Postgraduate UTS Business School On-Demand Videos

Good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us this evening for a postgraduate options webinar. Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation upon whose ancestral lands our city campus now stands. I would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the elders both past and present acknowledging them as the custodians of knowledge for this land. I'm conscious we are all zooming in from different places. So I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of all the locations we're dialing in from.

Before we get started today, I'd like to bring your attention that we'll be recording this evening's session. And by taking part today, you are consenting to the recording being publicly available. We won't be using anyone's name when we do the Q&A, so it will be anonymous. But the session will be recorded.

My name is Leonie and I am the UTS student recruitment manager at the UTS Business School. Also joining me today on this call is Samantha Nugent, senior recruitment officer for the UTS Business School and we have UTS alumni Priyasha. To start us off, Priyasha, could you introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about yourself when you completed your MBA and where you're working now?

Well, thank you so much for introducing me Leonie. Good evening to all those who have joined with us today. My name is Priyasha and I recently completed my MBA from UTS. I majored in marketing and my sub major subjects were supply chain and operations. At the moment I'm working as a sales support coordinator at combined groups in Sydney where I manage CRM systems. I deal with data analyse them and I deal with retail accounts across brands like Scrub Daddy. So it's the role exactly sits in the intersection of all that MBA added as a valuing cap that I was actually looking for. So yeah.

Yeah. Fantastic. That all sounds really good and congratulations. And you are graduating in a couple of weeks. Congratulations on that too.

Thank you.

No worries. This evening's session is just how it's described on the screen. There's an overview on topics that answer frequently asked questions posed by prospective students. So if you do have any questions throughout the webinar that we haven't covered, please type them into the Q&A box in your Zoom control panel.

So now if you're interested in studying business at a postgrad level, you're spoiled for choice. Not just in Sydney, but around the world, too. What you base your choice on is largely dependent on what you value in a university. At UTS, as you can see, we're located in the heart of Australia's business, creative, and entrepreneurial districts, bringing the industry straight into your classroom. Our programs are crafted with input from top business practitioners and associations. You'll dive into guest lectures, real world case studies and live projects.

The other point I would like to highlight is the expertise of our academics. Each of them take a few months leave every year for research purposes to ensure they are all well researched and across any changes within their industry on national and global scale. For example, some of our academics worked with Unilever New Zealand and a trial of a four day workweek to measure the impact on both productivity and well-being, which is quite interesting.

Priyasha, what initially motivated you to pursue postgraduate study and why was that the right step for you at your that point of your career?

So for me the decision when I actually thought of going ahead with postgraduate was at a time where I had already gained two and a half year of corporate experience. But even after that I felt like there was something that was missing. Even though I was exposed to the real life company scenarios in terms of business, I felt like I was missing out on the other global perspective. I needed to learn more about the leadership skills and how the managerial section of business works. So it was around that time when I was like I probably need to take a step back in order to study deeper into business to know more about the analysis of different avenues and so yeah it was more at the perspective of knowing more by stepping back and just not being exposed to the real time I needed the global perspective that UTS had to offer me in terms of MBA as my course.

Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah, that's awesome to hear. So, what are my study options is a question we do get asked a lot and it has a bit of a two-folded answer. So, we have many different courses within the postgrad space. So sometimes it can be a little overwhelming to to decide what to do and whether to do an MBA like Priyasha or a specialised qualification. Sam, could you please provide our attendees with an overview of the UTS business school postgraduate programs and what sets them apart?

Of course. Yeah. So what we have here are called nested programs that build on each other. So the graduate certificate typically includes the first four subjects of a master's degree. A graduate diploma is the first eight subjects and then the masters has 12 in total. So students can even further specialise if they decide to by completing an extension masters which is then another four subjects on top of that. Again this really depends what you're looking for in a qualification. Sometimes those first four subjects are enough. And you might find that that's really all you need for the time being.

It's worth noting that the grad cert can be the typical entry point for applicants without an undergraduate degree. So, definitely an option if you haven't studied previously. And upon successful completion, you can then transfer internally into the graduate diploma or the masters.

