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'I decided to study an MBA at QUT because I wanted to accelerate my career. The MBA has changed how I look at complex problems, guided me to ask the right questions and encouraged me to look at the big picture. It’s about the value you're able to bring in board discussions and executive meetings, and it comes through in the way you deliver and speak to those around you.'
Group Operations, Servco Australia
Grow your confidence
'Being female, coming from a different cultural background and having English as my second language, I realised that I was lacking the confidence to challenge myself. Completing the MBA equipped me with the skills and confidence to pursue my goals. I was able to move from a purely financial role in the public sector to a director at Deloitte. It’s allowed me to make an impact that matters.'
Director, Deloitte
Real-world learning
'My role at Microsoft is quite sales-oriented, so we have very complex negotiations and work closely with a number of stakeholders. My learnings in the MBA have allowed me to step back and look at the bigger perspective, especially with complex deals, any apply the frameworks I have learned in class to my work.'I chose to study my MBA at QUT for its practical and experience-based curriculum. The course subjects were very relatable to my job and career aspirations.'
Solution Sales Lead, Microsoft
Progress your career
'In my role as CEO at Gadens, I am responsible for maximising successful leadership and management initiatives within the firm. QUT’s MBA developed these key skills at a critical point when my career was progressing. The MBA program was flexible and offered the option to progress the program quicker by enrolling in additional subjects each semester. This worked extremely well for my busy schedule, and I completed the MBA in two years whilst working full time.'
CEO, Gadens
Make a difference
'I see QUT's MBA helping me start the next phase of my career, where I can combine my commercial and leadership experience, along with my technical skills, to leave a positive influence. I want to make a positive impact, whether that be by paying it forward to the next generation of explorers and original thinkers or playing my part in solving the industry’s challenges.'
Principal Advisor, Rio Tinto
Global opportunities
'The best experiences and opportunities within the MBA program have been in the international and interstate studies, as well as the mentorship programs. I had an opportunity to study in Germany and through a Victorian university to broaden my elective studies and learnings. The personal and professional growth through extending myself in different environments, countries, languages and experiences added significant value to my MBA journey.'
Safety, Health and Wellbeing Partner, Woolworths Supermarkets
Grow your confidence
'I choose to do an MBA at QUT as I was succeeding my father and moving into the position of Managing Director, becoming the major decision maker and leader in our family business. I wanted upgrade my toolkit and resources to be able to bring the best of myself when I assumed the responsibility for our family business and its people. From strategic management skills to leadership coaching, the program has been life altering for me, and given me a lot more confidence and skills in grappling with problems.'
Managing Director, A-Team Earthmoving QLD
Expand your skills
'My MBA has provided me with so many tools to solve problems and deliver solutions. I now feel more confident leading others and applying leadership skills to adapt to situations. Having an entrepreneurial mindset is so valuable and I know I can apply these skills regardless of where my career takes me.'
Program Manager, SBE Australia
Support to succeed
'QUT's teaching and program staff have been incredibly supportive during my MBA, offering a wealth of expertise from diverse backgrounds in both industry and academia. It has been refreshing to observe their unique approaches to education, as well as their ability to provide real-world industry examples.'
Partner Strategy and Operations, Shopify
Further your studies
'QUT has a lot of opportunities for you to further your studies. I did a three-week exchange to Germany where I learned all about the EU and the challenges facing these different countries. This was a fun and interesting learning experience and I’ll always be thankful to QUT for the opportunity.'
Manager, Sales and Customer Initiatives, QT Mutual Bank
Management expertise
'Most healthcare professionals move into management roles without the necessary expertise. I wanted to change that, so I chose to do my MBA to improve the quality of health care in Australia.'
Business Manager, Active Rehabilitation Physiotherapy
Accelerate your career
'I decided to study an MBA at QUT because I wanted to accelerate my career. The MBA has changed how I look at complex problems, guided me to ask the right questions and encouraged me to look at the big picture. It’s about the value you're able to bring in board discussions and executive meetings, and it comes through in the way you deliver and speak to those around you.'
