Southern Cross University
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Offers flexibility, allowing students to balance study, work and life commitments without compromising their educational progress.
Course overview
Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the business world by exploring contemporary management operations and addressing complex challenges in technology, finance and other critical business areas. Practical assessments enhance leadership, problem-solving and communication skills. Students can specialise through an industry research project or broaden their knowledge with elective units.
Key facts
October, 2025
What you will study
To earn the Master of Business Administration Online award, students must complete 16 units, comprising 12 core units, a double-weighted research project unit and two elective units or specialisation.
Complete the following core units:
- Management Communication
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business Analytics
- Accounting for Managers
- Digital Marketing
- Finance for Managers
- Corporate Governance for Managers
- The Positive Leader
- Project Management Principles
- Global Business
- Strategy and Case Analysis
- Managing Information Systems
- Industry Research Project (double-weighted)
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To gain entry into the Master of Business Administration, you need:
- A three-year bachelor's degree from any Australian university; OR
- At least five years of professional managerial experience regarded by SCU as equivalent to a degree; AND
- Students will need to be proficient in English.
No Bachelor's degree? You could be eligible for entry into the course through your relevant work experience.
Contact the university or visit their website for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
At SCU Online, they value your past education and work experience, allowing you to potentially reduce your online MBA course length by a total of 50% (from 16 units to eight) through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Should you have any relevant professional work experience or academic qualifications that you would like us to acknowledge, please provide as much evidence of this as possible when applying to study the Master of Business Administration Online.
Advanced standing
Gain credit for your previous experience and graduate even sooner with Advanced Standing. At SCU Online, they proactively assess each student’s prior learning, qualifications and professional experience and provide custom pathways to complete your MBA online.
Depending on the advanced standing awarded, you could complete your MBA online in as little as 16 months, part-time. Find out more about applying for advanced standing.
Contact the university or visit their website for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Gain specialist knowledge across a wide variety of disciplines to become a versatile business professional and maximise the positive impacts you have within an organisation.
- Prepare for management roles. Learn to lead successful cross-functional teams. Apply critical problem-solving and decision-making skills to drive positive business outcomes.
- Study the essential elements of leadership you need to be tomorrow’s leader in business through exposure to leadership models, communication styles and reflection-based coursework.
- Study one day and apply what you learn next. Learn through real-world business scenarios during your online MBA that can help you make a provable difference in your current role.
- Be prepared for an evolving future in business on a global and local scale. Learn how to navigate change, uncertainty and business sustainability in various situations and at various scales.
Career outcomes
Possible career opportunities:
- Human resources manager
- Director of nursing
- People and culture manager
- General manager
- Operations lead
- IT project manager
- Group accountant
- Product marketing manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Fee per unit in 2025: $3,125 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Total fee for 16 units in 2025: $50,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
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.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students.