Program Requirements

The Master of Business Administration requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:

72 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

BUSI7033 International Strategic Management

FINM7006 Foundations of Finance

INFS7040 Electronic Commerce for Managers

MGMT7001 Business Communication

MGMT7006 Effective Business Decision Making

MGMT7030 Foundations of Management

MGMT7170 Tools and Techniques for Business Project Management

MKTG7001 Marketing

ECON8069 Business Economics

BUSN8181 Financial Reporting and Analysis

MGMT8022 Strategic Management

MGMT8003 Organisational Behaviour

24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:

Applied Finance

Business Information Systems

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Business

Leadership

Marketing

Project Management

Reporting and Governance

Specialisations

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor Degree or international equivalent with an average mark of at least 65%, and evidence of work, leadership or an international experience demonstrating maturity and independence

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students

Applicants with a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (1 semester) of credit.

Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (1 year) of credit.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Learning Outcomes

1. Graduates of the Master of Business Administration will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled managerial work. The knowledge acquired from completion of this degree is both theoretical and applied in the business administration disciplines. They will have an understanding of recent developments in the disciplines of business administration and professional practice. In particular graduates will understand the relationship between theory and applied knowledge and the research from which it emerges, including the principles and methods of research.
2. Graduates will have, in respect of the inter-related disciplines of business administration:
   • cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and professional practice;
   • cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice;
   • cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level;
   • communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences; and,
   • technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice.
3. Furthermore, graduates of the Master of Business Administration will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:
   • with creativity, initiative and a high level of personal autonomy and accountability to new situations in managerial practice; and,
   • for the purpose of planning and executing a substantial integrating capstone project, typically in the areas of of strategy or organizational leadership.