Southern Cross University is an Australian public university committed to innovative teaching and research. It is proud of its reputation for quality teaching and the strength of its research achievements. It is established under its own Act of Parliament and is a full member of the 480 institution-strong global Association of Commonwealth Universities.

The University is named after the constellation of stars that appears in the night sky of the southern hemisphere. The constellation is a potent symbol in Australia's history and also forms part of the Australian flag. Southern Cross University prides itself on the high level of assistance offered to students. The Tweed Gold Coast campus was purpose built to deliver postgraduate management programs.

Studying at the Tweed Gold Coast campus means you have the opportunity of experiencing the sun drenched beaches, cosmopolitan city and world heritage parks, with comparative lower and associate living costs than major Australian capital cities.

The Graduate College of Management (GCM) co-ordinates the University’s postgraduate business programs and provides specialist support to students completing the Master of Business Administration, and the Doctor of Business Administration. It is a College of international standing with links throughout the Asia-Pacific and is recognised for its world class research activities.

Master of Business Administration

Attracting students from countries around the world, the Southern Cross University MBA has a well-supported on-campus program and is also one of Australia’s largest distance-education programs. SCU has established itself as a leader in a highly competitive market and is confident of the program’s quality and continued success.

Our MBA program accommodates diverse student experiences and offers a range of elective units. Each student receives a study guide and textbook to accompany their lectures. A combination of quality teaching, excellent student support and competitive fees represents real value to those contemplating a major investment in their future.

SCU Masters programs are offered on a trimester basis with intakes in January, May and September. Students can complete their degree in one intensive year comprising three trimesters or over a 16-month period of 4 trimesters without incurring additional fees. A combined business administration/accounting package option is available and can be completed over 6 trimesters / 2 years of full time study.

MBA Admission criteria include:

• A bachelor degree in any field from a recognised tertiary institution

• IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band or TOEFL 550 (with no less than 4.5 in the TWE) or Computer based TOEFL 213 (with no less than 4.5 in the Essay Rating)

• Minimum of one year of relevant professional work experience

Doctor of Business Administration

The DBA is an innovative response to the needs of those MBA and other postgraduate degree qualified managers who seek the opportunity to continue their professional development by undertaking doctoral level study.

Since its introduction in 1996 the DBA program has experienced strong growth in the numbers of managers participating and has produced the highest number of DBA graduates of any Australian university. The Southern Cross University DBA is an innovative and valued response to the need for a high-level professional degree for those who aspire to leadership in the business field. The degree is emerging as the pinnacle business qualification globally with graduates assuming positions of authority in both business and government.

The DBA is best described as a program of research-based management development aimed at enhancing managerial capacity to make a significant, original contribution to management practice. It requires the traditional doctoral features of rigor, precision of thought and expression, but has a typical focus on applying those features to address issues of practical relevance to senior managers. The program is business-like in its project-structured approach to developing research methodology expertise and producing the outcomes of a thesis and its related learning experiences.

DBA Admission criteria include academic qualifications, management experience, an appropriate DBA research topic and proficiency in English (IELTS of 7.0).

In terms of academic qualifications, candidates should hold:

• a recognised MBA; OR

• a recognised Masters degree in any discipline; OR

• an Australian Honours degree in any discipline at upper second level or better; OR

• a qualification equivalent to an Honours or Masters degree.

The DBA can be completed in 2.5 years / 5 trimesters of on-campus full time study.

Please contact: Graduate College of Management Administrator
Mail: Tweed Gold Coast Campus, Southern Cross University. PO Box 42, Tweed Heads, NSW 2485 AUSTRALIA
Telephone: + 61 7 5506 9300
Facsimile: + 61 7 5506 9301
Internet: www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm