Flinders University
Master of Business Administration Industry Focused
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
This program provides a comprehensive foundation in core business principles, essential for excelling in contemporary and future business.
Course overview
The Master of Business Administration Industry Focused will see you apply your learning to real problems faced by local and international companies. With a total of up to 36 weeks of experience through Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and industry entrepreneurial programs, you’ll have the chance to build networks that are second to none and develop leadership skills that can’t be learned from a textbook.
You’ll undertake an industry placement and have access to specialised industry entrepreneurial programs such as the Wine and Tourism Entrepreneurship Program or the Advanced Manufacturing Entrepreneurship Program.
The course is designed to provide a strong foundation of business knowledge, skills and attitudes to support ethical, global business management of organisations including private sector business organisations, not-for-profit organisations and public organisations. Through experiential learning techniques, students will develop knowledge and skills to conduct independent research, carry out industry and discipline-related projects, and relate their learning to their individual business experience.
Key facts
What you will study
To earn the MBA Industry Focused, you must complete 15 topics (72 units). It consists of 14 core topics and 1 elective topic. Each topic is valued at four and a half units, unless otherwise indicated.
Core topics
- Economic Environments: Assessing Current and Future Markets
- Driving Financial Performance
- Marketing in a Digital Age
- Working in Australia
- Ethics, Sustainability and Governance
- Business Analytics
- Legal Signposts for Decision Makers
- Creating Resilient Supply Chains and Procurement
- Building Teams and Networks
- Industry Placement (9 units)
- Trends in Business Finance
- Researching Markets
- Leading a Future Workforce
- Emerging Business Models: Disruptions, Collaboration and Competition
Elective
Select an elective from topics with a Flinders City Campus location where pre-requisites are met.
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Applicants must have one of the following:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
- A completed Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at Flinders University.
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: $35,640 (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.