FULL-TIME

MBA
Designed for global professionals

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GLOBAL. BUSINESS. LEADERS.
 Welcome to
Melbourne Business School
In the highly competitive global economy,
the traditional MBA toolkit is a pre-
requisite for aspiring leaders. But top MBA
graduates are looking for more: new ideas,
new products, new opportunities. These
require a new set of insights and skills.
To stand out, leaders need to be able to
innovate and think creatively. They need
to know how to make things happen.
The Melbourne Business School MBA
is a global MBA. Our graduates can be
found in 77 countries around the globe,
across multiple industries. We challenge
you to achieve excellence and impact,
to create value for your business, for
society and for your career.
We look forward to welcoming you.

At Melbourne Business School, we go Professor Zeger Degraeve

Future leaders will create value for business,
for society and in their own careers. They
will have the personal awareness to lead
and the humility to work towards a goal
that is bigger than themselves.
beyond the traditional MBA curriculum of
case studies and established disciplines.
Dean, Melbourne Business School
Dean, Faculty of Business and
Our goal? To equip all our graduates with Economics, University of Melbourne
agility, resilience and the ability not only
to manage complexity, but also to seize PhD, Chicago Booth School of Business
the opportunities it presents.
Experience at: London Business School,
Columbia Business School, Tuck Business
Entrepreneurial thinkers challenge
‘the way things are done’, deliver
School, Harvard Business School

new approaches and craft innovative

solutions. Our MBA will change not only
the way you do business, but also how
you think about business.

“We challenge you to achieve

excellence and impact.”

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 1 year 1 world-class MBA
Melbourne Business School’s one-year full-time MBA is an intensive
experience designed for maximum impact. In a class of highly motivated
individuals with a track record of achievement and supportive faculty
who are leaders in their fields, you will be challenged and stretched to
unlock your potential. It will transform how you think about the world
and how you think about yourself.

I don’t believe that I would be in the role that I’m in, or that
I would have enjoyed my previous roles as I have, if I hadn’t
done the Melbourne Business School MBA. The MBA provided me
with a far broader set of skills than I would have achieved through either the
undergraduate degree that I had, or the University of Life.

Chris Crozier (MBA 1999)

Australian
CIO, BHP Billiton (Singapore)

Rio Tinto (Melbourne) ˃ MBA ˃ Mitchell MadisonGroup (Melbourne, Johannesburg)

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 5.25 years’ average work
experience in these industries
Sport & Recreation 2%

Graduating classes
Not-for-Profit 2%
Hospitality & Tourism 2%
Food & Beverage 2%

Strength in diversity of 2014

Real Estate 2%

Mining/Resources 3%

Health & Pharmaceutical 3%

We keep our full-time MBA classes understanding of all aspects of business Nationalities: 35 Energy/Oil/Gas 3%
intimate because we know you value an theory and practice, challenge your
environment in which you can form close assumptions and extend your thinking. Average age: 28 Aerospace 3%
and lasting relationships. We also know Languages spoken: 40
diversity makes a real difference. Living and working in the intense Government 5%
environment of your MBA is an Average GMAT: 670
Within the class, the broader the spectrum opportunity to navigate a variety of
Building/Construction 5%
of backgrounds and experiences, the more opinions and to tap into the rich resource
stimulating the challenge and the richer of your collective expertise. The legacy
the conversation. will remain with you forever.
13% 6% Manufacturing 7%
It is the diversity of experience that
you and your colleagues bring to your
Europe
12% North

39%
America
MBA journey that will extend your Middle Telecommunications 7%
East

3%
6%
Asia
Africa
21% Australia &
South
America Consulting 13%
New Zealand

The class is hugely international. My current syndicate Financial Services 13%

includes a Kuwaiti, a Chinese, a New Zealander and an

American. We have to work hard to find common ground,
but it’s been a phenomenal experience. You see and learn
a lot about people as well as yourself in that environment, Information Technology 13%

which sets you up for the real world of business.

