Flinders University -
Master in Business Administration (Social Impact)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
The program is designed to provide a strong foundation of business knowledge, skills and attitudes to support ethical and global business management of organisations.
Course Overview
The Master of Business Administration (Social Impact) aims to provide current and future leaders and professionals with the fundamental understanding and skills they need to achieve positive social impact. It will enhance the skills of people working (or seeking to work) in the social purpose or for-purpose landscape, including leaders and professionals within not-for-profits, for-purpose commercial organisations, the philanthropic sector, universities or governments.
This course articulates with the 18-unit Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and the 36-unit Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. The sequentially developed topics enable progression through the three awards.
Key Facts
October, 2025
What you will study
To qualify for the Master of Business Administration (Social Impact), you must complete 16 topics (72 units). Each topic is valued at four and a half units.
- Driving Financial Performance
- Economic Environments: Assessing Current and Future Markets
- Marketing in a Digital Age
- Ethics, Sustainability and Governance
- Business Analytics
- Creating Resilient Supply Chains and Procurement
- Legal Signposts for Decision Makers
- Emerging Business Models: Disruptions, Collaboration and Competition
- Building Teams and Networks
- Social Impact in Context
- Leadership for Social Impact
- Researching Markets
- Trends in Business Finance
- Innovation for Social Impact
- Demonstrating Social Impact
- Leading a Future Workforce
Entry requirements
Applicants must have one of the following:
- A bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
- A completed Graduate Certificate in Social Impact at Flinders University.
- A completed Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at Flinders University.
English language requirements
For international students, contact the university to find further information about English language requirements.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
- Program director
- General manager
- Relationship manager
- Social impact specialist
- Business analyst
- Social impact and stakeholder engagement specialist
- Community development planner
- Policy advisor
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course you will be able to:
- Formulate solutions to complex social impact problems.
- Critically appraise evidence to support decision-making.
- Assess risks for strategic planning.
- Adopt contemporary leadership theories and practices to real-life settings.
- Evaluate opportunities for change.
- Apply technical and social impact knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Annual indicative fees in 2025: $35,640 (full-fee paying place)
The annual indicative fee is based on a full-time study load of 36 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.