Specialisations

- Sustainable Business
- Marketing
- HR Management
- Information Systems
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Property Management
- Health Management
All of our MBA Specialisations require students to complete:
All of the following courses
- Contemporary Management Skills
- Leadership Dynamics
- Creative and Accountable Marketing
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Leading and Managing People
- Managerial Finance
- Competitive Strategy
Plus one of the following courses
- International Business
- Managerial Economics
- Sustainable Corporate Strategy
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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) |
HLTH 5002 |
|
Health Economics (may be offered again at
UniSA) – at the moment students enrol X-Inst at Adelaide Uni or
Flinders Uni. |
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).
