Own your educational journey by having the flexibility to manage your study, work and life commitments, without impacting your overall course progress.
Have the opportunity to leverage your existing professional experience to study our MBA course online without a bachelors degree.
We value your past education and work experience so you can potentially reduce your MBA Online course length by 50% through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Find the ideal balance between work, life and study through our unique seven-week study units. Apply the knowledge & skills you learn immediately to real-world situations.
At SCU Online, we stand for our community. We’re committed to offering a vibrant teaching, learning, research and cultural environment to help you achieve your career goals.
Receive academic and non-academic support to assist with your study from enrolment through to graduation. Have full access to SCU campuses, including the library and other facilities.
Have you wondered what online study at Southern Cross University is like? Join us as we chat with Dr Patrick Gillet, Course Coordinator of our Master of Business Administration and Kristen, Senior Learning Designer at SCU Online about our learning environment.
With expert-level knowledge across the entire business landscape, as an SCU Online MBA graduate, you’ll have the ability to make an immediate impact in all areas that you come in contact with. This provides you with a wide variety of roles you will be ready to step into, but are not limited to:
Human Resources Manager, typical annual salary: $120,000
Director of Nursing, typical annual salary: $145,000
People and Culture Manager, typical annual salary: $130,000
General Manager, typical annual salary: $150,000
Operations Lead, typical annual salary: $125,000
IT Project Manager, typical annual salary: $135,000
Group Accountant, typical annual salary: $115,000
Product Marketing Manager, typical annual salary: $125,000
Managing Director, typical annual salary: $220,000
*Salary outcomes captured by Seek.com.au, accurate as of July 2023.
We know that plans change, which is why we’ve built flexible completion options into the online MBA. If you need to exit early, you could still receive a Graduate Certificate in Business or Graduate Diploma in Business.
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Our Master of Business Administration has 12 core units, two elective units and a compulsory, double-weighted Industry Project. You can study a general MBA, or specialise your degree by completing two electives in one of our specialisations.
The Management Communication unit develops the skills for effective written and verbal communication in business and management.
In the Organisational Behaviour unit, you will study organisations and the individual, interpersonal and group processes and the organisational system.
In the Business Analytics unit, you will explore statistical tools to analyse and model real-world situations.
The Accounting for Managers unit introduces the fundamentals of financial and management accounting viewed from the perspective of the business manager.
Explore digital marketing tools and techniques to develop well-structured digital marketing plans and undertake a digital marketing campaign.
The Finance for Managers unit introduces the financial concepts and contemporary issues of business management.
This unit introduces students to corporate governance for managers – one of the most important developments in business.
The Positive Leader unit explores a diverse range of leadership styles, preparing you for a bright future in leadership or management.
The Project Management Principles unit covers the foundation elements of managing business projects.
The Global Business unit examines the challenges confronting the global business manager and gives you the knowledge you need to understand and operate successfully in global business environments.
Understand strategy, how to implement a vision and how to adapt plans to meet global business needs with the Strategy and Case Analysis unit.
The Managing Information Systems unit covers information systems from a managerial point of view.
The Industry Research Project is a two-part unit, involving a literature review, and strategic research and data collection methods to fill in any identified research gaps.
The Business Accounting for Managers unit covers important accounting principles that make up the core of business management.
The Business and Corporation Law for Managers unit explores the role of law in regulating society as well as local and global business environments.
In Building a Professional Portfolio, you will reflect on your own professional practice and learning, planning strategies to collect, select and reflect on evidence to include in a professional portfolio.
Evaluate and critically reflect on leadership, applying this knowledge to drive change and innovation in the Leading Change in Healthcare unit.
Analyse the role of accountability, as well as evaluate the concepts of professional accountability within organisations in the Governance and Accountability in Healthcare unit.
In the Strategic Planning and Management in Healthcare unit, you will examine health service management from a strategic and planning perspective.
Develop a working knowledge of IT within business settings and analyse operations effects in the Managing Digital Enterprise unit.
In the Data Management unit, you will gain an overall understanding of database concepts and theory.
In the Organisational Change and Development unit, you will research and develop change strategies, and learn how to adapt.
The Human Resource Management unit looks at the aims and goals of HR and its role in business.
With SCU Online’s MBA specialisations, you can customise the MBA course to your career goals and aspirations.
If you choose to specialise in Accounting, you will complete the core units in addition to the below units:
If you choose to specialise in Health Services Management, you will complete the core units in addition to selecting two of the units below:
If you choose to specialise in Information and Knowledge Management, you will complete the core units in addition to the below units:
If you choose to specialise in Managing and Leading People, you will complete the core units in addition to the below units:
Gain specialist knowledge across a wide variety of disciplines to become a versatile business professional and maximise the positive impacts you have within an organisation through our online MBA courses.
Prepare for management roles. Learn to lead successful cross-functional teams. Apply critical problem solving and decision-making skills to drive positive business outcomes.
Study the essential elements of leadership you need to be tomorrow’s leader in business through exposure to leadership models, communication styles and reflection-based coursework in our MBA online courses.
Study one day, apply your learnings the next. Learn through real-world business scenarios during your online MBA Australia that can help you make a provable difference in your current role.
Be prepared for an evolving future in business on a global and local scale. Learn how to navigate change, uncertainty and business sustainability in various situations and at various scales.
An MBA is just a good, general piece of education that helps you understand more broadly how a company functions, and gave me some knowledge that was really important for where my career is at the moment.
Paul Betts
Online MBA (Managing and Leading People) graduate
For me, this was the next natural progression in my career as a leader in Health and Technology. The fact that my work and home life are time-poor, like many of us, led me down the path of online study where I could set my own pace for each module of the course. Online study also meant that I didn't have the distraction of having to travel to campus or sit in lectures.
Mark Thompson
MBA (Health Services Management) student
I highly recommend this course, it has been a wonderful experience, tough at times, but I'm better for it. The flexibility of the learning is perfect for busy executives and it's very current so everything applies to your real-world experiences.
Maria Smith
Online MBA (Managing and Leading People) student and CEO
