University of Western Australia Business School

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The University of Western Australia Business School
UWA Business School Logo.gif
Type Public
Established1911
Dean Professor Peter Robertson
Academic staff
160
Students4,929
Location
Perth
,
Western Australia
,
Australia
Website business.uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia Business School is a business school at the University of Western Australia (UWA). UWA first began teaching Economics in 1912, and the Business School is now home to over 4,929 students.[ citation needed ] The school has four disciplines: Accounting and Finance; Economics; Management and Organisations; and Marketing.

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The School delivers undergraduate, postgraduate, and higher degrees by research and coursework programs and remains active in business research. The School is the only university in Western Australia to hold both the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation, and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation.

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The Business School's faculty comprises approximately 160 academic and professional staff, with 85 per cent of academics holding a PhD or equivalent degree. [1]

There are over 5,700 students enrolled in the School; of these, 80 per cent are undergraduates, 18 per cent are completing a postgraduate degree by coursework, and 2 per cent are pursuing a higher degree by research.[ citation needed ]

A number of corporate companies provide research chairs and fellows, visiting professor programs, scholarships and prizes to the Business School. [2]

The Business School's "Tomorrow Starts Here" fundraising campaign raised $25 million, and was named a state winner in the Fundraising Institute Australia's 2011 National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising raising. [3]

Campus

The Business School is situated on UWA's main Crawley campus in Perth, Western Australia. The UWA Business School was recently named one of the 50 most beautiful business school campuses [4] in the world by MBA Programs.org. [5]

Located next to the Matilda Bay Reserve on the Swan River and at the south end of the University campus, the $50 million Business School building was opened in May 2009. [6] The building was designed by Woods Bagot. [7]

Accreditations

The Business School received accreditation from the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) in 2008 and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2011.

Courses

Undergraduate

Majors in Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, and Work and Employment Relations are taught predominantly through the Business School. [8]

Honours

Students who achieve a required standard can continue to focus on their chosen major while developing research skills through the Honours program, which consists of one more year of study. [9]

Postgraduate

The School's postgraduate courses include the Master of Business Administration, Master of Commerce, and Master of Professional Accounting and specialised degrees in marketing, human resource management and employment relations, economics, business information management, and social impact. [10]

MBA

Established in 1973, the UWA's MBA is the oldest in Western Australia. [11] It has produced over 3,000 management graduates. According to the 2011 Good Universities Guide, the Business School's MBA program has a five-star rating for graduate salaries, getting a job, corporate links, and management faculty size, [12] and in 2009 was ranked seventh in Australia in the Australian Financial Review BOSS MBA rankings. [13]

Higher degrees by research

The Business School offers higher degrees by research, either through the master's degree by research programs or professional doctorate programs such as the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Research students work closely with a supervisor on a specific topic to produce a dissertation of significant academic originality. [14]

Business School Board

The Business School Board is tasked with providing leadership to the School. It comprises the Dean, Deputy Dean, and six to ten persons actively engaged in industries, professions, community, or government activities relevant to the work of the Faculty. These members are appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Dean and the Chair. The Chair is elected annually by and from the external members of the Board and meetings are held at least twice a year. [15]

Notable graduates

Notable alumni of the UWA Business School include:

The Graduate Management Association (GMA)

Past Presidents of the GMA include:

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References

  1. ↑ Business School Faculty
  2. ↑ UWA's Business School partnership facts
  3. ↑ Fundraising Institute Award
  4. ↑ 50 most beautiful business school campuses
  5. ↑ MBA Programs.org
  6. ↑ Business School building
  7. ↑ Woods Bagot
  8. ↑ Undergraduate degrees
  9. ↑ Honours program
  10. ↑ postgraduate courses
  11. ↑ UWA's MBA
  12. ↑ MBA guide 2011
  13. ↑ AFR BOSS MBA rankings
  14. ↑ Higher degrees by research
  15. ↑ Business School Board
  16. ↑ Mark Barnaba
  17. ↑ Honourable Colin Barnett
  18. ↑ Our Graduates
  19. ↑ Our Graduates
  20. ↑ Andrew Forrest
  21. ↑ Ricard Goyder
  22. ↑ John Willinge
  23. ↑ UWA, GMA (26 March 2010). "New GMA Executive Elected" (PDF). The University of Western Australia.
  24. ↑ "GMA elects new president, vice-president". The University of Western Australia. 20 February 2012.

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