following key practice challenges:
  • Create and lead effective teams and build robust collaborative relationships across organisational boundaries
  • Guide deep individual and organisational learning under conditions of change and complexity
  • Foster a culture of entrepreneurship
  • Keep self and others focused and energetic when issues are complex and challenging
  • Evaluate a business opportunity and make the business case for change
  • Construct an effective marketing plan
  • Contribute to the development of a strategy for a single or multi-business unit
  • Evaluate and advise on the financial implications of strategic and operational plans
  • Help an organisation maintain a useful global awareness
  • Diagnose the appropriateness of an organisation's human, financial and information resources and systems
  • Effectively explain the financial state of an organisation to a lay audience
  • Help an organisation recruit, reward and retain good people
  • Create workplaces where people can be fully present and able to engage constructively with intellectually and emotionally challenging tasks
  • Develop organisational cultures that truly value diversity of all kinds in a global world
  • Lead significant change for a business unit and its people
  • Devise and implement forms of accountability and governance that ensure ethical and sustainable corporate governance
At the completion of the MBA program, it is expected that students will be able to:
  • Apply critical thinking and integrative learning to evaluate problems, uncover assumptions and differentiate information from a range of disciplines as well as from personal experience
  • Display creative thinking to a range of problem solving and decision making techniques to demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in their field
  • Develop quantitative literacy skills to interrogate quantitative information and systematically analyse it to support the decision making process
  • Critically analyse theories and information drawn from literature, research and personal experience in a range of professional contexts
  • Use oral and written communication skills to inform and persuade others in a clear and concise manner to a professional business standard
  • Self-reflect to develop reflective practitioner skills, learning how to learn and how to use learning as a leadership skill and process
  • Behave ethically and honestly in working with others in their academic and professional contexts, their private, public and community lives
  • Demonstrate alertness and sensitivity to the impact of culture on own world view and the world view of others within a global context
The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program will aim to deliver a high quality education so that upon completion students will be able to:
  • Assess new ventures and opportunities
  • Plan and manage rapid growth
  • Integrate interdisciplinary approaches
  • Apply innovative solutions
At the completion of the program, it is expected that students will be able to:
  • Evaluate innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities and problems and uncover assumptions using theories and information from a range of disciplines as well as from personal experience
    Integrate learning across disciplines, over time and between academic, employment and personal spheres
  • Research independently and explore with others those business or societal challenges and opportunities which lend themselves to innovative or entrepreneurial solutions
  • Critically analyse theories and information drawn from literature, research and personal experience in a range of entrepreneurial contexts and stages of venture development
  • Develop quantitative analytical skills to interrogate quantitative information and systematically analyse it to support the decision-making process
  • Display creative thinking to a range of problem solving and decision making techniques to demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership in their field
  • Inform and persuade others through presentations, processes or writing in a clear and concise manner to a professional business standard that is tailored to the situation and to stakeholder requirements
  • Behave ethically and honestly in working with others in both their academic and professional contexts, their private, public and community lives

Career opportunities

Students’ career opportunities are enhanced by improving their leadership and management capabilities, and learning to operate effectively in a changing, complex and turbulent environment. Graduates will be in a unique position to be well placed for a successful career in foresight and strategy in a range of organisations, including government policy areas and niche consulting firms with a focus on strategy and sustainability. Those who master knowledge and skills in this innovative field will be well placed to become leaders in a wide range of fields.
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Course experience

On this page: Swinburne Abroad.

Swinburne Abroad

Swinburne offers International Exchange Programs as well as other Education Abroad Programs to help internationalise your degree. International Exchange is an academic program allowing you to study at a Swinburne Partner Institution for one or two semesters during your degree. Swinburne's Partner Institutions offer many relevant subjects as well as a secure base to explore a different culture. Your studies whilst on exchange can be credited towards your Swinburne degree, provided they are relevant and approved by Swinburne. For further information visit the Swinburne Abroad website.
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Entry requirements

This course has academic and English language requirements.

Academic requirements

An appropriate undergraduate qualification at a credit level (GPA 2.5, GMAT 550 or equivalent) from a recognised institution as well as a minimum of three years relevant work experience.

Applicants with an undergraduate degree with less than a credit average should submit a 750 to 1000 word statement demonstrating their suitability.

Applicants without an appropriate qualification but who have significant relevant work experience (usually at least five years) and evidence of academic capability (eg, successful completion of a Certificate or Diploma course at a TAFE with high grades or attaining a GMAT of 550 or higher) may be admitted initially to the graduate certificate.

English language requirements

Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Certificate: EAP 5 Advanced: 70%; OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 550 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 79, with no individual band below 18. Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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Apply

On this page: how to apply, course fees, scholarships and find out more.

How to apply

Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

Course fees*

A$23,250 (annual for 2013)

*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

Scholarships

A range of scholarships are available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

Find out more

Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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