AGSM MBA (Executive)

The MBA Executive Program is designed for professionals looking to develop further. It is ideal for those who are looking to accelerate in their chosen career or those who have become interested in learning again and bringing that learning to their workplace. Candidates should be experienced, highly ambitious and excellent time managers.

There are two pathways into the Graduate Diploma in Management (Stage 1 of the MBA (Executive) Program):

1. A strong undergraduate degree (or equivalent qualification) and a minimum of 2 years professional or managerial work experience.
2. At least 6 years professional work experience.

The program is divided into two stages:

1. The Graduate Diploma in Management (GDM), which involves 6 core courses and 2 elective courses:

Core
Accounting & Financial Management

• Managing People & Organisations
• Data Analysis & Statistical Modelling for Business
• Marketing Management
• Economics in Management Practice
• Corporate Finance

Elective

• Managerial Skills
• Managing Change
• IT & Organisational Performance
• Operations Management
• Law for Practising Managers

2. The Strategic Management Year (SM Year), which involves these core courses:

• Strategic Management 1: Detecting and Selecting Business Opportunities
• Strategic Management 2:Developing Business Opportunities
• Strategic Management 3: Growing Businesses
• Strategic Management 4:Transforming Businesses

The Strategic Management Year (SM Year) is the capstone program of the MBA (Executive). The design of the SM Year is organised around the general manager's fundamental problems, and arranged to reflect the different stages of the organisational life cycle.

You can complete your MBA (Executive) program in a minimum of 2.5 years or a maximum of 7 years. Students need a final overall mark of 65% for the GDM in order to progress to the SMY.

• High quality, research-driven, management education designed by leading faculty.
• A comprehensive, self-contained learning package for each course.
• Immediate relevance within each week’s work enabling you to apply new skills and concepts in your job setting from the outset.
• Shared wealth of experience among high-calibre participants and instructors.
• The ability to attend classes in multiple locations with a synchronised timetable in six capital cities (there are classes in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Melbourne as well at five locations in Sydney).
• Scope to balance weekly work, study and personal commitments by controlling the pace of your course enrolment and enabling you to defer sessions if necessary.
• Access to exchange programs with other leading business schools across the world.
• Online access to all program information including course materials, timetables and exam results.
• Online access to thousands of academic and business journals through the University of New South Wales Library.

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The Australian School of Business

AGSM MBA and AGSM Executive Programs have more than thirty years’ history of leadership in Australia. AGSM programs are recognised internationally for their rigour, relevance and the unique student experience provided for students and course participants.

The Australian School of Business is continually rated amongst the leading business schools of Australia and is a centre of excellence for business education and research in the Asia Pacific region, delivers AGSM programs.

World-class

The AGSM MBA is ranked in the top 40 MBA programs in the world, and is consistently ranked as the number 1 program in Australia (Financial Times UK Global MBA rankings 2008-2009). The Australian School of Business’ renowned faculty includes international thought leaders and their AACSB accreditation assures the highest learning outcomes. The International Exchange Program with partner schools such as Wharton, ESADE and London Business School can complete your MBA experience. The AGSM MBA program truly is a world-class MBA program.

Exceptional return on investment

The AGSM MBA presents a compelling case when compared to the world’s other top MBA programs. Research among The Australian School of Business’ alumni shows that the enhanced career opportunities generated by our MBA programs deliver a financial payback in just over three years. What’s more, the ASB offers a collegiate, cultural and lifestyle experience that no other top tier school can match.

AACSB Accreditation

The Australian School of Business’ AGSM MBA Programs received AACSB International accreditation in 2002. AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, is the premier accrediting agency for bachelors, masters and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting.

Organised in 1916 and based in Tampa, Florida, USA, AACSB is a not-for-profit organisation comprised of more than 900 educational institutions, corporations and other organisations devoted to the improvement and promotion of higher education in business administration and management.

Partnership in International Management (PIM)

AGSM MBA Programs is a proud member of the Partnership in International Management (PIM) network.

PIM is an international consortium of business schools from around the world which exchange select graduate students for one academic term. Each member institution represents the highest degree of excellence in the field of business administration, and delivers an MBA or graduate-equivalent degree in management.

PIM not only facilitates the international exchange of MBA or masters degree-equivalent students among its member institutions, it also encourages the development of joint ventures and cooperation among faculty members and researchers in 53 of the world's top Business Schools.

PIM member institutions share reputations for upholding the highest degree of academic excellence both regionally and globally, and value the organisation’s spirit of international cooperation among its students, faculty and administrations.