MBA

Leadership is in our DNA. And MBA.

Natasha Jha Bhaskar

Executive Director,
Newland Global Group
Current part-time MBA student
UN Women MBA Scholarship recipient
“The best way
to predict
your future is
to create it.”

Abraham Lincoln
(1809 – 1865)
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What does your future hold?

Delivered in person, our part-time MBA is

designed for professionals looking to become
more effective communicators, inspiring
managers and leading thinkers.
Your path of discovery You will also learn to engage with the media,
Study your MBA at a world top 20 university*, and to maximise the effectiveness of your
where you’ll discover strengths you never thoughts and arguments through written
thought you had. You’ll detect weaknesses opinion pieces and presentations to camera.
and turn them on their head. Our part-time
MBA will delve deep to unlock the ambition Your MBA outcomes
within, and refine your leadership skills for Our MBA will arm you with all you need
the real world. to create the future you want. You will:
1. Learn more about yourself as a leader and
The first step how to draw out the best from your team.
We begin by recognising how important
2. Be exposed to current insights
your fellow students will be to the quality
from all major business and
of your MBA learning experience, and conduct
management disciplines.
face-to-face interviews before carefully
selecting students for the program. 3. Master the art of turning theory into
real-world, practical solutions.
We emphasise personal development 4. Acquire all the management skills and
balanced with technical learning. We will competencies you need to succeed.
help you find and develop your natural 5. Develop the tools not only to be
talents, assess your leadership skills, identify an effective communicator, but
your weaknesses, and create an individual to become a thought leader.
career plan.
6. Become more informed and able to
articulate your point of view on the
Maximise your effectiveness
forces shaping society and business.
Knowledge acquisition goes hand in hand
with the ability to articulate a clear point of 7. Develop a lifelong professional network
view. Our part-time MBA focuses on critical of high-achieving, like-minded peers.
thinking to enable you to argue a case
with business and community leaders.

* 2024 QS World University Rankings

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Why study here?

Today’s global business environment is rapidly changing.

We believe success requires a unique perspective with
the ability to adapt proactively to emerging global trends.
Our cohorts truly reflect this commitment and mindset.

Rankings International accreditations

Our programs are consistently and quality assurance
ranked among the best in Australia We are the only Australian business
and the world, so you can be school to achieve membership to
confident you’re in good hands. CEMS – the Global Alliance in Management
Education, as well as international
− Our Full-Time MBA is ranked No. 1 in accreditation from the leading Business
Australia by Financial Times 2024. School accrediting bodies, the Association
of MBAs (AMBA), the Association to
− The University is ranked equal 2nd
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
in Australia and 19th in the world
(AACSB) and the European Quality
for 2024 QS world rankings.
Improvement System (EQUIS).
− Our Master of Management is
ranked No. 1 in Australia by both
Australian
The Economist 2021, QS 2024
member of:
and The Financial Times 2022.
Accredited by:

MBA news
At the University of Sydney Business School, we believe that every opinion counts.
Read our MBA news to learn about our students’ and academics’ opinions,
experiences and thoughts on what’s happening at the Business School and beyond.
www.sydney.edu.au/business/news-and-events/news/mba.html

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What sets our MBA apart?

We combine high-level research with a practical,

hands-on approach to learning and a focus on you as
an individual to ensure that you realise your ambitions.

Get ready to lead Personal career management plan

Our part-time MBA has a strong focus on Our services are underpinned by a personal
developing the personal and interpersonal career management plan tailored specifically
skills needed to lead in today’s hyper- to you. We work with you to help you realise
connected, global environment, which is your leadership potential through all stages
increasingly characterised by disruption. of your career development, starting with
self-assessment and developing your
The program is underpinned by our unique personal brand to customised job-search
approach to learning, which goes beyond the strategies, interview techniques and advice
traditional classroom setting and requires on job offer negotiations.
students to deliver prototypes and effective
solutions to actual business problems. MBA Careers Coaching Panel
The MBA Careers Coaching Panel aims to
MBA Career Services provide premier personal and professional
Throughout your MBA, our dedicated development, offering reliable and quality
MBA Career Services will provide you with coaching services every time.
professional coaching, career management
tools and resources that help you refine your We have partnered with the experienced
professional goals and discover the career coaches on our panel to provide reputable,
path that will give you the greatest personal expert services for leadership and talent
fulfulment and facilitate your contribution development, career transition and
to the greater good. progression post-MBA completion.

Our Career Services have been designed Find out more at

to assist all MBA students to manage their www.sydney.edu.au/business/study/
careers effectively. Our team will work mba/career-services.html
directly with you to help you achieve
the next steps in your career strategy.

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Anna Yanatchkova

“By being open to the creative and immersive

philosophy of the degree, the MBA has
opened up my world, and has shifted the
way I perceive, process, and analyse
situations, both professionally and personally.

“The MBA’s commitment to embedding

the themes of social and environmental
sustainability throughout the degree has
meant that I have had the opportunity to
engage with these topics from a wide range
of business perspectives, from finance
and data, to creativity in business and
organisational management.

“The MBA has given me the expertise to fulfil

my goal of driving positive social change
through purpose-driven business.”

