Flinders University
Master of Business Administration Future Business
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Master's
The Master of Business Administration Future Business provides a comprehensive foundation covering core business and management disciplines.
Course overview
This course is the fastest way to complete an MBA. In only 12 months, and with three study periods to choose from, you set the pace. You’ll graduate with skills that could see you embracing leadership roles in organisations including the private sector, government departments, not for profits, international organisations, social enterprises and more.
Real industry experience is a major feature of this fast-tracked course, with up to 26 weeks of experience available through Work Integrated Learning and industry programs. You’ll undertake an industry placement or choose a specialised industry entrepreneurial program, such as the Defence Entrepreneurship Program (DEP).
Flinders is the first university in South Australia to offer the DEP, a landmark program that will see you learn how to use modern innovation tools and techniques to address national security and intelligence issues, and help you create international defence entrepreneurial networks.
Key facts
What you will study
You must complete 12 core topics (54 units). Each topic is valued at four and a half units.
- Economic Environments: Assessing Current and Future Markets
- Driving Financial Performance
- Marketing in a Digital Age
- Building Teams and Networks
- Researching Markets
- Ethics, Sustainability and Governance
- Business Analytics
- Trends in Business Finance
- Legal Signposts for Decision Makers
- Creating Resilient Supply Chains and Procurement
- Emerging Business Models: Disruptions, Collaboration and Competition
- Leading a Future Workforce
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants must have one of the following:
- A bachelor honours degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
- A bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
- A completed Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration at Flinders University.
- A completed Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate from another tertiary institution (to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis).
English language requirements
For international students, contact the university to find further information about English language requirements.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Potential occupations include:
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Managing director
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Executive director
- National director
- Chief robotics officer
- Artificial intelligence architect
- In-world marketing architect
- Loyalty engineer
- Program director
- Marketing manager
- Machine and people ethics manager
- Senior business development manager
Learning outcomes
- Formulate solutions to complex business problems.
- Critically appraise evidence to support decision-making.
- Assess risks for strategic planning.
- Evaluate opportunities for change.
- Adopt contemporary leadership theories and practices to real life settings.
- Apply technical and discipline specific knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Annual indicative fee in 2025: $53,460 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The annual indicative fee is based on a full-time study load of 36 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.