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 Research Project A *
BUS702 Research Project B
BUS703 Advanced Counselling Skills 2: Couple and Family Processes
BUS704 Accounting for Managers
MGT701 Economics for Managers
MGT703 Managing Research
MKG701 Corporate Finance
*For Semester 2, 2017 SouthBank students are required to substitute ACC701 Accounting for Managers with ACC506 Accounting Fundamentals
PLUS select 1 course from:
MGT723 Managing Organisations
MGT726 Strategic Management(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 Marketing Management
BUS706 Research Project
BUS707 Managerial Project
BUS708 Innovation and Management Decision Making
BUS710 International Business Law and Ethics
HSM701 Managing Across Global Cultures
INF701 International Trade and Finance
MBA730 Marketing in an International Environment
MGT702 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
MGT704 Management Informatics
MGT711 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
MGT712 Managing People
MGT730 Global Business Management
MGT731 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
MGT735 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
MGT736 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
MGT737 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MKG721 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
PRM701 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
PRM710 Supply Chain Management
PRM720 Food Marketing
PRM721 Project Management Principles
*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