Master of Business
Overview
Hone your business skills, build specialist knowledge and accelerate your career to become a future business leader, ready to succeed in any field.
Our game-changing master’s program is ideal if you aspire to a management role and want to grow your business acumen with specialist knowledge in an industry-relevant discipline. You'll find that each field of study will equip you with the required knowledge to jump-start or advance your career in your chosen profession, or provide a pathway to a higher degree.
At the Business School, you'll study the most up-to-date and relevant theory and have the chance to apply what you've learned through internships and industry projects, thanks to our well-established links with the business world.
You'll also discover why UQ has an outstanding reputation in research, well above the world standard, and how we believe in business that creates sustained and positive change.
Your study also offers a range of invaluable in-curriculum and extra-curricular activities such as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and the Student Work Experience Program (SWEP). These opportunities are designed to help you bridge the gap between theory and practice, supporting you with gaining exposure to industry.
The program caters for current managers seeking formal qualifications and for those changing career direction. It doesn't assume prior knowledge or training in the available fields of study. If you’ve studied in a related discipline, consider if each field of study will extend your expertise and support your career plans.
Program highlights
- Study at a business school renowned for cutting-edge research, outstanding academic staff, an impressive depth of educational programs and close association with leading global organisations.
- Learn from the most innovative business educators in Australia, who are at the forefront of academic knowledge and will challenge your thinking.
- Receive comprehensive training in business fundamentals, including analysis and strategic decision-making, financial management, and professional communication.
- Develop specialised understanding of business both in Australia and internationally by choosing to complete at least 1 of 10 hands-on fields of study.
Fields of study
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
- Advertising
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Online study
- Seminars
- Workshops
Placements and work experience
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'.
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Depending on which field you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Human resources manager
- Employee relations specialist
- Sales and marketing manager
- Business systems analyst
- Business data analyst
- Business development manager
- Startup founder
- Innovation manager
- Change management consultant
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainability consultant
Professional memberships
When you graduate, you may be eligible for memberships with the following professional organisations. Contact the organisation to find out how to become a member.
- Australian Marketing Institute
My program focused on essential theoretical concepts and promoting their active application to real business case studies. This approach challenged me to think creatively and critically, analysing innovative strategies to address business challenges and provide effective recommendations.
UQ’s Master of Business has helped me develop my financial management and business communication skills. It has also given me the tools to implement strategic management.
UQ has built up my skills, capabilities and confidence to achieve beyond my wildest imagination. Now I believe I can really make change happen.
My program focused on essential theoretical concepts and promoting their active application to real business case studies. This approach challenged me to think creatively and critically, analysing innovative strategies to address business challenges and provide effective recommendations.
UQ’s Master of Business has helped me develop my financial management and business communication skills. It has also given me the tools to implement strategic management.
UQ has built up my skills, capabilities and confidence to achieve beyond my wildest imagination. Now I believe I can really make change happen.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
It's possible to complete this degree in 2 years or 1.5 years depending on your qualifications and experience.
You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You'll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree.
2-year degree (32 units of study)
To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent)full-time (only available as full-time study), you'll need:
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
- a Graduate Certificate in Business from UQ (or equivalent).
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
1.5-year degree (24 units of study)
If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time.
To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent)full-time (only available as full-time study), you'll need:
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below)
You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications
Relevant disciplines include accounting, advertising (business degree related only), business, business administration, business information systems, commercialisation (business degree related only), economics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, international business, international hotel and tourism management (UQ BIHTM or BTHEM and Griffith University BITHM degrees permitted, others considered on a case by case basis), management, marketing, strategy and sustainability (business degree related only).
Related programs
Depending on your previous qualifications and current goals, you might want to consider
one of these related programs:
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Student visas
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Master of Business are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.
Additional application information
Additional application information
Fields of study
Fields of study
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
The advertising industry has changed significantly over the past two decades — in industry structure, media channels, technology and consumer empowerment.
Media dominates the industry, rather than creative companies. Professionals require skills in strategic media buying and planning, marketing and advertising program evaluation, and in emerging areas of specialisation such as social media management.
