Gain a solid business education to complement your existing work experience with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Delivered by the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB), the MBA covers a broad range of business and management disciplines. You can tailor your MBA by specialising in a particular business field.

The course will cover all aspects of managing a business and does not assume any previous studies in business or management.

Elective areas of study include:

• Accounting
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
• Event Management
• Finance
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Marketing
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Sport Business
• Tourism Management
• Innovation, Knowledge and Change Management

An MBA with an elective study area in Sport Business will enable you expand your business and sport related competencies. Students who complete four units from the study area of Sport Business will receive a letter from the Course Director confirming the Sport Business study area as part of their MBA:

• Sport Community Partnerships
• Sport Facility Management
• Sport Business Project
• Sport Consulting and Tenders

Exemptions are available for completed units in the CPA Professional Program and The ICAA Chartered Accountants Program. Please contact the course coordinator for further details.

• Location:
  City Flinders
• Other locations:
  Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing, China), Sunway College (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• College:
  College of Business
• Duration:
  1.5 years
• Intake:
  February and July
• Course code:
  BMPF
• CRICOS:
  012133K
• Fees:
  A$11325.00 per semester
• This information is for international students.
  Click here to see information for Australian residents

How to apply

Skills developed in this course will equip you for successful career progression toward senior management roles in your chosen field and industry.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The Victoria University MBA provides a professional business degree for people who desire a generalist business management qualification that contains the key components of the manager's role, that is, overall management of marketing, finance and people.

Through a range of specific core units and selected elective units the objectives of the course are to:

• nurture the skills, knowledge and expertise required for senior management roles in industries that operate in a global environment;
• emphasise the critical elements of successful management, involving the management of relationships and information flow, across organisational borders, for delivering high quality customer service and economic value;
• expand students' knowledge and awareness of business theory and practice relevant to their workplace and career aspirations;
• further develop the theory base and applied knowledge of professional practice;
• promote the creation of working networks in which students can learn and benefit from the valuable experiences of their fellow students and industry contacts introduced through the course.

The course comprises of eight core units of study and four elective units of study. In special circumstances, core units of study may be replaced with elective units approved by the Course Coordinator.

• Strategic Human Resource Management

  Unit code

  BMO5572

  Credits

  12

• Financial Analysis

  Unit code

  BAO5734

  Credits

  12

• Business Economics

  Unit code

  BEO6600

  Credits

  12

• Marketing Management

  Unit code

  BHO6505

  Credits

  12

• Work and Organisation Systems

  Unit code

  BMO6506

  Credits

  12

• Strategic Management and Business Policy

  Unit code

  BMO6511

  Credits

  12

• Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  Unit code

  BMO6622

  Credits

  12

• Business Ethics and Sustainability

  Unit code

  BMO5501

  Credits

  12

• Business Research Methods

  Unit code

  BMO6630

  Credits

  12

• Mba Minor Project (Part-Time)

  Unit code

  BGP7706

  Credits

  12

Students will not normally be permitted to commence the elective component of the course until they have satisfied requirements in at least four core units of study.

On completion of eight approved units of study students who choose to exit this course will be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. On completion of four approved units of study students who choose to exit the course will be eligible to receive the Graduate Certificate in Business.

• International: In addition to the requirements listed above, overseas applicants must have a minimum proficiency in the English language as demonstrated by: International English Language Testing System - overall score of 6.5 and no individual band score less than 6.
• Mature: To qualify for admission to the course an applicant must normally have completed a relevant degree or graduate diploma and have a minimum two years' full-time relevant work experience; or in the absence of formal qualifications, have such training and work experience as to indicate the ability to undertake the course successfully. The course is endorsed for offer to full fee overseas students.

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.