Damian Horton (MBA 2014)

English
Other Services 14%
MA Mathematics, University of Oxford
Fixed Income Analyst, Prudential (London)

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 Collaborate for success

Working with such a diverse group of people can be

My MBA gave me the courage to question my assumptions,
challenging, yet creating amazing and innovative outcomes
and challenge what we do and why. It’s a way of thinking that
together can be exciting, and in addition very strong learning
spreads to people that surround you at work. It constantly
opportunities result – opportunities that would be extremely
breathes new life into business challenges.
hard to replicate elsewhere.
Mariah Meagher (MBA 2014) David Doyle (MBA 2011)
New Zealander Irish
Strategic & Commercial Project Manager, Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
Master of Physical Education (MPhEd), University of Otago
Regional Coordinator, Australian Sports Commission (Adelaide) Hyder Consulting (Dublin) ˃ MBA ˃ Jetstar (Melbourne & Tokyo)

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 Learn from the world’s best
You can be confident that our faculty rank among the world’s best.
They bring experience, research and teaching credentials from 90
universities and business schools including 16 of the world’s top 20.

Aalto University School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Management

Australian Graduate School of Management Stanford University
Australian National University University of Chicago: Booth
Cass Business School The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Columbia Business School University of Queensland Business School
Cornell University: Johnson The University of Sydney Business School
Cranfield School of Management University of Ulster
Duke University: Fuqua Tilburg University
ESCP Europe Trinity College Dublin
ESSEC Business School The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Harvard Business School University of California Berkeley: Haas School
Harvard University of Business
HEC Montreal UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Hong Kong UST Business School University College London
IE Business School University of Auckland
Indian Institute of Management University of California, Irvine: The Paul Merage
Indian School of Business School of Business The faculty here are of extraordinarily high calibre. They are
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University: Kelley producing top quality, relevant research that both advances the stock of knowledge
INSEAD University of Lodz
London Business School University of Maryland and can be directly applied in the business world. They are world-class scholars
Mannheim Business School University of Maryland: Robert H. Smith School who know exactly what is going on in their fields of expertise – so what
MIT Sloan School of Management of Business
University of Michigan: Ross School
students are getting in the classroom is up to date and state of the art.
National University of Singapore
of Management
Northwestern University: Kellogg School
University of Virginia
of Management
University of Washington Andrew John
NYU Stern
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton Associate Professor, Economics
Queen’s University (Canada)
Yale School of Management
Rutgers Business School
PhD, Yale University
Scandinavian International Management Institute
Experience at: INSEAD, Helsinki School of Business Administration, Scandinavian International Management Institute

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Connect with
global business in action
Our faculty bring a wealth of experience
as academics and consultants to industry
and government into the classroom and
provide a blend of cutting-edge research
and real-life application. Through our
faculty, you will approach problems in
new ways. Instead of ambiguity, you will
see opportunities to innovate; instead of
uncertainty, you will unlock value hidden
to others.
Most importantly, our faculty are
passionate about the contribution they
make to developing the next generation
of global business leaders – you.
When you go into a classroom here,
the students are informed. You
absolutely have to be at the top of
your game. They want to be there,
they’ve made sacrifices to be there.
They are not marking time.
Ian Williamson
Professor, Human Resource Management
Associate Dean, International Relations
PhD, University of North Carolina
Experience at: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill,
University of Maryland, Lorange School of Business,
Rutgers Business School, University of Lodz

Our faculty draw on their experience with global businesses, including:

Air Canada Cadbury Schweppes Etihad Airways KPMG Origin Energy SNCF (France)
Amcor Carlsberg ExPretio Laminex Pacific Brands South Australia
Amgen Celtel Technologies Lloyds Pacific Dunlop Health
AMP CitiPower ExxonMobil Lockheed Martin PepsiCo South Pacific Tyres
Amtrak Clayton Utz Fletcher Buildings MAB Corporation Pfizer Spirit of Tasmania
Ansvar Insurance Clemenger BBDO Freehills Macquarie Bank Phillips Fox Sussan Group
ANZ Coca-Cola Amatil Frontier Economics Mallinckrodt PwC TarraWarra
AstraZeneca Commonwealth Frost & Sullivan Australia Qantas Museum
Australian Defence Bank of Australia Fundraising Marchment-Hill Renfe (Spain) Tesco
Force Corrs Chambers Institute of Medibank Repco Australia Telstra
Australian Eagle Westgarth Australia Melbourne Water Rio Tinto Thalys
Australian Cricket Australia General Electric Merck Serono Royal Bank The Royal
Manufacturing CSR General Motors Mercy Hospital of Scotland Women’s Hospital
Council Department of GlaxoSmithKline Morgan & Banks Royal Children’s (Melbourne)
Australian Super Aviation HBA Museum Victoria Hospital Toll Group
B&Q Dow Chemical Hess Corporation NAB (Melbourne) United Energy
Bank of Melbourne DP World Heveta National Gallery SABIC Urbis
BCG Dryden Publishers Honda of Victoria Sainsbury’s Vision Australia
BHP Billiton (USA) Hong Kong National Mutual Sanofi Aventis Westpac
BlueScope Steel Dubai Holdings Government New Zealand Santos Woolworths
BP Australia E.ON HSBC Defence Force Saudi Aramco
Bristol-Myers EA Insurance IBM Novartis Schneider Electric
Squibb Services Johnson & Johnson NSW Police Sensis
Bunnings Epworth Hospital Keystone Foods Optus Networks Shell
Business Victoria Ericsson Koorie Heritage Trust Orascom Siemens

