Master of Business Administration (International)
2025 Deakin University Handbook
Year | 2025 course information |
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Award granted | Master of Business Administration (International) |
Deakin course code | M751 |
Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
Online | Yes |
Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
CRICOS course code | 056889B Burwood (Melbourne) |
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Specialisations
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Study at a top 3 business school in Victoria* and prepare for a global career. Deakin’s Master of Business Administration (International) is renowned for its emphasis on learning opportunities based on real-life contexts and experiences.
Explore global issues with our up-to-date and innovative core business units and develop relevant skills to effectively work in and strategically manage an international business.
Ready to learn how to manage and lead an organisation in an international context?
This internationally-focused degree will provide you with a business internship experience and opportunities to participate in a global, in-person and virtual work-integrated learning (WIL) project, where you will work on business challenges in other countries.
Learn from international experts in their field and join a community of like-minded professionals from a wide range of sectors and backgrounds.
The themes of global perspectives, technology and strategy, leadership and international business are central to the MBA (International) program. With a strong focus on global issues relating to people, profit and the environment, you will graduate with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges as well as the opportunities in international business.
Evidence-based research, scholarship and industry engagement heavily inform course content, ensuring the knowledge your gaining is always up to date with current and future business trends.
You will also have the option to complement your primary studies in business administration with a specialisation in a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.
Designed to be a stimulating study experience, our MBA (International) will enable you to develop the analytical, innovative, and interpersonal skills that are key to a successful career in business across the globe.
*AFR BOSS Best Business Schools 2024
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide.
Career opportunities
Deakin’s Master of Business Administration (International) has a range of specialisations to help you progress your career in all areas of business from administration to business strategy. As a graduate you may find employment in areas such as:
- corporate governance
- financial planning
- human resource management
- management consultancy
- marketing.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Alternative exits
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration (International) (M531) | |
Graduate Diploma of Business Administration (International) (M631) |
Course Learning Outcomes
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
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Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop an advanced and integrated understanding of fundamental business principles, concepts and knowledge with a focus on innovation and technology, strategy and leadership and internationalisation. Apply research skills, theories and concepts to the evaluation of complex business issues and challenges in a global context. |
Communication | Develop advanced written and oral communication skills, and intercultural understanding in a diverse range of business and management contexts. |
Digital literacy | Select and use digital technologies that support the research and analysis of complex business issues, which assist with creating effective dissemination of proposals and recommendations. |
Critical thinking | Apply and develop critical analysis skills to evaluate complex data, proposals and projects in business and international contexts. |
Problem solving | Develop and apply problem solving skills and creativity to conceptualise, construct and recommend solutions for complex business issues facing local and international organisations. |
Self-management | Develop an enhanced insight into learning and working independently and take responsibility for personal and professional actions. |
Teamwork | Demonstrate the ability to network with peers, and to leverage these relationships to achieve collaborative and mutually beneficial outcomes in a diverse context. |
Global citizenship | Develop and demonstrate an understanding of the impact that innovative approaches to business issues have on social, sustainability and cultural challenges in the global business environment. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Business Administration (International) students must pass 16 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
- 10 credit points of core units
- 2 credit points of course elective units
- 4 credit points of open elective units
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
Faculty-wide specialisations
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
- Applied Research*
- Accounting
- Artificial Intelligence for Business
- Arts and Cultural Industries*
- Business Analytics
- Business Law*
- Cyberlaw*
- Digital Finance
- Digital Transformation
- Event Management
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Trade and Business
- Leadership
- Management Consulting
- Marketing
- Marketing Technology
- Professional Practice
- Project Management
- Property and Real Estate
- Public Sector Studies*
- Supply Chain Management
*Offered to students who commenced in 2023 or prior.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core units
Business Management Foundations
MAA702 | Financial Interpretation |
MIS770 | Foundation Skills in Data Analysis |
MMM710 | Emerging Issues in International Operations |
MPP710 | Environmental Sustainability for Business |
Global Perspectives
MPE711 | Global Trade and Supply Chains |
MPE707 | International Banking and Finance |
Technology and Strategy
MPM703 | Business Strategy and Analysis |
MMK710 | Fundamentals of MarTech |
Leadership
MPM780 | Foundations in Leadership |
Capstone Experience
MPT735/MPM735 | International Business Management # |
#MPT code denotes Study Tour version of the unit
Course elective units
Business elective
Select one from:
MPM712 | Managing Innovation |
MAA767 | Enterprise Value Creation: Sustainability and Integrated Reporting |
MMH733 | Ethical Decision Making in Organisations |
WIL elective
Select one from:
MWL705 | Business for Social Impact |
MWL716 | Consultancy Experience |
MWL717 | Entrepreneurship Experience |
MWL718 | Internship |
MWL719 | International Consultancy Experience |
Open elective units
The remaining 4 credit points may be selected from:
- a faculty-wide specialisation
- postgraduate units offered by the University (subject to availability)
- Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials)
- additional WIL units not previously studied
Stackable short courses
Mix and match Deakin stackable short courses (0.5 credit point microcredentials) to earn up to 1 credit point of open electives, subject to eligibility. Any stacking must add up to a whole number to be used for credit. For more information, visit the Deakin stackable short course options.
Work experience
This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more work integrated learning units.
Explore Business and Law WIL opportunities.
International Students:
This course includes Work Integrated Learning (WIL) formally registered as part of the course on the CRICOS register. The total work integrated learning hours will differ depending on the WIL unit you choose. For more information about WIL hours, please check the unit information in the handbook or the unit guide.
For information about how WIL units may impact student visa holder work rights, please visit Home Affairs. See 8105 Work limitation.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
This course includes the option of other learning experiences including residential and study tour units.
Research and research-related study
Students complete at least 2 credit points (or equivalent) of research and research training across their degree. This business course provides students learning opportunities to develop a variety of research skills designed to enable them to:
- source information and retrieve it;
- develop a problem statement, research questions and hypotheses;
- evaluate prevailing industry and academic literature from market analysts, economists and other industry experts;
- utilise industry based research methods;
- demonstrate presentation and academic and business report writing skills.
Students are required to undertake authentic and applied ‘research-orientated’ tasks as part of several core units:
Examples of task and assessment include (but are not limited to):
- information retrieval and literature searches;
- literature review on a nominated topic;
- demonstrated skills in data management;
- quantitative and qualitative research methods;
- presenting research and critical analysis;
- business and academic writing.
Students can, if they wish, extend their research skills and application by choosing elective units that form a research specialisation.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.