La Trobe's industry-focused Master of Business Administration (MBA) accelerates your business career – and our advanced program will take it even further.

Understand the issues facing global businesses and tackle real-world business problems. In this advanced program you'll build the same expertise our MBA is known for – and you'll explore four additional subjects, broadening your career options. Specialise in your business function of choice and expand your expertise.

Be ready to lead in challenging environments with a refined understanding of how to provide good corporate governance. In this MBA, built on the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), you'll build the expertise to help businesses achieve their economic and sustainability goals.

This accredited degree, which was co-designed by industry partners such as Mercer and Accenture, will help you grow your career. Build a toolkit to combat the emerging challenges of the 21st century as you learn from experienced academics and guest industry lecturers. Establish strong business foundations through evidence-based coursework and absorb yourself in interactive learning.

Looking for flexible learning options? Fit your study around work and lifestyle commitments with our flexible timetable. You'll keep your career moving forwards, even while you prepare to step up to the next level. We also offer individualised career support based on your personal aspirations.

Tackle the big issues shaping modern business, such as digitisation, globalisation and corporate governance, and develop lifelong networks through our outstanding industry links and global alumni network.

You'll learn:

• Business analysis
  • Build the business fundamentals to shape strategies and make smarter decisions.
• Accounting and finance
  • Refine your skills in accounting and finance to better analyse business practices.
• Innovation and design thinking
  • Learn how to think creatively and drive change across an organisation.
• Responsible leadership and corporate governance
  • Understand how to manage people and operations, and achieve ethical and sustainable outcomes.
• Entrepreneurship
  • Be ready to take your business plans from conception to completion.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9 - Masters Degree.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.