Master of Business Administration (MBA)

If you’re aiming to work in a senior management role, an MBA will help you gain the professional and personal skills you need to succeed. You’ll have the opportunity to complete an applied research project to create practical solutions for contemporary workplaces.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is oriented to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s business leaders. The course comprises of 8 units providing expert skills in creating and managing global businesses, leadership, strategy, accounting, economics and finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, and business ethics.

You’ll work closely with our academic team, and choose electives from the areas of Business Management, Economics, and Health Management to create a specialist qualification to suit your goals.

This course equips graduates with professional expertise in business administration that is highly prized by employers worldwide. Murdoch MBA graduates are well-placed to pursue rewarding careers and leadership roles within the business, government and non-government organisations (NGOs).

Course Structure

Each course has a core set of units that must be completed for you to graduate. In addition to these core units, you are free to choose other units, called general electives, to create your own course.

Core Units

• MBS661 Global Business in the Asian Century - 6 points
• MBS6611 Global Business - 6 points
• MBS662 Business, Society and the Environment - 6 points
• MBS663 Leading the Engaged Enterprise - 6 points
• MBS664 Strategies for Growth and Excellence - 6 points
• MBS546 Business Finance - 3 points
• MBS539 Accounting for Managers - 3 points

Academic entry requirements

Recognised Bachelor's degree or higher and evidence of two years of work experience; or satisfactory preparation for the course through previous study or professional experience. English entry requirements

All students must satisfy Murdoch University's minimum English requirements by demonstrating competency in the English Language.

At Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, we're proud to have more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from across 90 different countries with a desire to discover, use their imaginations and ultimately make a difference.

We embrace free thinking and encourage our Murdoch community to share ideas, pool knowledge and find new ways of thinking. Across Australia, we're recognised for excellent teaching, ground-breaking research and our high number of satisfied students.

In Western Australia, our Perth campus has a range of facilities including a comprehensive vet hospital (with WA’s only equine operating theatres), engineering pilot plant, nursing simulation suites, a chiropractic clinic, Media Arts Centre and more. We also have campuses in Singapore, opposite the National Library in the education hub, and in Dubai, where our students use state-of-the-art TV and radio studios, newsrooms and editing suites.

We’re recognised as one of Australia’s leading research institutions, as more industries place their belief and resources into our projects to provide our research candidates and scientists with the opportunity to make amazing discoveries.

Murdoch views the opportunity for its students to take part in some form of work-related experience as an essential form of learning integral to each of our courses. The University’s Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Program seeks to provide an important learning experience for students while allowing them to demonstrate their graduate skills to employers.