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 I fly to Paris eight times a year to work for the
company that owns the world’s most valuable luxury
brands. This links our marketing classes directly to what is
happening at the high end of brand development. I am a marketing
guy who was born with a fascination for brands. When I was
approached by the world’s leading luxury brand house to become
their branding adviser, to run a program to train their executives,
it started a relationship which is still going to this day.

Mark Ritson
Associate Professor, Marketing

PhD, Lancaster University

Experience at: Wharton, MIT Sloan, London Business School, University of Minnesota
Winner of the MBA Teaching Prize at MIT Sloan, London Business School and
Melbourne Business School

The lecturers are well connected and up-to-date with

business practices. The finance faculty had top-level CFOs
on speed dial. They could ring up and say ‘come in and
talk to us’. It put classroom learning into the context of
the real world.
Karen Allardice (MBA 2014)
Australian

LLB/B Eng, Monash University

Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Melbourne

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Thrive on innovative
teaching techniques
Management concepts and analytical
skills become truly powerful when
they are combined with experience
and insight. Through your faculty and
your peers, you will approach problems
from multiple perspectives.
We teach using a variety of techniques,
including case studies, simulations and
projects. These allow you to take a real-
life situation and drill down into the
details, think critically and articulate
your position.
You go from black and white television
to colour when you overlay the core
faculty and disciplines. Business is multi-
dimensional. There is always another consideration.
Nicole Dumond (MBA 2011)
American
eCommerce Merchandise Manager, Indochino (Shanghai)
Guess (California) ˃ MBA ˃ Indochino (Shanghai)
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Our focus on actual business
challenges means that your
learning has real-world resonance.
At Melbourne Business School, we
bring it further to life by integrating
our teaching. Integrated Fridays are
co-taught by faculty members from
different disciplines. Together, they
examine a case and analyse the
issues it raises from their different
perspectives and cross-fertilise their
disciplines. To complete the learning
process, we also invite business
practitioners to join the discussion,
contributing a pragmatic, hands-on
point of view. After all, the real world is
messy and we know that solutions do
not come in a one-size-fits-all format.
Finally, we understand that decisions
are often made in the face of debate
and opposition. In a supportive
environment, we show you how to
build coalitions, how to persuade and
influence and how to lead.
Real business problems are complex and
cross disciplines. We bring faculty together
from different areas of expertise to teach real
world business cases, examining real world
problems. We then approach key issues
from these diverse faculty perspectives,
and the students apply their own past
experience and classroom learnings. That’s
much more realistic than the traditional
approach of teaching in silos. You don’t
see this interdisciplinary teaching
in any other business school. This
is something unique that grows from the
cooperative culture of the faculty here, and it
has a terrific impact on our students.
Jill Klein
Professor of Marketing
PhD, University of Michigan
Experience at: Kellogg School of Management,
Duke University: Fuqua, INSEAD
Dean’s Teaching Awards and The Sid
Levy Teaching Excellence Award, Kellogg
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 More than an MBA
At Melbourne Business School the full MBA toolkit is just part of what
we deliver
Business insights for the
real world
• Undertake market research for
companies looking to expand into
foreign markets
• Work with entrepreneurs as
a business consultant to help
them prepare a pitch for
venture capitalists
• Integrated teaching providing
dynamic, multidisciplinary
approaches to business problems
• Company visits and industry
guest lecturers
• Internships that put your learning
You know you are getting real behind-the-theory insights when into practice and offer you the first
you are taught by the guy who was Senior Vice President of step into the job market
Operational Risk for Credit Suisse, in London, through the global
financial crisis. He brought the classes to life.
Genevieve Blanch (MBA 2014)
Australian
LLB/B Com, University of Queensland,
Senior Strategy Consultant, KPMG (Melbourne)
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Global perspectives
• A core module in Asian
business including on-the-ground
projects in Shanghai and direct
access to the world’s most
dynamic economy
• Opportunities for an international
exchange with more than 40
partner business schools around
the world
• Faculty who have been educated
and taught at business schools
throughout the world, with global
expertise from consulting to
multinational organisations
• A year studying and working with
peers from over 20 nationalities
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 I did the one year for the intensity. I didn’t want to waste any
Discover your potential with time doing anything less or slower. And when you go into business, or

a program designed to deliver

into consulting, every day is intense, at every level. You learn how to perform under
pressure, and in a safe environment. You learn discipline.

