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Course summary

This program is an advanced general management degree that offers some additional specialisations. This program is designed for early career managers and above. The vision of the Griffith International MBA program is to develop forward thinking and responsible leaders that are internationally aware. The following are the learning goals: enhance the ability to effectively evaluate and apply management theories and concepts; develop leadership and strategic capabilities in a local and global context; develop a high level of effective communication in an organisational environment; advance learning and adoption of sustainable practices in an international context; develop the capacity to manage multi-stakeholder relationships and develop a higher level of knowledge in a specialised area. It increases the competency of managers to evaluate the appropriateness of advice provided externally and internally and to utilise that information to make decisions (in an international context) consistent with achieving sustainable outcomes for multiple stakeholders. The development of these cross-disciplinary skills will lead to a range of employment opportunities in public or private organisations with the specific opportunity depending upon the graduates previous experience and area of specialisation within the IMBA. Students must attain a cumulative grade point average of 5.0 (on a 7.0 point scale) over the first 80CP of coursework. Students who do not meet this requirement may (at the discretion of the Dean) be awarded an exit qualification. Students must complete the Work-integrated learning Preparation and Work-integrated learning components together in their final semester in order to complete the program. These components are not available for study on a part-time basis. Success in the finance industry requires an understanding of how to analyse specific investment opportunities and manage a portfolio of investments on a risk-adjusted basis. The industry is increasingly concerned with corporate social responsibility and managing ethical investments. The Finance specialisation increases the competency of managers to meet these concerns by supplementing the broad MBA core courses with specialised courses of relevance to the finance sector.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have completed a bachelors degree in any discipline from a recognized university (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum grade point average of 5.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) and have a minimum of two years full-time (or equivalent) relevant work experience or should hold a Graduate Certificate in International Business Administration from Griffith with a minimum grade point average of 4.0. International students whose native is not English should have an IELTS score of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5 or a TOEFL score of 550.

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

Griffith University

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