Program structure
The MBA curriculum is comprised of ten compulsory and ten elective subjects, making a total of twenty subjects for the degree.
Full-time students have the option of completing the program in either sixteen or twenty months. The School accepts new students into the full-time MBA in January and September each year.
Full-time MBA program structure options
| 2007 September – December | 2008 January – May | 2008 May – August | 2008 September - December | 2009 January – May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September intake (20 month with internship) | WOM | 5 Core | 4 Core + Elective | Internship | Exchange or 5 Electives | 4 Electives | ||
| September intake (20 month without internship) | WOM | 4 Core | 4 Core | 1 Core + 3 Electives | Exchange or 4 Electives | 3 Electives | ||
| September intake (16 months) | WOM | 5 Core | 4 Core + Elective | 5 Electives | 4 Electives | |||
| January intake (16 months) | WOM | 5 Core | 4 Core + Elective | Exchange or 5 Electives | 4 Electives | |||
Program overview
The full-time MBA program is intense, with three, thirteen week terms in the year (12 teaching weeks + 1 exam week) and continuous assessment across the program. In total, students are required to complete over 750 class hours, making ours an MBA of global standard.
For the first term of study, all new students should arrive in Melbourne two weeks before the program commences, in order to take part in the compulsory orientation. This is the starting point for everyone, as it helps prepare new students for the program and introduces classmates to each other.
In addition to the actual time spent in lectures, students need to allow up to six hours a week in each subject for field studies, individual and syndicate work. The time needed for study will, of course, vary from individual to individual depending on previous training and other considerations.
An optional element of the full-time MBA is the International Exchange Program. Approximately 30 per cent of our full-time class elect to spend their third term at a leading international exchange school. These students take a full load of elective subjects while on exchange and these subjects are credited back to their Melbourne MBA.
Studying at Melbourne Business School is an experience which remains with students long after the celebrations of graduation. The alumni network is extensive and international, and many students retain contact with each other through the School in order to capitalise on this network.
