Master of Business Administration

Business Domain Knowledge Subjects - Two-year pathway

Students who are completing the two-year pathway must complete the following subjects. Students who are eligible for the 1.5-year Pathway are not required to complete the following.

• Contemporary People Management
• Economics
• Marketing Systems
• Introduction to Finance

Applied Integrative Knowledge Subjects - 1.5 and two-year pathways

All students must complete the following:

• Information for Decision Making
• Integrated Business Experience
• Strategic Business Management
• Leading for Social Impact

1.5 and two-year pathways

All students must complete one of the following majors or the Non-Major option, listed below: Note - Most majors are 40 credit points; however:

Students who complete the Human Resource Management major (0134) or the Educational Leadership Testamur major (T134) will be required to complete 60 credit points from their major due to accreditation requirements.

Students in the Advanced Business Research major (0361), Information and Communications Technology major (0232) or Business Analytics major (0220) will complete 60 credit points from their major due to technical/professional requirements.

The extra 20 credit points required for these majors will be in place of the 20 credit points of flexible subjects.

• Advanced Business Research, Major (60 credit points)
• Business Analytics, Major (60 credit points)
• Educational Leadership, Testamur Major (60 credit points)
• Finance, Major (40 credit points)
• Finance and Investment, Major (40 credit points)
• Human Resource Management, Major (60 credit points)
• Information and Communications Technology, Major (60 credit points)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Major (40 credit points)
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Major (40 credit points)
• Management, Major (40 credit points)
• Marketing, Major (40 credit points)
• Property, Major (40 credit points)
• Sustainable Tourism and Visitor Economies, Major (40 credit points)
• Sustainable Business, Major (40 credit points)

Non-Major

A total of 40 credit points from any postgraduate subjects.

1.5 and two-year pathways

Students must complete 20 credit points of flexible subjects. Note: Students who complete the Human Resource Management major (0134) or the Educational Leadership Testamur major (T134) will be required to complete 60 credit points from their major due to accreditation requirements.

Students in the Advanced Business Research major (0361), Information and Communications Technology major (0232) or Business Analytics major (0220) will complete 60 credit points from their major due to technical/professional requirements. For these students, these 20 credit points of flexible subjects will be used for the extra 20 credit points required to complete these majors.

Visit WSU's website for the complete list of elective subjects to choose from.

Capstone subjects - 1.5 and two-year pathways

All students must complete one of the following groups of subjects:

Alternate subjects - Group 1

• Business Project A
• Business Project B

Alternate Subjects - Group 2

• Internship A
• Internship B

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Produce authentic resources or artefacts that express complex ideas using discipline-appropriate written and verbal skills suited to multiple audiences and contexts.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively perform different roles in teams, with changing membership roles and in complex contexts.
• Produce and justify a complex argument in a professional or enterprise context using multiple sources of relevant, discipline-appropriate information (textual or numerical).
• Plan a project and propose a well-formulated solution, including its contingencies and future implications, to a professional or enterprise problem that considers multiple professional or enterprise contexts (including global).
• Evaluate professional or enterprise practice in relation to culture and diversity in discipline-appropriate contexts (including First Peoples Global) and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications.
• Evaluate economic, social and environmental decisions and practices and make recommendations, including contingencies, alternatives and future implications, for professional or enterprise practice.
• Engage in professional practice that respects and values Indigenous Australian peoples and communities and their ways of knowing, being and doing.

As a graduate of this degree, you can look forward to a broad range of exciting career opportunities in different sectors and industries. Below are some examples of the possible careers you can pursue with this degree:

• Management consultant
• Marketing manager
• Investment banker
• Entrepreneur
• Logistics and supply chain expert