MBA (Professional)

Teaching styles – real-life learning

Faculty use a variety of methods in the classroom. Traditional lecturing is used where necessary. However, much of the teaching involves case discussions or experiential activities where students express their own experiences and opinions. Case studies provide students with real-life business problems to analyse and discuss in class. Experiential learning – learning by doing – means that students participate in practical activities, and experience the ambiguities that managers face. Project work takes students out of the classroom and into businesses to analyse and report on current management issues.

Professional peers

Melbourne Business School students learn from their peers. The experience of working in talented teams and debating issues with others from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds is a key dynamic at MBS. For this reason, we look for versatile and stimulating individuals who will contribute actively to the learning process.

Students bring diverse perspectives from their undergraduate studies and subsequent careers. They may have practical work experience as accountants, architects, bankers, editors, engineers, marketers, ministerial advisers, physicians and lawyers, as well as managers of manufacturing operations, performing arts companies, scientific research groups, government authorities or departments, and small businesses.

The MBS academic calendar comprises three 13 week terms each year, with each term consisting of 12 weeks of teaching and a final examination week.

The MBA (Professional) is a part time, academically rigorous program comprising 10 core subjects and 6 electives. The core subjects develop student knowledge and understanding of the many functional aspects of business operations. The electives allow students to maintain a broad focus, to complement previous competences or to concentrate on a preferred specialisation.

The MBA (Professional) program fee is AUD$52,800. ($3,300 per subject.) Part-time fees are paid per subject per term in advance and payment deadlines are notified to students at the beginning of each calendar year.

Company Sponsorship for the MBA (Professional)

A significant number of our part-time students are company sponsored. The School is happy to talk to your employer about the benefits of part-time study and to facilitate the company sponsorship process.

Global. Business. Leaders.

Melbourne Business School (MBS) is one of the largest business schools in the Asia Pacific for management education and executive development, with four locations in Australia and one in China.

Melbourne Business School offers a range of degree and executive development programs to accommodate the various needs of individuals and organisations.

Jointly established, owned and led by corporate Australia and The University of Melbourne, over the last five decades MBS has built an outstanding reputation for program excellence and a high quality learning experience.

MBS has a proud legacy of advancing the careers of graduates and transforming organisations through their programs.

Rankings achieved by the MBS

The quality of MBS’ education is consistently confirmed by The Financial Times and the Economist Intelligence Unit, which have ranked their MBA, Executive MBA (EMBA) and executive education programs as some of the finest in the world.

MBS’ Global MBA was ranked as the 2nd best Global MBA in Australia by The Financial Times’ 2010 rankings. Their findings indicated the average alumni salary increased by 73% as a percentage of their pre-MBA salary and that 77% of alumni had found employment or accepted a job offer within three months of graduation.

MBS is very proud of also of the quality of its student body. A huge amount of the education that you get in the classroom is going to depend on the quality of the interactions that you have with other people. Good programs ensure there is diversity in the classroom-industry, cultural and general life experience diversity. In short, MBS makes sure you get exposed to people that you can learn from.

Heritage of MBS

MBS association with The University of Melbourne means it shares a heritage and history dating back to 1853. The University of Melbourne is a highly regarded place of learning that makes continuing distinctive contributions to global society.

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