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Executive Doctor of Business Administration

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Business | The International Graduate School of Business

Program Code: DPEB Program Level: Postgraduate Home Campus: City West Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

Program director/s

To be advised.

There will be no further intakes for this program. Please send enquiries to IGSB.Doctoral@unisa.edu.au

Aim

To guide experienced managers to develop, understand and apply management knowledge.

Entry requirements

• An MBA degree, or equivalent, from an approved university or equivalent; OR
  
  
• Entrants must have a broad knoweldge of all the fields covered in the coursework, in particular, Strategy, Human Resource Management, Accounting and Marketing, as demonstrated by their prior study; OR
  
  
• Where other masters degree level qualifications are held, applicants may be asked to complete a prescribed bridging program (normally designated courses from an MBA program); AND
  
  
• Substantial (no less than five years) experience at executive/management level; AND
  
  
• Applicants will normally be required to have access to an organisation with at least 50 employees. Applicants are required to submit as part of their admission application a letter from their chosen organisation authorising the applicant to undertake research on their compamy for the duration of the program. A letter template is available for applicants.

Minimum English language entry requirements: coursework programs

The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are detailed below. It should be noted that some programs may specify higher English language entry requirements. These will be indicated in relevant program documentation.

Applicants are required to meet at least one of the English language entry requirements listed. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive.

Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

Postgraduate

English Language Test (see Note 1)	Score
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
·Reading and Writing	6.0
·Overall Band Score	6.5
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
·TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test)	90 with no band less than 21
·TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test)	577 with TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5
English Language Programs	Score
Successful completion of the CELUSA Academic English Program	Level 5
Other Qualifications
·Successful completion of a tertiary qualification at diploma level or above completed in Australia within the last two years; or
·Successful completion of at least two years of tertiary study at diploma level or above conducted and completed in English within the last five years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University (see Note 2). Where the study in English was more than five years ago, this requirement may be satisfied by subsequent and recent work experience of at least two years duration in a setting where English is the language of business subject to satisfactory evidence as determined by the University.

Note 1: Results from IELTS and TOEFL are valid for two years.

Note 2: The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criteria. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.

The EDBA is a full fee-paying program.

Candidates must have ready access to electronic mail and the internet.

Content/structure

All courses are compulsory. The course structure is very flexible. All courses have the first course, Qualitative Research and Case Studies, as a prerequisite, however no other courses have prerequisities, except for the final two courses, Case Study Development and Case Publication.

This means that candidates who fail or do not complete an earlier course may repeat it later with minimal disruption to their study pattern.

Fee information

Fees for Fee Paying Postgraduate students: $AU 17,600 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2009.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
FIRST YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Qualitative Research and Case Studies	BUSS 6009	9	0.250
Critical Thinking and Analysis of Literature	BUSS 6003	9	0.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Beyond the Value Chain for Operations Excellence	BUSS 6001	9	0.250
Sustainable Enterprise: Principles and Practice	BUSS 6011	9	0.250
SECOND YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
New Marketing Thought and Practice	BUSS 6008	9	0.250
Effective Leadership for High Performance Organisations	BUSS 6004	9	0.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Globalisation and Management	BUSS 6005	9	0.250
Managing New Ventures	BUSS 6007	9	0.250
THIRD YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Implementing Strategy: Management Control Systems	BUSS 6006	9	0.250
Strategy for Leaders	BUSS 6010	9	0.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Case Study Development	BUSS 6002	4.5	0.125
Case Publication	BUSS 6012	13.5	0.375

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