So, you'll see here a list of all of our postgraduate specialist programs. And I'll take you through these in a little more detail and what the difference between studying the specialist program or an MBA is. So the MBA is perfect for mid-career professionals looking to boost their business knowledge and leadership skills. It offers a flexible mix of core subjects and electives across business areas and you can choose to specialise in a particular area of business or dabble in more disciplines through sub majors and electives. So while the MBA provides you with that comprehensive comprehensive knowledge across aspects such as business management including finance, marketing, accounting, economics and so on. The specialist program is a really deep focus on one specific area of business. So you can see the wide variety of courses on offer and it really boils down to what you'd like to study and really what you would like to do career wise.

So the executive MBA is currently on pause but the graduate certificate in executive business practice is still available and it's made up of core subjects or electives and then a stream choice of either the entrepreneurship stream or the corporate transformation stream.

So across our management suite of courses we have a lot of options. So each of these are listed on the right-hand side with a breakdown of core and elective subjects really specific to each course area. As well as completing the core and elective subjects within the master's program, students will need to complete the capstone subject which is either the industry research project or an internship experience. So it's completely up to you what you would like to choose.

And for students that choose the internship subject, the university doesn't place students, but we have a dedicated internship team within the faculty that can advise on university partnerships with people we either work close with and have offered internships in the past or make recommendations based on students free interests.

So in our finance suite of courses, we've got three options available. We have the professional accounting programs and these meet all the requirements for admissions to become a member of the bodies listed in the bottom table there. The master of finance and programs within so the grad cert and graduate dip and extension masters and then the graduate certificate in applied artificial intelligence. So the master of finance has specializations within that course really depending on what you're looking to achieve career wise. So you can either choose banking, corporate finance, investment management, financial tech, financial analysis, or if you're interested in a number of these areas, you can choose to do electives from each.

So marketing and business analytics, we offer the grad cert all the way through to the extension masters. Within our marketing programs, we offer a range of marketing elective options after you've completed the core marketing subjects to help tailor your learning further. So, in the capstone subject that you you complete as part of the core, you'll complete a business consultancy project and this comes from an actual marketing industry partner of ours. So, they'll pose a real life problem that they're having to the university. And you'll work within groups or independently to solve that.

So, UTS also offers an online graduate certificate in digital marketing. So, please note these subjects are not interchangeable for the other marketing program that I just discussed. It's a standalone program and this runs entirely separately but is still available 100% online.

And finally, the business analytics program is suitable for people with both a business and an IT background and it's made entirely up of core subjects. So the unique feature of this course is the studios where students will apply technical skills learned in earlier subjects to real world problems posed by industry partners similar to the marketing program. And then the studio classes are run as a full day intensive and this course has three of those studios. So yeah, it's a really good course.

Awesome. Thanks so much Sam for running us through those programs. We do have a whole range of programs available and something to note is we do have our postgrad advising month coming up. So if you do want to connect with an academic or anyone to do with course we can link you up and you can have more discussions and ask more questions.

Priyasha, why did you decide on an MBA specifically and what were you hoping you would get you would achieve out of that?

So the reason [clears throat] and the rational behind me being very specific and and by that I really was very determined to do an MBA because of its holistic approach towards business. I was very sure that I didn't want to channelize to just one function or one avenue of business. Before making my call for deciding my major and sub major I wanted to understand and learn every aspect of business that includes finance and accounting, HR, marketing, supply, operation, everything that is combined of how a business runs.

So that being said, before looking into courses and then universities, I did do my homework understanding that UTS did not ask us to just book in our major or sub major in the first SEM. We did not have that limitations. In fact, we could take our time to understand what was the subject that we wanted to channel and study more. So I took my good time to decide that okay m my major would be marketing and then what would be my sub major understanding all the core subjects that I had to pursue and I now looking back and I feel like I'm very happy and I'm very satisfied that I did that because I know now I'm very versatile. I know which aspect of business run in which perspective. I might not be 100% sure but probably I have a good amount of idea in that avenue. So yeah, that's awesome.

