James Cook University
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
- Course Type: Master's
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Course overview
Enhance your career prospects with JCU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA). Gain an in-depth understanding of sustainable enterprise, corporate strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship. JCU MBA graduates are highly sought after for their ability to analyse current practices and outcomes in a business or organisation and develop innovative methods for enhancing its enterprise and success.
JCU’s Master of Business Administration degree strongly focuses on applying and integrating sustainable economic, social and environmental business performance methods to new or existing business models. You will learn how to evaluate the context of a business or organisation and identify the appropriate performance method/s that will enhance its performance or solve a key issue within the business’s framework. You will study a broad body of theoretical and technical knowledge and gain skills in critically analysing complex contemporary business issues and making effective decisions or recommendations for improvement.
This Master of Business Administration degree has six core subjects covering a broad range of topics and will equip you to work effectively in any field of business. You can specialise in your degree by choosing from several majors, including Leadership, Economic Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Project Management. You can also undertake a research project or a professional internship with one of JCU’s leading industry partners. The research project and internship provide extensive experience to prepare you for your future career and networking opportunities to benefit your professional development.
Advance your business career and develop the skills to lead innovative and sustainable change. JCU MBA graduates are highly valued by employers for their expert knowledge, skills and experience, particularly relevant to the Tropics.
Key facts
Townsville, City
Townsville, Douglass
What you will study
To complete the MBA, you must complete 36 credit points comprising core subjects, elective subjects and either a general stream or a major with options available based on your campus location.
Complete the following:
- Sustainable Enterprise
- Corporate Strategy
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Data Analysis and Decision Modelling
- Leadership Futures
- Applied Research Project OR Professional Project/Internship
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:
- Completing an AQF level 7 bachelor's degree in a cognate* discipline from this or another university.
- Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor's degree in any discipline from this or another university and two years of business experience in a managerial** role.
- Completion of an AQF level 8 honours degree in any discipline from this or another university.
- Completion of an AQF level 8 Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from this or another university.
- Four years of business experience in a managerial role to the satisfaction of the course coordinator.
- Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Dean, College of Business Law and Governance as equivalent to the above.
Cognate disciplines: Accounting and finance, marketing, management, commerce, human resource management, economics, tourism and hospitality or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management.
Business experience: Applicants must have at least four years of full-time equivalent professional work experience at a management, leadership or supervisory level in a business environment or be eligible for a member grade status of a relevant professional organisation. Students will have practical management experience in organisational behaviour, business, strategy, accounting, marketing, economics, communication and people management.
English language requirements
Please contact the university for applicants from non-English-speaking backgrounds for more information about English language requirements.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates pursue careers in economics, finance, human resource management, marketing, accounting, business law and information technology. You could work as a management consultant, marketing manager, market research analyst, investment banker, operations manager or financial advisor.
Learning outcomes
- Critically analyse complex business-related knowledge and practice from historical and recent perspectives.
- Evaluate contexts within which differing sustainable business performance methods should be integrated and applied.
- Evaluate sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems from different disciplinary perspectives.
- Apply knowledge of research principles, methods, techniques and tools to apply established concepts to solve business and professional practice problems.
- Critically analyse complex contemporary business issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations based on multidisciplinary synthesis of theory and evidence.
- Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to business theory and practice.
- Communicate complex business analyses and information appropriately to diverse audiences.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively to achieve common goals, demonstrating collaboration and leadership.
- Adapt sustainable business constructs and skills to novel theoretical or practical situations.
- Exercise independent ethical judgment and initiative in solving differing business problems creatively.
- Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development about professional business learning and practice.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated annual tuition fee in 2025: $32,168 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Student fees 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.