The Melbourne Business School MBA is an intensive one year

program, with all the core subjects of a traditional MBA, plus a Vincent Vuillard (MBA 2013)
French
range of extra options, that ensures the MBA you leave with is Senior Implementation Consultant, McKinsey & Co (Melbourne)
the MBA that will drive your ongoing career success. Officer, Marine Nationale (Paris) ˃ MBA ˃ McKinsey & Co (Melbourne)

Personal effectiveness program and career coaching

General General General Electives,

Orientation management management Innovation management internships
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Business and exchange
bootcamp
in Asia
Data Leadership/ethics Corporate At least 4
analysis and social BREAK finance electives
BREAK

responsibility One week

at MBS Capstone:
intensive
Managerial Global business Business
subject
economics Finance economics Optional internship in complex
or consulting project environments
Financial Managerial
reporting and Marketing Optional
analysis accounting
exchange program
Managing Strategy Capstone: Social entrepreneur
people Operations
consulting practicum

AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG
*Indicative curriculum

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Business in Asia
Fifty per cent of the world’s economic
growth is centred in South East Asia.
Understanding business in Asia is
central to understanding business
today. It is a core module of our MBA.
You will not only study the dynamics
of the world’s largest economy, you
will have the opportunity to spend
an intensive week on the ground in
the city of Shanghai, the engine of
China’s economic growth.
You will design a project with your
syndicate team that draws on your
learning in class, and which reflects
your own career interests and
ambitions: launch a new product
or venture into Asia, consider an
industry in-depth or examine export
opportunities for Chinese services or
products. What better way to gain
practical insights into the workings
and cultural parameters of this
booming region? They are insights
that will inform your future
business thinking.
I was taken on at Responsys to help manage Japanese customer
data. I received training, and people were very welcoming. It
soon became clear that my MBA learning, my sales experience in China, and
my language skills fitted with their plans to expand into the region. I now work
here full time in a senior role as a business analyst. Internships are an incredible
opportunity, especially for international students who would like to see how
Australian business works from the inside.

Cynthia Hou (MBA 2013)

Chinese

Sales Team Leader, High Hope Aglory Ltd (Nanjing) ˃

MBA ˃ Business Analyst, Responsys (Melbourne)
Internships and
consulting projects
Our international exchange
Working on a particular project within an
organisation, you have the opportunity partners include:
to immerse yourself in the issues and
challenges facing the company. It’s an
CEIBS London Business School
experience that adds value to your learning
and enables you to explore a specific University of Virginia: Darden National University
During their time in Asia, students apply what they have learned industry as part of your career planning. School of Business of Singapore
ESADE University of Toronto:
in class in the messy, unpredictable real world of business. China ESSEC Business School Rotman
is challenging the US as the world’s largest economy and is Australia’s largest Exchange programs SDA Bocconi
Fudan University School
of Management UCLA Anderson
trading partner. It is crucial for any future business leader to understand China’s All our full-time MBA students are eligible
to apply to participate in our international Duke University: Fuqua University of Chicago Booth
economy and culture. exchange program with more than 40 HEC Paris School of Business
partner business schools in Asia, Europe Hong Kong UST USC Marshall School
Pat Auger and the Americas. Business School of Business
Associate Professor, International Management IE Business School University of St Gallen
The program also attracts exchange students
IESE Business School Warwick Business School
PhD, Syracuse University to Melbourne Business School every year.
These students work closely with their Cornell University: Johnson WHU-Otto Beisheim
Experience at: City University of Hong Kong, École Supérieure de Commerce et de Management (ESCEM),
College of Business, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, and The School of Management, Melbourne colleagues in syndicate groups Northwestern University:
Syracuse University. and join in with class activities, increasing Kellogg
diversity and boosting your learning.

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 Every day of the program is intense. Apart from preparing
and taking part in classes, there’s an array of extra
curricular activities to enjoy, as well as all that Melbourne
has to offer as a busy, cosmopolitan city.

