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Direct applications to Deakin for Trimester 2 2025 close 22 June 2025
Direct applications to Deakin for Trimester 3 2025 close 26 October 2025
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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 options.
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.
Read MoreCourse information
- Award granted
- Master of Business Administration
- Year
- 2016 course information
- Deakin code
- M701
- CRICOS code?
- 035037J
Core units
*MPR code denotes residential version of the unit.
#MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit.
~ MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit. These tour units are not available from trimester 2 2016.
^MPM701A is a Start Anytime 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.
Intakes by location
The availability of a course varies across locations and intakes. This means that a course offered in Trimester 1 may not be offered in the same location for Trimester 2 or 3. Check each intake for up-to-date information on when and where you can commence your studies.
Workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. 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.
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Scholarship options
A Deakin scholarship might change your life. If you've got something special to offer Deakin – or you just need the financial help to get you here – we may have a scholarship opportunity for you.
Postgraduate bursary
If you’re a Deakin alumnus commencing a postgraduate award course, you may be eligible to receive a 10% reduction per unit on your enrolment fees.
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Contact information
Faculty of Business and Law - student advisers
Tel 03 9244 6555
Email buslaw@deakin.edu.au
Careers
Want a degree that’s more than just a qualification? Our industry connections, world-class facilities and practical approach to learning are just some of the reasons why Deakin students graduate confident and ready to thrive in the jobs of tomorrow.
Course learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| 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. |
| Approved by Faculty Board October 2014 | |
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Life-long learning experiences I obtained from the course was being involved in classroom demonstrations of strategy formulation, leading teams and developing the capability within an organisation to tackle current world business problems.
Emmanuel Therese
Manager, Finance Strategy & Performance, KPMG
Footnotes
**QS Online MBA Rankings 2021. Equal 1st in the world for ‘class experience’, which is defined as ‘a variety of experience indicators evenly weighted including physical meet ups, the share of live classes, regular synchronous classes, live group discussions, access to learning app available on mobile/tablet, and engaged tech support’.
+Deakin references data from a range of government, higher education and reputable media sources. For more information, visit our list of media references.
++Some courses have limited places, apply early to avoid missing out.