Master of Business Administration

Overview

Develop your entrepreneurial and leadership strengths with the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Renowned for its industry connections, our MBA delivers practical learning with a focus on leadership and change, innovation and entrepreneurship, ethical practices, and social responsibility. It equips you with the capacity to start new ventures and initiate organisational improvements.

Aims and objectives

At the completion of the Master of Business Administration, graduates will be able to: 

• apply coherent and advanced knowledge of business concepts in diverse contexts and applications using critical thinking
• Apply problem-solving, design and decision-making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence
• Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team, and use advanced tools and practices of business within project work
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context
• Apply business fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate business methods and tools, applied in a variety of contexts
• Reflect on, and take responsibility for, learning and self-management processes
• Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence

Career opportunities

Students’ career opportunities are enhanced by improving their leadership and management capabilities, and learning to operate effectively in a changing, complex and turbulent environment.

Graduate skills

The Swinburne graduate attributes signify that Swinburne intends that its teaching programs assist all its graduates to be: 

• capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas and an ability to engage in critical enquiry
• entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
• effective and ethical in work, community situations and reasoning skills
• adaptable and able to manage change
• aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (e.g. socio-cultural, economic, natural).

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Business Administration is 100 credit points (normally 8 units). The exception to this rule is for students entering with a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration who may be granted up to 125 credit points of advanced standing (normally ten units).