Master of Business Administration

Delivered by the Victoria University Business School (VUBS), the Master of Business Administration covers a broad range of business and management disciplines. Tailor your MBA by completing elective units in a particular business area of study.

CEO Magazine's 2019 Global Rankings awarded our MBA a Tier One rating by for its excellent lecturers, small class sizes, student diversity, value-for-money and international study options.

You can study at our convenient city campus, or complete your MBA 100% online.

Our MBA does not assume any previous studies in business or management and covers a broad range of disciplines focused on business management, including:

• ethics and sustainability
• leadership and strategy
• team management
• enterprise resource planning systems
• accounting and finance
• human resource management and industrial relations
• information systems
• marketing
• logistics and supply chain management
• sport business
• innovation, knowledge and change management.

With our relevant and contemporary course content, taught in the context of workplace scenarios, we develop excellent leaders who understand strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Exemptions are available for completed units in the CPA Professional Program and the Charted Accountants - Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) Program.

Master of Business Administration graduates find employment in dynamic middle to senior management roles across finance, IT, marketing, engineering, construction, tourism and sporting industries, both in Australia and overseas. Past VU MBA graduates have undertaken career paths as diverse as joining the United Nations and running successful small businesses.

Career progression toward senior management roles that may include:

• chief executive officer
• chief information officer
• marketing/communications director
• human resources director
• financial manager.

Australian Master of Business Administration graduates receive some of the most generous MBA compensation (salary plus bonus) in the world (QS Top MBA Jobs and Salary Report).

To attain the Master of Business Administration, students will be required to complete 144 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points core units
• 48 credit points research or specialisation units (Option 1, 2, 3 or 4)

OPTION 1 - Coursework

• 12 credit points BMO6624 Organisation Change Management; and,
• 12 credit points BGP7730 Business Research Project (Capstone); and,
• 24 credit points elective units. Students to select from any postgraduate units from across the University (subject to availability). Please check any prerequisite requirements prior to enrolling.

OPTION 2 - Thesis

• 12 credit points BMO6624 Organisation Change Management; and,
• 12 credit points BGP7711 Business Research Proposal (Capstone); and,
• 24 credit points BGP7712 Business Research Thesis (Capstone)

OPTION 3 - VU Online
Available only to VU Online Students

• 12 credit points BGP7730 Business Research Project (Capstone); and,
• 12 credit points BMO6624 Organisation Change Management; and
• 12 credit points BMO6625 Performance Management and Rewards; and
• 12 credit points BMO7000 Advanced Organisational Behaviour

OPTION 4 - SpecialisationAvailable only to VU Online Students

• 48 credit points Change Management specialisation BSPCHG

OR

• 48 credit points Finance specialisation BSPFIN

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.