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Specification
Entry
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The Faculty of Commerce (hereinafter called the Faculty) may accept as a candidate for the degree of Master of Business Administration any of the following: |
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A person who: |
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has completed an appropriate undergraduate degree of an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution, and |
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has had at least two years' appropriate work experience; |
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A person who has satisfactorily completed the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration of the University of Tasmania or the equivalent award of another Australian higher education institution. |
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Candidates for the degree shall undertake and satisfactorily complete a course of study prescribed by the Faculty in not less than 1.5 years of full time study or its part-time equivalent. Such requirements shall be completed in not more than six years from the time of first enrolment. |
Course structure
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To qualify for the degree, the candidate shall pass twelve units. |
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The units which may be included in a course for the degree shall, unless otherwise approved by the dean, be in accordance with Schedule A accompanying these specifications. |
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Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty and as summarised in Schedule A. |
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Only units identified in Schedule A or which may be approved by the dean as equivalent to an identified unit may be counted towards the award. |
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In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the dean, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3. |
Credit for previous studies
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Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree. |
Miscellaneous
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The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the schedules to these specifications. |
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These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2001 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently and to any candidates who, having commenced their studies for the Master of Business Administration prior to that date, have not passed in any units towards that degree by that date. |
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Candidates who have passed in units towards the Master of Business Administration under the specifications in force prior to 1 January 2001 will be entitled either to transfer to the revised MBA with full equivalent credit as outlined in the equivalency schedule or to graduate in accordance with those degree specifications operating at the time of their admission to candidature
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The approved abbreviation for the degree of Master of Business Administration shall be MBA. |
[a] Note: Should any difficulty arise for a candidate previously enrolled because of any difference between course requirements and units offered under these specifications and those previously in force, the Faculty shall ensure that the candidate is not materially disadvantaged by these specifications.
Schedule A -- Master of Business Administration
To qualify for the MBA, the candidate must complete 12 units, as outlined in the schedule which is attached to the course details
C7H.
Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma of Business Administration may receive advanced standing amounting to eight units of credit towards the MBA.
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