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Business Administration/Telecommunication Engineering

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Year

2011

Award

Master of Business Administration / Master of Telecommunication Engineering

Length

2 years

Campuses

Melbourne

Course description

In this double MAster's program, gradauates gain various professional skills that are highly sought after by the telecommunications industry. Graduates can fast-track their careers into senior management positions in high-technology companies, or to form their own technology start-up company.

Course structure

Master of Business Administration (MBA) subjects include International Business Environment, Financial Management and Accounting, Organisational Behaviour, Strategic Human Resource Management, Marketing, Management Fundamentals, and Issues in Strategic Management.

Master of Telecommunication Engineering (MTE) coursework includes surveying present experimental practice in electronics, a telecommunication design project or network design exercise, and a choice of advanced telecommunications engineering subjects.

Subject details

Overseas study opportunities

Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange for more information

Fee type

Fees (Fee-Help available)

Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)

22 030 (135 credit points per year)
The University reserves the right to vary fees on an annual basis. Fees will not normally rise above 7% per annum. Should the University decide to increase its fees, that increase will take effect on 1 January of the following year.

Scholarships

A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduates

Selection

IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or

TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or

TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or

TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or

Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from the La Trobe Melbourne; or

Approved equivalent.

Academic entry requirements

Students must have completed a four-year Electronic or Communication/Telecommunication Engineering degree, or approved international equivalent, that includes the fundamentals of analogue and digital communication techniques and systems.

Semester starts

Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)

Additional information

MBA start dates: January, April, June and September (for further information, contact the Graduate School of Management on +613 9479 3100).
MTE start dates: Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)

Career opportunities

Graduates bring a strong business and management acumne to their job. They can work in the telecommunciations industry in the design and development systems, such as computer networks, signal processing, telecommunications, wireless systems, and hardware and software development.

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