It's good that you did your homework and all the options you had available to you. You had so many different avenues to take and you exposed yourself to several areas which is essentially yeah the MBA. Thanks. [laughter]

So now the course level you choose will also have an impact on what credit recognition you may be eligible for. Generally speaking, as long as you have completed subjects that are deemed to be equivalent to those offered at UTS within a 10-year period, you should be eligible for some recognition of prior learning. So once you've received your offer, you can submit your RPL application to the student centre for approval. We would recommend looking over your unit outlines and comparing them to the subject descriptions on on the UTS handbook to see which ones are most relevant.

So another question we get asked a lot is how students learn. Pre-2020, the Business School was completely face to face with course offerings and then during COVID this changed to online learning and then more of a blended model. So how you will learn will really depend on the program you study but generally subjects are leaning more towards being back onto campus. So you can expect to be on campus for majority of your subjects unless you select to do one of our entirely online programs.

Priyasha, looking back and thinking back to your studies, what did a typical week look like for you? And how did you balance your classes, your work, and your personal life given you're doing postgrad study?

Well, I think like now that I'm saying, I actually miss those [clears throat] years and months. But my typical semester week would be a total roller coaster with literally no time to breathe in. It was a mixture of assignments. It was a mixture of group assignments that involved mitigating coming to a mutual time with everybody's timelines and schedules. With that I had to do my independent studies and amidst all this there was part-time and eventually full-time so a typical week did involve everything but what masters or what postgraduate and being an international student that were that I was I did learn to plan ahead eventually semester after semester I learned how to organise and channel time and segmentize my priorities accordingly.

So, I feel the masters or the postgraduate exposure that I'd got definitely made me learn to be more specific of what was needed to be done on day-to-day life and not to always not to forget that there was always a goal that I was working to achieve. So that was always sitting in the back of my mind. But was it busy? Of course it was. But did I enjoy it? I enjoyed every day of my uni life. That like I was saying, I actually miss it.

But oh that's some good insights. Thanks Priyasha. So now postgrad is an investment. So fees are always something prospective students want to know more about. Here is a screenshot of how our fee calculator works. Now we'll be sending you a link to the fee calculator, but you can see in this screenshot of what exactly this will look like. So in this scenario, I'm searching as a domestic student commencing in 2026 interested in the MBA. Now you need to make sure you type the full course name and select the right year. It will then show you the total credit points. So the fee per credit points and the fee per session. Now this fee per session is based on a full-time student load which is four subjects per session.

So if you're applying as a part-time student, I like to look at the fee per credit point. So within the MBA subject, there's six credit points. So to work out the fee per subject, it would be 6 * 794, which is 47 4,764. If I were only doing one subject subject that session, that would be all I'd pay in course fees. So if I was looking at doing two subjects, then it would obviously me be twice that. So all students have to pay a student services and amenities fee which is spent on services for students provided by UTS. And at a postgraduate level we offer we have fee help available for Australian citizens which is similar to how HECS works at an undergraduate level. The main difference being you will repay the full amount of the program as opposed to a HECS debt where the government subsidises a portion of your repayment.

So, Uni is much more than just a means to get a piece of paper. It offers services beyond the classroom. We have an accessibility centre for students with a disability or ongoing medical condition. We have a counselling service, career service and helps which is an English language and academic skill support unit. This is fantastic resource especially when it comes to writing for academic audiences. We also have legal services as well as programs and events which range from volunteering and leadership development all the way through to social sporting and cultural groups.

Once we get closer to the session, you'll be invited to our orientation sessions which offer a great suite of programs and activities including your faculty welcome sessions where you can meet your academics and other students as well and going to workshops and training sessions.

