University of Wollongong -
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Develop your strategic decision-making skills, undertake a real-world business project and hone your personal effectiveness as a responsible leader.
Course Overview
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is designed for experienced professionals with ambition and drive who wish to develop responsible and sustainable leadership skills. Throughout this degree, you will gain a holistic and strategic business point-of-view which is required to operate effectively in an increasingly competitive and changing global business world.
In this course, students are able to integrate advanced knowledge of recent developments in business disciplines and professional practice, analyse real-world business situations, and create innovative, sustainable and judicious solutions to such challenges. Additionally, students are able to execute ideas and plans through their development of a range of organisational and communication skills.
Key Facts
What you will study
The MBA requires the successful completion of 72 credit points (CP) including 60 CP of core subjects and 12 CP of electives. Each subject is valued at six CP.
Core
Complete the following:
- Accounting For Managerial Decision-making
- Strategic Marketing Management
- People and Culture
- Leading Business Transformation in the age of AI
- Financial Strategy and Governance
- Contemporary Global Perspectives on Strategy
- Strategic Business Project
- Responsible Leadership for a Global World
- Economic Analysis for Modern Business
- Project and Supply Chain Management
Electives
Students must complete 12 CP of 900 level elective subjects from subjects offered from the Sydney Business School within the Faculty of Business and Law. Students may consult with the Academic Program Director to aid with selection of elective subjects.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for this course, students must have one of the following:
- Recognised bachelor's degree with an equivalent average mark of at least 50 per cent, plus a minimum of three years’ relevant full-time professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- A recognised graduate diploma or graduate certificate, together with a minimum of five years' full-time relevant professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- Full membership of a qualifying professional body, together with a minimum of five years' full-time relevant professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- If candidates do not hold tertiary qualifications, the Academic Program Director may accept candidates with substantial and proven managerial and/or entrepreneurial experience who demonstrate the potential to meet the learning requirements of the MBA. The university considers each case holistically on its individual merits.
English language requirements
For international students, the following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:
- IELTS Academic: Overall score of 6.5, with reading 6.0, writing 6.0, listening 6.0 and speaking 6.0.
- TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 86, with reading 18, writing 18, listening 17 and speaking 17.
- UOW College's English for Tertiary Studies: Credit (weighted average mark of 65 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)
Other qualifications may also be considered. Contact the university for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Approved articulation arrangements between various courses are in place. Students who successfully completed a postgraduate qualification in business from another university will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Members of selected organisations who meet specified criteria for each may be given credit towards the MBA. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) offers exemptions for the Master of Business Administration.
Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Critically analyse and integrate advanced knowledge of recent developments in business disciplines and professional practice.
- Propose innovative, sustainable and responsible solutions to complex real-world business challenges.
- Collaborate responsibly to achieve individual and collective outcomes.
- Effectively communicate complex concepts and information through a range of media.
- Critically reflect on personal ideas, practices and feedback from stakeholders.
- Plan and execute a Strategic Business Project, drawing on relevant research principles and methods.
Fees and CSP
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $60,264 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $24,480 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
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.
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'll only need to pay a portion 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 unit you're enrolled in.
- Dependent 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 with the cost of a university course.