Master of Business Administration (MC-BAPT)

Masters (Coursework)Year: 2025 Delivered: On Campus

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Overview

Award titleMaster of Business Administration
Year & campus2025
Fees informationSubject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & typeGraduate Coursework
AQF level 9
Credit points225 credit points
Duration48 months part-time

The main aim of the MBA program is to assist students to develop their capacity to become effective senior level general managers in a wide range of private, public and government organisations.

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

• an undergraduate degree; and

• two years of documented work experience; and

a personal statement outlining why they wish to be considered for the course.

Applicants are also required to nominate referees.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

 

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

• prior academic performance; and

• the work experience; and

• the personal statement; and

• the referee reports.

 

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments

 

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for postgraduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

 

Note.

• These programs are only available part-time and direct admission to the Master of Business Administration is not permitted. Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration may be eligible to progress to the Master of Business Administration with 112.5 points credit.

• Students who discontinue from the Master of Business Administration but have successfully completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration will be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration as an exit award.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to providingsupport to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students should:

  • Have a global perspective and an awareness of how cultural differences impact business. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: • Identify elements of culture • Develop recommendations for effective practices in different cultural environments. • Analyse global issues that impact on business and management • Work effectively in diverse teams
  • Be adept at analysing and evaluating evidence for management decision-making. Achieving this outcome means that students will be able to: • Appropriately apply and synthesise key business models to resolve problems • Translate management decision problems and decisions into quantitative form and conduct interpretive data analysis • Make decisions using evidence-based approaches
  • Be able to analyse the environment – both macroeconomic and competitive – in which a business operates. To achieve this outcome, students should be able to: • Appraise the macro-economic environment of business • Diagnose the strategic environment in which a business operates
  • Be able to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: • Integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to solve a problem • Collaborate with real business partners to apply knowledge in projects
  • Demonstrate a capacity for ethical leadership. Achieving this outcome means that students should be able to: • Display leadership abilities • Comprehend the theory of team dynamics • Identify ethical issues • Apply ethical frameworks to management problems

Course structure

To qualify for the MBA degree, students must complete 225 credit points.

All students should expect to complete the entire course within four years of first enrolment, that is, within 16 consecutive terms of study. Permission to extend the period of candidature beyond the four year time limit will be granted on a case by case basis. Please note that Australian visa regulations require that international students complete their study on an entirely full-time basis.

Students must complete eleven core subjects which account for a total of 137.5 credit points. Students must complete seven electives drawn from the school’s elective offering which account for a total of 87.5 credit points (12.5 points for each subject).

Students are required to complete their compulsory subjects (other than the Capstone subject) prior to enrolling in elective subjects.

Subject options

Core Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90480 Leadership
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25
BUSA90481 Managerial Ethics & Business Environment
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25
BUSA90001 Financial Accounting
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90224 Managing People
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90243 Marketing
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90060 Data Analysis
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90193 Managerial Economics
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90093 Finance
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90074 Global Business Economics
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90227 Operations
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90026 Business Strategy
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90490 Integrative Business Capstone
July (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Electives

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BUSA90360 Business Law
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90042 Consumer Behaviour
May (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90046 Corporate Finance
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90053 Corporate Strategy
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90492 Financial Analysis and Valuation
January (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90090 Financial Institutions
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90491 Game Theory for Business Strategy
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90132 Industry Studies in Asia Not available in 2025 12.5
BUSA90124 Implementation of Strategy
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90218 Innovation
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90167 Investments
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90172 Leadership and Change
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90248 Marketing Communications
January (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90258 Marketing Research
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90261 Marketing Strategy
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90270 Mergers and Acquisitions
April (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90273 Negotiations
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90494 Performance Metrics Not available in 2025 12.5
BUSA90341 Supply Chain Management
January (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90086 Thinking like an Entrepreneur Not available in 2025 12.5
BUSA90458 Managerial Judgement
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90493 Business Analytics
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90013 Brand Management
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90523 Managing Diversity in the Workplace
April (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90524 Fintech: Blockchain in the New Economy
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MGMT90244 Leading Data and AI Transformation
January (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BISY90016 Predictive Analytics
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BISY90017 Quant. Decision Making & Optimisation
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90521 Supply Chain Analytics Not available in 2025 12.5
MKTG90039 Marketing Analytics
January (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
FNCE90079 Finance and Accounting Analytics Not available in 2025 12.5
BUSA90527 Digital Product Management
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90549 Strategic Pricing & Business Insights
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90555 Managing in a Global Economy
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90279 Organisational Change
October (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90530 Managing Sustainability for Strat. Adv.
January (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
 12.5
BUSA90498 Leading in Transformational Times
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 21 February 2025