Master of Business

Build and customise your own bespoke Master program by choosing what you want to specialise in to further your career goals. You'll complete units focused on developing your leadership and business practice skills, and units in the areas you choose to specialise in. These general business skills coupled with your specialist knowledge will allow you to be a well-rounded graduate with a competitive advantage in the job market.

You can choose two graduate certificates to count towards your Master of Business to further develop your knowledge in an area or learn about a new area that will help you reach your career goals. Choose from:

• Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
• Graduate Certificate in Negotiation
• Graduate Certificate in Politics, Policy and Global Business
• Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management
• Graduate Certificate in Health Administration, Policy and Leadership
• Graduate Certificate in Design Thinking
• Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
• Graduate Certificate in Policy and Development
• Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management
• Graduate Certificate in Human Resources and Safety.

Don't see the area you want to specialise in? Talk to us to see what your options are as it may be possible to specialise in other areas not mentioned above.

You'll be able to begin and exit your studies as you please, completing your Master in modules as it suits you. By the end of this course you will graduate with a Master of Business and two named Graduate Certificates in the areas of your choice.

3 reasons to study a Master of Business at Murdoch

1. Customise your own Master with the ability to choose two areas of specialisation that suit your career goals and aspirations.
2. Learn general business and specialist skills to make you a well-rounded graduate in the job market, plus learn the leadership skills you need to become a great leader.
3. To put your theory learnt into practice you will complete an applied project for a real client during your course and work on real life case studies and scenarios.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include:

• Accounting
• Business finance
• Organisational behaviour and management
• Strategic marketing
• Leadership and managing teams

Your future career

A postgraduate qualification can help you further your current career and move into a more senior role or help you change career paths to pursue new opportunities. Depending on your chosen specialisations, there are many careers and positions that this course can lead to. Careers could include:

• Business Development Manager or Advisor
• Business Operations Manager
• Management Consultant
• Project Leader
• Department Manager

Good management is needed across all industries. You could find yourself working in government, media, advertising, finance, and other areas of business or non-government organisations (NGOs).

Professional recognition

Depending on the specialisation you choose, part of your degree may be accredited. Please refer to the Graduate Certificate course pages above for further information.

For admission into one of our postgraduate degrees, you must provide evidence of the successful completion of a relevant degree from a recognised university, in addition to meeting Murdoch’s prescribed English Language requirements. At a minimum, to qualify for one of our postgraduate degrees, you must meet one of the following requirements.

Please note that entry requirements are dependent on the course you wish to study and as such, your specific course may have different entry requirements:

• A qualification equivalent to an AQF Associate Degree
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 in relevant discipline
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 with relevant work experience
• Bachelors degree of AQF Level 7 with specific professional registration
• Postgraduate qualification of AQF Level 8 or above
• Submission of a Portfolio and/or substantial work experience