Postgraduate Enrolments
Students who have applied and been accepted for postgraduate study for the first time need to enrol. If you have completed a trimester or more of study and are continuing in the same course at the GSB, you are a re-enrolling student.
GSB enrolment procedures are a little different to enrolling in units as an undergraduate or in units offered to postgraduates at the Bentley campus. Read through the following for information about these procedures:- How do I develop a study plan?
- Should I enrol into all units in each year?
- How do I enrol?
- When are the deadlines for enrolment?
- Can international students enrol into online units?
- How flexible is 'flexible'?
- Who can I go to for help?
- What if I want to change my enrolment or withdraw from a unit?
- What is a ‘Special Late Withdrawal’?
- I need a break - can I take time off from my study?
- Where and when can I find out my grades?
- I'm not happy with my academic status or grade - is there an appeals process?
- I've finished my course! How do I graduate?
- I loved my GSB experience so much that I want to continue studying. How can I do that?
- I want to stay involved with the GSB - how can I do that?
How do I develop a study plan?
Students are advised to develop their individual study plan (their plan to complete the course) referring to:
• GSB Courses and programs - this area contains information about course structures for each course and its majors.
• Unit availability and outlines - this area contains information on unit descriptions and houses current unit outlines
• GSB timetables - this area contains timetable information for the entire academic year as well as important information on deadlines.
With these three tools, you should be able to plan and map out how to achieve your desired course outcome. Please remember that certain majors within each course (eg. the Graduate Certificate in Business - Energy ) has its own compulsory as well as optional units. It is important to check these requirements against timetable information as not every unit is offered in every study period nor in every delivery mode (face-to-face, online, intensive). While many students are able to construct their study plan on their own, there is assistance available should you require it through the Student Services Manager and Course Directors. Please contact them directly for assistance.
Should I enrol into all units in each year?
At the commencement of each year all new enrolling students and all continuing students are required to determine their annual study plan and enrol into all units they plan on undertaking that year This administrative requirement allows the school to better manage the demand for particular units. Please refer to the Unit Availability and Timetable webpages for information about which units are available, when and in which delivery mode - online, face-to-face or intensive. If you are not commencing at the start of an academic year, but in Trimester 2, we ask that you also enrol for any units taken in Trimester 3 of that academic year.
Enrolment into units is subject to class size. The GSB policy on class size is a maximum of 45 students per face-to-face class. The average class size is typically around 25. Students may request to be placed on an enrolment wait-list once the quota has been reached. If demand is sufficient the GSB may make a second class available.
The GSB reserves the right to cancel units where there is insufficient demand (i.e. less than 15 enrolled students).
How do I enrol?
Enrolment into courses and units at the GSB, is online through OASIS .
In order to enrol, you will need to provide the course study package number, which is the 6-digit number found in the heading of each course webpage: eg. the course study package number for the Master of Business Administration (Strategic Procurement) is 310527.
If you have any problems with your online enrolment, please contact the GSB Student Services Office or see below for staff members who can help you with this process. Enrolment procedures can be found here or downloaded as a PDF below.
Download the PDF for detailed enrolment procedures
When are the deadlines for enrolment?
If you are commencing study at the beginning of an academic year, we ask that you enrol in all the units you are planning for that year. If you commence in Trimester 2, we ask that you also enrol in the units you are planning to take in Trimester 3. We accept enrolments for commencement of study in all three trimesters, meaning you do not have to commence your course at the beginning of an academic year, but may commence in either Trimester 2 or Trimester 3.
However you must adhere to enrolment deadlines which can be found here or downloaded below. The 2009 Calendar flyer also includes information on fees, important contacts and unit offerings in 2009.
How flexible is 'flexible'?
At the GSB, we pride ourselves on creating a school with courses that are relevant and flexible to the needs of our students. Because of feedback from students, we offer units available in three delivery modes: face to face, intensive and online. Each mode has its appeal and advantages. Some students prefer to have direct contact with their instructor and fellow students and so choose face to face units. Others are restricted to choosing online units because of scheduling or location restraints. Others again may organise leave from work in order to complete a unit in intensive mode in order to complete a unit quickly. Your study plan could contain a mix of face to face, intensive and online units.
