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SPPC-BUSAD

Business Administration specialisation

Postgraduate specialisation

Gain a thorough foundation in contemporary business theory.

Course outline
  • Qualification
    Business Administration Specialisation (MBA)
  • Credit

    Credit

    100
Course outline

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Course outline

Overview

Overview

This is a flexible specialisation for our Master of Business Administration (MBA) that can be tailored to your current role or career aspirations.

It focuses on contemporary business challenges, helping you become an agile and effective leader. You’ll study economic and technological change, resource management, regulation and uncertainty, and learn how to evaluate and implement business strategies that help organisations succeed in volatile environments.

Study with the University of Aberdeen
As part of this program you can study the optional units – Future Thinking and Leading and Managing Projects – online with the University of Aberdeen. This opportunity is part of the Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance and will enable you to learn with another highly ranked MBA partner institution. You will engage with academics and peers from the UK and around the world, and can make global connections which could be beneficial to your career progression.  

What jobs can the Business Administration specialisation course lead to?

Careers

  • CEO
  • Chief financial officer
  • Chief marketing officer
  • Chief information officer
  • Corporate services manager
  • Entrepreneur
  • Finance manager
  • General manager
  • Management consultant
  • Managing director
  • Policy and planning manager
  • Project manager

Industries

  • Banking and finance
  • Consultancy
  • Education
  • Government
  • Health care
  • Not-for-profit
  • Private business
  • Public relations
  • Retail services
  • Resources and renewables
  • Service industries

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate and analyse sustainable and innovative business strategy, with reference to industry generally and supported through authentic assessment, GC1 GC2, GC6
  • Analyse theoretical perspectives underpinning business leadership and communication, accessing digital technology, and evaluated through authentic assessment, GC2, GC3, GC6
  • Create and apply learnings which are underpinned by cultural communication in a global context and supported by access to authentic experiences across the broad range of business operations, GC1, GC4, GC6
  • Analyse and explore business goals and objective, strategy development, and global communication evaluated through exposure to authentic assessment in an industry environment, GC1, GC4, GC6
  • Apply cultural, ethical and socially responsible requirements of business in order to respond to cross cultural considerations and assessed through authentic assessment and learning experiences, GC4, GC5, GC6
Credit for recognised learning (CRL)

Use your experience to get credit towards your degree

Finish your course sooner with credit for your previous study or work experience.

Fees and scholarships

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  • Curtin course code: SPPC-BUSAD
  • Last updated on: 20 December 2024

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