Fast track your business career and open the door to senior management.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- Please note: Trimester 3 commencement is not available at SouthBank
- Please note: Trimester 3 commencement is not available at SouthBank
Program structure
Required courses (8)
ACC701 Strategic Management *
BUS702 Global Business Management
BUS703 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
BUS704 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT701 Accounting for Managers
MGT703 Economics for Managers
MKG701 Managing Research
*For Semester 2, 2017 SouthBank students are required to substitute ACC701 Accounting for Managers with ACC506 Accounting Fundamentals
PLUS select 1 course from:
MGT723 Corporate Finance
MGT726 Managing Organisations(Recommended)
Elective courses (4)
These elective courses can be used to complete a specialisation in one of the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (available at Sippy Downs only)
- Health Sector Business Management (available at Sippy Downs only)
- International Business (available at Sippy Downs and SouthBank)
- Management (available at Sippy Downs and SouthBank)
- Marketing (available at Sippy Downs only)
- Project Management (available at Sippy Downs only)
- Supply Chain Management (available at Sippy Downs only)
OR select 4 courses from:
BUS705 Strategic Management
BUS706 Marketing Management
BUS707 Research Project
BUS708 Managerial Project
BUS710 Innovation and Management Decision Making
HSM701 International Business Law and Ethics
INF701 Managing Across Global Cultures
MBA730 International Trade and Finance
MGT702 Marketing in an International Environment
MGT704 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
MGT711 Management Informatics
MGT712 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
MGT730 Managing People
MGT731 Global Business Management
MGT735 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MGT736 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT737 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
MKG721 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
PRM701 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
PRM710 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
PRM720 Supply Chain Management
PRM721 Food Marketing
*For Semester 2, 2017 SouthBank students are required to substitute ACC701 Accounting for Managers with ACC506 Accounting Fundamentals
Please note that the program structure of the MBA and names of courses are subject to change.
Note: Not all specialisations and USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 144
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February) (1 year full-time)
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (1 year full-time)
- (Sippy Downs) Trimester 3 commencement (1 year full-time) (November)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (South Bank) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (South Bank) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 144 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Some specialisation areas are available as a part-time study option only
- Specialisations available at SouthBank are International Business and Management
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Online study mode not available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to Planning your study page to manage your progression
- For Semester 2, 2017 SouthBank students are required to substitute ACC701 Accounting for Managers with ACC506 Accounting Fundamentals