Study planning

Understand your options and plan your study.

The Global MBA Degree may be completed in as little as 1.5 years (4 units per term) or may be completed at a moderate pace within 3 years  (1-2 units per term). Use the following as a guide to calculate the time to complete the Global MBA Degree. You may choose to increase or decrease your study load in any term. There are six terms (study periods) per calendar year.

 

Years*

Avg. units / term

Fast pace**

1.5

4

Steady pace

2

2-3

Moderate pace

3

1-2

*This is an average and will depend on each individual’s study plan

**This is the minimum time possible to complete the Global MBA degree.

All 20 units in the first five specialisations (Leading, Influencing, Strategising, Analysing and Adapting) must be completed before enrolling in the first two capstone (Problem Solving) units, GMBA8121 Advise and GMBA8122 Be curious. Only after completing these units, can you enrol in GMBA8123 Applied immersion 1 and GMBA8124 Applied immersion 2.

The capstone units are delivered in pairs. This means that you will need to enrol in GMBA8121 Advise and GMBA8122 Be curious at the same time, as well as GMBA8123 Applied immersion 1 and GMBA8124 Applied immersion 2 in the following term.

There are no electives in the program.

Each term consists of 6 weeks. There are 6 terms per year.

As a guide, we recommend allowing 12.5 hours per week per unit (including the 1-hour live event). Please also consider that some units will require group work.

Live events are facilitated by your unit convenor weekly for one hour to discuss unit content with your classmates. You will have the opportunity to interact with your classmates in real-time. While attending live events is not compulsory, they are highly recommended. If you cannot attend, they are recorded for you to watch in your own time.

Please note that each unit is offered twice per year with alternating live event timings (AM/PM) to accommodate different timezones.

Please refer to the unit guides (2020 and 2021) of your unit for assessment information and the live event schedule. Unit guides are published 2 weeks before the start of term.

Timetable

You can plan ahead and get an idea of when the classes are scheduled for each term. You can also use this to find out more about your unit curriculum by clicking on each of the units which you'll find below.

Please note, the timetable is subject to change, including live event timings. Always refer to the unit guide for the latest information.

Term 1 Live event 

GMBA8033 Negotiate and resolve conflict

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8034 Engage the board

Tue PM, 6-7am

GMBA8013 Be disruptive

Wed AM, 9-10am

GMBA8014 Be sustainable

Wed PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8021 Know your numbers (1)

Thu AM, 8-9am

GMBA8023 Generate insights

Thu PM, 6-7pm
Term 2Live event

GMBA8001 Know your people

Tue AM, 8-9am

GMBA8002 Know your organisation

Tue PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8031 Communicate with impact

Tue AM, 9-10am

GMBA8032 Manage change

Tue PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8022 Know your numbers (2)

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8024 Know your customers

Wed PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8103 Improve yourself, always

Wed PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8104 Become a global citizen

Thu AM, 8-9am

GMBA8121 Advise

Thu AM, 9-10am

GMBA8122 Be curious

Thu AM, 9-10am
Term 3Live event

GMBA8003 Adapt your leadership style

Tue AM, 8-9am

GMBA8004 Become a meaning maker

Tue PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8011 Be competitive

Tue AM, 9-10am

GMBA8012 Be global

Tue PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8101 Your career, your life

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8102 Build personal resilience

Wed PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8123 Applied Immersion (1)

Thu AM, 8-9am

GMBA8124 Applied Immersion (2)

Thu AM, 8-9am
Term 4Live event

GMBA8013 Be disruptive

Wed PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8014 Be sustainable

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8033 Negotiate and resolve conflict

Tue PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8034 Engage the board

Tue AM, 8-9am

GMBA8021 Know your numbers (1)

Thu PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8023 Generate insights

Thu AM, 8-9am
Term 5Live event

GMBA8001 Know your people

Tue PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8002 Know your organisation

Tue AM, 8-9am

GMBA8031 Communicate with impact

Tue PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8032 Manage change

Tue AM, 9-10am

GMBA8103 Improve yourself, always

Wed AM, 9-10am

GMBA8104 Become a global citizen

Thu PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8022 Know your numbers (2)

Wed PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8024 Know your customers

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8121 Advise

Thu PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8122 Be curious

Thu PM, 7-8pm
Term 6 Live event

GMBA8003 Adapt your leadership style

Tue PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8004 Become a meaning maker

Tue AM, 8-9am

GMBA8011 Be competitive

Tue PM, 7-8pm

GMBA8012 Be global

Tue AM, 9-10am

GMBA8101 Your career, your life

Wed PM, 6-7pm

GMBA8102 Build personal resilience

Wed AM, 8-9am

GMBA8123 Applied Immersion (1)

Wed AM, 9-10am

GMBA8124 Applied Immersion (2)

Wed AM, 9-10am