But how flexible is 'flexible'? The one restriction we impose is that once you have selected to study a unit in a particular study period in a particular mode, you are not able to transfer between modes. In other words, should you choose a unit that is offered both face to face and online in the same study period, you are not permitted to switch between modes and attend classes physically while enrolled online. You must choose one or the other and stick to it, i.e. enrol into the face to face class or the online class.
Can international students enrol into online units?
International students who are onshore are permitted to enrol into one online unit only if they are enrolled in at least 75 credits face to face at the same time. International students offshore are able to enrol in online units on a part time or full time study basis. The International Office was established to assist international students with a variety of issues surrounding their educational and personal needs while studying at Curtin. For assistance regarding your enrolment, please contact the IO on +61 8 9266 7331 or via email.
Who can I go to for help?
The following GSB staff are here to assist you with any questions about your course or study plan:
| Student Services Manager | Ms Fleur Cornelius | +61 8 9266 3387 |
| Online Learning Coodinator | Ms Inna Geoghegan | +61 8 9266 1163 |
| Course Directors: | ||
| Master of Business Administration | Assoc Professor Peter Galvin | +61 8 9266 3389 |
| Master of Leadership and Management | Dr Linley Lord | +61 8 9266 4239 |
| Doctor of Business Administration/PhD | Assoc Professor Verena Marshall | +61 8 9266 3236 |
For other general enquiries, current students should contact the Student Services Office on +61 8 9266 3460 or fax: +61 8 9266 7607.
What if I want to change my enrolment or withdraw from a unit?
Although we require you to enrol into all units within an academic year, you may subsequently vary your enrolment and chosen study plan. It is important to note that fees and penalties apply for late enrolment and late withdrawal.
If your circumstances change and you need to withdraw from a unit, you need to do so within the 'withdrawal without penalty' period and before the ‘census date' (the date after which academic and financial penalties apply). If you withdraw after the census date academic and financial penalties will apply. For a list of these dates, please refer to the Fee Information, Important Dates and Forms area of the GSB website.
PLEASE NOTE: If you intend to withdraw from an intensive unit you must do this on or before the first day of the unit or you will be charged the full cost of the unit. The schedule of withdrawal dates do not apply to intensive units.
What is a ‘Special Late Withdrawal’?
If you have exceptional circumstances for withdrawing from a unit after the 'census date' and the 'last date to withdraw with penalty date', you may apply for a Special Late Withdrawal. Failure to complete study requirements is not considered sufficient grounds for late withdrawal. You must complete an application form, which includes instructions and the types of circumstances that would be considered for special late withdrawal consideration. If scanned and signed, these forms may be submitted by email to the GSB Student Services Office, However, original or certified copies of supporting documents will be required in hard copy.
A Special Late Withdrawal, once approved, will not remove the liability for payment of fees incurred. It simply means that your academic record will show a 'withdrawal' against the unit instead of a 'fail'.
I need a break - can I take time off from my study?
Following enrolment, you are expected to study continuously until your course is completed. You are, however, entitled to one or more periods of approved leave of absence from your course. Please note that once a Leave of Absence has been approved, your access to facilities (e.g. library, building access) will be suspended during your time of absence.
The Leave of Absence form contains instructions and specifies the regulations of application and must be approved and lodged with the Program Director before the census date for the applicable trimester. As with enrolment forms, Leave of Absence forms should be submitted directly to the GSB Student Services office at the Perth City Campus or emailed if signed and scanned.
Where and when can I find out my grades?
At the end of each trimester (i.e. in week 15 of the GSB calendar) the GSB holds a Board of Examiner (BOE) meeting to ratify the final grades awarded to individual students for each unit completed. The BOE determines the academic status of each student as: Good Standing; Conditional; or Course Terminated.
Good Standing status is affected if a student fails more than twice in the same unit or in two separate units.
Results from the BOE are made available in Week 16. Results from intensive units which are held between trimesters are ratified at the conclusion of the subsequent trimester. For example, results from an intensive unit run in August (between Trimester 2 and Trimester 3) will not be available until the conclusion of the Trimester 3 BOE in December.
Trimester results are available via OASIS. Your official academic record is issued from Central Administration at the end of your course. If you require an official copy of your academic record contact Student Central on +61 8 9266 3399 or via email.
I'm not happy with my academic status or grade - is there an appeals process?
