University of Adelaide
Executive Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
- Course Type: Master's
The program explores critical aspects of business activity, preparing students for executive level management.
Course overview
The Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) creates leaders who can deliver on the demands of an increasingly complex world, as demonstrated by the university's broad network of alumni in the business community. The program is student-focused, with maximum flexibility to suite the needs of busy professionals.
Students will integrate theory and practice, developing a wide range of technical literacy to inform evidence-based decision-making. The program will help to instil a globally aware and people-oriented mindset, aiding students in the assessment and development of their own leadership skills and capabilities. The program facilitates the advancement of social capital and fosters a detailed understanding of how to utilise innovation in the creation of sustainable business practices.
Key facts
What you will study
To qualify for the degree of Executive Master of Business Administration, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 36 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 24 units
- Research courses to the value of three units
- Elective courses to the value of nine units
Complete all of the following:
Core courses
- Accounting for Managers
- Business Analytics for Managers
- Managerial Finance
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Management
- Fundamentals of Leadership
- Managing Contemporary Organisations
- Marketing Management
Research
- Enterprise Project
Entry requirements
Higher education study
Applicants must have one of the following:
- A minimum of five years' relevant work experience is required for applicants with a completed AQF bachelor's degree (minimum GPA 5.0).
- A minimum of seven years' related work experience and a satisfactory GMAT score (550) is required for applications without a completed bachelor's degree.
- A completed Adelaide Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration.
Applicants will have an interview with the MBA Director where they must demonstrate leadership, communication, team skills, motivation and business skills.
Please upload a copy of your CV with your application. Additionally, if you have had previous contact with the EMBA Director through one of the MBA Coffee catch up sessions or EMBA Information Sessions, please indicate this in your CV.
Outcomes
Professional Accreditation
Adelaide Business School is AACSB* accredited, and as such our programs have passed rigorous standards of quality. AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and only the best schools in the world earn AACSB accreditation.
* Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Career outcomes
Graduates of this program have gone on to roles such as:
- Marketer/Marketing manager
- Business development manager
- Business manager
- CEO
- Product manager
- General manager
- Team leader
- Innovation manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual tuition fee in 2025: $49,500 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study (24 units).
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.