Group Operations, Servco Australia
Grow your confidence
'Being female, coming from a different cultural background and having English as my second language, I realised that I was lacking the confidence to challenge myself. Completing the MBA equipped me with the skills and confidence to pursue my goals. I was able to move from a purely financial role in the public sector to a director at Deloitte. It’s allowed me to make an impact that matters.'
Director, Deloitte
Real-world learning
'My role at Microsoft is quite sales-oriented, so we have very complex negotiations and work closely with a number of stakeholders. My learnings in the MBA have allowed me to step back and look at the bigger perspective, especially with complex deals, any apply the frameworks I have learned in class to my work.'I chose to study my MBA at QUT for its practical and experience-based curriculum. The course subjects were very relatable to my job and career aspirations.'
Solution Sales Lead, Microsoft
Progress your career
'In my role as CEO at Gadens, I am responsible for maximising successful leadership and management initiatives within the firm. QUT’s MBA developed these key skills at a critical point when my career was progressing. The MBA program was flexible and offered the option to progress the program quicker by enrolling in additional subjects each semester. This worked extremely well for my busy schedule, and I completed the MBA in two years whilst working full time.'
CEO, Gadens
Make a difference
'I see QUT's MBA helping me start the next phase of my career, where I can combine my commercial and leadership experience, along with my technical skills, to leave a positive influence. I want to make a positive impact, whether that be by paying it forward to the next generation of explorers and original thinkers or playing my part in solving the industry’s challenges.'
Principal Advisor, Rio Tinto
Global opportunities
'The best experiences and opportunities within the MBA program have been in the international and interstate studies, as well as the mentorship programs. I had an opportunity to study in Germany and through a Victorian university to broaden my elective studies and learnings. The personal and professional growth through extending myself in different environments, countries, languages and experiences added significant value to my MBA journey.'
Safety, Health and Wellbeing Partner, Woolworths Supermarkets
Grow your confidence
'I choose to do an MBA at QUT as I was succeeding my father and moving into the position of Managing Director, becoming the major decision maker and leader in our family business. I wanted upgrade my toolkit and resources to be able to bring the best of myself when I assumed the responsibility for our family business and its people. From strategic management skills to leadership coaching, the program has been life altering for me, and given me a lot more confidence and skills in grappling with problems.'
Managing Director, A-Team Earthmoving QLD
Expand your skills
'My MBA has provided me with so many tools to solve problems and deliver solutions. I now feel more confident leading others and applying leadership skills to adapt to situations. Having an entrepreneurial mindset is so valuable and I know I can apply these skills regardless of where my career takes me.'
Program Manager, SBE Australia
Support to succeed
'QUT's teaching and program staff have been incredibly supportive during my MBA, offering a wealth of expertise from diverse backgrounds in both industry and academia. It has been refreshing to observe their unique approaches to education, as well as their ability to provide real-world industry examples.'
Partner Strategy and Operations, Shopify
Further your studies
'QUT has a lot of opportunities for you to further your studies. I did a three-week exchange to Germany where I learned all about the EU and the challenges facing these different countries. This was a fun and interesting learning experience and I’ll always be thankful to QUT for the opportunity.'
Manager, Sales and Customer Initiatives, QT Mutual Bank
Management expertise
'Most healthcare professionals move into management roles without the necessary expertise. I wanted to change that, so I chose to do my MBA to improve the quality of health care in Australia.'
Business Manager, Active Rehabilitation Physiotherapy
Highlights
- QUT’s Business School has been ranked number 1 in Queensland and number 3 in Australia for postgraduate studies in AFR’s BOSS Best Business School 2023 rankings.
- A range of new scholarships are available to support future leaders from diverse backgrounds to gain their MBA.
- The opportunity to undertake a two week Immersion Program at MIT in Boston developing skills and capability in the areas around entrepreneurship and digital transformation.
- Students will complete their MBA with a workplace project that will offer them the opportunity to creatively plan for a new venture or to engage in a consultancy project for an organisation.
- Applications for the August 2024 intake close 9am, Monday 19 August.
- Find out more at our upcoming MBA information evening.
Highlights
- QUT’s Business School has been ranked number 1 in Queensland and number 3 in Australia for postgraduate studies in AFR’s BOSS Best Business School 2023 rankings.
- A range of new scholarships are available to support future leaders from diverse backgrounds to gain their MBA.
