China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will bring both challenges and opportunities to Hong Kong. As Hong Kong's economy becomes more closely integrated with that of its hinterland on the Mainland, new opportunities, and new possibilities, are available to those who can spot and take advantage of the emerging trends. Besides, the policy on importation of talent makes the challenges faced by the Hong Kong executives even more vigorous. In order to sustain the competitive edge of Hong Kong, local executives should be well equipped through life-long learning in order to survive in the knowledge-based global economy of the 21st century.

Since 1994, the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) has cooperated with Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) in offering a number of high quality Master and Doctorate degree programmes.


Master of Management

The Master of Management programme is designed for professionals who aspire to senior management positions within a chosen field such as marketing or human resource management. It is a specialized Master level programme that allows students to focus on a particular area of management - in contrast to a more generalist degree such as the Master of Business of Administration (MBA). :

The programme offered in Hong Kong is an intensive 18-month, part-time programme specifically tailored to suit the needs of the local students with active professional careers. The programme comprises a total of 10 course units offered in a number of specializations including: General Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, International Management, Financial Management, Logistics & Operations Management and Information Technology Management. It is an interactive programme (and not a distance-learning programme) because each course unit involves 40 hours of face-to-face teaching in Hong Kong delivered by the talented and experienced MGSM academics from Australia.

The programme is intensive and rigorous with a strong emphasis on workplace relevance, drawing upon the student's own personal experience to consolidate learning. Students will share the collective knowledge and experience with their classmates by undertaking job-related projects that focus on an issue within their own or chosen organization. Students will be taught with 'real-world' case studies submitted by organizations for research purposes. Students will be well equipped with an excellent mix of theory and practice throughout the programme.

The teaching methods employed throughout the programme include: case studies, syndicate work, computer simulations, research assignments, formal lectures, guest presentations, role plays, class discussion and site visits.

Applicants for the Master of Management are required to have a degree from a recognized university or other tertiary institute; and a minimum of three to five years' relevant work experience. Students must be proficient in the English language both written and spoken, and meet the requirement of the University.


Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Students who desire to pursue the MBA qualification after the completion of the Master of Management programme are only required to undertake an additional 6 course units. The MBA programme is designed for individuals already in positions of responsibility, who have been identified as possessing higher management and leadership potential. The programme offers a comprehensive grounding in general management and prepares students for the most senior positions in organizations - developing expertise to steer the organization's strategy and achieve competitive advantage.


Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

The DBA programme is designed for professional managers who wish to apply advanced research techniques to current issues of corporate concern. For those who wish to pursue a career in consulting, or reach the pinnacle of expertise within a given field of management, the DBA programme is the next step following the Master programme.

The programme differs from a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) through its focus on the application of knowledge within the context of an individual's workplace and the different type of research development employed.

Structured as one-third coursework and two-thirds research, the DBA programme will take between three to six years to complete and requires students to undertake a comprehensive thesis-style dissertation under the close supervision of the MGSM academic.

Applicants for the Doctor of Business Administration are required to have a degree with honours class I or honours class II and/or a relevant Masters degree; and a minimum of five years' management experience.


The Background of MGSM

Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) was established in 1969, making it the oldest continuously operating postgraduate school of business administration in New South Wales. It has gained an excellent reputation as a leading provider of high quality management education in both Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. In keeping with the quality of the programmes, research and faculty, the School was recently ranked as top 40 Business School in the world by Financial Times Executive Education 2001. It was also ranked as top 8 MBA programme in Asia by Asiaweek (May 2000) and No. 1 business school overall in New South Wales, Australia by BRW magazine (January 2000).

The MGSM Master and Doctorate degree programmes are now open for applications and the deadline for application will be on Saturday, 1 September 2001. For further information on the programmes, please contact Ms Doris Ng on 2774 8533.





Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 8 August 2001..

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