University of New South Wales
Master of Management
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Develop strategic decision-making, financial, marketing and people management capabilities while tailoring your studies through broad elective choices or a focused specialisation.
Course overview
The Master of Management at UNSW is designed for professionals seeking broad business knowledge and the capabilities to manage people, performance and organisational change. Delivered through the Australian Graduate School of Management, the program supports both emerging managers and professionals preparing for broader leadership responsibilities.
Explore contemporary management through strategy, financial decision-making, marketing, economics, analytics, digital technology, organisational behaviour and business law. You can shape your learning around your professional goals, drawing electives from areas including strategy and innovation, finance, digital business, analytics and people management.
Follow a general pathway with a broad choice of electives or complete a specialisation in Business Law or Leadership and Organisational Development. A compulsory strategic consulting project brings together your learning through the analysis of a business challenge.
Delivered fully online and part time, the program can be completed in two years, with one seven-week course studied at a time. Career directions may include general management, operations management, management consulting, business analysis and team leadership.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank UNSW and all course convenors for their time and effort devoted during my study journey. The program helped level up my strategic view and insight, upgrade my skillsets and broaden my knowledge."
Master of Management Graduate
Key facts
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What you will study
To earn the Master of Management, you must successfully complete units totalling 72 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each course is worth 6 credit points.
Students can follow a general pathway by selecting six electives or complete an optional specialisation in Business Law or Leadership and Organisational Development alongside two broader electives.
Core units
Select 30 credit points from the following:
- Managing Yourself and Others
- Financial Management
- Business Economics
- Foundations of Marketing
- Strategies for Disruption
- Managing with Digital Technology
- Managing People and Organisations
- Analytics and Business
- Law, Regulations and Ethics
Capstone unit:
- Strategic Consulting Project*
*Prerequisite: Must have completed a minimum of six courses.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for direct entry into the Master of Management, you must have a recognised bachelor’s degree in any discipline or specialisation.
Entry via nested qualification
The Graduate Certificate in Business is an entry and exit qualification for the Master of Management.
Applicants who do not qualify for direct entry into the master's program may be eligible for entry into the Graduate Certificate in Business. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students may be eligible to articulate into the Master of Management.
Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Law or Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Organisational Development also provides an approved articulation pathway into the Master of Management
English language requirements
Depending on your educational background and citizenship, you may need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency to study at UNSW. UNSW requires a minimum level of English language competency for enrolment. English language skills are essential for webinar comprehension and completing coursework, assignments and examinations.
If English is not your first language, you must provide proof of your English proficiency before being offered to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
- English language tests and university English courses.
- Prior study in the medium of English.
- Other qualifications.
- English waivers.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Students with eligible prior postgraduate business studies or an undergraduate degree in a business-related area may receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for up to four courses (24 credit points), provided the relevant study was completed within the past 10 years.
Eligible RPL may apply to:
- Financial Management
- Business Economics
- Foundations of Marketing
- Law, Regulation and Ethics
Students granted the maximum RPL may complete the Master of Management by studying a further eight courses.
Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Potential roles:
- Advertising and Marketing Manager
- Chief Executives and Managing Director
- Team Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Event Manager
- Research and Development Manager
- General Manager
- ICT Manager
- Operations Manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative total fee in 2026: $62,500 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- 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 program.