- The opportunity to undertake a two week Immersion Program at MIT in Boston developing skills and capability in the areas around entrepreneurship and digital transformation.
- Students will complete their MBA with a workplace project that will offer them the opportunity to creatively plan for a new venture or to engage in a consultancy project for an organisation.
- Applications for the August 2024 intake close 9am, Monday 19 August.
- Find out more at our upcoming MBA information evening.
Explore this course
QUT's MBA will teach you to challenge conventions and go beyond established pathways, equipping you to lead and manage decisively in a complex business world. As a QUT MBA student you will critically analyse business situations and develop innovative solutions to real-world cases.
Tailored with your professional commitments in mind, our classes are conveniently scheduled on weeknights outside of working hours. Through our flexible and innovative units, you will develop the skills essential to becoming a global business professional. The practical nature of this course enables you to apply concepts and management techniques learned in class directly to your workplace.
Our MBA program is designed to transform your thinking, expand your skills and open the way to confident leadership to make an impact in an ever-changing world.
Study at a globally-ranked business school
Taking your next career step can be both exhilarating and daunting. The QUT MBA gives you the confidence to elevate your career by transforming your thinking and broadening your capability set.
Tailor your MBA to your career aspirations and engage in flexible study with short teaching periods, weeknight classes (scheduled outside of working hours) and part-time learning options.
Join a university in the top 1% of business schools worldwide. QUT was the first and is one of only three Australian business schools to be awarded triple international accreditation. This means that our courses are recognised globally, allowing your career to advance wherever life takes you.
Develop your real-world skills
With practical coursework and our immersive, real-world delivery style, our MBA is designed to grow your confidence and broaden your capability. The program draws together all disciplines and arms you with the ability to analyse quickly and act decisively.
In the final stages of the program these skills are applied in a real venture or for a project with an organisation.
Discover our real-world learning.
Build your connections
Build your network by studying with like-minded peers who will challenge you with unique perspectives from a range of industries and backgrounds. You will also be taught by industry-proven business professionals who are leaders in their fields. They will inspire you to consider new ways of thinking and responding to complex problems.
Find out more about our career support.
Global learning opportunities
MIT Immersion Program
In an Australian-first initiative, MIT Sloan School of Management and QUT Business School are collaborating, with a focus on an innovative immersion program for QUT MBA students.
For two weeks, selected QUT students will immerse themselves into the MIT ecosystem where they will be taught by leading global academics. The immersion program focuses on leadership, entrepreneurship and digital transformation. This will equip you with the digital leadership skills to innovate and problem solve with emerging technologies.
Short-term exchanges
Study with some of the most prestigious global business schools with QUT's online short-term international exchange program. QUT MBA students have participated in exchange opportunities through Copenhagen Business School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, amongst others.
Explore our global opportunities.
Possible careers
- Account executive
- Chief executive officer
- Chief financial officer
- Chief operating officer
- Executive project manager
- General manager
- Project manager
The MBA program is made up four components that build on each other to provide you with an integrated and multi-disciplinary curriculum to equip you to take on the challenges and opportunities of a complex business environment.
Each MBA unit of 6 credit points is delivered in a seven-week module (six weeks teaching with final assessment in week seven).
1. Building Foundations
- Strategic Management
- Communicating to Influence
- Economics in Business
- Problem Framing for Creative Action
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Marketing Strategically
- Personal Leadership and Change
- Data Analysis and Decision Making
2. Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making
- Understanding and Leading Others
- Business Law
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- Contemporary Human Resources Management Issues
- Managing Technological Innovation
- Understanding Leadership and Complexity
- Corporate Governance and Accountability
3. Concentrations
Students can then add greater depth in an area of interest by choosing a concentration in Leadership and Strategy or a specific discipline pathway from within the QUT Business School's postgraduate offerings or from other schools and faculties at QUT.
Leadership and Strategy
You will be able to select 36 credit points from the following list of units:
- Systems Thinking for Managers
- Investment Strategies for Technology
- Negotiation Skills and Strategies
- Crisis Communication
- Business Process Design
- Advanced Strategy for Global Business
- Smart Decision Making: Beyond Digital and Big Data
If you complete the Leadership and Strategy concentration the title will appear on your academic transcript.
