University of Wollongong
Master of Business Administration Advanced
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Designed for experienced professionals with ambition and drive who wish to develop their responsible and sustainable leadership skills.
Course overview
In the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Advanced, you will gain a holistic strategic business point-of-view required to operate effectively in an increasingly competitive and changing global business world.
Students are able to integrate advanced knowledge of recent developments in business disciplines and professional practice, analyse real-world business situations, and create innovative, sustainable and judicious solutions to such challenges. Additionally, students are able to execute ideas and plans through their development of a range of organisational and communication skills.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
The MBA Advanced requires the successful completion of 96 credit points (CP) comprising:
- 60 CP of core subjects.
- 12 CP elective subjects.
- 24 CP from a selected specialisation.
Each subject is valued at six CP.
Complete the following:
- Accounting For Managerial Decision-making
- Responsible Talent Management Strategies
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Design Thinking and Business Transformation
- Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation
- Financial Strategy and Governance
- Contemporary Global Perspectives on Strategy
- Strategic Business Project
- Responsible Leadership for a Global World
- Global Business Issues and Practices
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for this course, students must have one of the following:
- Recognised bachelor's degree with an equivalent average mark of at least 50 per cent, plus a minimum of three years’ relevant full-time professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- A recognised graduate diploma or graduate certificate, together with a minimum of five years' full-time relevant professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- Full membership of a qualifying professional body, together with a minimum of five years' full-time relevant professional or managerial experience, or part-time equivalent.
- If candidates do not hold tertiary qualifications, the Academic Program Director may accept candidates with substantial and proven managerial and/or entrepreneurial experience who demonstrate the potential to meet the learning requirements of the MBA. The university considers each case holistically on its individual merits.
English language requirements
For international students, the following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:
- IELTS Academic: Overall score of 6.5, with reading 6.0, writing 6.0, listening 6.0 and speaking 6.0.
- TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall score of 86, with reading 18, writing 18, listening 17 and speaking 17.
- UOW College's English for Tertiary Studies: Credit (weighted average mark of 65 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)
Other qualifications may also be considered. Contact the university for more information.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Approved articulation arrangements between various courses are in place. Students who successfully completed a postgraduate qualification in business from another university, will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Members of selected organisations who meet specified criteria for each may be given credit towards the MBA Advanced. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Critically analyse and integrate advanced knowledge of recent developments in business disciplines and professional practice.
- Propose innovative, sustainable and responsible solutions to complex real-world business challenges.
- Collaborate responsibly to achieve individual and collective outcomes.
- Effectively communicate complex concepts and information through a range of media.
- Critically reflect on personal ideas, practices and feedback from stakeholders.
- Plan and execute a Strategic Business Project, drawing on relevant research principles and methods.
- Demonstrate an appropriate depth of integrated knowledge of the specialisation area.
Fees and CSP
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $80,352 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Total indicative course tuition fee (2025): $30,144 - $33,984 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
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.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.