Victoria University
Master of Management
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Gain specialist business knowledge and skills for leadership positions in various fields.

Course overview
Launch your career in management with VU's Master of Management. This business masters course will help you make a confident step towards a senior role in business or the public sector. You will develop your strategic thinking, leadership, and negotiation skills.
Key facts
What you will study
To attain the Master of Management, students will be required to complete 192 credit points consisting of:
- 48 credit points of college core units.
- 96 credit points of professional core units.
- 12 credit points for the Business Ethics and Sustainability unit.
- 12 credit points for the Applied Business Project (Capstone) unit.
- 24 credit points of elective units.
College core units
- Accounting for Management
- Data Analysis for Business
- Business Economics
- Work and Organisation Systems
Professional core units
- Marketing Management
- Managing Workplace Conflict
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Art and Practice of Leadership
- Operations Management
- Strategic Management and Business Policy
- Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Organisation Change Management
Core units
- Business Ethics and Sustainability
- Applied Business Project
Electives
24 credit points of elective units.
Entry requirements
To be considered for admission, students must have one of the academic requirements below:
- Completion of an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
- Completion of an Australian graduate diploma (or equivalent) in a similar discipline.
- Applicants without an undergraduate qualification may be admitted to the graduate diploma based on approved work experience. Upon completion of the graduate diploma, graduates will be eligible for admission to this course with credit granted for completed units.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Applicants with an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or higher in a similar discipline may be eligible for an exemption of 48 credit points of study.
If you have completed study with another university or institution, you may be eligible to receive credit for skills and past study.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Management will gain the knowledge and capabilities to support management roles in the global and local business context.
The course offers the opportunity to specialise in management areas such as:
- People management
- Functional business management
- Change management
- Organisation development
- Leadership roles in innovation and business sustainability
Launch a career in management that suits your passions and interests:
- Business manager
- General manager
- Operations manager
- Program and project manager
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Critically reflect upon theoretical approaches and analyse their application to achieve effective management strategies.
- Justify and interpret theoretical propositions and related bodies of knowledge to critically evaluate the resolution of business problems and recommend actions relevant to contemporary business settings.
- Adapt cross-disciplinary knowledge in decision making with creativity for new management contexts.
- Exhibit accountability in autonomous and collaborative judgements and innovative strategic thinking in response to contemporary and future professional management challenges.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate industry-specific investigations to resolve complex professional problems and inform decision-making.
- Articulate effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences including multi-disciplinary teams, diverse cultural communities and business and other professional organisations.
- Exemplify initiative and inspirational leadership in a dynamic 21st century work environment, acting consistently, ethically and socially responsibly.
- Enquire, contextualise, evaluate and design an evidence-based capstone project to theorise and showcase innovative practices.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2025: $32,200 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Full-fee courses are not government-subsidised so that you will pay each unit's total cost.
In addition to your tuition fees, you will need to pay a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.