B6026 Master of Business Management
Faculty of Business and Economics
Master of Business Management (B6026) is a 72-credit-point, master's degree (coursework) course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Monash Online. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 72
- Campus
- Monash Online
- Online
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The Master of Business Management is an integrated and practical introduction to the practice of business management in a contemporary, dynamic and digital context. In this degree, you will learn how organisations can thrive in the context of digital disruption, transformation and accelerating technological change. With its part-time and online delivery, you can also fit study around your busy work and family commitments.
The course is structured in three parts: Part A: Business management foundation, Part B: Specialisation studies, Part C: Application studies.
As a broad-based business degree, you will develop core business management knowledge and skills, then deep-dive into a selected professional specialisation or subject area, ranging from digital law to marketing. It’s perfect if you want to prepare yourself for a leadership role and deepen knowledge in a specialist area, while also gaining the foundation of business leadership knowledge aligned to contemporary employability criteria. As part of the degree, you will also have the opportunity to develop your professional presence and behavioural attributes to equip you for a managerial career and apply the latest thinking and models for implementing transformational change. Ultimately, you will apply all of the skills you have developed by completing a management consulting project in a sector or business of your choice.
As a Master of Business Management graduate, you’ll be strongly placed to step into a managerial career and bring advanced knowledge and skills in your selected area of professional specialisation.
Course structure
Part A. Business management foundation24 credit points
Part B. Specialisation studies24 credit points
Digital law
24 credit pointsMarketing
24 credit pointsPart C. Application studies24 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure
This course is structured in three parts Part A: Business management foundation, Part B: Specialisation studies, and Part C: Application studies.
Part A. Business management foundation
These studies will introduce you to business management practice at an advanced graduate level. They are designed to extend your ability to manage the organisation while building on existing professional work experience.
Part B. Specialisation studies
The focus of these studies is to develop your expertise in a discipline and provide the knowledge and skills needed for the capacity to work and communicate across the borders of context or discipline.
Part C. Application studies
The focus of these studies is professional and project work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development.
Master's entry points
Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:
- If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 72 points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C
- If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 48 points, comprising Part B and Part C.
Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
The course comprises 72 points structured into three parts: Part A: Business management foundation (24 points), Part B: Specialisation studies (24 points), Part C: Application studies (24 points).
Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
Part A. Business management foundation
You must complete the following four units (24 points):
- LEO5001 Leadership for organisational advancement
- LEO5002 Strategic management for agile organisations
- LEO5003 Innovation and new value creation
- LEO5004 Financial management and resource utilisation
Part B. Specialisation studies
You must complete four units (24 points) from the following specialisation or a combination from any specialisation:
Digital law
- LAW5800 Foundations of law in the digital world
- LAW5801 Dimensions of digital technology
- LAW5802 Ethics policy and government
- LAW5803 Fundamentals of privacy law
Marketing
- MKO5916 Marketing principles in a digital world
- MKO5601 Social media marketing
- MKO5926 Integrated marketing communications
- MKO5881 Digital marketing
Digital Communications
- APG5191 Principles of global communications
- APG5192 Strategic communications in a digital era
- APG5193 Data analytics in communications
- MKO5916 Marketing principles in a digital world
Part C. Application studies
You must complete the following four units (24 points):
- MGO5992 Professional development
- LEO5130 Business transformation
- LEO5113 Industry project 1
- LEO5114 Industry project 2
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
- 1
be critical and creative scholars who:
- produce innovative solutions to problems
- apply research skills to business challenges
- communicate effectively and perceptively
- 2
be responsible and effective global citizens who:
- engage in an internationalised world
- exhibit cross-cultural competence
- demonstrate ethical values
- 3
demonstrate foundational knowledge to master's level in business management
- 4
demonstrate advanced knowledge to master’s level in a defined area of specialisation
- 5
demonstrate the ability to integrate and apply business management and specialist knowledge and skills to effectively manage organisational functions, change and transformation initiatives in the context of emerging technologies.
Entry requirements
English language
Monash minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test
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Other information
The Master of Business Management is an integrated and practical introduction to the practice of business management in a contemporary, dynamic and digital context. In this degree, you will learn how organisations can thrive in the context of digital disruption, transformation and accelerating technological change. With its part-time and online delivery, you can also fit study around your busy work and family commitments.
The course is structured in three parts: Part A: Business management foundation, Part B: Specialisation studies, Part C: Application studies.
As a broad-based business degree, you will develop core business management knowledge and skills, then deep-dive into a selected professional specialisation or subject area, ranging from digital law to marketing. It’s perfect if you want to prepare yourself for a leadership role and deepen knowledge in a specialist area, while also gaining the foundation of business leadership knowledge aligned to contemporary employability criteria. As part of the degree, you will also have the opportunity to develop your professional presence and behavioural attributes to equip you for a managerial career and apply the latest thinking and models for implementing transformational change. Ultimately, you will apply all of the skills you have developed by completing a management consulting project in a sector or business of your choice.
As a Master of Business Management graduate, you’ll be strongly placed to step into a managerial career and bring advanced knowledge and skills in your selected area of professional specialisation.
Common questions
Where can I study Master of Business Management?
At Monash Online.
How do I plan my Master of Business Management units?
Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.