A day in your MBA life

You’ll have downtime for sports and other relaxation
activities too, with a midday break to allow you to refocus
energy for the afternoon.

7.30am 8.20am 8.30am 10.00am

In early for a A quick catchup on The first class begins. Can be a bit nerve Short break.
syndicate group email before class. wracking waiting to see whether the Good to stretch
meeting to Line up career professor cold calls anyone to share the legs and get
resolve some coaching and their analysis. Once the debate begins, a coffee.
questions about consider which energy in the room rises and the number
the project work. events to attend of opinions and perspectives is incredible.
Also time to this week. Plenty Like any business issue, there’s rarely
compare notes on to choose from. a single right way. Exploring options,
today’s case study. applying learned techniques to test the
scenario is where the learning happens.

12.30pm 2.00pm 3.30pm

Lunch in the courtyard then off to train for the Syndicate group More reading and
inter-school sports competition against AGSM. presentation in the analysis. Also getting
Business in Asia core ready for the consulting
module. The data event tonight. Doing
research, the industry background research on
benchmarking the firms coming
and the on the in, to be well prepared
ground interviews for the panel discussion.
in Shanghai come
together to deliver
some great insight
into exporting into
the Chinese market.

7.00pm 11.00pm
All the study done, there’s Home, sleep
5.00pm an opportunity to join in one ready for the
of the many school or club next day.
Meet with syndicate group to brainstorm ideas events. Perhaps the consulting
about marketing assignment. Even working on group panel, with alumni now
an individual piece, brainstorming as a group employed in the top 4 global
broadens the thinking. Coming from a finance firms coming in to share their
background, you learn a lot from the marketers in insights, or the women and
the class. management speaker event.

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 Class of 2013 job offers Our graduating class of
by industry sector August 2013:

91%
Moving your employed 4 months after graduation

career forward Consulting 27%

47%
chose to undertake an internship or
A full-time MBA is an investment of your time and effort. It is also a considerable consulting project
financial commitment. You need to be confident that it is an investment that
pays off.
Top 25
Throughout the program, we work with you to identify where you want your
career path to lead, and to give you the skills to take you there.
for MBA job placement among non-US
business schools (FT Global MBA Rankings, 2014)
FMCG 14%

Corporate networking opportunities

Throughout the year, opportunities arise to meet potential employers. Here’s a
sample of organisations that our August 2014 graduates engaged with during Technology 10%
February and March 2014.

