Graduate · Business
Master of Business Administration
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
Up to 36 weeks of work-integrated learning across the two-year program is a lot for an MBA, and it signals what Flinders is actually trying to produce - not just credentialed managers but graduates who've spent real time embedded with industry partners. Specialisations run across Business Analytics, Marketing, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, International Business and Social Impact, letting students steer the generalist MBA core toward a specific sector or function.
One distinctive strand is the industry-focused entrepreneurial stream tied to Flinders' advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0 capabilities, aimed at students working on small-to-medium enterprise problems using the university's own prototyping and manufacturing research infrastructure - a fairly unusual pairing for a business school MBA to have direct access to. Delivery is flexible: on-campus in the Adelaide CBD, blended online/on-campus, and part-time options for people continuing to work.
Healthcare Management as a named specialisation is worth flagging given Flinders' strong health sciences and medical faculty presence - it gives the MBA a genuine connection to the university's clinical and health services expertise rather than being a generic add-on specialisation borrowed from a template.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
5 terms of coursework
- Year 1, Semester 1: core units - accounting for managers, economics for business, organisational behaviour, marketing management
- Year 1, Semester 2: core units continued - strategic management, business analytics foundations, corporate finance
- Year 2: specialisation units (choice of Business Analytics, Marketing, Healthcare Management, HR Management, Finance, International Business, or Social Impact)
- Year 2: work-integrated learning / industry project component (up to 36 weeks across the program)
- Delivery: on-campus (Adelaide CBD), blended, or part-time options available
Admissions
Relevant bachelor's degree (or equivalent); some programs consider work experience in lieu (approximate, typical bar)