Southern Cross University
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Develop business knowledge and practical skills to advance your career in today’s competitive global markets.
Course overview
In this course, you'll gain a broad understanding of contemporary management operations, as well as learning how to solve complex issues and manage the challenges of technology and finance and other critical business factors.
Your professional expertise will be honed by completing practical assessment activities in leadership, problem-solving and communication skills. In addition to core units, the course builds substantial expertise in an area through the completion of an industry research project.
The industry research project is ideal for developing extensive knowledge of an issue related to your current workplace or to a career you wish to pursue. A specialisation in Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence complements the core units.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
Complete the following units to satisfy the award requirements. Unless otherwise indicated, each unit is worth 12 credit points.
Core units
Complete the following core units:
- Management Communication
- Applied Business Statistics
- Organisational Behaviour
- Accounting for Managers
- Global Business
- Project Management
- Digital Marketing
- The Positive Leader
- Finance
- Strategy and Case Analysis
- Industry Research Project (24 credit points)
- Business Analytics for Decision Making
- Artificial Intelligence for Business Strategy
- Natural Language Processing for Business Applications
- Managing Enterprise Systems
Entry requirements
A three-year bachelor's degree from any Australian university, or equivalent.
English language requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course:
- IELTS Overall Score 6.5
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit for Prior Learning, also referred to as ‘Advanced Standing’ or Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL), is the process of looking at your prior study and/or experience to assess if you can be awarded academic credit or gain entry to a course on the basis of your existing knowledge and skills.
Contact the university or visit their website for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate high-level critical thinking, independent judgement and the ability to reflect on self and others in a complex business environment. Design and coordinate systematic approaches to complex problem-solving in a business context.
- Develop innovative solutions to complex business problems.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of complex ethical and socially responsible business practices informed by a global perspective.
- Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a body of knowledge in one or more discipline areas.
- Demonstrate high-level critical thinking, independent judgment and the ability to reflect on self and others in a complex business environment.
- Apply expert communication and collaboration skills to inform and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of culturally appropriate business practices informed by a global perspective.
Career outcomes
The MBA equips graduates for leadership roles across a broad spectrum of industries in the public and private sectors. Graduates are well-suited to management roles in areas such as accounting, information and knowledge industries, human resources, health services and tourism and hotel management.
Fees and CSP
Estimated tuition fee in 2025: $32,438 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Indicative tuition fee in 2025: $56,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Tuition fees are calculated based on your full-time study load of 192 credit points.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you only need to pay some of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per course you're enrolled in.
- Depending on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students.