Accenture GlaxoSmithKline
ANZ Goldman Sachs Services 8%

A.T. Kearney Infosys

Bain & Company Jebson & Jessen
Industrial 7%
Bank of America KPMG
BCG L.E.K. Consulting
Bevington LVMH Resources 6%
BHP Billiton McKinsey & Company
We are always on the look out for the best recruits for Carlton
Bloomberg Microsoft Finance 6%
and United Breweries. Melbourne Business School has not let us
Booz & Company NAB down yet. It isn’t about turning up at a job fair. It’s an ongoing
Boston Consulting Group Pacific Brands Pharma 5% conversation with the School, with the students, with interns.
Chobani PIP
CUB Portland Group Retail 4%
Deloitte Protiviti Ari Mervis
Government 2%
SMS Consulting Managing Director, SABMiller Asia Pacific and
EY Not-for-Profit 2% Chief Executive Officer, Carlton & United Breweries
Forethought Research SPP Education 2%
Construction & Property 2% Director, Melbourne Business School Ltd
Other 2%
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 Our career
management team Increase your impact
Our team of career professionals
represents experience and established
Securing employment at any level
is much more than reviewing
relationships across Fortune 500 advertisements, submitting a
companies, government bodies and new resumé and attending an interview.
business start ups. They have expertise in a Today’s MBA job market is complex
range of industry sectors, including Energy, and dynamic.
Manufacturing, Resources, Banking,
Consulting, Finance, FMCG, Life Sciences, Our career management approach
and Retail. Together, they have decades of works because it is both practical
experience in all aspects of recruitment: and tailored to your individual
human capital management in the private needs. Working with you even before
sector, international business school you arrive, we devise a customised
careers management and program that runs throughout
global recruitment. the year.
We also bring in specialists in key skills
development areas to run specific
programs or to work with individuals on Your Personal
a particular area of interest or need. Effectiveness Program
The Personal Effectiveness Program,
unique to Melbourne Business
School, enables you not only to be
truly ‘job ready’ post graduation,
but empowers you to manage your
career as you pursue your longer-
Our work begins as soon you accept your offer of admission. We term leadership goals.
work with you to acquire a deep understanding of your personal You will have the opportunity to
work with consultants, faculty
strengths and to tailor a recruitment program that supports
and external coaches to master
techniques across the three
your career goals. core components of personal
engagement, career development
and leadership.
John Gurskey
Director, Career Services
Experience: MBA Corporate Relations Manager, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Senior University Relations Manager, AT&T (USA)
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Career management
process
Self-awareness
Finding the right job at any stage
of your career means knowing your
strengths and working on your
weaknesses. We teach you
techniques to reflect on your career
drivers, personal values, work/life
needs and career aspirations to assist
you in your career path planning.
Exploring your options
Once you begin to understand your
strengths and articulate your career
goals, your career-market research
will begin. Getting to know your
target industries, understanding
the range of opportunities, and
considering your career moves
in terms of both local and global
prospects will prepare you for the
next step: making decisions.
Your career decisions
As you proceed with your job search,
we stay with you, helping you make
the right choices. This is an exciting
phase as your efforts throughout the
MBA program begin to bear fruit and
opportunities are realised.
We will work with you on the
practical aspects of employment
negotiations. Clarifying your
responsibilities, expectations,
compensation and performance
evaluation are all an important part
of cementing your decision to step
into a new role with confidence that
this is the right career decision for you.
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 Explore your
career options
During the year, you will have the opportunity to participate in a wide
array of activities and events to inform your decision about your next
career step.
Career management
workshops
Our career workshops give you the
toolkit required to make a successful
transition into a new career.
Workshops include:
• understanding the job market
• extracting real value
from networking
• preparing your CV/résumé
• creating an online profile to
support your job search
• finding the right job in a
difficult market
• navigating career transition into
a new industry
• effective interview techniques
• negotiating your salary
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Club events
You can develop both your
leadership skills as a club organiser
and participant in club activities,
to build industry knowledge and
network.
A snapshot of the many student
events includes:
Net Impact:
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Panel discussions featuring
guest speakers
Technology & Innovation Club:
• Tech Tuesdays
• International guest speakers
via Skype
• Industry speed date with
external guests
MBS Marketing Association:
• From Marketing Director to CEO
The MBS Consulting Club:
• Preparing to be a consultant with
The Boston Consulting Group /
PricewaterhouseCoopers / IBM
• A. T. Kearney case workshop and
networking
Energy & Resources Club:
• Energy & Resources Speaker
Series Presents: CEO,
Pacific Hydro
MBS Consumer and Retail Club:
• Championing Supply
Chain Excellence
Women and Management:
• How can your MBA help your
career flourish? I chose Melbourne Business School because I wanted an MBA
• Industry speed dating with
external guests that would be accepted all over Australia. I planned to work
MBS Finance Club: in Sydney, and it was the MBS MBA that I felt would open the
• Challenges in Business
and Institutional Banking most doors. I was right. Recruiters from all over Australia came
with Westpac
to campus. I accepted an offer from AT Kearney and moved to
• Bloomberg BAT session
Sydney when I graduated.
Leandro Gama (MBA 2010)
Brazilian
Entrepreneur
Analyst & Economic Advisor, Shell (Amsterdam) ˃ MBA ˃ Manager, AT Kearney (Sydney)
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 Where will your MBA
take you?

Our MBA alumni work all over the

world. This map shows just some
of the places and the companies
where graduates from the last four
years are working.

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 Join our
global alumni network
Active networks in
44 cities

8,000 Adelaide
Albury-
Belgrade
Berlin
Events
Melbourne Business
Wodonga Bogota
School MBA alumni
Auckland Brisbane
Lifelong learning
24,000 Bangalore Canberra
Total Melbourne Business Beijing Chicago Alumni Directory
School alumni

Colombo Hyderabad
Copenhagen Jakarta
Delhi Kuala Lumpur
Doha Lahore
Dubai Lima
Hong Kong

London Palmerston
Los Angeles North
40,000
The University of Melbourne
Macau Paris
business alumni
Manila Perth I built a network of friends and mentors for life during my MBA.
Melbourne Port Moresby 300,000
Mumbai Rockhampton The University of Melbourne My career since has taken me through three continents, with constant business
New York alumni
travel. Wherever I have ended up there were Melbourne Business School friends
to meet up with, to make me feel at home.
San Francisco Townsville
Santiago Vail
Sao Paulo Vancouver Norman Rohr (MBA 2005)
Seoul Washington German
Shanghai Wellington Head of SMB Acquisition Marketing APAC, Google (Tokyo)
Singapore Windhoek
Sydney Zurich Innovative Viral Technology (Germany) ˃ MBA ˃ SVOX (Zurich)

