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Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Course approval code:
KPT/JPS(F1-K019)12/10
KPT/JPS(F1-K020)07/11

This course is designed for practising managers wanting to develop skills in identifying, analysing and developing strategies for management opportunities and problems. It provides a broad coverage of the key functional disciplines of business and management

and the opportunity to develop an area of specialisation or pursue extensive development of business competencies.

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- A MBA with outstanding international credentials
- Curtin Miri MBA Brochure 2008

Our Vision
Our vision is to enable business leaders to creatively and responsively lead sustainable organisations and communities, locally and globally.

Our Values

1. • Ethical behaviour
2. • Strategic thinking and professionalism
3. • Rigour and flexibility
4. • Learning frameworks that holistically engage students
5. • Furthering human and business ideals through innovative use and application of technology
6. • Making positive contributions to business, government and society through our research
7. • Engaging with business and community to enhance the learning experience

About the School
The Graduate School of Business (GSB) was established as a semi-autonomous school within Curtin Business School (CBS) in 1993.  

The MBA program, our flagship course, was first offered in 1988 within CBS. Since then, it has established itself among the top MBA programs in Australia and in worldwide. The Curtin MBA was first offered at its Curtin Sarawak Campus in 2000.

The Curtin MBA was recently ranked in the top 80 MBA programs globally by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), publishers of The Economist magazine. The Australian Financial Review’s BOSS magazine ranked the Curtin MBA #1 in Australia for improving the skill

levels of its students.

Course Structure & Implementation
The Program involves the study of 12 units over approximately two years in part-time mode. The course is structured into trimester with a maximum two units of study undertaken in each trimester.   There are three trimesters each year which means six units can be completed within the academic year. Responsibility will be on the students to cover the required readings and submission of assignments.

All students will be required to have electronic access to course lecturers.  Students will be encouraged to form self-support study groups.

Classes
Each unit involves attending five weekends of classes over a trimester. A full weekend seminar (Sat/Sun) will be conducted by a lecturer

from the Graduate School of Business (Perth). Weekend classes (either Saturday or Sunday) are held by a Curtin Sarawak lecturer.  Attendance at the full weekend seminar is compulsory. Students are also required to attend the MBA Orientation Weekend.

MBA Program

The Curtin MBA program consists of the following units:

Time limit
The minimum time required to complete the MBA is two years part-time.  The time limit from commencement of study to completion of the aggregate MBA award is seven years part-time. Students are expected to complete at least two units per year successfully.

2008 Course fees
Malaysian                      RM: 28,200.00
International Students   RM: 29,700.00

The tuition fees are inclusive of
assessment fees.

Course Entry Requirements
Candidates with a Bachelor degree from a recognised tertiary institution and at least three years’ relevant work experience may seek selection for entry. Selection will be based on a range of information including grades achieved in previous study, referee reports and relevance of work experience, career aspirations and test results. Applicants are required to submit two recent referee reports, including an employer’s recommendation report and a CV.   

If a candidate has not completed their first degree with English as the language of instruction, for the entire course and assessment they must demonstrate competence in English with a TOEFL paper-based test score of at least 580 or computer-based score of 237; or IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall with 6.0 minimum, on each skill.

Candidates without a first degree but with significant work experience (a minimum of eight years) and/or a diploma or certificate, may seek entry to the MBA program after successful completing the Graduate Certificate of Business. Scores of  70% or higher are required to proceed to the MBA.  English language competency standards will still apply.

Course Standards
The quality of the MBA program is supported by strict performance requirements. 

• • Students who have marks of below 60% in four or more units will be excluded from the course. These students may be invited (at the discretion of the Curtin Graduate School of Business) to transfer enrolment to a Graduate Certificate in Business (GCB-100 credits), or a Graduate Diploma in Business (GDB-200 credits).
• • Students who fail more than two units will be required to discontinue the MBA program.

Please be advised that the Curtin Graduate School of Business (Perth) approves applications for entry into the MBA, and advises the Curtin Sarawak Campus of the outcomes in relation to applications.

Application information
Applications are open throughout the year.  Applicants can submit a completed application at any time.  They will be notified of the outcome of their application within one month of its submission. Applicants are required to provide two refereed reports, a comprehensive resume relating to their educational and professional backgrounds in order to assist in the evaluation of their application.  A certified copy of academic records written in the English language detailing all courses and subjects completed in any tertiary (post-secondary) education, along with details of academic results, must be provided with the application.