This field allows professionals to develop the skills and strategic perspective needed to be successful in this global industry.
HRM is concerned with managing people to create value in organisations and positive work experiences for individuals. Students will gain knowledge in areas including recruitment and selection of employees, performance management, career support and team development.
Future leaders must have an in-depth understanding of how to use data to inform their decision-making.
Through this field of study, you'll develop advanced skills that will enable you to conduct business analytics activities and advise on organisational information requirements and information systems strategy. You'll establish a broad knowledge of business technologies and their impacts – helping you to become a well-rounded information systems professional.
If you're energised by working on creative projects and stimulated by the idea of building a business or product from the ground up, then this field of study is for you. Relying heavily on problem-based learning, you'll learn from leading academic and industry experts in an applied program, well-supported by theory. Our hands-on electives offer you access to an array of incubators, venture capitalists, consultants and successful entrepreneurs to help you learn beyond the classroom.
As a modern manager, you must understand the problems and opportunities created by cross-border activities. Your role requires you to draw on numerous disciplines that inform the strategies, structures and processes within organisations, their locations, and the motivations and behaviours of their employees. As an international business student, you'll examine issues pertinent to global business, such as cross-cultural management, international supply chains, and globalisation and the world economy. You'll also gain advanced skills in building and managing an international enterprise, and learn how to develop mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers, service agents and partners.
Leaders in business are those who can effectively navigate the changing business environment. In an increasingly regulated business environment, they play an important role in good governance, and in meeting society’s expectations of what a ‘good corporate citizen’ should be.
Taught by academics who are leaders in their fields, you will study topics covering core legal business knowledge such as corporate governance, intellectual property law, international trade, concepts and emerging trends in data security, Australian company and taxation law, and domestic and international dispute resolution.
This field focuses on values-based, transformative models of leadership that produce positive outcomes for organisations and society. It explores gender and cultural issues to encourage more democratic and diverse future leadership possibilities.
Drawing on Western and non-Western wisdom theory, you'll develop an understanding of the timeless principles of leadership. Leadership theories are supplemented by individual self-assessments, practical tasks and reflection.
You'll cultivate the skills needed for leadership positions in contemporary organisations, from middle management to CEO.
The knowledge and skills required are in high demand as the world transforms into a global marketplace for internationally traded goods, services and ideas. Marketing involves identifying consumer needs and wants, and allocating organisational resources to profitably satisfy those needs and wants. You'll develop knowledge and skills in product and brand management, awareness and loyalty, consumer behaviour and research, product and service development and marketing strategy. Career paths can lead to positions as managers and consultants in marketing and advertising agencies, and private, public or not-for-profit organisations.
New models of business and a greater understanding of system-wide impacts are necessary for businesses to thrive in a climate-changing, resource-constrained and interconnected environment. Transformation will be necessary to meet the risks, realise the opportunities and accelerate the path to a sustainable future.
Whether you're interested in commercial business or social enterprise, a comprehensive knowledge of sustainable business concepts is a critical requirement for leaders seeking to develop adaptive and resilient companies.
Supply chains are the backbone of the global economy. The need for professionals who can design, manage and operate complex global supply chains continues to grow.
This exciting field of study incorporates online courses offered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and allows you greater flexibility in your studies.
Graduates in this ever-growing field have found work in a wide variety of industries such as:
- manufacturing
- biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
- automotive and aerospace
- transportation and logistics
- internet and software
- chemicals
- oil and gas
- consulting.
Fields of study
Tailor your studies to suit your goals. This program offers these options:
The advertising industry has changed significantly over the past two decades — in industry structure, media channels, technology and consumer empowerment.
Media dominates the industry, rather than creative companies. Professionals require skills in strategic media buying and planning, marketing and advertising program evaluation, and in emerging areas of specialisation such as social media management.
This field allows professionals to develop the skills and strategic perspective needed to be successful in this global industry.
HRM is concerned with managing people to create value in organisations and positive work experiences for individuals. Students will gain knowledge in areas including recruitment and selection of employees, performance management, career support and team development.
Future leaders must have an in-depth understanding of how to use data to inform their decision-making.
