Monash University
Global Executive Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
- Course Type: Master's
Gain the skills to become an innovative, insightful and impactful leader.
Course overview
The business world’s most innovative, insightful and impactful leaders have the power to do more than steer an organisation to success. They have an understanding for what good business means for people and society – and the capacity to think beyond regional borders to make their impact globally. They see contemporary industry challenges as opportunities rather than setbacks. And they’re more motivated than ever to realise those opportunities.
If you’re already taking steps forward as a business leader and are looking to elevate your impact in the same way, the Global Executive MBA is your platform for making real progress.
Learning alongside equally experienced and inspired individuals, you’ll be challenged to think strategically and supported to grow personally and professionally. You’ll build networks and gain new perspectives as you learn from some of the world’s most well-regarded business educators. It’s a comprehensive program designed to help you master complex business challenges - turning them into clear paths for positive change and setting yourself up for more senior roles.
The pathways for where you could take your Global Executive MBA are limitless. Not only professionally but geographically, too. A clear global perspective is a key part of the program’s DNA – with a mix of students from around the world taking part. Together, you’ll be empowered to navigate the diverse and dynamic global business landscape. An international trip to gain cross-region business knowledge from industry practitioners is a key element of your study. The program will help to shape how you consider economic, social and environmental issues on a global scale.
This is your opportunity to broaden your perspective – and your opportunities. Are you ready to take your career further and establish yourself as a leader for the future?
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Global Executive Master of Business Administration, you must complete 12 units (72 credit points). It consists of Part A. Mastery knowledge, eight units (48 credit points) and Part B. Electives, four units (24 credit points).
Part A. Mastery knowledge
- Leadership in Organisations (six credit points)
- Economic Decision-Making (six credit points)
- Strategic Marketing Management (six credit points)
- Accounting for Decision-Making (six credit points)
- Corporate Finance and Global Financial Markets (six credit points)
- Creativity and Entrepreneurship (six credit points)
- Strategic Management (six credit points)
- International Business (six credit points)
Part B. Electives
You must complete 24 credit points of electives from the following list of units:
- Leadership: Governance and Ethics (six credit points)
- Industry Placement (six credit points)
- Industry Placement (six credit points)
- Consulting Project (six credit points)
- Consulting Project (six credit points)
- Global Business (six credit points)
- Regulatory Analysis and Design (six credit points)
- Accounting Study Tour (six credit points)
- Global Study Programs in Marketing (six credit points)
- Design Thinking for Business (six credit points)
Entry requirements
An Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification and a minimum of five years of work experience in a professional setting*.
*Applicants applying based on work experience are required to provide a detailed curriculum vitae outlining their employment history and professional experience.
Applicants are required to submit a short personal statement that will address the following questions:
- Why a global mindset is required for a successful Global Executive MBA experience and outcome.
- How the Monash Global Executive MBA will impact their professional career plans.
- How they will draw on their business experience to contribute to the cohort’s peer learning.
Applicants reaching the final application stage will be required to attend an interview.
English language requirements
For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed on their website.
If you've completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted as long as it's been taken within the required time limitations.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements apply for admission to Monash University Australia.
Extra requirements
Applicants are strongly recommended to attend an information session before applying.
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
Learning outcomes
- Critical and creative scholars and practitioners who:
- Produce innovative solutions to problems.
- Apply research skills to business challenges.
- Communicate effectively and perceptively.
- Responsible and effective global citizens who:
- Engage in an internationalised world.
- Exhibit cross-cultural competence.
- Demonstrate ethical values.
- Able to analyse and synthesise complex information to develop business models and create and implement strategies that build sustainable, agile and entrepreneurial organisations
- Able to lead diverse, globally oriented organisations in transformative environments consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 first-year fee: $63,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 48 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
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.