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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

Masters Degrees by Coursework

Master of Business Administration – Bendigo (LMBACB)

The Master of Business Administration is designed to enhance the skills that participants bring to the course in order to increase their potential for creating value in the world of business and/or to meet the priorities of government organisations through effective public administration. It prepares graduates to tackle problems creatively in order to achieve optimum results for the organisation. The major areas of study include organisational behaviour, finance, human resource management, international business, management and marketing.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor degree, have at least two years postgraduate work experience, and be proficient in the English language, possessing strong verbal and written communication skills. Applicants who have completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration elsewhere may receive full credit and gain direct entry into the Master of Business Administration program.

Course structure

The course may be taken part-time over two years. It consists of sixteen 15-credit point subjects as follows (total 240 credit points). Students are required to complete 16 subjects comprising seven core subjects and nine elective subjects.

Core subjects (105 credit points required)
Subject title Subject code
Financial and Management Accounting BUA4FMA
Strategic Human Resource Management BUA4SHR
International Business Environment BUA4IBE
Issues in Strategic Management BUA4ISM
Management Fundamentals BUA4MGT
Marketing BUA4MKG
Organisational Behaviour BUA4OB
Elective subjects (135 credit points required)

Students select nine elective subjects from the Master of Business Administration program.