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• Key features of the MBA
• Preparation to accelerate a career in management
• Exposure to business thinking and practice
• Business mentoring support
• Integration of technology to solve real world problems
• Intensive mode shortens study time to one year (or two years part-time)
• Lecturers and facilitators from university and industry
• Encourages an ethos of corporate social responsibility
• A dedicated business school, located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD
• Diverse student mix

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The MBA program aims to prepare 'work-ready' graduates with:

• The tools and skills necessary for a career in management
• Increased employment opportunities
• Real-world problem solving experience
• Understanding of the 'big picture' of business

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English language

All non-Australian residents and overseas full fee paying students must provide evidence of one of the following:

• IELTS—6.5+ (no band below 6.0)
• TOEFL Paper based—580+ (TWE 4.5+)
• TOEFL Computer based—237+ (TWE 4.5+)
• RMIT English Worldwide (REW)—Advanced Level

Note: TOEFL or IELTS results are only recognised for one year from the test date.

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The MBA program is delivered across three study sessions each year: Semester 1, Semester 2 and Summer semester.

Full time study

The program of study is divided across 3 study sessions: 4 courses per session. Students can commence in either Semester 1 (February) or Semester 2 (July). Classes are held mostly during the day time.

Part time study

The program of study is divided equally across 6 study periods: 2 courses per session. Students can commence in either Semester 1 (February) or Semester 2 (July). Classes are held during the evening.

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Core courses

Plus 4 Work Integrated Learning courses

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The MBA program is designed for students with limited work experience. As a way of assisting your career progression and increasing your employment opportunities, the MBA includes a Business Mentoring Program. Our business mentors all have at least 15 years experience, are leaders in their fields and provide guidance and support to prepare you for your working life. Students work with their business mentors throughout the MBA program but this engagement is also formalised through the course Work and Careers.

Students will engage in a range of activities including seminars with guest speakers, group work and case studies, individual mentoring and coaching and career preparation.

The mentoring program covers:

• Leadership in the workplace
• Power and influence
• Judgement in decision making
• Career and self management
• Working in Australian organisations
• Working in Asia
• Working in a family business

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Taking its cues from graduate employment programs, the MBA is predicated upon a structured approach to the accumulation of knowledge and skills. Courses are sequenced with more sophisticated analysis and deeper integration of material delivered later in the program.

For example, courses in strategy development that require an understanding of business analysis, marketing and finance are scheduled after functional courses introducing these concepts so that students can draw upon these skills in creating strategy activities. Likewise, you first learn about your own development, strengths and style as a manager and leader before moving to the critical issues involved in managing and leading others. Courses that bring a range of activities together, such as the MBA Research Project and Implementing Strategy are undertaken at the end of the program and are an opportunity to showcase your business expertise.

Students move through the program as a cohort, work in teams and benefit from the additional insights and understandings that come from interaction with classmates who have similar aspirations but come from a diverse range of disciplinary and personal backgrounds. Orientation and social activities encourage the development of study circles and instil the value of networking. Some students have even continued their association after graduation and established small businesses together.

Classes are normally a combination of lectures and tutorials but also include seminars, simulations and site visits. Lectures deliver a comprehensive review of the latest thinking and world’s best practice whilst tutorials provide opportunities for facilitated discussion as students explore the way issues unfold in the business environment. Factually based case studies, a key feature of successful quality MBA programs worldwide, are an important component of our courses and add further realism to the learning experience.

Assessment is undertaken via a combination of group and individual assignments, student presentations and examinations. Whilst group assignments are an important component of every course the focus of the assessment is weighted towards individual performance.

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The tuition fee for local fee-paying Australian residents for 2009 is AUD $31,680 for the total MBA ($2640 per course). The tuition fee for international students is $36,720. Fees are payable at the beginning of each trimester and are calculated annually.

More information is available at www.rmit.edu.au/programs/fees.

For more information on international fees visit www.rmit.edu.au/international/feeinfo

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If you have any questions about the MBA program please contact the Graduate School of Business Client Services Team.

Graduate School of Business
300 Queen St
Melbourne Vic 3000

Telephone: +61 3 9925 0100
OR
Telephone: +61 3 9925 0146
Facsimile: +61 3 9925 0147
Email: bus.gradschool@rmit.edu.au

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