Master of Business Administration
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Business Administration |
| Deakin course code | M701 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2017 to 2018 |
| Campus | |
| Duration | 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS code | 035037J |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
Note: The final intake for this course version was 2018. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin's distinctive business administration course is one of Australia's premier business education programs.
For over 30 years, the Deakin MBA has been offering relevant skills, contemporary knowledge, and real experience, while developing the business leaders of tomorrow.
The Deakin MBA is rated 5 stars by QS and is internationally recognized and EPAS accredited by the European Foundation for Management Development. Further, the online program is ranked in the Top 20 globally, and number 1 in Australia.
Our MBA is designed to meet your professional needs and to fit around your work, your family and your lifestyle. The Deakin MBA offers you the option to study on campus, in the Cloud (online) and through experiential delivery offerings including residential units, international study programs and intensive units.
Our teaching staff are experts in integrating theory into professional practice and in developing coursework that is current and relevant to today's workplace. By choosing the Deakin MBA you will enjoy professional academic support services including writing workshops, mentoring programs and seminars.
Over 30 years of experience delivering an MBA program means we understand your needs, the needs of your current and prospective employers, and the importance of matching one to the other. Our program is not just about 'knowledge' and 'skills' - but also about networking, career enhancement, and professional development. Our active alumni and industry partners work with us inside and outside the classroom to ensure your learning is grounded in the everyday reality of business, and the issues it faces.
The Deakin MBA will challenge you. It will capture your imagination and enthusiasm. It will be a lifelong benefit to your career and to your professional development.
Course learning outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge and apply research skills and theories to the evaluation of business issues. |
| Communication | Demonstrate expert cognitive and technical communication skills in delivering complex business information and recommendations |
| Digital literacy | Select and use digital technologies to find, organise, analyse and disseminate complex business ideas. |
| Critical thinking | Apply critical analysis skills to evaluate complex ideas in an organisational environment. |
| Problem solving | Apply problem solving skills to conceptualise, construct and recommend solutions for complex business issues. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate advanced skills to work and learn independently and to take responsibility for personal actions. |
| Teamwork | Demonstrate advanced team work skills in a wide range of learning and business contexts. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate a critical understanding of global business issues. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Business Administration students must pass 12 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 8 credit points of core units
- 4 credit points which may comprise of:
- 4 credit points of open electives
- 4 credit point specialisation
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Specialisations
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
- Accounting
- Arts and Cultural Management
- Business Analytics
- Business Consulting
- Corporate Governance
- eBusiness and Supply Chain Management
- Electronic Business^
- Enterprise Security Management^
- Enterprise Systems^
- Environmental Sustainability
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Health and Human Services Management^
- Healthcare Management *
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems Management^
- Information Systems Project Management^
- Innovation
- Insurance and Risk Management^
- International and Community Development
- International Trade and Business
- Law^
- Leadership#
- Marketing
- Project-Based Management^
- Project Management
- Property and Real Estate
- Public Management
- Research Project^
- Retail Management
- Risk Management^
- Strategy and Planning
- Supply Chain Management^
^ Offered to continuing students only
* NEW from Trimester 3 2017
# previously titled Leadership and Communication
Course structure
Core units
Business Fundamentals and Context:
| MBA710/MPM701A | Unit description is currently unavailable ^ |
| MBR711/MBA711 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBT712/MBA712 | Unit description is currently unavailable + |
Running the Organisation: Decision Making:
| MBT720/MBA720 | Unit description is currently unavailable + |
| MBR721/MBA721 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBA722 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Strategy and Value Creation:
| MBR730/MBA730 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
| MBR731/MBA731 | Unit description is currently unavailable * |
^ Includes Start Anytime unit offering
+ MBT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
* MBR code denotes Residential version of the unit
Elective units
The remaining 4 credit points may be selected in one of the specialisations listed or students may choose any four postgraduate units.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.