(Reg. No. 211763)
Welcome to the International Graduate School of Business (IGSB) at the University of South Australia (UniSA). UniSA is the largest university in the state of South Australia, with more than 33,000 students; and the IGSB is one of Australia's largest Graduate Management schools, with more than 1,500 students.
We specialise in the Asia Pacific Region. Our programs have global appeal because of the region's dynamic, developing economies. Our MBA is available through a highly interactive delivery model, which replicates best practice in the MBA shared learning environments. It has been skillfully crafted to include a comprehensive set of learning outcomes, integrating the knowledge and skills that are essential to leading and managing in your organisation. It is both demanding and rewarding and our aim is to attract students who value the journey as much as the destination. When you do reach your destination you will join an influential alumni network, made up of managers from across the Asia Pacific Region.
Welcome to the International Graduate School of Business. Please take your time to learn more about the exciting learning opportunities that we are able to offer you. I look forward to welcoming you to our MBA Program.
Bob Gilliver
MBA Program Director, IGSB
The University of South Australia (UniSA) is one of the largest, fastest growing and most innovative universities in Australia. It is the largest university in South Australia and the fifth largest in Australia, with a student population of over 33,000.
UniSA is a modern, flexible and successful University with a rich tradition. Its history traces back to 1856 when the South Australian School of Art was founded. It became the University of South Australia in 1991, following the amalgamation of a number of the State's most distinguished tertiary education institutions. It has quickly earned a reputation as a national leader in collaborative research; has been recognised nationally for innovation in teaching; and, has South Australia's largest intake of international students.
The University is committed to educating professionals; creating and applying knowledge; engaging our communities; maintaining cultural diversity amongst its staff and students; and providing equitable access to education for greater numbers of people. In this way, UniSA continues to build on the long-standing traditions of its antecedent institutions.
Online Flexible Delivery: provides the flexibility for busy executives to study wherever and whenever they choose.
Executive Perspective: helps students consider business problems and opportunities from a CEO's perspective.
Collaborative Learning: allows students to learn how to share responsibilities with others and take advantage of each others experience and knowledge for mutual benefit a skill directly transferable to work.
Immediate Applicability: our students apply what they have learned to challenges and opportunities in the business world. Often, students will have the opportunities to design projects that allow them to solve real problems they face at work as they complete course requirements.
The UniSA MBA is more than just a qualification. Students will have the opportunity to participate in either the annual Business in China Intensive School in Shanghai and Beijing, or our annual European Summer School of Advanced Management in Denmark. For both of these international study options there is a combination of lectures, case studies, negotiation simulation and group work. Learning activities are complemented by presentations from guest speakers and visits to local business and government.
In addition, a large range of value-adds services, at no cost, are also provided to our MBA students. These include Career Workshops, Skills Development Courses, and assistance with Academic English.
The UniSA MBA programme comprises of 12 graduate courses (10 core + 2 electives) to be completed in 18 months. The courses are:
Electives will vary from year to year, but to provide some examples, they may include:
Each MBA course runs for 10 weeks. Online MBA participants go online when it suits their needs. Most students are on the site about 3 times a week, but there are no fixed times when students must be online.
Students in the Hong Kong programme can also participate in optional tutorials held every two weeks during each course.
All courses in the MBA program are led by academic staff, who have worked as managers in businesses around the world, with extensive business and teaching experience. Supplemented by the local business practitioners, we ensure that our MBA students will be equipped to be better managers.
Admission to this highly-regarded MBA program is competitive. In selecting students, the University considers academic performance, intellectual ability, significant work and life experience, and other qualities such as motivation, maturity and self-reliance.
The minimal entry requirement is:
Not sure if you meet the entry criteria? Talk to our Admissions Counselor at +(852) 2877-9938.
Please download the program and application form here:
UniSA-App-Form.pdf - (Adobe PDF file)
"It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognize any qualification to which this course may lead."
Students with good academic record in the program, upon selected by the University, can participate in the annual Business in China Intensive School, and upon completion of the tour and all assessment tasks, will receive credit for 2 electives in the MBA.
The Business in China Intensive Schools takes place in April each year, and is taught as an intensive school in Shanghai and Beijing, through a combination of lectures, case studies, a negotiation simulation and group work.
Learning activities are complemented by presentations from guest speakers and visits to local business and government. Students are provided with a comprehensive set of study materials and required readings. The second week of the School are spent in Beijing, focusing on political and cultural aspects of the world's fastest growing economy.
Our MBA students have the opportunity to attend the 2-week fully residential annual European Summer School of Advanced Management (ESSAM), held at Aarhus in Denmark in late June / early July of each year. Upon completion of the Summer School, MBA students receive credit for electives in their MBA.
ESSAM provides students with a rich insight into the way in which business is being done in European markets and provides extensive international networking opportunities.
We are only of seven Business Schools who conduct ESSAM. Others are Aarhus School of Business, the University of Calgary, the University of Glasgow, Loughborough University, University of Southampton, and Wilfrid Laurier University.
