The MBS Executive MBA (EMBA)

MBS’ EMBA program is for senior managers with 10+ years of work experience, including significant experience at a managerial level. Participants have a track record of professional career progress.

Advantages for you and you employer:

• Stay on the job - no need to relocate to Melbourne
• The format of the program minimises work disruption and allows participants to maintain their responsibilities
• Short duration - 14 months elapsed time
• Learning is applied after first module
• Work travel commitments unconstrained by study requirements
• Accelerated leadership and management development for benefit of the employer. The program will build on a participant’s previous experiences and assist in:
  
  • developing their people skills through team building and mixing with a variety of people
  • gaining an international perspective
  • developing creativity/innovation and the ability to “think outside the box”
  • developing strategic thinking - move the business on
  • real world problem solving ability
  • further developing project management skills.
• A recognised, accredited, rigorous program of study
• Opportunity to build great networks to advantage the employer (including EMBA and MBS Alumni membership)
• Increased staff retention through the motivation of undertaking this program - EMBA is not a job exchange
• Opportunity for employer to ‘backfill’ - audition and develop other rising stars
• Close contact between faculty, industry and government enterprises
• Melbourne Business School’s philosophy of educational excellence with total integration of theory and practice
• All participants are at a senior level and quality with diverse background in terms of organisations represented, work experience and academic background
• Exit with a University of Melbourne MBA degree
• Keep the job, keep the family, complete a world class MBA - a great experience.

Intensive, innovative, international design

The Melbourne Business School Executive MBA (EMBA) has been specifically developed to meet the realities of today’s business environment.

• Four one-month fully-residential modules over a 14 month period
• Participants return home and to their workplace and apply their learning during the three-four month interval between modules
• No formal study requirements during those intervals

The EMBA is designed to address the challenges of long-term study commitment. This program is ideal for executives and senior managers who are ready to position themselves for the next major step in an already successful career. These managers are capable of intensive and focused study, but are time-poor.

The Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School is a world-class degree. Our graduates receive a full Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Melbourne.

The financial commitment for the Melbourne Executive MBA is A$96,000.

The program fee includes: 

• Tuition
• Text books and study notes
• Accommodation (in Melbourne and overseas) for the duration of the four modules
• Most meals on class days for the four modules
• Melbourne University, Kellogg School of Management and WHU fees.

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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