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 The world’s most liveable city since 2010 The Economist Intelligence Unit Survey
4.2 million people
36 average age

Move to Melbourne
1.5 million international visitors every year
Residents from 140 countries, speaking over 200 languages
Culturally diverse, famous for its writers’ and comedy festivals, food and fashion, sports and active lifestyle, Melbourne is
a cosmopolitan city. Enjoy living here and experience the best Australia has to offer. 250 km tram tracks, 1,763 tram stops
170,000 café and restaurant tables
4,800,000 m2 of parkland
40 beaches in the Melbourne region
234 kilometres from the ski fields
25°c average summer temperature
14°c average winter temperature
365 days of international festivals – arts, comedy, writing,
food & wine, fashion and more
#1 Australian sporting city with MCG Test Cricket,
the Australian Open tennis, Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix

Doing an MBA with a 12-month old

baby is never easy. When you cross Dario Alvarez (MBA 2014)
the world with partner and baby to Argentinian

study, you need a welcoming Bachelor of Accounting, University de San Andres,

and supportive community. Senior Consultant, Paradigma (Colombia)

Melbourne offers just that.

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 The ASEAN scholarship has had a huge impact;
I was proud to be a recipient of it. It has enabled me to take
on the program. It is also a vote of confidence in my decision

Your investment to take on a year of intense study.

Your investment in the MBA program,

including all tuition fees plus travel
and accommodation for a week in
Shanghai, is AU$81,400.
As with any MBA, you’ll need to
consider living costs. These will depend
on your lifestyle, family situation and
choice of accommodation. Rent, food,
phone, transport to and from school
need to be taken into account, as
well as study related costs, including
textbooks and computer equipment.
Take a look at
www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au
for up-to-date information on the cost
of living in Victoria.
Scholarships
Melbourne Business School has a
wide array of scholarships available
for the full-time MBA.
Many scholarships are awarded at the
time an offer of a place is made. More
scholarships are awarded throughout
the application cycle. Visit the
‘Financing your MBA’ section on
our website at mbs.edu/mba.
Apart from scholarships awarded by
Melbourne Business School, there
are external scholarships, grants and
government funding available in
Australia and your home country.
Scholarships available Jitlada Jitmahawong (MBA 2014)
Thai
including:
BBA (Banking and Finance), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand,
Dean’s International Tax Analyst, ExxonMobil Limited (Bangkok)
Management Scholarship
Rupert Murdoch Fellowship
The Founders’ Scholarship
Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship
John Clemenger
Memorial Scholarship
Developing Nations Scholarship
Diversity Excellence Scholarships

64%
of the class of full-time students who
started in August 2014 received some
kind of financial assistance including
a generous number of scholarships.
Why not start your application today?

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 Is this the MBA for you?
If you aspire to be a leader with a global
mindset and the Melbourne Business
School MBA interests you, we encourage
you to apply.
We are looking for well-rounded candidates
to join our next class – your confidence,
energy and aptitude for problem solving
are just as important as your GMAT score.
We will require evidence of your leadership
potential, your interpersonal and
communication skills, and your maturity
and motivation.
Successful candidates will have
demonstrated their ability to contribute to
class learning and the student experience,
and be able to show how the MBA will add
value to an already successful career.
Our team holds regular information
sessions about our MBA program in cities
Application checklist
around the world. To find out about events
nearest to you, visit www.mbs.edu/mba. A good GMAT score
Academic transcripts from an undergraduate degree in any discipline
You can also get in touch via email or phone, A CV/resumé showing at least two years’ work experience
and we are happy to set up a Skype chat if
that works best for you.
Proof of ID (passport or birth certificate)
Evidence of a strong command of the English language
Visas Four personal statements that help us understand you better
Contact details of two professional referees
If you are an international student, you
will need a student visa to study for your
full-time MBA. Once you accept your offer,
Visit www.mbs.edu to apply online
we will work with you through the process
to ensure your visa is processed in plenty
of time.