Another service is the UTS careers department. So I used to work within the UTS careers team and I can tell you exactly what they offer. They provide one-on-one career support. They promote jobs and internships. They host career development events and have extensive amount of on demand resources available through their faculty career hubs where you can access jobs and blogs and events which are usually on campus or industry-lead and many more tools and resources to help you enhance your career while learning and doing your degree.

Priyasha, what were your career goals when you graduated and how did the MBA help you move towards them?

Well, before pursuing MBA postgraduate studies, my career has always been it was sitting from the beginning of the mindset of before starting my studies was to be able to analyse like at the end of all my semesters I would be able to answer all the questions I was looking for. I wasn't happy with the limited of real time experience that I had. Before my higher studies before my just bachelor's I wanted to achieve the case scenarios that UTS the MBA at UTS had to offer. So a lot of my tick boxes happened when it came to achieve all the careers in terms of dealing with the companies that came in my assignments. I understood customer base, I understood data, I understood how to deal with several functionalities that involved in business and how things run in the given global situations and MBA it actually gave me the holistic view from not just one nation's perspective but in a global perspective that I was actually I wanted to learn and grow more on that channel.

So, in terms of career aspirations, that is how MBA has helped me and just not that it was also about networking and meeting people and connecting with the industrial people that I wanted to work and study more know more about in Australia. So that is how MBA has actually helped me complete the entire process of understanding all possible avenues of how a business runs.

Yeah, fantastic. So so many good insights, Priyasha. Thank you so much. For our last topic, Sam will talk you through how to apply through our postgraduate application process.

Yeah. So, for domestic students, you can use the QR code on the screen and it will take you to the applications page. So, we'll send this link out in the next couple of days after the webinar, but essentially before you apply, we highly recommend to prepare your documentation. So, you'll need details of your previous studies. If you've studied at UTS or one of the other Australian universities, then you'll need a student number. An up-to-date CV, a statement of service, which we'll send a link for. It's not a letter of recommendation or anything. There's an actual form that UTS provides. Or if you aren't looking to let your employer know that you are studying, then you can have a statutory declaration done for your resume, which is essentially a signature by a JOP or something to say that it is in fact a true and legal document.

And then so applications, the entire process is done online, so no need to come on campus. And once you've got all your documents, it really only takes about 25 to 30 minutes after that to complete the application. And then when you've lodged it, you'll receive a confirmation email. Processing can take between 1 to 3 weeks depending on the volume of applications being received. So the earlier submitted, the better and the quicker it will be processed. And then the more complete your application is, the less time it it will take to process essentially.

Awesome. Thanks so much, Sam. As mentioned, we will send some post event coms which will include this information, but if you want to scan the QR code, there's some information there for you as well.

So, it's now time for some questions from the audience. So, don't forget to use the Q&A feature. But while we are waiting, let me just have a look. We have any questions? No, I don't think we do. But I might as well just keep asking you questions. Priyasha. Looking back now as an alumni, what would you say has been the highlight or the most valuable part of your post-graduate journey?

I think there would be more than one definitely my expectations and what I was expecting before starting my postgraduate in Sydney UTS. I think the most important value and [snorts] highlight highlight that I was expecting and that went up and beyond was the practical exposure in every avenue whether it comes to the assignment the case studies whether it came to so I was an student ambassador it gave me so much experience that I it gave me an opportunity to interview CEOs and Not just that, I was also interviewed. So the amount of opportunities that I had was immense and I think I'm really really grateful for the opportunities that I've gotten.

I've been involved in the peer network where I tried to help the new upcoming students and understanding the new probably the new questions that they might have had before starting because once you're in the second semester you know the troubles that you have gone. So now being on every platform you know how to help someone who is new. So all the opportunities that came to me was always a little more than I had expected and then my goal was to achieve my working aspirations into something that I had decided that and at the moment I'm very confident to say that I am sitting in an role which exactly sits where in the intersection of what I had studied and I'm very happy with that. So I think my two years of MBA has been a beautiful roller coaster. So yeah.

Yeah. Awesome. That really sounds good. And I think getting involved in university outside the classroom enables you to bring those skills that you would in a job like networking and communication. So no, that sounds awesome.