Through this field of study, you'll develop advanced skills that will enable you to conduct business analytics activities and advise on organisational information requirements and information systems strategy. You'll establish a broad knowledge of business technologies and their impacts – helping you to become a well-rounded information systems professional.
If you're energised by working on creative projects and stimulated by the idea of building a business or product from the ground up, then this field of study is for you. Relying heavily on problem-based learning, you'll learn from leading academic and industry experts in an applied program, well-supported by theory. Our hands-on electives offer you access to an array of incubators, venture capitalists, consultants and successful entrepreneurs to help you learn beyond the classroom.
As a modern manager, you must understand the problems and opportunities created by cross-border activities. Your role requires you to draw on numerous disciplines that inform the strategies, structures and processes within organisations, their locations, and the motivations and behaviours of their employees. As an international business student, you'll examine issues pertinent to global business, such as cross-cultural management, international supply chains, and globalisation and the world economy. You'll also gain advanced skills in building and managing an international enterprise, and learn how to develop mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers, service agents and partners.
Leaders in business are those who can effectively navigate the changing business environment. In an increasingly regulated business environment, they play an important role in good governance, and in meeting society’s expectations of what a ‘good corporate citizen’ should be.
Taught by academics who are leaders in their fields, you will study topics covering core legal business knowledge such as corporate governance, intellectual property law, international trade, concepts and emerging trends in data security, Australian company and taxation law, and domestic and international dispute resolution.
This field focuses on values-based, transformative models of leadership that produce positive outcomes for organisations and society. It explores gender and cultural issues to encourage more democratic and diverse future leadership possibilities.
Drawing on Western and non-Western wisdom theory, you'll develop an understanding of the timeless principles of leadership. Leadership theories are supplemented by individual self-assessments, practical tasks and reflection.
You'll cultivate the skills needed for leadership positions in contemporary organisations, from middle management to CEO.
The knowledge and skills required are in high demand as the world transforms into a global marketplace for internationally traded goods, services and ideas. Marketing involves identifying consumer needs and wants, and allocating organisational resources to profitably satisfy those needs and wants. You'll develop knowledge and skills in product and brand management, awareness and loyalty, consumer behaviour and research, product and service development and marketing strategy. Career paths can lead to positions as managers and consultants in marketing and advertising agencies, and private, public or not-for-profit organisations.
New models of business and a greater understanding of system-wide impacts are necessary for businesses to thrive in a climate-changing, resource-constrained and interconnected environment. Transformation will be necessary to meet the risks, realise the opportunities and accelerate the path to a sustainable future.
Whether you're interested in commercial business or social enterprise, a comprehensive knowledge of sustainable business concepts is a critical requirement for leaders seeking to develop adaptive and resilient companies.
Supply chains are the backbone of the global economy. The need for professionals who can design, manage and operate complex global supply chains continues to grow.
This exciting field of study incorporates online courses offered through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and allows you greater flexibility in your studies.
Graduates in this ever-growing field have found work in a wide variety of industries such as:
- manufacturing
- biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
- automotive and aerospace
- transportation and logistics
- internet and software
- chemicals
- oil and gas
- consulting.
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$39,840
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
$39,840
2025
Approximate yearly cost of full-time tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $53,760
2024
Fee information for 2025 is not yet available. Fee information displayed is for 2024.
AUD $53,760
2025
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
FEE-HELP
Domestic students who are accepted into the Master of Business pay tuition fees.
FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their tuition fees.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
All international applications should be submitted to UQ. If you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent in your country.
The program code for the Master of Business is 5583.
This program is available in multiple durations. You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements.
When you apply, select your preferred duration. If you don't meet the requirements for your first preference, we'll automatically consider you for entry into a longer duration.
Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study
Applying online
All domestic applications should be submitted to UQ.
The program code for the Master of Business is 5583.
This program is available in multiple durations. You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements.
When you apply, select your preferred duration. You can also ask us to consider you for a longer duration if you don't meet the entry requirements for your first preference.
Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in semester 2 - May 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in semester 1 - November 30 of the previous year.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants
For support with applying – or if you have any questions about university life – get in touch with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.
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