Take your career further with a Curtin MBA

Encouraging your employee to undertake MBA study is an ideal way to retain them and provide a career development pathway.

Application Process

Your employee needs to submit a written application to Curtin, accompanied by a signed letter of support from you, the employer, before the application deadline.

In completing and signing the letter of employer support, you agree to provide the financial, practical and developmental support.

For information on the scholarship, application deadline, employee application form and letter of employer support, please visit the Curtin Scholarships website.

• Financial – In order to qualify, the corporate partner will provide 20% of the student tuition fees of the MBA course for up to a maximum of 4 years.
• On-the-ground – they will provide practical support to enable the applicant to attend class, undertake additional study and group work and complete assignments.
• Guidance and advice – they will nominate a senior industry based student mentor to provide support and advice throughout the your MBA studies, and also help to develop a post MBA career pathway.

Source: Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017-2019, QILT

Balancing work, life and study

Before deciding to commence a postgraduate degree, consider how you can manage your studies around your other commitments, such as work, family and personal life. Our MBA has been designed to meet the demands of the working professional student.

Classes for the MBA program are taught in our Perth city campus at 78 Murray Street, and most classes are held in the evening, which makes it easier to fit units around your work commitments. Most units in the MBA are also available for study online, which means you can continue studying wherever you are in the world. You can also study a blended mode, mixing online study with face-to-face or intensive classes.

Some units can also be studied intensively. This means your contact hours are taught intensively over one week, or distributed days across 2-3 weeks, providing you with the flexibility to complete the remaining coursework component around your schedule. Or you could gain credit for completing eligible Executive Education short course programs. This can include a one-day Masterclass, a five-day Masterclass series or bespoke programs such as Ignition or Switch.

The MBA is taught in a trimester format, which means there are three study periods per year. This allows you to undertake more units in a year to complete your studies faster compared to a semester based program. Students who opt to study face-to-face may even have the option to complete some units in intensive block periods.

How is studying online different from studying on campus?

Studying online at Curtin means that you’ll do the same coursework and assessments as the students studying on-campus, but you’ll study where you want, have more flexibility with your time, and may use different technology and methods to complete your work. Lectures and interactions with peers take place online rather than through face-to-face lectures and tutorials.

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Cost of the MBA

Undertaking postgraduate study represents a significant investment of both time and money, and we recognise that the costs associated with university study can be a barrier to achieving your study goals.

There are a range of financial assistance options available to help you to cover some of the costs associated with university study. This assistance can include scholarships and student loans.

There are a number of different scholarships offered to both domestic and international students of our MBA programs. These scholarships have been developed to encourage and support students who have chosen to study the MBA, and assist with removing financial barriers to undertaking our program. Find a scholarship

Women interested in undertaking an MBA can apply for a Curtin scholarship through the Women in MBA (WiMBA) program, which actively encourages more women to study a Master of Business Administration. Each scholarship is worth up to 40 per cent of the tuition fees. Read more

The Australian Government supports students by providing student loans through the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). The FEE-HELP scheme offers local students a loan to pay their postgraduate university fees. Eligible students are able to access the loan to pay tuition fees up to the FEE-HELP limit. If you defer the payment of fees through FEE-HELP, you won’t have to begin repaying the debt until your income is above the minimum repayment threshold. These payments will be deducted from your income similar to normal income taxes. Read more

How will studying an MBA at Curtin help my career?

Our MBA program will prepare you to realise your potential and achieve your career goals. It will help you develop and evaluate innovative ideas and strategies within ambiguous and uncertain business environments.

To ensure our teaching and research remains applied and highly relevant, we have partnered with an extensive network of leading academics and business practitioners who help develop our course content and guide our research output.

During your MBA, you will also complete a professional portfolio, which involves a minimum of 40 hours of professional development. As part of building your portfolio, you will undertake workshops and lectures designed to build your skills and knowledge in current industry trends and best practice.

You can also choose to undertake an International Business Study tour. During the tour, you will experience first-hand the business cultural norms of the region and gain cultural understanding and insight into business processes in an international context.

Read more about our students visit to the Tencent HQ during their study tour through China