We do have another question that I could pose to both Priyasha and Sam. What did your week look like in terms of hours? Priyasha and are you on campus for every subject and can you study in the evening? So, I think maybe Priyasha if you want to answer the first part what did your week look like in terms of hours?

My typical uni day would look like a 3 hour of lecture three one and a half to three hour lecture with that saying it was very flexible when it came to deciding your routine or your week. There were a lot of options that were given to us when we had to book our timelines. So you could potentially have classes, you can plan your week. You could have three times a week or one time a week where you can plan all your classes in one day and get done with it and probably in the next the other days of the week you can work on your independent studies or your group assignments or you can place your timings every day so you could have a reason to come to uni every day. I planned both the ways that I mentioned but eventually I tried to keep my classes all at one day which meant I had sometimes had one and a half hour of lecture and then probably the next three I had a break for I had break for a couple of hours and then probably my next class and then I could after that I could just sit and do my assignments. Yeah. So yeah.

Yeah. Awesome. That sounds good. And Sam the next part of the question are you on campus for every subject and can you study in the evening?

Yeah. So you can study in the evening for majority of our courses. So, there will besides one of our programs, you there should be an evening option that will run between 6 and 9 p.m. Monday to Friday, unless a subject's being offered in a block mode, which isn't isn't very many of them. But, for example, within the MBA, if you enrol in one subject, you'll be on campus one evening per week between 6 and 9 p.m. If that's your choice. Or if you work in the evenings, then there'll be daytime classes potentially between 9 and 12, for example. And then if you enrol in two subjects, it'll be two evenings per week or two days per week for that three-hour block mode. Is typically typically how that works. So, yes, you will definitely be on campus unless you choose to do one of our online only programs. And the second half of the question, I forgot. I'm sorry. Can you study in the evening? Yes, you can. [laughter] Yes. Yes, you can.

We have another question I believe. Is there any fee help or scholarships for international students?

So I can answer and then Priyasha I know that you may have applied as an international student so you might be able to provide some advice but there is no fee help for international students but there are scholarships. So, I would definitely recommend reaching out to the international applications team to see what you might be eligible for. Or otherwise, we do have a scholarship tool. If you type into Google UTS scholarship tool, there's essentially a form that you can fill out and it will generate everything that you're eligible to apply for based on the answers that you provide.

Awesome. Thanks, Sam. Priyasha, do you want to talk more on that?

Yes. There are international scholarship based on depending on criterias that depends on courses I feel for masters so yeah there are quotes like for it starts from 15% to 25% scholarship that has been given on prior experiences or certain level of certificates that have might have been done before pursuing masters.

Awesome I believe there's another question. What are the average number of lectures for a day? Sam, did you want to answer that?

Yeah. So, if you mean how many different lectures or how many of the same lecture available throughout the day, it will really depend on whether it's a core subject or a more specialised subject. So the core subjects within the MBA for example there'll be quite a lot of options throughout the week even but definitely at least twice at one point throughout the day and then as you get more specialised because there's less students they typically tend to offer those a little bit less on average I would say there'll be at least for your core subjects one daytime and one evening it just really depends.

We actually do have the UTS timetable planner live for the entire year on our website. So if you Google, we'll send a link out as well, but if you Google UTS timetable planner, you'll see the 2026 timetable. So you can see and have total access to that before you apply as well. So I'd really recommend that.

Priyasha, I don't know if you want to speak to when maybe you got down to your major and sub major for supply chain, what your timetable might have looked like, if that would be okay.

Yeah, so like you mentioned, yes, we did have, quite some options when it came to core subjects. Typically one subject was off with price a day. You could pick your slots morning, afternoon or evening. But right for electives it was slightly limited. You could either choose the morning or the evening slots and like both Leonie and Samantha mentioned there are block some subjects that came under block mode that would be a long class stretched for like it would it's a six-hour long classes but it also depends upon the master the particular master studies.

Yeah. Thank you.