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Anna Yanatchkova
Senior Manager, Global Goals Planning and Engagement, Sydney Opera House
MBA (‘21)

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MBA structure

Our MBA caters to the career demands

of busy professionals and is delivered
in a convenient CBD location.

You can complete your course in two to three years of part-time

study. It consists of 12 units of study – an integrated core of seven
units, an industry capstone and up to four electives chosen by you.

MBA units of study

A hallmark of our MBA is our
emphasis on experiential learning.
We will give you opportunities
to confront complex, real-world
problems to which you can
apply your knowledge and skills.
This active learning approach
maximises students’ contribution
to each other’s learning – all
facilitated by experienced faculty
and industry practitioners.

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How it works

Commencing unit Core units of study Elective units of study* Completing unit

− Leadership − Business Choose from: MBA Capstone:

Practice and Transformation Design Strategy
Development Through Analytics − Business Negotiations
and Decision Making The capstone unit is the
and AI
Find out more about the above − Business of Health final unit of our MBA
− Critical Analysis and
unit of study on page 10. and involves a learning
Thought Leadership − Business Performance
Frameworks module anchored in
− Financial Management the field of strategic
− Managing in a − Coaching and
management, intersecting
Digital World Performance
Management with principles in design
− Managing People thinking and product
and Organisations − Data Analytics
engineering.
and Modelling
− Strategies for Growth
− Financing Innovation
Students will develop
Find out more about the above − Innovation in a real-life working
units of study on pages 10-11. Strategic Marketing prototype over an
− International intensive block, based
Business Project on a commercial problem
− Leading Business and embedded in the
Innovation strategic roadmap of
− Leading Project our partners.
Management
− Operations This unit has been
Management developed through
− Physiology of extensive consultation
Leadership with industry, along with
− Shared Value leading academics from
and Inclusive the University of Sydney
Business Models and other teaching
− Social Enterprise faculties at international
Project institutions.

Find out more about the above

units of study on page 12.

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MBA structure
Units of study

Commencing unit
Leadership Practice and Development
Sound leadership is crucial for today’s
organisations. This unit teaches leadership
in a fundamentally different way – by
developing specific leadership skills in
small groups. The emphasis is on learning
by doing, so that you receive regular
feedback on your leadership competencies
such as motivating, listening, delivering and
receiving feedback, teamwork, delegating
and confronting. By the end of this unit of
study you will be equipped with a breadth
and depth of leadership skills that you can
apply daily in your workplace.

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Core units of study
Business Transformation Financial Management
Through Analytics and AI This unit of study provides you with
This unit is developed for people interested
insights and understanding of the role
in understanding how to create a successful
of financial management in developing
strategic roadmap in order to lead, seize
and executing effective strategies for
opportunities, and transform organisational
change. Drawing on research in finance
thinking in a digital age. This unit delivers
an in-depth understanding of how current and management accounting, you will
business needs can be supported by acquire key tools and techniques that
analytics and AI at the cutting-edge of drive and support users, including chief
thinking about the transformative potential of financial officers, and gain insights
digital technology for tackling contemporary into the practices managers use in
challenges. You will learn how digital their organisations.
transformation (through analytics and AI)
could be championed in organisations facing
risk and uncertainty. Managing in a Digital World
With a strong emphasis on the role of
Critical Analysis and Thought Leadership emerging technologies for the future of
The ability to analyse and communicate business, this unit equips students with a
sound arguments persuasively is vital to balanced understanding of the nature and
effective management. In this unit you role of technology in organisations, and
will learn the principles of logical reasoning enables them to manage more effectively
and rhetoric, and different methods of in an increasingly digital world. Topics
argument. You will also learn to craft clear covered in this unit are current technological
and vibrant communications. All this is developments, such as artificial intelligence,
supported by practical workshops, blockchain, the role of data and knowledge in
focused case studies and writing pieces management, the future of work, and digital
for publication and to camera. You will transformation. Learning involves hands-on
work on questions and topics posed by in-class activities, dialectical analysis, and
Australian business leaders. classroom discussions and debates.

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MBA structure
Units of study (continued)

Managing People and Organisations Elective units of study

This unit draws a parallel between modern
You will have the opportunity to select
organisations and the broader social
from a range of electives that complement
environment in which they operate. You
the core units of study.
will learn how global, technological and
demographic trends are reshaping modern
Among our range of elective topics
workplaces and highlight the importance
you will find International Business
of inclusive leadership in managing people.
Project units that focus on international
In this unit you will also build experience
dimensions of business strategy.
in leading change in organisations, and
develop a better understanding of
the dynamics of organisational culture, Our current electives include:
power and influence and the role − Business Negotiations
of diversity. and Decision Making
− Business of Health
Strategies for Growth − Business Performance Frameworks
With disruptive change on the increase − Coaching and Performance Management
in business, you need to be strategically − Data Analytics and Modelling
agile to identify and master these shifts. − Financing Innovation
In this unit of study you will examine how − Innovation in Strategic Marketing
organisations reshape and rethink their − International Business Project
business models in response to changes − Leading Business Innovation
in technology and market structure. You − Leading Project Management
will also look at key factors associated with − Operations Management
successful rapid introduction of strategic − Physiology of Leadership
responses to changes in market conditions − Shared Value and Inclusive
and how using information effectively can Business Models
enhance strategic agility. With input from − Social Enterprise Project
leading industry figures, this unit gives
you practical experience in designing Find out more at
innovative strategic responses to shifts mba.sydney.edu.au/part-time/
in market conditions. units-of-study

