Specialisations
- Sustainable Business
- Marketing
- HR Management
- Information Systems
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Property Management
- Health Services
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
- 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 2012, 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 2012 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 2012 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 2012, those courses are likely to include:
| Influencing Consumer Behaviour | MARK 5032 |
| Marketing Information and Analysis | MARK 5064 |
| Advertising: Theory and Practice | MARK 5024 |
| Branding | MARK 5031 |
| Sales Management | MARK 5001 |
| Marketing Across Borders | BUSS 5380 |
| Advertising: Planning and Buying Media | MARK 5079 |
| e-Marketing | MARK 5080 |
The 2012 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Marketing, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Miss Rachael Groom on 8302-0723 or by email to rachael.groom@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 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Employment Law | COML 5015 |
| International HRM | BUSS 5302 |
| Performance Management | BUSS 5309 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Management | BUSS 5355 |
| Introduction to HR Management | BUSS 5307 |
| Strategic Management of Human Resources | BUSS 5316 |
| Australian Industrial relations | BUSS 5308 |
| Workplace Learning | BUSS 5069 |
| Reward and Recognition | BUSS 5350 |
The 2012 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 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Fundamentals of Information Systems Management M | INFS 5058 |
| IT Strategy & Management M | INFS 5060 |
| Contemporary Issues in IT Management M | INFS 5021 |
The 2012 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, Dr Gaye Deegan on 8302 3969or by email to gaye.deegan@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 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Entrepreneurial Foundations | BUSS 5298 |
| Entrepreneurial Commercialisation | BUSS 5299 |
| Entrepreneurial Planning | BUSS 5315 |
The 2012 timetable for these courses is available from the Centre for Entrepreneurs, School of Management 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 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Personal Wealth Management | BANK 5017 |
| Investment Management | BANK 5013 |
| Managing Financial Risk | BANK 5016 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | BUSS 5228 |
| Perspectives in Finance | BANK 5005 |
| Financial Theory and Financial Markets | BANK 5014 |
| Managing Financial Risk | BANK 5016 |
| International Finance | BANK 5028 |
| Behavioural Finance | BANK 5018 |
The 2012 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Commerce, and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to Mr Rizwan Hossain, Student Administrator - Postgraduate on 8302-0798 or email to rizwan.hossain@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 Commerce. In 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Fundamentals of Property Law G | COML 5010 |
| Strategic Asset Management | BUSS 5256 |
| Property Valuation G | BUSS 5333 |
| Property Investment G | BANK 5015 |
| Property Agency | BUSS 5332 |
| Urban Economics | ECON 5014 |
The 2012 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Commerce, 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 Services)*
Students wanting to specialise in Health Services, 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 2012, those courses are likely to include
| Critical Thinking and Reasoning in Health External | HLTH 5141 |
|
Introductory Epidemiology External |
HLTH 5131 |
| Leadership and Management in Health 1 External | NURS 5111 |
|
Evidence-based Practice (not being timetabled in 2012 - may be offered in 2013) |
HLTH 5122 |
|
Health Ethics (a one-week intensive in SP6 conducted with Adelaide and Flinders Universities) Otherwise External |
HLTH 5002 |
|
Health Economics Not External |
BUSS 5185 |
The 2012 timetable for these courses is available from the School of Health Sciences and enquiries about enrolment in these courses should be directed to the Project Officer Jo Willis on 8302 2887 or email on jo.willis@unisa.edu.au.
*The MBA (Health Services) has received accreditation with the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE).