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Master of Business Administration (MC-BA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Jim Frederickson
Contact
Melbourne Business School
Currently enrolled students:
Degree Program Services
Email: programservices@mbs.edu
Future students:
Admissions Office
200 Leicester Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia
Tel: + 61 3 9349 8200
Email: study@mbs.edu
Course structure
The Master of Business Administration requires the successful completion of 225 credit points.
Students can complete the program within twelve months.
Students must complete the core subjects which account for a total of 150 credit points in the full-time MBA program.
MBA students must complete six elective subjects, chosen from a list of subjects. Not all elective subjects are offered each academic year.
Subject Options
Core Subjects
150 credit points from
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90482 | General Management 1 | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
62.5 |
| BUSA90483 | General Management 2 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
43.75 |
| BUSA90227 | Operations |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90226 | Managing People | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90534 | Immersive Business Experience | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90533 | MBA Capstone |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
6.25 |
Elective Subjects
75 credit points from
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90042 | Consumer Behaviour | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90580 | Generative AI for Business | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90581 | Human Resources Analytics for Leaders | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90053 | Corporate Strategy |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90492 | Financial Analysis and Valuation | September (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 |
| BUSA90248 | Marketing Communications | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90258 | Marketing Research | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90261 | Marketing Strategy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90270 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90273 | Negotiations |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90494 | Performance Metrics | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90341 | Supply Chain Management | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90124 | Implementation of Strategy |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90493 | Business Analytics | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90013 | Brand Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90479 | MBA Internship |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| BUSA90523 | Managing Diversity in the Workplace | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90524 | Fintech: Blockchain in the New Economy | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90074 | Global Business Economics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90531 | Analytics for Strategic Management | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90519 | Internet Marketing & Electronic Commerce | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90458 | Managerial Judgement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BISY90016 | Predictive Analytics | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90046 | Corporate Finance | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| MKTG90039 | Marketing Analytics | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90360 | Business Law | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90167 | Investments | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90172 | Leadership and Change | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90279 | Organisational Change | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90548 | Individual Research Project | Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| BUSA90530 | Managing Sustainability for Strat. Adv. |
January (On Campus - Parkville)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90549 | Strategic Pricing & Business Insights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90244 | Leading Data and AI Transformation | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90555 | Managing in a Global Economy | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90498 | Leading in Transformational Times | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90322 | Special Topics in Management | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 December 2025