Note: Not all electives will

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Anmol Saini Verma
Senior Manager, Global Financial Control, Macquarie Group.
MBA ’17
UN Women MBA Scholarship recipient

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 Jordan Rosser

“I chose to apply for the University

of Sydney’s MBA program due to its
commitment to securing a small and
diverse cohort of students, its reputation
for promoting experiential learning,
and the exposure to highly skilled
and experienced content experts.

“I have confidence that the MBA will

grant me the ability to achieve
advancement and refinement in
my core focus areas of leadership
capability, credibility, and courage.”

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Jordan Rosser
Intensive Care Paramedic
Duty Operations Manager, NSW Ambulance
Current part-time MBA student
Future Leaders MBA Scholarship recipient

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Scholarships

We are investing in the business leaders

of tomorrow through a range of scholarships
that reward talent and hard work and
offer financial support.

Every year, we award multiple

scholarships to a diverse range
of MBA candidates. Our MBA
scholarships are reviewed
annually and currently include:

− Future Leaders MBA Scholarship

− Alek Safarian MBA Scholarship
− UN Women Australia
MBA Scholarship
− David Anstice MBA Scholarship
for Community Leadership.
− Indigenous Australians Leading
in Business MBA Scholarship.

For more information, visit

mba.sydney.edu.au/scholarships

Mayuri Manraj
Principal, Aurecon
MBA ‘22
UN Women MBA Scholarship recipient

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 Mayuri Manraj

“From early on, I have been a firm believer that there

is no better satisfaction in life than working on the
project of ‘you’. There isn’t a lot that we are in control
of in the world, however, being in control of your
narrative and investing in your personal growth can give
you a sense of peace and fulfillment in difficult times.

“My two biggest learnings in the MBA have been

resilience through adversity and expanding your normal.

“Adding additional filters into my lens has allowed more

perspective and nuance in my picture of the
world. I have already gained an understanding of how
to be an effective leader with financial acumen and an
appreciation for the powers of marketing to achieve
an outcome.

“Adding these new skills to a training in engineering

translates into a more diverse opinion to solve complex
problems (social or physical) in our communities.
This diversity of thought and the networks I have built in
my MBA has had a direct impact on my ability to innovate
and think beyond normal conventions.”

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Admission criteria

Master of Business Administration (MBA) Graduate Diploma in Business

To apply, you will need: Administration (GradDipBA)
− a bachelor’s degree, graduate To apply, you will need:
diploma or other Australian − a bachelor’s degree (pass),
Qualifications Framework (AQF) graduate diploma or other AQF
Level 7 qualification with a minimum Level 7 qualification or equivalent
‘Credit’ (65%) average or equivalent, at an institution approved by the
from an institution approved by the Business School and at a standard
Business School and at a standard acceptable to the Business School
acceptable to the Business School − at least five years’ work
− at least three years’ work experience, including experience
experience, including experience in a management position
in a management position − a statement of motivation.
− a statement of motivation.

Interviews
If shortlisted, we will conduct an interview to establish
your suitability for the selected course.

Related experience
In exceptional circumstances, the Business School
may admit you without the qualifications listed
above, if, in the opinion of the school, you have
related qualifications and evidence of experience
and achievement sufficient to successfully
undertake the degree.

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How to apply

If you meet the admission criteria, If the results of your previous study
we invite you to apply online at aren’t available by the closing date,
mba.sydney.edu.au/apply you can still submit an application.
Your application will be considered,
You will need to submit providing you forward any outstanding
the following documents: results once they become available.

− an up-to-date resume
Please note that the part-time MBA is
− your academic transcript currently not available to international
− a statement of motivation: one page students studying on a student visa.
outlining what you hope to achieve Non-residents legally in Australia on
professionally and personally by a visa other than a student visa should
completing an MBA at the University contact MBA admissions staff for
of Sydney Business School. further information.

Discover our full-time MBA

We also offer a full-time MBA, taught over 18 months.
The program comprises 12 units of study and is
grouped into three focus areas:
− personal and interpersonal skill development
− business knowledge and skill development
− building future enterprises.

Find out more:

mba.sydney.edu.au/full-time

Note: the full-time MBA is open to domestic

and international students.

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Meghal Shah

“The part-time nature of the MBA allows for a rich

learning environment as many of the concepts
can be applied in a professional context straight
away. As I learnt in Leadership Development
and Practice, gathering information is attaining
knowledge, however learning comes from applying
the information to a real-world problem.

“The MBA is turbo charging my ability to make

sound decisions in volatile, uncertain, complex,
and ambiguous environments.”

Meghal Shah
Chief Operating Officer, Action on Poverty
MBA ‘23
David Anstice MBA Scholarship
for Community Leadership recipient

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