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Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

The University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $29,698.00
      • Non-Resident: $38,214.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $2,475.00
      • Non-resident $3,185.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), EQUIS, European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 979
      • Full-Time MBA: 76
      • Part-Time MBA: 305
      • Executive MBA: 55
      • PhD Program: 98
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,693
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Marketing
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Commerce; Master of Economics; Master of Professional Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 162
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 75 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? All students are required to complete the course of 'Data Analysis and Decision Making' if they cannot demonstrate a proficiency in statistic either through previous study or a prescribed test of DADM.
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Considered
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Very Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 27 %
      • International students: 17 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 114
      • Median: 144
      • From: 48
      • To: 216
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 9 %
      • General Management: 15 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 19 %
      • Management Information Systems: 8 %
      • Operations/Production: 33 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government: 12 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 4 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 27 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
      • Real Estate: 11 %
      • Technology: 9 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

      • Australian governments 21
      • Woodside Energy 8
      • Alcoa 6
      • RAC 6
      • Ernst & Young 5
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 50 %

    • Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

      • Loans (private and government): 100 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,605.00
      • Median financial aid package: $9,454.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Only to domestic students
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $18,908.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 129

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 72
      • Non-Tenured: 48

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 66
      • Non-Tenured: 35

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Other
        • VC/ Private Equity

    • Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

        • Other
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 35
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 40
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Electives available: 22
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Ethical Dimensions of Organisations, Management and Leadership; International Management

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • General Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Economics
        • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
      • Other graduation requirements: Complete Academic Conduct Essentials (ACE) module.
      • Credits required to graduate: 468

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: IT infrastructure upgrade, such as multifunction devices, server and storage, computers and accessories, software, copiers; A/V and network and telephone equipment update, such as smart board, lectopia for recording lectures.
      • Amount spent: $1,790,244.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,433
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 4
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 4
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 22 %
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $146.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $13,587,220.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.development.uwa.edu.au/alumni
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/alumni
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? No

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