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: Energy Transition
Designed in consultation with industry, this MBA specialisation gives you knowledge in energy management as well as the functional disciplines of business management.

You’ll learn how to respond to significant changes within the energy sector, such as the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, as well as energy storage and distribution.

You will benefit from Perth’s reputation as a global energy hub, learning alongside industry executives and creating connections to transition your career into the energy sector.