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

Curtin University of Technology

Curtin Graduate School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 40
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • 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: $37,027.00
      • Non-Resident: $42,181.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $3,085.00
      • Non-resident $3,515.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Other, Association of MBAs (AMBA), European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,321
      • Full-Time MBA: 72
      • Part-Time MBA: 551
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 49
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science (Mineral and Energy Economics)

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 194
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 85 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 75 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Work experience and references. If they are borderline applicants then GMAT with score of above 600 is required
      • 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: 580

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 7 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 132
      • Median: 120
      • From: 84
      • To: 336
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $91,589.00
      • Median: $88,696.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $83,782.00
      • To: $181,102.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 25 %
      • General Management: 21 %
      • Human Resources: 9 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
      • Management Information Systems: 4 %
      • Operations/Production: 16 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Consumer Products: 2 %
      • Financial Services: 12 %
      • Government: 20 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 23 %

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

      • Dep. of Treasury & Finance 23
      • Rio Tinto 18
      • BHP Billiton 14
      • Dep. of Health 11
      • WaterCorp 9
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 34
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 32

  • 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: 2 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 1 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 0 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $17,500.00
      • Median financial aid package: $17,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 65

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 37
      • Faculty on company boards: 34

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 30 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 42
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 61 %
      • Average core class size: 35
      • Average elective class size: 30
      • Electives available: 18

    • Recently added electives:

      • Competitive Marketing Strategies
      • Contemporary Issues In human Resources (if not core)
      • Human Resource Strategies (if not core)
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Recent curriculum changes: Introduction of the Professional Portfolio to include Professional development activities. Introduction of new units e.g. Oil & Gas Markets among others.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • General Management
        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Strategic Procurement
      • Oil & Gas Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • General Management
        • Other
        • Economics

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must complete 40 hours of professional development activities for the Professional Portfolio before graduation.
      • Credits required to graduate: 508

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Increased wireless coverage; New computers and projectors in classrooms and computer labs;Foyer digital screen; Fit out of the main function room;Video capture technology (Echo 360); Smartboards in classrooms, discussion rooms and offices; iPortfolio availability.
      • Amount spent: $473,434.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,851
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 0 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $0.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $0.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $0.00
      • 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: https://alumni.curtin.edu.au/sslpage.aspx
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • 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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