Master of Business – The University of Queensland

The 24-unit Master of Business is designed for applicants with a bachelor’s degree in business (or a similar field) and who can meet minimum GPA requirements. See Program Details for more information about entry requirements.

Develop specialised knowledge of business strategies and practices – both in Australia and internationally – by completing at least one field of study. Fields are designed to jumpstart or advance your career.

Benefit from a flexible program. You can choose to complete two fields of study; or one field of study and a range of electives; or one field of study and a research stream. Electives cover topics like economics, information systems, and entrepreneurship.

Enrol in an optional research stream and study qualitative and quantitative research methods, and complete a project on a topic of your choice. You’ll open doors to careers in research or consulting, within industry or academia.

Part A

Core Course

Course Title
Management Communication

Part B

Fields of Study
Complete at least 10 units in one field –

Advertising

4 units for:

Course Title
Fundamentals of Advertising
Strategic Advertising Management

6 units from:

Course Title
Digital Advertising Strategy
Creative Advertising Development
Social Media Management
Media Planning and Buying
Advertising Research Methods

Human Resource Management

6 units for:

Course Title
Managing Organisational Behaviour
Strategic Human Resource Management
The Fundamentals of Designing and Staffing Organisations

4 units from:

Course Title
International Human Resource Management
Performance Leadership
Contemporary Employment Relations
Employee and Organisational Development
Wise Leadership

Information Systems

8 units for:

Course Title
Data Analytics for Business
Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
Information Retrieval and Management
Information Systems Strategy and Sourcing

2 units from:

Course Title
Accounting Information Systems
Securing Business Information
Business Process Improvement
Advanced Business Data Analytics
Information Systems Control, Governance and Audit

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

4 units for:

Course Title
Principles of Entrepreneurship
Principles of Strategic Management

6 units from:

Course Title
Economics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Creativity for Innovation and Design Thinking
Idea Management
Commercialisation in Practice Project
Lean Start Up
Social Enterprises and Not for Profits
Marketing for Social Change
Bio-Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Management of Intellectual Property
Strategies for Business Sustainability and Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship in Practice
Startup Entrepreneurship In Practice
Entrepreneurship Incubator

International Business

4 units for:

Course Title
Operating International Business
Principles of Strategic Management

6 units from:

Course Title
Globalisation & the World Economy
Doing Business in Asia
Management Consulting in Asian Business
Extended International Study
International Supply Chains
International Service Operations Management
System Dynamics
Business Dynamics
International Human Resource Management
Cross Cultural Management

Leadership

6 units for:

Course Title
Leadership: Theory & Practice
Wise Leadership
Leadership in Practice

4 units from:

Course Title
Ethical Issues in Management
Communication and Organisation
Corporate Sustainability

Marketing

4 units for:

Course Title
Fundamentals of Marketing
Strategic Marketing Management

6 units from:

Course Title
Strategic Branding
Consumer & Buyer Behaviour
Service Strategy
Product Strategy & Development
Market & Consumer Research
Marketing for Social Change

Organisational Sustainability

4 units for:

Course Title
Corporate Sustainability
Principles of Strategic Management

6 units from:

Course Title
System Dynamics
Carbon & Energy Management
Social Enterprises and Not for Profits
Decision Making & Reporting for Sustainability
Sustainability Dynamics
Marketing for Social Change
Strategies for Business Sustainability and Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship in Practice

Supply Chain Management

2 units for:

Course Title
International Supply Chains
International Service Operations Management

Bachelor degree or equivalent in the same discipline as approved by the Executive Dean with a GPA of at least 4.5 on a 7 point scale.

Field of Study: For students who have previously undertaken studies in business or commerce, entry will only be considered for a field not already studied (with the exception of the Supply Chain Management field of study).

Same discipline is a Bachelor degree specialising in at least one of the following areas:

• accounting
• advertising (business degree related only)
• business
• business administration
• business information systems
• commercialisation (business degree related only)
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• finance
• human resources
• international business
• international hotel and tourism management (UQ BIHTM and Griffith University BITHM degrees permitted, others considered on a case by case basis)
• management
• marketing
• strategy
• sustainability (business degree related only).

English Proficiency

• IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
• TOEFL IBT – Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
• TOEFL PB – Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.
• Pearsons – Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
• BEP – A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
• CES – Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
• OET is not accepted.

Dates
For more information on Application Dates, click here.

Fees
For more information on Fee, Scholarships and Finance matters, click here.

The University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD 4072
Australia

Tel: +61 7 3365 1111