Master of Business Administration

Graduates emerge with the practical skills and strategic insight needed to lead with confidence in today’s fast-changing business landscape. This course ensures that all graduates develop effective communication skills, apply ethical research principles, and foster a collaborative environment within their teams. You will graduate real-world ready, with the strategic mindset, leadership skills and industry knowledge of an executive ready to drive real change in your organisation and greater community.

Skills and tools in this course:

1. Communicate with clarity and impact, delivering strategic messages that influence, inspire, and drive action.
2. Lead, manage and foster the development of collaborative teams.
3. Apply research principles and methods to generate insights that inform evidence-based decision-making and enhance professional practice.
4. Apply risk management principles to design strategies that anticipate, mitigate, and respond to uncertainty.
5. Make decisions that account for social impact, cultural context, and environmental sustainability in today’s interconnected world.
6. Consider ethical, legal and responsible business principles in practice.

This course is designed for professionals who are ready to shape the future of business through strategic thinking and bold leadership. 

The QUT Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) equips students with future-focused skills in digital transformation, innovation, and leadership, with opportunities to tackle real-world challenges through an applied research project.

Study at a leading business school ranked in the global top 1%. We’re Australia’s first business school to achieve triple international accreditation – a distinction earned by fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide. You’ll learn from industry-leading faculty and build a strong professional network while developing the skills to lead in a world shaped by AI, globalisation, and digital transformation. 

Apply your knowledge through planning and delivering a high-impact workplace project. Students also have the opportunity to set their career paths and specialise in one of the following five in-demand areas:

• Data Analytics 
• Digital Transformation & AI 
• Leadership & Strategy 
• Health Management  
• Project Management. 

Step into your next role with the confidence to lead and the skills to make a real-world impact.

This course holds Triple Crown International accreditation with AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB.

Recommended study pattern

Students must complete a total of 144 credit points (12 units).

• 96 credit points of core units, including 60 credit points of advanced core units
• a 12 credit point capstone unit
• 36 credit point specialisation. 

Core units

• Leadership: Managing Self and Teams
• Marketing Strategy & Management
• Accounting and Financial Management
• Strategy & Systems Thinking.

Advanced core units

• Micro & Macro Economics
• Business Law & Governance
• Crisis Management & Negotiation
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Capstone unit.

Specialisations

Choose from the specialisations below

Leadership and Strategy Specialisation

Core Units

• AI Strategy for Value Creation
• Sustainability Leadership
• Trust and the Future Enterprise.

Data Analytics Specialisation

Choose 3 from the following options:

• Introduction to Data Science
• Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing
• Programming Fundamentals
• Rapid Web Development with Databases.

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Specialisation

• Machine Learning
• Programming Fundamentals
• Advanced Machine Learning and Applications.

Health Management Specialisation

Choose 3 from the following options:

• Health Economics: Applications and Policy
• Health Care Law and Ethics
• Contemporary Health Management
• Health System Challenges and Opportunities.

Project Management Specialisation

Choose 3 from the following options:

• Strategic Risk Manageme
• Managing Projects as an Integrated System
• Managing Project Teams
• Project Procurement
• Project Management Principles.

Award requirements

To qualify for the award of the Master of Business Administration, students must complete a total of 144 credit points.

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Indicative total fee $59,850

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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1.5-year program

• A recognised bachelor degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) and a minimum three years full-time post degree work experience with minimum of two years relevant professional work experience and one year minimum supervisory/management experience; or
• A recognised postgraduate degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUTs 7-point scale) and a minimum three years full-time post degree work experience with minimum of two years relevant professional work experience* and one year minimum supervisory/management experience

*Relevant work experience indicates an applicant's capacity to contribute to workshop discussions and the wider student body. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.

Additional entry requirements:  

You must submit responses to the following mandatory reflective questions:

• Motivation to complete the QUT MBA
• Intended contribution to the cohort
• Work/life/study balance strategy
• Current leadership philosophy
• You may also be required to attend an interview with the MBA Director or nominee.

Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a GPA of 4.50 (or higher) can articulate into the Master of Business Administration with 48 credit points of advanced standing. This will shorten the duration of the MBA by one-third.