Master of Business Administration

To provide students with advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge to give graduates the ability to demonstrate expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a practitioner or learner. Canterbury Institute of Management (CIM) Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a graduate degree that provides theoretical and practical knowledge about business and management. This program is designed to help graduates gain a better understanding of general business management functions. The proposed new MBA program has a general focus (without major) or a specific focus in fields such as accounting, information systems and project management (with major). This program is aimed at developing graduates with analytical and decision-making skills which will enable them to demonstrate advanced judgement and enable them to be responsible practitioners or learners. The graduates of the proposed MBA program are expected to go on to develop careers in the management of large, medium, and small businesses in government and private sectors, both domestically and internationally.

Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent. Students enrolling into graduate programs, particularly in ICT programs, require a bachelor’s degree from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent in a discipline containing mathematics up to year two level.

Successful completion of a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma from an Australian institution or overseas equivalent.

Evidence of a minimum of two years relevant industry experience at managerial level.

Successful completion of an approved Graduate Qualifying Program from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent.

English language requirement
IELTS 6.5 (or better) (no component lower than 6.0)
TOEFL (internet-based) Minimum overall score of 80
Pearson (PTE Academic) Minimum overall score of 58 with no band less than 50

Overall Cambridge English Scale score of 176 from C1 Advanced. No less than 169 in any paper.