Business School

The MBA is designed for those with a first degree who seek to enhance their leadership and strategic management capabilities.

The intent of the MBA is to expose you to the full range of management functional areas to provide you with the relevant skills and a conceptual framework which you may later reinforce with further on-the-job management experience.

The Business School holds regular Information Evenings giving the opportunity to discover more about the course.

UWA graduate Kate Jenkins talks about how she achieved her career goals with an MBA

Course structure

The MBA is comprised of 12 units including:

Nine compulsory core management units designed to bring all students to a common level of knowledge in the fundamental areas of management, irrespective of their background or experience.

• ACCT8602 Accounting
• ECON8503 Economic Management and Strategy
• FINA8530 Managerial Finance
• MGMT8501 Organisational Behaviour
• *MGMT8504 Data Analysis and Decision Making
• MGMT8505 International Management
• MGMT8506 Ethical Dimensions of Organisations, Management and Leadership
• MGMT8700 Strategic Management (to be taken as the capstone unit)
• MKTG8550 Marketing Principles

*All students are required to complete this unit unless they are able to demonstrate a proficiency in statistics either through previous study or a prescribed test.   If approved, these students will be allowed to substitute this unit with an elective unit. 

Three option units from the list below:

• HRMT8540 Human Resource Management
• INMT8560 Information Management
• MGMT8520 Legal Principles for Management
• MGMT8570 Organisational Change and Transformation
• MGMT8604 Strategic International Management
• MGMT8608 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• MGMT8614 Leadership Coaching
• MGMT8615 Selected Topics in Management
• MGMT8616 Advanced Topics in Management
• MGMT8617 Decision Making and Business Judgement
• MGMT8618 International Study Program
• MGMT8623 Leadership Effectiveness
• MGMT8624 Leading and Facilitating Teams
• MGMT8647 Negotiation Behaviour
• MGMT8665 Project Management
• MGMT8780 Management Project (24 points)
• MGMT8781 Management Report (12 points)
• MGMT8782 Management Case Study 

Admission requirements

A bachelor's degree with a weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent of this University or equivalent degree from another tertiary institution, as recognised by the faculty plus two years minimum work experience
or
completion of the Graduate Diploma in Business of this University with an average mark of at least 65 per cent or equivalent from another tertiary institution.

All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence

International students 

In addition to the admission requirements for domestic students, international students should consult our international student information.

Brochure

MBA/EMBA Brochure [PDF, 4.1 MB]
Updated 12 Mar 2012