University of Adelaide -
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
This online MBA will take you on this transformational journey—and prepare you to step up into senior leadership with supreme confidence.
Course Overview
The Adelaide Business School’s MBA is designed by leading academics and infused with real experience from industry experts. You’ll emerge with the skills, insights and practical experience ready for senior leadership role in any sector.
Benefit from a Group of Eight program of studies tailored to the online learner and skills essential to the workforce in 2024. Develop and build your critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills while undertaking courses in key business applications including strategic planning and organisational leadership.
The University of Adelaide has partnered with Boundless Learning, a leading global learning company, to deliver these degrees 100% online. The Partnership has been established to deliver the very best experience and learning outcomes to all students. Students will be awarded a University of Adelaide qualification and these degrees meet the University's highest quality standards.
Key Facts
July, 2025
August, 2025
October, 2025
What you will study
To complete the Master of Business Administration Online, you must fufil the following 12 courses:
- Leadership and Influencing
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Marketing for Managers
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Innovation Management
- Managing People and Organisations
- Managerial Economics
- Research for Managers
- Strategic Alignments
- Systems Thinking
- Research Project Part A
- Research Project Part B
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible, you need to meet one the following requirements:
- A completed undergraduate bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and a minimum of two years' relevant work experience.
- No degree, completed GMAT with a score of greater than 500 and a minimum of two years' relevant work experience.
- A completed university Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
If you do not meet the above entry requirements, you may be eligible to study our Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
English language requirements
You must be able to demonstrate that you meet the minimum English language requirements. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Critical thinking: looking at organisational challenges rationally and logically, free of any bias and finding a solution.
- Problem solving: analysing a challenge and organising the implementation of your solution after weighing the pros and cons.
- Decision-making: effective, rational processing resulting in a course of action.
- Strategic planning: clearly defining the goals and objectives of an organisation and how to achieve them.
- Financial management: understanding the role of finance within corporate management, focusing on its goals and functions.
- Organisational leadership: making strategic decisions and motivating team members to achieve organisational objectives.
Career outcomes
Equipped with an MBA, you can point your career in the direction of a senior leadership role in any industry or sector, in private companies, government departments or not-for-profit organisations. Career paths to consider upon graduation could include:
- Senior manager
- General manager
- Business consultant
- Entrepreneur
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative cost in 2025: $4,986 per course (domestic full-fee paying place)
Estimated total cost for 12 courses in 2025: $59,832 (domestic full-fee paying place)
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.