MBA (Leadership and Enterprise)
Ï㽶ֱ²¥ your MBA full-time over 18 months.
Taught over 18 months at a top 20 university globally^, you will develop your personal skills, business knowledge and ability to build and lead enterprises.
We offer far more than the fundamentals of business. Future business leaders need to be resilient, adaptable, progressive and influential to succeed on the global stage.
Our MBA (Leadership and Enterprise)  is taught full-time over 18 months in small class sizes. The program is delivered in an intensive format, where students complete two units of study at a time over a nine week period. Like most MBAs, our program offers a deep understanding of finance, marketing and strategy, but you’ll also learn how to lead teams in a digital world, harness big data, leverage the power of creativity and explore the nature of complex systems. You will also have the option to undertake an internship.
*Financial Times MBA Rankings 2024
^ 2025 QS World University Rankings
This degree is designed for professionals with a minimum of 3 years experience looking to take their career to the next level.
You’ll ‘learn by doing’ with a small class of like-minded professionals, hand-picked from around the world to create a vibrant and diverse cohort.
The program comprises 12 units of study grouped around three focus areas:
In a world of growing complexity, disruption and ambiguity, the traditional MBA is dead. Understanding the fundamentals of business is no longer enough. Future business leaders also need to be resilient, adaptable, progressive and influential to succeed on the global stage.
You’ll be supported by a personalised careers service and have access to exceptional industry internships, exposing you to some of the largest global brands and enabling you to build an influential network.
Our full-time MBA will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to achieve your personal and professional goals. You will:
In order to secure a place in the August 2025 commencing cohort you are encouraged to apply in an early admission round. Please note: we have reached the University international student quota for this degree for Semester 2, 2025. Please consider applying for a later intake or another course that is open. We are still accepting domestic student applications for Semester 2, 2025.Ìý
Round 1:Â 27 October 2024
Round 2:Â 1 December 2024
Round 3: 26 January 2025Â
Round 4:Â 23 February 2025
Round 5: 30 march 2025
Round 6: 27 April 2025
Final round: 1 June 2025
After the completion of each admission round, your application will be assessed and you will be notified on whether or not you have been short-listed for an interview within 4 weeks. 
Interview times are subject to availability, and only shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview.
Note: applications will be accepted throughout the year, and outside of the above admission round deadlines.
The University's tuition fees are reviewed annually and may vary during your period of study. For information relating to fees, please visit the full-time MBA course details page.
We offer MBA Director's Scholarships of varying values to local and international self-funded candidates for our full-time MBA program.
If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please provide details of this in your statement of motivation (see How to apply, below).Ìý
To apply for the full-time MBA, you need to have:
If English is not your first language, you will also need to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
For more detailed information about admission criteria, please visit the full-time MBA course page.Ìý
The first four units of the full-time MBA focus on developing personal and interpersonal skills needed to manage and lead effectively. You will learn to build individual resilience in a world of growing complexity, disruption and ambiguity.
Once you complete the first four units, you will focus on core business knowledge and skills, with an overarching theme of building business resilience and sustainability. You will have an opportunity to combine assessments from these four units to form a business project that will examine the sustainability of an existing business.
Your final four units will bring together the knowledge and skills you have gained in the previous units to equip you to build and lead future enterprises. The final unit is the MBA Capstone (Design Strategy) – you will develop customer-centric products and services that are aligned with the strategy of an existing organisation. You will integrate the skills, knowledge and experience acquired throughout the MBA to bring a real prototype to market.
A key goal for our part-time MBA is to prepare you for real-world business situations.
For detailed information about units of study, please visit the full-time MBA course page.
You will need to meet the necessary admission criteria before you will be considered for entry. Please check the admission criteria above.Ìý
In order to  online you will need the following documentation:
If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please provide details of this in your abovementioned statement of motivation. Note: a separate scholarship application is not required.
If the results of your previous study aren’t available by the closing date, you can still submit an application. Your application will be considered, providing you forward the relevant results once they become available.
Shortlisted applicants for the full-time MBA will be required to attend a selection interview with an MBA Program staff member and an alumni of the MBA Program to establish the candidate's suitability. 
For detailed information about how to apply and application deadlines, please visit the full-time MBA course page.
Throughout the MBA Program eligible students can apply for paid projects that are relevant to their MBA study.
The MBA internships/projects is about much more than work experience, as they are designed to offer exciting and meaningful experience for both students and the corporate partners. Along with your own industry experience, you will draw on the skills and knowledge gained from the MBA program to develop compelling new propositions with impact for businesses and society.
We are globally recognised and the only business school in Australia to hold both the coveted triple crown accreditation and CEMS membership.
