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MBA

Discipline

Ready to take your career to new heights? Explore Deakin’s flexible and immersive Master of Business Administration programs. Collaborate and expand your business network through study tours and residential intensives.

Explore your study options

Our flagship Master of Business Administration (MBA) offers various specialisations for advancing your career in business – from artificial intelligence to business strategy. Plus, we also offer tailored MBA courses for healthcare management and international business.

Postgraduate

Postgraduate (further study)

A postgraduate qualification can be undertaken by students who have already completed an undergraduate degree or possess significant, demonstrable work experience. Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters and PhDs, as well as specialist programs for industry professionals.

Choose an MBA degree that will expand your professional network

Want a course that works with your life, not against it? Personalise study to suit your goals, interests and life commitments while enjoying unrivalled experiential opportunities.

Study an intensive unit

Deakin Business School's intensive units involve six consecutive days of intensive study. You’ll immerse yourself in focused business study, undertake innovative and experiential learning activities and build your professional networks.

Affordable short courses

Our new stackable short courses enable you to prioritise what you learn, when. Each course is co-designed with industry experts and partners to meet your career goals and their employment needs, with the added benefit of credit towards Deakin's MBA.

Overseas study

Experience new cultures and workplaces to enrich your learning and gain credit towards your degree with our overseas study opportunities. Participate in international consultancy experiences, internships, volunteering placements and study abroad programs.

Be rewarded for the work you’ve already put in

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is our way of recognising the hard work you’ve already put into your studies or career. If you have successfully completed postgraduate studies in management, you may be granted RPL for the MBA, reducing your course duration and tuition costs.

Learn more about RPL

Are you a member of one of our partner organisations?

We also recognise the learning and experience of accredited professionals with credit arrangements for members of our partner bodies including:

  • Australian Institute of Company Directors
  • Australian War College
  • Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
  • CPA Australia
  • Institute of Public Accountants
  • Women and Leadership Australia.
Take control of your career

Take control of your career

Your career goals are integral to our MBA program. Deakin Advantage, our career development unit, empowers you to define and pursue your career path. The MBA (International) program offers work-integrated learning opportunities to enhance your experience and job-market potential. Our graduates are excelling in diverse sectors, from entrepreneurship to corporates and not-for-profit leadership.

Graduate with an employment advantage

Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, meaning we are globally recognised and internationally benchmarked. As one of the top 3 business schools in Victoria, a Deakin MBA or management qualification will distinguish you from your peers.

Join an immersive MBA study tour

On Deakin’s MBA marketing study tour, Bree Keys and Melanie Kerin explored how culture shapes commerce in a European market and applied theory to practice in this immersive study mode.

Join an immersive MBA study tour

World-class teaching experiences

Deakin’s industry-shaped courses and practical, real-world approach to learning will prepare you to be adaptable across your career trajectory.

Benefit from industry connections

Designed with industry experts to reflect today’s organisations, our MBA programs are responsive to industry dynamics, directions in management and workplace trends. Gain valuable opportunities to build your networks and advance your career.

Learn in the workplace

Bring the challenges of your current role into your course as assessable business cases or explore a variety of business and professional environments with work-integrated learning opportunities.

Focus your expertise

With over 20 specialisations available, you can focus on what matters to you, whether it’s business analytics or supply chain management, and align your expertise to your interests.*

Practise sustainable management

You’ll be ready for sustainable business – our courses integrate practices from global frameworks like the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Principles of Responsible Management Education.

Want to explore more?

Here's how your job improves when you complete an MBA

Is an MBA worth it? Three Deakin graduates and an academic tell us how an MBA can change your career for the better.

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Use your MBA before you graduate: how to put your learning into practice

The practical nature of Deakin's MBA means you can implement what you learn straight away, leading to tangible career shifts.

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Rankings and footnotes

Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. For more information, visit our University rankings page.
*Specialisation not offered for MBA (Healthcare Management).

Contact us

Got a question about our MBA courses? Our course advisers are available to speak to you about your study options and how we can help you further your career.

Domestic students
1800 693 888
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International students
+61 3 9918 9188
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