Masters (Coursework)
The UTS Master of Business Administration (MBA) is designed to extend strategic thinking, knowledge and capabilities for early career professionals seeking a career change or advancing into managerial roles. UTS is Australia's number one young university, and the UTS MBA embeds the ethos of practice-based learning, social justice, inclusion, and research with real-world impact. UTS MBA graduates are socially committed change-makers and have secured roles, including CEOs, CFOs, and COOs. The course provides flexibility for students to build a broad foundation of general business skills before expanding their skill sets with their preferred specialisation(s). All MBA subjects are approved by an industry board that insists on 'relevance to workplace' as a pre-eminent subject design principle.
The MBA provides knowledge and skills essential for superior management performance encompassing a socially committed perspective. The UTS MBA offers extensive flexibility for students to build a broad foundation of general business skills before expanding their skill sets with their preferred specialisation(s). The course features a core of six subjects that introduces students to key managerial and business concepts. These core subjects are offered only to our MBA students, allowing an immersive experience with students from diverse industry, cultural and educational backgrounds. Beyond the core subject, students choose from a wide choice of majors, sub-majors and/or electives from faculties throughout UTS, including design, IT, engineering and law. These choices can be selected and/or changed after commencing the course, providing on-demand flexibility.
Students benefit from the UTS MBA Careers Advantage program, providing tailored career support, experience solving real industry problems and industry networking throughout the course. Students have the opportunity to complete an internship and engage in social justice-focused volunteering and leadership during the course.
The UTS MBA provides a flexible and tailored course that is widely recognised and transportable. The course is intellectually demanding and practically applied, providing students with the knowledge and skills required for career progression or career change.
Students participate in the UTS MBA Career Advantage Program, enabling students to realise their full career potential. The program is tailored to each individual student's needs, recognising that students' career aspirations and objectives vary widely. Students have the opportunity to engage in a design thinking approach to career and life design in a core subject and then receive UTS Careers support throughout the MBA course to achieve their aspirations. The support is provided through within-subject content and extra-curricular opportunities.
The course comprises 96 credit points, made up of six compulsory core subjects (totalling 36 credit points) and ten elective subjects (totalling 60 credit points).
Electives can be taken in one of three ways: as one major (six subjects, totalling 36 credit points) and one sub-major or electives (totalling 24 credit points), as two sub-majors (24 credit points for each sub-major) and two electives (12 credit points), or as one sub-major (24 credit points), plus six mixed electives (36 credit points).