Victoria
University of Wellington
Victoria Management School
Wellington
Victoria MBA
Start date: Feb Length: 16 months FT; 32 months PT*
First offered: 1984
Fees, excludes texts: Domestic $24,996 Non-domestic
$35,400
Objectives - The vision of the Victoria MBA is personal transformation
for professionals.
- focus on excellence based on international
standards, reflected in staff, students and programme.
- quality
professional education challenging both your IQ and EQ and ultimately
transforming you
- comprehensive curriculum building from core
functional business courses to strategic electives
- an innovative
programme "stair-casing" arrangement that
permits entry at certificate level and progression to
post-graduate diploma level and master’s level, based on
merit.
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Particular strengths or unique aspects - specifically designed for
the information age in which we work
- recognises the importance
of collaborative work and the integration of diverse skills.
- builds on acquired practical experience in a manner that enhances
your intellectual and emotional capacity.
- produces graduates
with conceptual depth and the ability to integrate theory and
practice over a wide range of managerial situations.
- limited student
intake to limit class size (typically maximum 50/year).
- a new
purpose built campus located in the downtown CBD in Wellington.
- the
large majority of faculty are full-time Victoria-based academics
of senior standing who conduct research and apply
that research in their MBA teaching. Outsourcing to external contractors
is strictly
limited.
- Victoria Management School achieved the highest
rating (based on academic unit) across N Z Management Schools
in the
2003 PBRF ratings of research productivity.
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Teaching method - programme reflects the realities of the new millennium.
- the aim
is to supply insights to which you must add your own experience
and intellect in formulating actions.
- the ultimate goal in
this programme is not to know, but to learn how to think about
addressing strategic business challenges.
- teaching includes six
days of professional/personal development chosen from a wide
array of leadership skills and EQ development
topics.
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Participation of business and/or government sectors
Examples of events and forums that involve practitioner interaction: - Friday
Forums - 10 times a year a business practitioner of note is invited
to address the MBA class. Informal sessions with emphasis
on interaction and questions.
- In Class Presentations - a significant
number of courses rely on one or two guest presentations from
the professional/ practitioner
community. Some courses also make use of off-site visits.
- Applied
Projects - most courses have a portion of the course assessment
focused on applied projects and assignments that require
interaction with the professional/practitioner community. These
projects
and assignments often require students to tackle real issue business
issues, including analysis and action planning.
- Alumni Involvement
- alumni are actively involved in the programme - some attend
professional update seminars while others partake
in special electives. A good ongoing relationship between alumni and
current students, facilitating networking and employment
search.
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