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Applications for our 2024 intake are now closed.
Key dates:
- Applications close 4th September 2023
- Offers will be sent out late September 2023
- Orientation will be held in November – December 2023
- Commencement date will be 5th of January 2024
Step 1: Check you meet minimum eligibility requirements
Graduate Certificate in Research Methodologies (GCRM)
You must meet one of the following Academic Qualifications criteria to enter:
- A Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)
- A Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a minimum score of 550 and at least 3 years relevant work experience.
AIB MBA graduates are automatically eligible for the GCRM.
English language requirements must be met. For all admission requirements, please review the GCRM Course Brief.
Learn more about the GCRM.
Master of Management (MMgt)
You must meet one of the following Academic Qualifications criteria to enter:
- Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) or equivalent
- AQF Level 8 qualification (or equivalent) in any discipline
- Graduate Certificate in Research Methodologies
- Graduate Certificate in Management
AIB MBA graduates are automatically eligible for the MMgt.
English language requirements must be met. For all admission requirements, please review the MMgt Course Brief.
Learn more about the MMgt.
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
You must meet one of the following Academic Qualifications criteria:
Any Masters’ Degree (AQF Level 9) at Credit or higher-level with an appropriate research component (for example, research methods subject or research project)
A Bachelor’s Degree with Honours (AQF Level 8) with minimum upper second class honours or equivalent.
AIB MBA graduates with a GPA of credit average (5.0) or higher are automatically eligible for the DBA.
English language requirements must be met. For all admission requirements, please review the DBA Course Brief.
Learn more about the DBA.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
You must meet one of the following Academic Qualifications criteria:
- A Master’s Degree (AQF Level 9) in Business and Commerce or related discipline area at Credit or higher level Grade Point Average with an appropriate research component (minimum 40%)
- A Bachelor’s Degree (AQF Level 8) in Business and Commerce or related discipline area with minimum upper second class honours or equivalent.
English language requirements must be met. For all admission requirements, please review the PhD Course Brief.
Learn more about the PhD.
Interested in the MMgt, DBA or PhD? – Proceed with step 2. Interested in applying in GCRM? – Skip to step 3.
Step 2: Identify a suitable Supervisory panel and contact them with your research topic outline
You must identify a suitable potential Principal Supervisor and at least one suitable potential Associate Supervisor. Please review our Key Research Themes and potential Supervisors. Once you have identified a good fit, please contact them with your research topic outline. There is no specified template for the research topic outline, however, the document should provide the potential supervisors sufficient detail about your research topic and interest.
Sustainable Development
Including business response to climate change, water crisis, modern slavery in supply chain, sustainable development goals, financial planning, digital marketing communication.
Supervisors
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Including automation, robotics, and online work, future of global operations/supply networks, big data, artificial intelligence, on-line teaching and learning for working adults.
Supervisors
- Dr. Mamun Ala
- Dr. Carlene Boucher
- Dr Svetlana De Vos
- Associate Professor Diane Kalendra
- Dr. Syed Mofazzal Mohyuddin
- Dr. Sumesh Nair
- Dr. Ethan Nikookar
- Dr. Parth Patel
- Dr. Mahan Poorhosseinzadeh
- Dr. Tareq Rasul
- Associate Professor Mulyadi Robin
- Sajjad Shokouhyar
- Dr. Samaneh Soleimani
- Dr. Mingwei Sun
- Dr. Donald Winchester
Business Globalisation
Including global opportunities & risks such as COVID-19, performance & progress trade-offs.
Supervisors
The Contemporary Workplace and Leadership
Including human resource management; corporate governance; board diversity; people and work.
Supervisors
Step 3: Complete the application form and ensure you have attached all documents as per the Application Review Checklist.
If you apply for the MMgt, DBA, or PhD, please ensure that your potential supervisory panel has provided a Statement of Support. Don’t forget to send the research referee report to your referees for them to complete.
- Application form
- Terms & Conditions:
- Application Review Checklist (must be submitted with application documents)
- Referee Report (to be confidentially completed and received by the Research Team by the application close date)
- Scholarship Form
- We are pleased to offer 3 AIB Doctoral Scholarships for 2024 DBA /PhD applicants. Two AIB Equity scholarships (100% fee waiver) are available to applicants who have a disability and/or who come from a low socio-economic background, and one AIB Not-for-profit (NFP) Scholarship (50% fee waiver) is available to applicants working or volunteering in a not-for-profit organisation OR on an NFP research project. Please ensure you read the information carefully and meet the eligibility criteria before applying.
Step 4: Submit your application and supporting documents to rhdadmissions@aib.edu.au
Entry into the Research Higher Degrees is, of course, highly competitive and is based on strict criteria. Successful completion of an AIB Masters qualification is a potential pathway, but not an automatic entry.
