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Master of Business Administration
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The signature unit in Swinburne's MBA is the Organisational Growth and Innovation Capstone Project, which puts the final assessment squarely on solving a genuine organisational problem rather than sitting a comprehensive exam, a design choice consistent with Swinburne's broader house style of industry-linked capstones across its business, IT and engineering degrees. Students work through core units covering strategic management, finance, marketing and leadership before landing on that project, where prior coursework gets applied against a live business challenge rather than a hypothetical one.
Swinburne's MBA also draws on the university's identity as a technology-focused institution rather than a pure business school: expect more emphasis on digital transformation and data-driven decision making than at MBAs housed in universities without Swinburne's engineering and computing base.
The degree suits mid-career professionals looking to move into general management or executive roles, and the capstone project format gives students a tangible deliverable they can discuss directly in job interviews or promotion conversations, rather than an abstract description of "an MBA project."
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Strategic Management
- Managerial Finance and Accounting
- Marketing Management
- Leadership and Organisational Behaviour
- Business Analytics for Decision Making
- Economics for Managers
- Digital Transformation and Innovation
- Elective units in an area of specialisation (subject to availability)
Capstone
- BUS60017Organisational Growth and Innovation Capstone Project
- applying prior coursework to a live organisational challenge
- Delivered across trimesters/semesters depending on study mode
- total credit points and duration vary with prior credit granted
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years professional work experience
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