If you have been placed on a Conditional or Terminated status and believe there were factors outside your control that have affected your work that should have been taken into consideration by your lecturer, you have the right to seek an Academic Status Appeal. If you wish to appeal against your Conditional or Terminated status, you will need to set out in writing the reasons for your appeal and to include relevant documents that support your claim. Appeals will only be accepted accompanied by the appeal coversheet, 'Appeal Against Decision to Terminate from Course (Not Achieving Satisfactory Course Progress) ' found here.
Send your completed appeal application to:
Attn: Examinations Office
Director, Student Services
Curtin University of Tecnology
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845
Appeals must be received within twenty (20) working days of the notification of your academic status, if you wish your appeal to be considered. Submit only one appeal. Multiple versions of the same appeal will slow down your appeal decision. You will be notified in writing of the outcome of your appeal.
Appeals against the grade in a particular unit must follow the University appeals process and timing for Appeal Against Assessment. Appeals against termination resulting from the accommodation of more than two failures or more than four units under 60% will not be considered.
I've finished my course! How do I graduate?
Assessment of your eligibility to graduate will be calculated automatically through Curtin's student record system – Student One – based on credits and units completed. For this reason it is important that you have submitted any RPL (recognition of prior learning) and have discussed course completion requirements with your Program Director or Student Services Manager.
You must complete and submit to the GSB Student Services Office located at 78 Murray St Perth, an Intention to Graduate form by either 15 June or 15 November of your academic year. If the form is not received in time you will be ineligible for a distinction award consideration. On successful completion of course requirements, you will be sent a Graduation Package from the Graduations Office. This will include a Letter of Course Completion, a Graduation Ceremony Attendance Form and other information relating to your graduation. The Curtin Graduations Office can assist you with information on graduation ceremony dates and where to hire or buy those groovy gowns and mortarboards.
For those unable to attend the official Graduation Ceremony you will receive a copy of your official transcript in the mail shortly after completion of graduation proceedings.
I loved my GSB experience so much that I want to continue studying. How can I do that?
We know how much you enjoyed your time at the GSB and how beneficial your study has been to your career and so, of course, you want to find out more about continuing on your educational journey at Curtin.
- For those who have graduated from the Graduate Certificate in Business:
Students who complete their Graduate Certificate (100 credit point) program with a course weighted average of 70% or more may be eligible to join either the MLM or the MBA program (provided they meet other entry requirements, e.g. requirements with respect to work experience and English competency). For full details about these requirements, please refer to the relevant course information. - For those who have graduated from the Graduate Diploma in Business:
Students who complete their Graduate Diploma (200 credit point) program with a course weighted average of 70% or more in a minimum of four units in the course may be eligible to join the MBA program (provided they meet other entry requirements, e.g. requirements with respect to work experience and English competency). Students successfully completing the GDB will receive advanced standing into the MBA equivalent to two thirds of the overall program, dependent on prior unit selection. For full details about these requirements, please refer to the relevant course information. - For those seeking doctoral or PhD qualifications: Please contact the DBA/PhD Course Director, Assoc Professor Verena Marshall for information and requirements for pursuing these higher degrees.
I want to stay involved with the GSB - how can I do that?
- GSB Alumni
The Curtin University Alumni provides graduates with extensive social and career networking opportunities now and into the future. They provide a forum for ongoing graduate participation in the affairs of the University, raise funds for student scholarships and campus building projects, monitor the relevance of University academic courses to the continuing needs of graduates in their subsequent professional development and careers, and promote the reputation of the University throughout the wider community, both nationally and internationally. The Graduate School of Business Alumni Chapter is built upon a shared appreciation of the value of graduate study, and the life-long friendships formed in the common pursuit of higher learning. The Chapter exists for its interested stakeholders: current students, graduates, staff of Curtin University of Technology, and the wider business community. The Chapter is dedicated to raising the public profile of the MBA & MLM qualifications, and indirectly the eminence of the Curtin Graduate School of Business. The chapter also seeks to encourage the pursuit of academic excellence and leadership.
Contact the GSB Alumni President for information on how to become an active member or visit the GSB Alumni website for details of events and activities.
- CUPSA
The Curtin University Postgraduate Students' Association (CUPSA) represents all postgraduate students at Curtin University of Technology. It is an organisation run for and by postgraduate students. You can contact CUPSA by phone at: + 61 8 9266 2900 or via email.