MC199 - Master of Business Administration
RMIT program code: MC199
Plan name: Master of Business Administration
Plan code: MC199P15
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 077514D
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2024 Enrolment Program Structure
To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.
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The Master of Business Administration degree requires completion of a total of 192 credit points (e.g. Sixteen 12 credit point courses) as follows:
Combination 1: Complete One (1) MBA Major and 24 credit points of University Electives; or Combination 2: Complete Two (2) MBA Minors and 24 credit points of University Electives; or Combination 3: Complete One (1) MBA Minor and 48 credit points of MBA Option Courses and 24 credit points of University Electives; or Combination 4: Complete 96 credit points in MBA Option Courses and 24 credit points of University Electives. MBA Option Courses mean all courses listed within each MBA Major, MBA Minor, and Professional Placement and Research list. A maximum of 24 credit points in University Electives can be completed as part of your program. You may complete 24 credit points in MBA Option Courses in lieu of the University Electives. Rules on completion of Professional Placement and Research List Courses: A maximum of 48 credit points can be selected from the Professional Placement and Research list. Rules on completion of Majors/Minors:
The MBA Major and Minor courses can be found at the end of the program structure. The courses in each Major and Minor need to be completed in the sequence listed
MC199 Students Enrolling in the October 2023 intake offered in the Flexible term: International students starting in the October intake must first enrol in the following courses offered in the Undergraduate flexible term 2023. Please note that you are required to maintain a full enrolment load (48 credit points) in this term.
Once you complete your first semester in the Flexible term, you will be required to enrol in the standard semesters for Semester 1 and 2 in 2024 (which will be available from 1 October 2023). Masters Advanced Standing Your eligibility for masters advanced standing was assessed as part of the admissions process in line with the RMIT Credit Policy. Masters advanced standing will have been included in your offer letter if you were assessed as eligible and will show in your offer letter as course exemptions with MX grades. If you have received masters advanced standing as part of the admissions process, please refer to the below program maps for details and number of credit points required in order to quality for the degree.
If you have not received masters advance standing as part of the admissions process, you are required to complete sixteen (16) courses (192 credit points) in order to qualify for the degree. Please refer the below program map for details. If you have not received masters advanced standing but believe you might be eligible, please contact Business Connect. Capstone Courses Capstone Courses are compulsory courses designed to consolidate the learning undertaken throughout the program and should be taken in your final semester of study. Applications for credit transfer or recognition of prior learning will not be accepted for Capstone courses. The capstone course for this program is: Global Intensives, Student Exchange, and Cross-campus Study As part of your elective choices, you may want to consider enriching your student experience by undertaking global study and work (offered by the College of Business and Law) as part of your RMIT program. Please visit the Global Study and Work webpage for more information. International study and work opportunities at RMIT include: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Program Transition Plan
PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 1, 2024
All current students will be transitioned to the new program structure, and previously completed courses, including credit transfer and RPL, will be recognised in the new program structure. This change will not impact the courses you have completed thus far, nor will it extend the duration of your program.
If you successfully complete all the requirements of the current program structure by the end of Semester 2 2023, the changes do not apply to you.
What is changing?
The MC199 Master of Business Administration is introducing three new majors, extending your minor options from two to five, and introducing the opportunity to take internships and research courses. The updated majors and minors have been listed below:
Major: Digital Transformation Major: Leadership Major: Human Resource Management Minor: Digital Transformation (previously named Technology and Innovation) Minor: Leadership Minor: People Analytics Minor: Sustainable Enterprise Minor: Digital Finance
Note, the courses in the updated majors, minors, internship and research options may be referred to as MBA Option Courses.
Name changes:
Changes to courses:
Please note, courses completed under previous transition arrangements will be considered MBA Option Courses.
If you require more information on how these arrangements will be applied, please contact Business Connect.
PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 2, 2022
The four (4) Business Enabling courses listed below that form Stage A Semester 1, Year 1 of your current program structure will be removed from the program from Semester 2, 2022.
1. BUSM1162 Management 1 - Managing People 2. BUSM3886 Business and Government in the Global Context 3. ISYS1028 Global Business and Social Technology: A Case Study Approach 4. ACCT2127 Accounting for Management Decisions
The above (four) 4 Stage A courses will be replaced with four (4) Business and Law courses.
If you have received exemptions for the four (4) Business Enabling courses, prior to Semester 2 2022 the courses will be recognised as part of your program, and no further action is required. You may continue your program enrolment as planned.
If you have successfully completed or received exemptions for up to three of the four (4) Business Enabling courses, prior to Semester 2 2022, you will need to complete additional courses as detailed below:
PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 1, 2021
The Design Thinking minor will not be offered from Semester 1, 2021 onward. If you have already successfully completed any courses from the Design Thinking minor, these will be incorporated as part of the Optional Electives.
Alternatively, for any students who wish to complete the remainder of their courses that comprise of the Design Thinking minor, you may wish to enrol into the fully online teaching of these courses, available via the RMIT Online. Please note, the online offering of courses is run at an accelerated pace within a 6-week time frame. For more information, please contact staff at Business Connect.
PROGRAM CHANGES FROM SEMESTER 2, 2020
Commencing from Semester 2, 2020, the Concentration courses have been amended to become Minors, comprising of four courses for each minor.
This move to Minors means that students who complete all four courses under a specific minor will be able to have this reflected on their final transcript.
A new option was added for students to complete any four postgraduate business and law electives as an alternative, this includes a 12 or 24 credit point business internship or study tour. Whilst students have flexibility to select any course from the different minors, in order to have a minor reflected on your transcript, you must complete all 4 courses listed in that minor (no exceptions).
If you already completed any courses from the pre-existing Concentration courses in Semester 1, 2020, these will be incorporated as part of your program, either as part of the Optional Electives, OR you may wish to complete the remainder of the courses comprising of the Minor that your completed course belongs to.
FOR STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO SEMESTER 1, 2020
All existing students will be transitioned to the current program structure, and all course credits that have already been obtained will be recognised in the 2024 program structure.
The transition rules below will apply to students who have commenced the program prior to Semester 1 2020.
BUSM4531 Business Operations Management If you HAVE completed BUSM4531 Business Operations Management prior to Semester 1 2020, BUSM4531 Business Operations Management will be considered as a MBA Option Course.
BUSM4160 Managerial Finance If you HAVE completed BUSM4160 Managerial Finance prior to Semester 1 2020, BUSM4160 Managerial Finance will be considered as a MBA Option Course.
BUSM4448 Business Research Design If you HAVE completed BUSM4448 Business Research Design prior to Semester 1 2020, it will be considered as a MBA Option Course.
Intensive courses The compulsory commencement course BUSM4534 Design Thinking for Business will be taught intensively. Students are required to attend all classes and online tutorials (refer to myTimetable for time and venue details) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The maximum standard enrolment load per semester is 48 credit points.
Overloading
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