Monash University
Master of Business Administration (Digital)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Acquire the business administrative knowledge and skills you need now, coupled with the strategies and methods you need to stay informed and relevant.
Course overview
The Master of Business Administration (Digital) provides the knowledge and skills you need now, as well as the strategies and methods you need to stay informed, relevant, and current as an uncertain future unfolds. In this degree, you will be equipped to:
- Lead the adoption of new technologies and perspectives across business operations.
- Make innovative and informed strategic choices in light of changes in business's economic, political, and environmental context.
- Maintain currency with ongoing changes in business practice for the balance of your career.
The course comprises 12 units: Six Operational Knowledge units covering contemporary practice across the primary functions of any organisation; three Organisational Skills units including Strategic Management, Leadership, and Innovation; and three Professional Skills units including methods for Currency and Lifelong Learning, Career Advancement, and Professional Community Development.
You can begin your Master of Business Administration (Digital) within weeks of making your application. Online delivery lets you fit study around your busy work and family commitments. With flexible delivery, you can set your pace to meet changing circumstances.
As a Master of Business Administration (Digital) graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and skills necessary to advance your career and take your place as a strategic manager and leader no matter what comes next.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Master of Business Administration (Digital), you must complete 12 units (seven credit points). It consists of Part A. Operational Knowledge, six units (36 credit points), Part B. Organizational Skills, three units (18 credit points) and Part C. Professional Skills, three units (18 credit points).
Part A. Operational Knowledge
- Marketing (six credit points)
- Managerial Accounting (six credit points)
- Operations and Logistics (six credit points)
- Financial Management (six credit points)
- People and Culture (six credit points)
- Governance, Continuity and Crisis Management (six credit points)
Part B. Organizational Skills
- Strategic Management of Contemporary Organisations (six credit points)
- Leadership for Sustainable Development (six credit points)
- Innovation and Change for Digital Transformation (six credit points)
Part C. Professional Skills
- Currency and Lifelong Learning (six credit points)
- Direction, Purpose and Career Advancement (six credit points)
- Connection, Communication and Community (six credit points)
Entry requirements
Entry level 1: 72 points to complete
Duration: Two years part-time
- An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent qualification with at least a credit (60%) average, or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) and three years relevant experience* in a professional role.
Entry level 2: 48 points to complete
Duration: 1.4 years part-time
- A Monash University Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (Digital) with at least a credit (60%) average.
*Applicants will be required to provide a detailed curriculum vitae, outlining their employment history and professional experience.
Note: Professional accreditation may restrict the amount of and type of credit that can be granted within certain courses, and may impose additional restrictions with respect to recency of study.
English language requirements
For entry to Monash University, you must meet the minimum English language requirements. You can do this by completing one of the qualifications listed on their website.
If you've completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted as long as it's been taken within the required time limitations.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements apply for admission to Monash University Australia.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Be a critical and creative scholar who:
- Produce innovative solutions to problems.
- Apply research skills to business challenges.
- Communicate effectively and perceptively.
- Be responsible and effective global citizens who:
- Engage in an international world.
- Exhibit cross-cultural competence.
- Demonstrate ethical values.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the operational, organisational and professional skills and knowledge relevant to managing in a dynamic business context.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply operational, organisational and professional skills and solutions to complex management challenges.
- Demonstrate the ability to recognise, engage with and understand the management implications of contemporary trends in the contemporary technological, economic, social and environmental landscape.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 total course fee: $43,200 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of 24 credit points (normally four units) per semester or 48 credit points (normally eight units) per year.
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.