Postgraduate Coursework
Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice)
2019
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CDU Melbourne: This course is not available to domestic students at CDU Melbourne.
SBAPP1
This course complements your current management role and also further develops your knowledge and professional corporate skills in key areas such as:
- accounting for managers
- business research
- decision making
- communication, negotiation and conflict resolution
- economics for managers
- organisational behaviour
- organisational strategy and leadership
- fundamentals of management.
You will combine academic studies with approved professional practice experience/or research.
Career opportunities
Completing this qualification may open the door to further opportunities within your current organisation.
Graduates may have the opportunity to move into a variety of industries that offer middle to upper management-level positions in the private and public sectors.
Professional recognition
This is a conversion course enables graduates with non-accounting backgrounds to meet the entry requirements for membership of CPA Australia and the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).
Credit transfers & pathways
Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For further information on credit transfer and how to apply visit ASK CDU
Course fees
Non-Commonwealth supported places
Full fee paying places are available in this course.
Information about fees and charges can be found at Fees and Payments, Tuition Fee and 2019 HE Units and Fees.
International full fees
See the Office of International Services for details on International Course Fees: www.cdu.edu.au/international/future-students/courses.
International applications
English Language Requirements for International Students
For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.
How to Apply
International applicants apply directly to CDU and should refer to the information provided for International future students Apply.
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This course is accredited by the University in accordance with the Higher Education Standards.
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Australian qualification framework
This course is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.
Contact details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Central on:
Course structure
The course consists of a total of 160 credit points, comprising of 120 credit points of core units plus 40 credit points from elective units. The core units focus on the skills required to strategically manage at middle and upper levels of management.
Students enrolled in the MBAP14 Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) should contact the course coordinator to discuss a study plan or transition to a newer course.
A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
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Core Units (11 units) |
120cp |
Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below.
ACT507 Accounting for Managers |
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Specialist Electives (4 units) |
40cp |
Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below.
BUS502 Entrepreneurship |
| 160cp | Total Credit Points |
Students who commenced in or after 2013
The grade of "PC" cannot be counted towards a Masters Degree by Coursework AQF Level 9 course award.
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.
COURSE CHANGES - 2019
ECO501 has been replaced by ECO504 and is equivalent. Students who have completed ECO501 should not complete ECO504.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITION ARRANGEMENTS - 2018
Students enrolled in the MBAP14 Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) should contact the course coordinator to discuss a study plan or transition to a newer course. Students who do not transfer to the new SBAPP1 Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) should note the following:
LAW512 Commercial and Corporate Law for Managers will be discontinued as of Semester 1 2019. Any students wanting to complete this unit must do so before this time.
Students who have previously completed LAW512 as a specialist elective and transfer from the MBAP14 to SBAPP1 will have this unit count as a specialist elective in the newer course structure.
ECO502 has been replaced by BUS501. Students who have completed ECO502 should not complete BUS501.
MKT502 has been replaced by MKT503. Students who have completed MKT502 should not complete MKT503.
MAN504 has been replaced by HRM503. Students who have completed MAN504 should not complete HRM503.
MAN505 has been replaced by BUS502 but is not equivalent. Students who have completed MAN505 should not complete BUS502.
Study plan
Students commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| BUS501 Decision Making | CO | ACT507 Accounting for Managers | CO |
| MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership | CO | COM501 Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | CO |
| MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues | CO | MAN506 Organisational Behaviour | CO |
| ECO504 Business Economics (replaces ECO501) | CO | Specialist Elective | SE |
| Year 2 | |||
| BRE810 Business Research | CO | WIB602 Professional Practice Experience 1 (new title 2018) | CO |
| WIB601 Preparation for Professional Practice (new title 2018) | CO | WIB603 Professional Practice Experience 2 (20cp) (new title 2018) | CO |
| Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||
Students commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||
| Year 1 | |||
| COM501 Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | CO | ||
| MAN506 Organisational Behaviour | CO | ||
| BUS501 Decision Making | CO | ||
| ECO504 Business Economics (replaces ECO501) | CO | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| ACT507 Accounting for Managers | CO | BRE810 Business Research | CO |
| MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership | CO | WIB601 Preparation for Professional Practice (new title 2018) | CO |
| MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues | CO | Specialist Elective | SE |
| Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
| Year 3 | |||
| WIB602 Professional Practice Experience 1 (new title 2018) | CO | ||
| WIB603 Professional Practice Experience 2 (20cp) (new title 2018) | CO | ||
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||
Students commencing in Summer Semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in summer semester and enrolling in a standard load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester | |||
| Year 1 | |||||
| COM501 Communication, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | CO | ||||
| MAN506 Organisational Behaviour | CO | ||||
| MAN508 Organisational Strategy and Leadership | CO | ||||
| MAN509 Contemporary Management Issues | CO | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||
| BUS501 Decision Making | CO | BRE810 Business Research | CO | ||
| ACT507 Accounting for Managers | CO | WIB601 Preparation for Professional Practice (new title 2018) | CO | ||
| ECO504 Business Economics (replaces ECO501) | CO | Specialist Elective | SE | ||
| Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE | ||
| Year 3 | |||||
| WIB602 Professional Practice Experience 1 (new title 2018) | CO | ||||
| WIB603 Professional Practice Experience 2 (20cp) (new title 2018) | CO | ||||
| Specialist Elective | SE | ||||
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