Graduate · Business
Master of Business Administration
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
About this program
UniSC's MBA is a smaller, regionally-rooted program compared to the metropolitan MBA heavyweights, and it markets that directly: smaller cohorts, closer contact with teaching staff, and case material drawn from Queensland regional business as much as from ASX-listed multinationals. It suits students already working, often in management roles in regional businesses, government, health, or education sectors along the Sunshine Coast and wider South East Queensland corridor, rather than assuming a purely career-break, full-time cohort.
The course covers the expected core spine of strategy, finance, marketing and leadership, with a capstone project that's typically applied to the student's own organisation or a local industry partner rather than a purely theoretical case competition, reflecting the practical, work-integrated bent that runs through most of UniSC's postgraduate business offerings.
Delivery is flexible, with online and block-intensive options available for the substantial share of students studying part-time while working, and the program doesn't assume a finance or consulting background walking in the door the way some more competitive-entry MBAs do.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
5 terms of coursework
- Duration: 1.5–2 years part-time (or accelerated full-time option)
- Core subjects: Strategic Management, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Leading and Managing People, Business Analytics
- Elective block: choose from Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Health Management, or Public Sector Management streams
- Capstone: applied strategy or consulting project, often based in student's own organisation or a regional industry partner
- Delivery: online and block-intensive options for part-time students
Admissions
Bachelor's degree plus relevant work experience