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Specialisations

All of our MBA Specialisations require students to complete:

All of the following courses

  1. Contemporary Management Skills
  2. Leadership Dynamics
  3. Creative and Accountable Marketing
  4. Accounting for Decision Making
  5. Leading and Managing People
  6. Managerial Finance
  7. Competitive Strategy

Plus one of the following courses

Plus four elective courses which include at least three courses from the list below.

MBA (Sustainable Business)*

Students wanting to specialise in Sustainable Business can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered as part of the Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business in the International Graduate School of Business. In 2008, those courses are likely to include:

Fundamental Concepts of Sustainable Business BUSS 5361
Foundations of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics BUSS 5360
Risk and Uncertainty Analysis for Sustainable Business BUSS 5362
Climate Change and Corporate Management BUSS 5359


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the International Graduate School of Business and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to the Program Director Mr Bob Gilliver on 8302- 9292 or email on bob.gilliver@unisa.edu.au

*In 2008 the courses listed above are available for students to study in online mode, with Fundamental Concepts of Sustainable Business and Climate Change and Corporate Management also available for students to study in the standard classroom delivery.

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MBA (Marketing)

Students wanting to specialise in Marketing, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered as part of the Master of Marketing program offered in the School of Marketing. In 2008, those courses are likely to include:

Advanced Consumer Behaviour MARK 5032
Cost Analysis for Marketing and Business Management M ACCT 5022
Advanced Market Analysis MARK 5064
Advanced Wine Marketing MARK 5076
Advanced Market Research MARK 5034
Advanced Marketing Communications MARK 5034
Advanced Professional Services Marketing MARK 5065
Advanced Development and Management of Brands MARK 5031
Advanced Managing the Sales Function MARK 5001
Advanced International Marketing MARK 5036
Advanced Business-to-Business Marketing MARK 5063


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Marketing, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Mrs Joyce Clarke on 8302-0723 or by email to joyce.clarke@unisa.edu.au.

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MBA (HR Management)

Students wanting to specialise in Human Resource Management, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered as part of the Master of Human Resource Management Program in the School of Management. In 2008, those courses are likely to include

Study period 3

Legal Aspects of Employment LAWS 5015
International HRM BUSS 5302


Study period 4

Performance Management BUSS 5309
Special Topic - Negotiation BUSS 5338


Study period 5

Introduction to HR Management BUSS 5307
Strategic Management of Human Resources BUSS 5316
Industrial relations BUSS 5308
International HRM BUSS 5302
Workplace Learning BUSS 5069


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Management, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Kellie Willason, Postgraduate Student Advisor in the School of Management, who can provide advice on all matters on student enrolment, course choice and amendment. Kellie can be contacted on 8302-0935 or by email to kellie.willason@unisa.edu.au

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MBA (Information Systems)

Students wanting to specialise in Information Systems, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered by the School of Computer & Information Science. In 2008, those courses are likely to include

Fundamentals of Information Systems Management INFS 5058
IT Strategy & Management INFS 5060
Contemporary Issues in IT Management INFS 5021


The course Fundamentals of Information Systems Management is likely to be available in 2008, as an Intensive Delivery model, enabling students to complete the course between usual Study periods. The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Computer & Information Science, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to the Program Director Professor Paul Swatman on 8302-9185 or by email to paul.swatman@unisa.edu.au

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MBA (Entrepreneurship)

Students wanting to specialise in Entrepreneurship, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered by the Centre for Entrepreneurs (School of Management) , as part of their Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship. In 2008, those courses are likely to include 

Entrepreneurial Foundations BUSS 5298
Entrepreneurial Creativity & Innovation BUSS 5336
Entrepreneurial Marketing BUSS 5299
Corporate Entrepreneurship BUSS 5337


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the Centre for Entrepreneurs, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Mr Peter Balan on 8302-5121 or by email to peter.balan@unisa.edu.au.

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MBA (Finance)

Students wanting to specialise in Finance, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered in the School of Commerce. In 2008, those courses are likely to include 

Financial Theory & Financial Markets BANK 5014
Finance & Investment BANK 5010
Advanced Financial Management BUSS 5228
Perspectives in Finance BANK 5005


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Commerce, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Ms Michelle Kavanagh, Student Administrator - Postgraduate on 8302-0798 or email to michelle.kavanagh@unisa.edu.au.

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MBA (Property Management)

Students wanting to specialise in Property Management, can choose their three specialised post-graduate courses from those offered as part of the Master of Business (Property) in the School of Management. In 2008, those courses are likely to include

Study Period 2

Property Valuation BUSS 5333
Property Investment BANK 5015
Law of Property G LAWS 5010


Study Period 5

Property Agency BUSS 5332
Urban Economics ECON 5014
Strategic Asset Management BUSS 5256


The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Management, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to the Program Director Mr Wayne Marano on 8302-0523 or email on wayne.marano@unisa.edu.au. 

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MBA (Health Management)*

Students wanting to specialise in Health Management, can choose their specialised post-graduate courses from those offered as part of the Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) in the School of Health Sciences. In 2008, those courses are likely to include

Critical Thinking and Reasoning for Health Professionals
usually Study Period (SP) 2		 HLTH 5141

Introductory Epidemiology – usually SP2 and SP5

 HLTH 5131
Leadership and Management in Health 1 – usually SP2 and SP5 NURS 5111

Evidence-based Practice – usually SP2 and SP5

 HLTH 5122

Bioethics (a one-week intensive in SP6 conducted with Adelaide Uni)
to be renamed Health Ethics

 HLTH 5002

Health Economics (may be offered again at UniSA) – at the moment students enrol X-Inst at Adelaide Uni or Flinders Uni. 
There are also online options by X-inst enrolment

 BUSS 5185

 
The 2008 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Health Sciences and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to the Program Director Dr Kobie Boshoff on 8302-2046 or email on kobie.boshoff@unisa.edu.au.

*The MBA (Health Management) has received accreditation with the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE).

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