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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

This Master of Business Administration degree is specifically designed to give business executives and qualified people from various professions in overseas countries the opportunity to study the MBA in their own countries. It is a degree offered by overseas institutions/universities in association with NAIST.  The MBA program covers a broad range of administrative and management skills and provides participants with a sound understanding of the role, scope, concepts, principles and theories of Administration and Management. It also provides participants with advanced knowledge and conceptual skills that are essential for managerial and administrative functions. The required 12 units for this MBA course are designed to be completed in 2 stages (Stage 1 – Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and Management; Stage 2 – final units for the MBA).

Specializations: Students who include unit “MBS 780 Research Project in a Specialized Area” as one of their MBA units can specialize in any of the following areas: General Management; Human Resource Management; Marketing; Finance; International Business; International Marketing; Education Administration; Internet Marketing; Hospital Administration; Health Care Management; Art and Design Management; Logistic Management; Tourism and Hospitality Management.

   Stage 1: 

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT: The Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and Management is the first stage of the MBA program. To be awarded the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration and Management, students must study the following 8 units and successfully pass at least 6 out of the 8 units. However, students who wish to proceed to the second stage of this MBA program or who wish to do their MBA in the U.K. or in other institutions must obtain reasonable results in all the 8 units.

GDBA 500 International Management
GDBA 501 Financial Management
GDBA 502 Management Principles and Practice
GDBA 503 Human Resource Management
GDBA 504 Macroeconomics
GDBA 531 Organizational Change & Development
GDBA 541 Marketing Management Theory and Practice
GDBA 580 Business Research Methodology and Analysis
NOTE: Students who are not fluent in English must pass unit GDBA 506 English Business Communication
plus 7 of the above units.

 

Mode of Study: The various modes of study available for this program are: 

 

Full time - Overseas students who study 3 or 4 units per semester and receive tutorial and lecture support classes in their countries and attend revision classes either in their own country or abroad are classified as full time students. 

 

Part time - Students who study 1 or 2 units per semester and receive tutorial and lecture support classes in their countries and attend revision classes either in their own country or abroad are classified as full time students. 

 

Distance Learning - Students who study the course purely by distance learning without receiving tutorial and lecture support classes and without attending revision classes either in their own country or abroad are classified as Distance Learning students.

 

 

Teaching Methods: Students are provided with course outline/syllabus and are directed to relevant reading material.  They are also provided with optional lecture/tutorial support classes. Towards the end of the semester, students may be required to attend compulsory revision classes prior to the examinations either in their own country or abroad. Prior to attending the revision classes, students will receive tutorial/lecture support classes in their countries provided by overseas universities/institutions that are delivering the program in association with NAIST. 

 

Unit  Assessment  Procedure: Most of the units will be assessed on the basis of course work and final examination.  Students can sit for their examinations in almost any part of the world.

 

  Entry Requirements: Admission to this first stage of this MBA program is open to anyone with a recognized Bachelor degree or an Advanced Diploma in any discipline. 

 

Pathway to Further Study: Students who complete this Graduate Diploma can proceed to study the 2nd Year of of this joint MBA. They can also be accepted into the Master degree program in  a UK University.

 

 

Stage 2: 

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION   (FINAL STAGE): The second stage of this Master of Business Administration requires satisfactory completion of 4 of the following units.


MBS 701 Human Resource Planning
MBS 702 Training and Development
MBS 704 Strategic Management and Planning
MBS 705 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
MBS 707 Marketing Communications and Promotion
MBS 741 Strategic Marketing Planning
MBS 782 International Businesses and Global Marketing
MBS 780 Research Project in a Specialized Area

 

RESEARCH UNIT

 MBS 780     Research Project in a Specialized Area

NOTE: Students who include unit “MBS 780 Research Project in a Specialized Area” as one of their MBA units can specialize in any of the following areas: General Management; Human Resource Management; Marketing; Finance; International Business; International Marketing; Education Administration; Internet Marketing; Hospital Administration; Art and Design Management; Logistic Management; Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Entry Requirements: Admission to this final stage of this MBA program is open to anyone with a recognized Bachelor degree or an Advanced Diploma in any discipline plus a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and Management.  Students without a Graduate Diploma who hold a recognized Bachelor degree or a recognized Advanced Diploma will be accepted into the first year study of the MBA program.

 

Recognition: Since this MBA degree program run by overseas institutions in association with NAIST is not designed for the Australian market, it is not accredited in Australia. Rather, this high quality MBA degree program is specifically designed for overseas business executives studying in their own countries and is offered by overseas institutions/universities in association with NAIST. As this MBA course is not designed for the Australian market, it cannot be used for the purpose of obtaining Permanent Resident status or Citizenship in Australia.

Students who complete Stage 1 this MBA (i.e. the Graduate Diploma) who have a recognized Bachelor degree will qualify for entry into an MBA program at Robert Gordon University, Faculty of Management, Aberdeen Business School in the UK. The requirements of GMAT and TOEF for entry into the Lancaster University's MBA program in the UK will be waived for students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma who also achieve a mark of 70%+ (Good level of achievement) in the Graduate Diploma course.

Teaching Methods:  Students are provided with course outline/syllabus and are directed to relevant reading material.  They are also provided with optional lecture/tutorial support classes. Towards the end of the semester, students may be required to attend compulsory revision classes (for about 1 week) prior to the examinations either in their own country or abroad.  During the one week revision classes  students may be required to give an oral presentation of their written projects ( MBS 780 Research Project in a Specialized Area). Prior to attending the revision classes, students will receive tutorial/lecture support classes in their countries provided by overseas universities/institutions that are delivering the program in association with NAIST.

 

 Course Duration and Enrolment Periods: This MBA course may be completed in 2–4 semesters or in 1–2  years depending on the number of Units taken per semester.    Each year is divided into 4 semesters and each semester is 12 weeks duration.  Students can commence study in the 1st week of March, June, September or December of every year.

 

Unit  Assessment  Procedure: Most of the units will be assessed on the basis of course work and final examination.  Students can sit for their examinations in almost any part of the world.  

 

Tuition  Fees: Tuition fees are set by the overseas local institution in consultation with NAIST but should normally not exceed five thousand and five hundred Australian dollars (AUD5, 500) for students studying the Graduate Diploma course which is the 1st year of the MBA program . The fee for the second year (which is the final year of the MBA program) should normally not exceed four thousand Australian dollars (AUD4, 000). Scholarships and/or subsidies are also available to students depending on their circumstances and academic record.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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