Macquarie University
Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Strengthen your strategic judgement, leadership capability and commercial understanding through an industry-connected MBA designed for experienced professionals ready to increase their organisational impact.
Course overview
Macquarie University’s Master of Business Administration is designed for experienced professionals ready to move from managing within a business to leading across it. The course strengthens your strategic judgement, commercial understanding and ability to respond to complex organisational challenges in an evolving global economy.
You will explore finance, accounting, economics, marketing, people management, business intelligence, strategy, sustainability and leadership before applying your learning through a capstone project. Contemporary research, industry case studies and live business challenges connect theory with professional decision-making, while electives allow you to explore areas such as artificial intelligence, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, negotiation and innovation.
The MBA is accredited by the Association of MBAs, while Macquarie Business School holds accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The course is delivered primarily face to face at Macquarie University’s City Campus, with some units incorporating online, hybrid or intensive learning. It can be completed in 1.5 or two years of full-time study, depending on your professional experience, or studied part-time. Masterclasses, networking events and personalised career support provide further opportunities to strengthen your professional connections and career direction.
Key facts
5th April, 2027
28th June, 2027
20th September, 2027
What you will study
To earn the Master of Business Administration, you must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points, as detailed below. Unless otherwise noted, each unit is worth 10 credit points.
You must complete 100 credit points from the following core units:
- Marketing Management: Creating Value for Stakeholders
- Finance for Business Leaders: Steering Growth and Performance
- Accounting for Business Leaders: Enhancing Decision Making
- Managerial Economics: Making Better Decisions
- Business Strategy: Utilising Multi-Level Frameworks for Business Success
- Strategic Responsibility and Sustainability: Changing Business for Good
- Managing People: Leading Ethical and Inclusive Futures
- Leadership Excellence: Developing Professional Growth and Impact
- Business Intelligence and Analytics: Generating Insights
- Capstone Project: Creating Solutions to Complex Challenges
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
Depending on your prior qualifications, work experience or other recognised prior learning, you can complete your degree in less time. Applicants can qualify for entry to this degree by fulfilling the admission points below:
Two years full-time (or equivalent part-time)
To be eligible for the 160-credit-point pathway, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Hold an AQF level 7 bachelor’s qualification or recognised equivalent with a Weighted Average Mark of at least 65, or a Weighted Average Mark of at least 60 together with a Graduate Management Admission Test score of at least 650.
- Have at least three years of full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial or professional level.
1.5 years full-time (or equivalent part-time)
To be eligible for the 120-credit-point pathway, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Hold an AQF level 7 bachelor’s qualification or recognised equivalent with a Weighted Average Mark of at least 65, or a Weighted Average Mark of at least 60 together with a Graduate Management Admission Test score of at least 650.
- Have at least five years of full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial or professional level.
Supporting documents
Applicants must submit:
- An up-to-date résumé or curriculum vitae.
- Two completed Applicant Referee Check forms containing the referees’ current business email addresses and telephone details.
Applicants may also be asked to provide a personal statement video following the initial assessment of their application.
English language requirements
Applicants must provide evidence of at least one of the following:
- A qualification completed in an approved country with English as the language of instruction.
- An IELTS overall score of 7.0, with no individual band score below 6.0, or an accepted equivalent.
- Other accepted evidence of English language proficiency.
Contact the university for further information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience. This will help reduce the number of units you need to study to finish your course. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
Potential career outcomes include:
- Account Manager
- Business Consultant
- Chief Executive Officer
- Entrepreneur
- Finance Manager
- General Manager
- Industry Specialist Manager
- Innovator
- International Marketing Consultant
- Operations Manager
- Production Manager
- Sales Manager
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2027: $47,900 (Full-fee paying place)
Indicative annual fees are based on your first year of study.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied.
- 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.