The University of Adelaide’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is widely recognised for its high quality and rigour, equipping students with lifelong skills in leadership. Within an interactive face-to-face environment conducive to adult learning, courses provide learning experiences in a variety of teaching formats.

The Adelaide MBA program emphasises the development of the ability to:

• understand the functional interrelationships between different parts of an organisation and the broader interaction of the organisation with its environment
• recognise and act effectively on problems and opportunities confronting an organisation
• coordinate and apply an organisation's financial, physical, technological and human resources in persuit of important objectives
• understand and communicate effectively with people inside and outside of an organisation
• evaluate current management policies and practices to develop new ways to improve organisational effectiveness
• provide strong leadership
  

Also see http://www.business.adelaide.edu.au/mba/ 

Program Delivery

Duration

The duration of the program is 1 - 1.5 years full time and up to 5 years for part-time.

Trimesters and Fast-Tracking

Each course (subject) is delivered over a 12-week trimester, allowing students to condense studies into a shorter period of time. It is possible to fast-track and complete the 12-course MBA within one year.  There are 3 trimesters in each academic year.

After Hours Teaching

Most classes are scheduled to accommodate full-time working professionals. Classes are generally held on weeknights, with one 3-hour teaching block per week. Some courses are delivered fornightly on Saturdays, in a 6-hour teaching block.

Intensive Courses

Several courses are offered in intensive mode. Classes are generally held over a Friday evening and Saturday morning, 3 times per trimester.  Alternatively, they may be offered in 3 x 2 day blocks.

The assessment for courses is generally an individual assignment, a group assignment and an examination.  In some courses there is an assessment component of class participation.  Students must pass all pieces of assessment in order to pass a course.

Students may specialise in a certain discipline area by undertaking all their elective courses in that discipline.

The MBA aims to provide students with a solid grounding in academic disciplines relevant to management. Students will acquire the conceptual and analytical abilities they need to make and carry out decisions at a senior managerial level. 

Business School Graduate Attributes

The University's business programs were awarded a five year accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International - http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/ - based in the United States.

AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than 5% of the world's business schools.

This means the University of Adelaide's Business Degrees are recognised internationally for their high quality and successful graduates.

Each year the University of Adelaide Business School undertakes a variety of business consulting projects for industry.

For further information please refer to: http://www.business.adelaide.edu.au/industry/consulting/

Program Rules

• MBA Program Brochure
• University of Adelaide Business School
• Adelaide MBA Program
• Adelaide MBA Briefing Sessions
• Faculty of the Professions
• MBA Short Term Study Abroad and Exchange Programs