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Master of Business Administration and related programmes
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Take your career to the next levelBoost your professional performance and expand your career opportunities with an internationally recognised MBA programme that you can study while you work. [What the Victoria MBA offers] New Zealand’s capital city MBA offers a broad foundation in modern business administration and management with the opportunity to focus on areas of interest to maximise the benefits to your career. Boost your performance by mastering tools and models that improve strategic thinking, decision making and leadership. [Fact] 29% Proportion of MBAs employed at or above the board level within six to ten years of graduating. Source: The Association of MBAs 2010 Career Survey Learn from academic and professional leaders and build powerful networks with your fellow students. You’ll develop practical skills that you can immediately put to use in your professional life. [Quote] “Twenty minutes in I found myself thinking I could have used this information today, or two weeks or two years ago.” Dave Bell General Manager of printing.com International recognitionVictoria's MBA programme is accredited to the British-based Association of MBAs (AMBA), an internationally recognised global standard for all MBA programmes. Victoria Business School is also one of just 72 business schools worldwide that hold the 'Triple Crown' of international business education accreditations. You can be confident your degree will stand up against the best around the world. Find out more about accreditations and what they mean for you [http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vbs/about/welcome/accreditation] [insert three logos from uploads box on Economics and Finance About page] Qualification/programme options
At-a-glance cards for the 5 qualifications aboveFor content see: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and related qualifications Important informationSee the Calendar for the official requirements. If you have any questions, talk to the Programme Director [link to http://www.victoria.ac.nz/som/study/professional-programmes/mba]. [Video]MBA video from VBS via Nigel MBA stepping stone qualificationsThe MBA is part of a tiered family of qualifications you can use as stepping stones. If you don’t meet the entry requirements, or don’t yet know if you want to do the full MBA, you can complete a:
Courses completed for each qualification count towards the next step. [Link to requirements tab?] [Quote] “Don’t be put off by not having done an undergraduate degree. I didn’t find the academic demands any harder than other students did.” Grant Avery Director at KPMG CareersSet your sights on roles like chief executive, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief marketing officer, chief information officer and general manager. Many of the 1000+ Victoria MBAs are now C suite business and public sector executives, both in New Zealand and overseas. The performance boost and opportunities for promotion that the MBA offers can significantly increase your earning power. [Fact] 33% The average salary increase worldwide for MBAs immediately after completing their MBA. This jumps to 92% in three to five years. Source: The Association of MBAs 2010 Career Survey Support and communityLink to MBAPathway - a professional forum on LinkedIn designed for people sharing the Victoria MBA experience. ???? Why WellingtonWellington is New Zealand's cultural capital and hosts a steady stream of concerts, exhibitions and shows. Enjoy easy access to beaches, bike rides and walking tracks, relax in its famous cafes or treat yourself to a fine evening out in one of the city's array of restaurants. Find out moreContactDomestic students contact: Senior Administrator, Professional Programmes [link to http://www.victoria.ac.nz/som/study/professional-programmes/contact] Room: Rutherford House (RH) 1004 DDI: 04-463 5367 Email: mba@vuw.ac.nz International students contact: Victoria International [link to https://www.victoria.ac.nz/international/contact] BrochureFooterArea of study - Find out more about studying Management [link to http://stage.victoria.ac.nz/explore/study-areas/management/about] Faculty and school - The MBA is taught by the School of Management [link] in the Victoria Business School [link]. Information for people new to or returning to study [link to: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/course-career/mature-students] Course planning [link to: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/course-career/appointments] Financing your study [link to: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance] | What you’ll studyYour courses are grouped into five parts—four sets of taught courses and a professional development programme.
View the requirements and courses [link to requirements and courses tab] Course schedule by year and trimesterView a schedule showing which courses you’ll study each trimester of each year depending on whether you’re full time or part time [link to http://www.victoria.ac.nz/som/study/professional-programmes/mba/programme/timetable] Study while you workStudy part time while working. You can get entry to the programme based on your professional experience and all courses are either on weekday evenings or Saturday morning. If you study part time you must complete all 16 courses within four years of enrolling. [Quote] “If you’re considering doing an MBA, don’t hold back. Don’t question whether you can find the time or make the time, it’s amazing how you can create time that you never thought you had.” Toni Janes Enterprise Change Manager at ACC (optional part-time block)
not used as covered above How the MBA is taughtLearn on-campus through lectures, class discussions and after-class study groups tackling projects and assignments based on real businesses and real issues. WorkloadFull-time students are likely to need to put in 60 hours a week to complete the course in 16 months (eight trimesters). Part-time students are likely to need to put in 20-30 hours each week to complete it in two and a half years. Where you'll study...Pipitea campus ... FeesFees are charged per course. They don’t cover related costs like text books or the international study trip, or student levies [link to: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/fees]. Fees for domestic studentsDomestic tuition fees in 2016 are $2434.20 per course. Fees for international studentsWork out your fees, student levies and how much you’ll need to live in Wellington while studying using the fees and costs calculator [link to: https://www.victoria.ac.nz/international/applying/cost-calculator] ScholarshipsYou can look for scholarships based on your level of study, subject area and background. Search scholarships [link to: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/student-finance/scholarships/find-scholarship] Note that MBA students are not eligible for many postgraduate scholarships because you need to be doing a Master’s or PhD thesis. Other ways to finance studyThe capability boost that you can get from completing an MBA means your employer may be willing to pay some or all of your costs. Further studyIf you want to do a PhD following your MBA you may need to complete a postgraduate academic degree or some relevant academic papers first. This is because the focus of the MBA is more practical than academic or research-based. PhDs in the School of Management [link to http://www.victoria.ac.nz/som/study/postgraduate/phd] Other study options(MComm?...)
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