Master of Business Administration / Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
This course has been replaced with a newer course - this course is closed for new enrolments, the information on this page is provided for continuing students.
This new double masters offers students a unique and exciting opportunity to gain two masters awards; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI).
Every international student application is considered for a scholarship
Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 75% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.
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Duration
2 Year/s
CRICOS code
077652E
Fees
A$28800 (annual for 2017)*
The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

I engineered my MBA with a strategic path. I did some international business, strategic foresight, innovation and consulting units as electives. It gave me the ability to think laterally, to look at a situation and develop my own analytical models, and to use strategic frameworks to communicate a solution to the problem. I wouldn't have been able to work in my current job without my Swinburne MBA.
Richard
Master of Business Administration
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Broadly, our MBA program is designed to:
- Develop skilled and competent managers and leaders who are entrepreneurially oriented, globally aware and socially conscious in a world of uncertainty, change and complexity
- Meet the demands of business and industry to achieve and sustain international competitive advantage
- Enable students to have more rewarding and satisfying career outcomes
Our MBA is focused on developing students’ capabilities to operate in organisationally critical domains of practice that we have identified as fundamental to their own and their organisations’ success in today’s turbulent environment. These domains of practice are not the same as subjects or streams. They can play out across many subjects and are:
- Strategy
- Leadership
- Global focus
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Life-long learning
- Ethical and social responsibility - both individual and organisational
Learning goals and objectives are based around assessing new ventures and opportunities, planning and managing rapid growth, integrating interdisciplinary approaches and applying innovating solutions. This course is delivered in small, highly-interactive classes by highly experienced 'pracademics' - academics who are also practitioners in the field. Students develop skills in entrepreneurship and innovation, and the practice of innovation leadership.
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Course structure
- 8 Core Master of Business Administration units of study (12.5 credit points each)
- 8 Core Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation units of study (12.5 credit points each)
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
2. Apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence.
3. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use advanced tools and practices of business within project work.
4. Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context.
5. 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.
6. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence as preparation for research higher degrees.
7. Reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
2. Apply problem solving, design and decision making methodologies to identify and provide innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence.
3. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team, and use advanced tools and practices of entrepreneurship within project work.
4. Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, professional accountability and a deep awareness of professional practices in a global and sustainable context.
5. Apply entrepreneurship fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate entrepreneurship and innovation methods and tools, applied in a variety of contexts.
6. Reflect on and take responsibility for their own learning and self-management processes, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
7. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence as preparation for research higher degrees.

Pathways and scholarships
- Scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.
Course fees
Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus. Due to government regulations, industry-based learning (IBL) and work placement are not available to onshore international students unless it is a compulsory component of the program. Programs that are taught solely online are not available to onshore international students who hold an international student visa.
Entry requirements
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.
- A recognised bachelor degree in business as well as three years managerial work experience*
or - Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Administration or Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Documents substantiating work experience need to be provided on company letterhead and clearly detail roles as well as duties and duration of posts held.
English language requirements
1. Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
2. Minimum IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
3. TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 79 with a reading band no less than 18 and writing band no less than 20
4. Pearson (PTE) 58 (no communicative skills less than 50)
5. Any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency
Find out more about English language requirements.
How to apply
Find out more
Tel: +613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall: 1800 897 973 (within Australia)
Email: international@swinburne.edu.au