Discipline-specific concentration
Students may choose 36 credit points of MBA units and/or 36 credit points from a specific area of interest in a discipline. Discipline areas could include Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance or Healthcare.
4. Integrated Workplace Project
The final component of the MBA program is made up of one capstone unit which provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the program to real opportunities in a new venture or within an organisation.
- Integrated Workplace Project
The MBA program is made up four components that build on each other to provide you with an integrated and multi-disciplinary curriculum to equip you to take on the challenges and opportunities of a complex business environment.
Each MBA unit of 6 credit points is delivered in a seven-week module (six weeks teaching with final assessment in week seven).
1. Building Foundations
- Strategic Management
- Communicating to Influence
- Economics in Business
- Problem Framing for Creative Action
- Accounting for Decision Making
- Marketing Strategically
- Personal Leadership and Change
- Data Analysis and Decision Making
2. Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making
- Understanding and Leading Others
- Business Law
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- Contemporary Human Resources Management Issues
- Managing Technological Innovation
- Understanding Leadership and Complexity
- Corporate Governance and Accountability
3. Concentrations
Students can then add greater depth in an area of interest by choosing a concentration in Leadership and Strategy or a specific discipline pathway from within the QUT Business School's postgraduate offerings or from other schools and faculties at QUT.
Leadership and Strategy
You will be able to select 36 credit points from the following list of units:
- Systems Thinking for Managers
- Investment Strategies for Technology
- Negotiation Skills and Strategies
- Crisis Communication
- Business Process Design
- Advanced Strategy for Global Business
- Smart Decision Making: Beyond Digital and Big Data
If you complete the Leadership and Strategy concentration the title will appear on your academic transcript.
Discipline-specific concentration
Students may choose 36 credit points of MBA units and/or 36 credit points from a specific area of interest in a discipline. Discipline areas could include Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Finance or Healthcare.
4. Integrated Workplace Project
The final component of the MBA program is made up of one capstone unit which provides you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the program to real opportunities in a new venture or within an organisation.
- Integrated Workplace Project
- Course code
- GS75
- CRICOS code
- 045502F
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 1.5 years full-time
- 3 years part-time
- 1.5 years full-time
- March and September
- March and September
Entry requirements
You must either have a:
- recognised bachelor degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) and a minimum three years full-time post degree work experience with minimum of two years relevant professional work experience and one year minimum supervisory/management experience; or
- recognised postgraduate degree in any field with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale) and a minimum three years full-time post degree work experience with minimum of two years relevant professional work experience and one year minimum supervisory/management experience.
Work experience
Relevant work experience indicates an applicants capacity to contribute to workshop discussions and the wider student body. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.
Additional entry requirements
You must submit responses to following mandatory reflective questions:
- Motivation to complete the QUT MBA
- Intended contribution to the cohort
- Work/life/study balance strategy
- Current leadership philosophy
You may also be required to:
- attend an interview with the MBA Director or nominee.
Pathway
You may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a minimum of seven years work experience including six years minimum relevant professional work experience and one year minimum supervisory/management experience). Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a GPA 4.50 (or higher) students can articulate into the Master of Business Administration.
Minimum academic requirements
Academic entry requirements
A completed recognised bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 (on QUT's 7-point scale); and
A GMAT score of at least 550; and
A minimum three years full-time equivalent relevant managerial or professional work experience post-degree; and
You must submit responses to following mandatory reflective questions:
- Motivation to complete the QUT MBA
- Intended contribution to the cohort
- Work/life/study balance strategy
- Current leadership philosophy
Additional entry information
You may be required to be available for an interview with the MBA Director to demonstrate relevant work experience.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS Online / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: Available from July
2025 fees
2025: Available from July
2024 fees
2024: $2,946 per unit (6 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $3,306 per unit (6 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Laurie Cowled Indigenous Scholarship for Business Students
A scholarship for future and current Indigenous female students enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate studies in business.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Indigenous Australian; Struggling financially; Women
MBA and EMBA Scholarships
- Scholarship eligibility
- Indigenous Australian; Struggling financially; Sporting excellence; Women; From a non-English speaking background
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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