Master of Business Administration

What you will study

The MBA program is made up of four components that build on each other to provide you with an integrated and multi-disciplinary curriculum to equip you to take on the challenges and opportunities of a complex business environment.

Each MBA unit of six credit points is delivered in a seven-week module (six weeks teaching with final assessment in week seven).

1. Building Foundations

• Strategic Management
• Communicating to Influence
• Economics in Business
• Problem Framing for Creative Action
• Accounting for Decision Making
• Marketing Strategically
• Personal Leadership and Change
• Data Analysis and Decision Making

2. Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making

• Understanding and Leading Others
• Business Law
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Contemporary Human Resources Management Issues
• Managing Technological Innovation
• Understanding Leadership and Complexity
• Corporate Governance and Accountability

3. Concentrations

Students can then add greater depth in an area of interest by choosing a concentration in Leadership and Strategy or a specific discipline pathway from within the QUT Business School's postgraduate offerings or from other schools and faculties at QUT.

Leadership and Strategy:

You will be able to select 36 credit points from the following list of units:

• Systems Thinking for Managers
• Investment Strategies for Technology
• Negotiation Skills and Strategies
• Crisis Communication
• Business Process Design
• Advanced Strategy for Global Business
• Smart Decision Making: Beyond Digital and Big Data

Discipline-specific concentration:

Students may choose 36 credit points of MBA units and/or 36 credit points from a specific area of interest in a discipline. Discipline areas could include Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance or Healthcare.

4. Integrated Workplace Project

The final component of the MBA program is made up of one capstone unit which provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the program to real opportunities in a new venture or within an organisation.

Entry requirements

You must either have a:

• Recognised bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) and a minimum of three years of full-time post-degree work experience with a minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience and one year of minimum supervisory/management experience. 
• Recognised postgraduate degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) and a minimum of three years of full-time post-degree work experience with minimum of two years of relevant professional work experience and one year of minimum supervisory/management experience.

Additional entry requirements

You must submit responses to the following mandatory reflective questions:

• Motivation to complete the QUT MBA.
• Intended contribution to the cohort.
• Work/life/study balance strategy.
• Current leadership philosophy.

You may also be required to attend an interview with the MBA Director or nominee.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a minimum of seven years work experience including six years minimum relevant professional work experience and one year minimum supervisory/management experience). Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a GPA 4.50 (or higher) students can articulate into the Master of Business Administration.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

Possible career opportunities for graduates include:

• Account executive
• Chief executive officer
• Chief financial officer
• Chief operating officer
• Executive project manager
• General manager
• Project manager

Fees and FEE-HELP

Estimated 2025 fees: $25,488  per year full-time  (domestic full-fee paying place)

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. QUT reviews fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.

You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.