Melbourne Business School
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Accelerate your leadership and management development through MBS’s immersive, full-time MBA in Melbourne, combining 13 core subjects with six electives.
Course overview
The full-time MBA is an intensive, face-to-face program for professionals seeking broad management capability and an accelerated career transition. Students complete 13 core subjects spanning strategy, leadership, finance, marketing, operations and analytics, then tailor the degree through six electives. The course is delivered at Carlton and can be completed in up to two years.
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the Master of Business Administration, you must complete the 13 core subjects and six electives.
- Leadership
- Data Analysis
- Managing People
- Managerial Economics
- Innovation Bootcamp
- Managerial Ethics and the Business Environment
- Financial Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Immersive Business Experience
- Operations
- Business Strategy
- MBA Capstone
Entry requirements
To be considered for entry into this course, you must have:
- An undergraduate degree.
- At least two (2) years of documented professional work experience.
- A GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition or GRE score. As a guide, recent students have achieved an average GMAT of 695 or higher.
Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree awarded from an Australian or New Zealand university and do not wish to apply for scholarships are not required to have a GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE.
You must submit:
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV).
- Four personal statements relating to your goals and how you can contribute to the program.
- Evidence of all qualifications completed and incomplete, including academic transcripts with grading schema.
- A valid passport or verified document showing current citizenship/residency status.
- The names and contact details of two professional referees.
English language requirements
All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including a recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores below:
- IELTS: Academic English test with a minimum score of 7.0 overall and with no individual band score less than 6.5.
- TOEFL: Minimum score of 102 (written score minimum 24 and no individual score lower than 21).
- Pearson: 72 + written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 64.
- Cambridge: N/A
Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.
Contact the university or visit their website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit or recognition of prior learning may be available subject to Melbourne Business School policy and an individual assessment. Contact MBS for further information.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative total fee in 2026: $112,536 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Fees are paid per module in advance.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of subjects studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of subjects.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.