University of Adelaide -
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Designed for aspiring leaders and young entrepreneurs looking to fast-track their pathway into business management.
Course Overview
This program will equip you with the mastery of complex leadership concepts and skills-from identifying technical and human challenges, to mobilising collaborative action in different cultures and environments.
Develop highly advanced strategic thinking skills-the ability to see the bigger commercial and societal picture and make decisions with a truly global outlook. Gain high-level problem-solving, research and analysis, critical thinking and self-reflection skills. You'll also acquire outstanding management capabilities in critical business functions, including finance, accounting, economics, marketing and business law.
In the course, you will partner with an experienced industry mentor to plan and develop a sustainable entrepreneurial enterprise through the Australian eChallenge or Tech eChallenge. You can build extensive professional relationships and networks.
Key Facts
September, 2025
What you will study
To qualify for the Master of Business Administration the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 36 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 27 units
- Research courses to the value of three units
- Elective courses to the value of six units
Core courses
- Project Leadership and Communication
- Accounting Essentials for Decision Makers
- Economic Principles
- Marketing Management
- Principles of Finance
- People and Organisations
- Business and Corporation Law
- Strategic Management
- Business Research Methods
Research
- Tech eChallenge
Elective courses
Enrol in courses to the value of six units from any other Postgraduate coursework courses offered by the university that are available to the student.
Entry requirements
Higher education study
Applicants must have a completed bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Outcomes
Professional accreditation
Adelaide Business School is AACSB* accredited and as such our programs have passed rigorous standards of quality. AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and only the best schools in the world earn AACSB accreditation.
* Association to Advance Collegiate Schools in Business
Career outcomes
Graduates of this program have gone on to roles such as:
- Marketer/Marketing manager
- Business consultant
- Business development manager
- Business manager
- Project manager
- Entrepreneur
- Team leader
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual tuition fee in 2025: $41,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study (24 units).
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.