Please contact us to discuss how we can best help you achieve

your full potential.
T: +61 3 9349 8200
E: study@mbs.edu
W: www.mbs.edu
Admissions – MBA Programs
200 Leicester Street
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia

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 When you say I am a Melbourne Business School student,
there’s a real connection, a shared experience of the
reality of intense course work and competition. It’s a
close-knit community and breeds true loyalty and affinity.
There’s a family feel.

Emily Griffiths (MBA 2013)

Australian
Business Strategy Manager, Carlton United
Breweries (Melbourne)

Deloitte (Melbourne) ˃ MBA ˃ Carlton United

Breweries (Melbourne)

The Melbourne Business School MBA broadened my

focus. It opened more doors than I realised were closed.

Bonze Cheng (MBA 2011)

Hong Kong Chinese
Project Manager, Pernod Ricard (Hong Kong)

Pharmabroker (Melbourne) ˃ MBA ˃ Baxter Healthcare (Melbourne)

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 Program portfolio
MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL
PROGRAMS

MBA SUITE OF PROGRAMS

DURATION | FORMAT | LOCATION
RECENT
GRADUATE
EARLY
CAREER
MID-
CAREER
SENIOR
MANAGER
About
Full-time MBA
Part-time MBA
1 year | Full-time | Carlton

2 years | Part-time | Carlton

18 weekend residential modules over 18 months |

Executive MBA
Senior Executive MBA
MASTER OF MANAGEMENT SUITE OF PROGRAMS
Master of Management
Master of Management (Accounting & Finance)
Master of Management (HR)
Master of Management (Marketing)
Melbourne Business School
1 week-long overseas module | Carlton & Mt Eliza We are proud of our unique heritage.
10 x 9 day residential modules over 18 months |
7 domestic modules: 3 overseas modules | Carlton Melbourne Business School (MBS) was jointly
established, and is owned and led by corporate
Australia and Australia’s leading tertiary
institution*, the University of Melbourne.
1.5 to 2 years full-time | 3 to 4 years part-time | Parkville
2 years full-time | 4 years part-time | Parkville Since offering Australia’s first MBA in 1963,
MBS has built a reputation for program
1.5 to 2 years full-time | 3 to 4 years part-time | Parkville
excellence and a high quality learning
1.5 to 2 years full-time | 3 to 4 years part-time | Parkville experience. It is one of only two Australian
business schools achieving a position in the
Financial Times Global MBA Ranking, and is
ranked in the global top 40 in The Economist
Which MBA? 2014.
With 60 years’ experience, we are also
Australia’s premier provider of Executive
Education. We are honoured to be recognised
by our clients as the No. 1 provider** based
in Australia.
*The Times Higher Education rankings (2014)
**Financial Times Executive Education rankings (2014)

MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Master of International Business 1.5 to 2 years full-time | 3 to 4 years part-time | Parkville

SPECIALIST MASTERS
Master of Accounting 1.5 to 2 years full-time | 3 to 4 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Actuarial Science 2 years full-time | 4 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Business Analytics 1 year full-time | Carlton

Master of Economics 2 years full-time | 4 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Finance 2 years full-time | 4 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Commerce (Actuarial Science) 2 years full-time | 4 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Commerce (Management) 1.5 years full-time | 3 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Commerce (Marketing) 1.5 years full-time | 3 years part-time | Parkville

Master of Marketing 1.5 to 2 years part-time | Carlton

Master of Supply Chain Management 6 x 1 week intensive modules over 1.5 years | Parkville

Master of Enterprise 6 x 1 week intensive modules over 1.5 years | Parkville

RESEARCH HIGHER DEGREES

PhD and Doctoral Programs 3 years full-time | 6 years part-time | Carlton & Parkville

Master of Commerce (By Research) 1 year full-time | 2 years part-time | Parkville

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Customised | Open Various | Various | Mt Eliza & Carlton
Mt Eliza campus

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 Notes

MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL

CARLTON CAMPUS PARKVILLE CAMPUS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

200 Leicester Street The University of Melbourne
Carlton VIC 3053 Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Australia Parkville VIC 3010
T: +61 3 9349 8400 Australia
F: +61 3 9349 8404 T: 1800 227 117
E: study@mbs.edu (freecall within Australia)
www.mbs.edu T: +61 3 8344 1670
E: mbs-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
200 Leicester Street
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia
T: 1800 00 66 80
(freecall within Australia)
T: +61 3 9349 8788
E: programs@mbs.edu
www.mteliza.mbs.edu 

ABN 80 007 268 233. CRICOS Provider Code 00116K. CRICOS MBA Code 076727K. 12 / 2014

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