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Tend to be more mature as they must have 5+ experience.
Common level of experience 15-20 years, often Managers
Average age 38
90% hear about MBA by word of mouth
40-50 students, only get 1 or 2 International students per year
90% study part-time in the evening
Entry
For MBA, entry is through 5 years professional experience (calendar is wrong) and an undergraduate degree , (not or as I have written) or a dispensation from the Associate Dean. Using stepping stones you can get entry just with experience.
Is also an admission test, either the global GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) or a similar Vic Victoria University test.
They are working on getting the 120 hours professional activities into the calendar
Staircasing: 3 years experience, no admission test, to keep progressing up staircase they need a B average.
Process is admission and then enrolment. Enrolments not open October
Business needs
Promote the Certificate - these number are down which they put down to the reduction in marketing activity.
Stepping stones
40-50 Master's students / 45 Staircasing students, of these 5-10 eventually do the MBA
PG Dip HR (7) don’t tend to go on to do MBA [so sounds a bit standalone]
PG Dip Marketing (1) small numbers, maybe one this year.
PG Dip in Business Admin (35 students)
They help the viability of programme
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Plus high profile Advisory board
Course work
There are interesting activities outside of the classroom - Dragons Den, Business Lab, Study Tour
MBA - 120 professional hours, 384 coursework hours - need 500 hours for accreditation.
Common student problems
Fees are high - $2,500 per course
Internationals – entry criteria, fees, admissions is via VI
Advice on likelihood of getting in
Info about stepping stones - information isn't clear enough, good to have visualisation/diagram
Marketing message
They do detailed orientation programmes to set expectations
Generalist programme
Don't promote exit qualifications for people who sign up to the MBA