Master of Business
Course code: MC-BUS
July
AUD $32,000 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
Access Melbourne is available
July
AUD $32,000 (2026 indicative first year fee)
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Course overview
Overview
Study online and up-skill your management capabilities
Business environments are increasingly dynamic, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. To navigate these conditions, business managers and professionals must demonstrate agility, lead successful change, and empower their teams to maximise performance while recognising and meeting the ethical responsibilities. Learn how to become a high performing and adaptive manager, while building a strong foundation of core business skills. Be guided online by academic experts with decades of collective experience and graduate ready to take the next step in your career.
Key features
- Ideal for business and non-business backgrounds. Designed for a diverse cohort, the course focuses on the broad foundations of business and economics as well as providing practical instruction on management and leadership.
- High quality online learning. Study through webinars, videos, articles, and online discussion forums in our bespoke learning environment, carefully designed to facilitate an interactive, enjoyable and flexible student experience.
- Learn from the best: Our subjects allow you to interact with our leading academics and industry experts.
- Leading reputation with a global network: Melbourne is consistently ranked among the world's top 50 universities for Business and Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Business and Management) and has over 60,000 business alumni in over 100 countries, ensuring that you join a valuable network of peers from all business disciplines right from day one.
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Master of Business information session
Why study business at Melbourne?
Learn how to navigate today’s dynamic business environments, characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Build agile and ethical leadership skills and explore how you can empower teams for maximum success.
- Core business knowledge. Cover accounting, finance, decision-making, and analytics to build solid foundational knowledge.
- Hone your leadership skills. Build comprehensive leadership and management knowledge, covering topics like adaptive leadership, talent management, and stakeholder engagement.
- Meet today’s challenges. Learn how to navigate decision-making in a digitised world, lead sustainable organisations, and manage lean resources for high performance.
Course aims
The Master of Business is designed for students to learn and apply concepts around:
- Adaptive and strategic leadership
- Talent and team management
- Influencing and engaging stakeholders for strategic outcomes
- Complex decision making in a digitised world
- Customer service excellence and developing customer-centric cultures
- Managing Sustainability for Value
- Strategy at the front line
- Effective resource management: high performance and lean operations
What people are saying
"Today's organisations face increasingly complex challenges, from digital transformation and artificial intelligence to stakeholder engagement, sustainability, and organisational change. The Master of Business equips students with the knowledge, practical capabilities, and leadership skills needed to address these challenges, empowering them to become effective managers and adaptable leaders in a rapidly changing world."
Dr Zhen Shi
Senior Lecturer and Program Director, Master of Business