Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration (Advanced) is an extended version of Curtin’s flagship MBA program that gives you additional industry project experience. It is aimed towards professionals with significant work experience who want to progress to senior management roles.

The course content is applicable to a range of industries. From our Perth city campus location in the heart of the Perth Central Business District, you will learn to devise and apply innovative business strategies that help your organisation to thrive in complex and volatile economic environments.

Core subjects include economics, finance, organisational behaviour, strategy, international business and marketing. To ensure this course is aligned with changes to industry – including large for-profit corporations, SMEs and NFPs – we’ve also included units in executive financial decision-making, global business sustainability and organisational strategy.

What you'll learn

• Critically evaluate relevant theories, concepts, techniques and business principles and apply them to design solutions that create value for stakeholders
• Employ effective business communication practices and demonstrate how relevant technologies can be applied in management and leadership contexts
• Formulate responsible management and leadership decisions that are evidence-based and supported by a critical evaluation of markets, resources, goods and services, finances and/ or accounting information
• Recognise and apply the development of appropriate policies and strategies within a dynamic global business environment to meet stakeholder interests
• Apply principles of ethics, sustainability, corporate social responsibility and risk management across a range of business settings

Specialisation: Business Administration
This is a flexible specialisation for our Master of Business Administration (MBA) that can be tailored to your current role or career aspirations.

It focuses on contemporary business challenges, helping you become an agile and effective leader. You’ll study economic and technological change, resource management, regulation and uncertainty, and learn how to evaluate and implement business strategies that help organisations succeed in volatile environments.