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MBA degrees and MBA programs


UTS in Sydney, NSW Australia offer two distinct MBA programs. The 12 subject Executive MBA is focused on developing strategic leadership, while the 16 subject MBA offers a choice of over 50 majors and sub-majors in accounting, finance, management, marketing and more.

MBA program


Offered full-time and part-time, the 16 subject (MBA) Master of Business Administration degree program provides a comprehensive business education and offers a choice of over 50 majors and sub-majors and 150 elective subjects.

Executive MBA program


The Executive MBA degree program is specifically designed for senior executives or those aspiring to be senior executives. Focused on developing strategic leadership, the 12 subject Executive MBA offers subjects in the core areas of business and management.

The Executive MBA builds on your technical, professional and interpersonal skills to give you the confidence and ability to strategically drive a business.


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What are MBA programs?


The Master of Business Administration (MBA) are postgraduate programs of study offered by course-work as opposed to research thesis. Within industry, an MBA degree is the most recognised and transportable qualification providing graduates with broad career options.


How are MBA programs different?


While the 12 subject Executive MBA degree program is specifically focussed on developing strategic leadership, the 16 subject MBA degree program provides a comprehensive business education covering all the core areas of business and offering over 50 majors and sub-majors in accounting, finance, management, marketing and more.

In contrast, the Master of Business (MBus), Master of Management (MM), Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) and Master of Quantitative Finance (MQF) are specialised programs that focus on specific areas of study.

MBA learning goals


Successful MBA graduates will be able to:

  1. Apply core business skills to problem analysis and decision-making.
  2. Develop enhanced work-ready expertise in a selected area of specialisation.
  3. Communicate in a variety of forms across culturally diverse business environments.
  4. Develop strategic responses to current and future issues facing Australian and global business environments.
  5. Use information and business support systems to monitor issues, problems and opportunities affecting business.
  6. Reflectively apply leading-edge business theory to practical problem solving options and strategies.
  7. Develop an awareness of the principles of ethics and corporate governance in a variety of settings.
  8. Demonstrate the capacity to take a leadership role in business situations.
  9. Access and critically interpret business statistics and apply them in changing business environments.

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Advantages of study at UTS

Based in Sydney NSW Australia, the UTS Business, Graduate School of Business offers over 40 courses in Accounting, Arts Management, Community Management, Event Management, Finance, General Management, HR Management, Marketing, Sport Management, Tourism Management, Supply Chain Management and our MBA offers over 50 majors and sub-majors and 150 elective subjects in engineering, IT, law, project management, science and more.

With over 250 teaching staff and over 3,000 students, Sydney's UTS Business, Graduate School of Business is one of Australia's largest postgraduate business schools offering one of the most diverse selections of programs, courses, majors, sub-majors and subjects in various flexible modes of attendance.

See advantages of study at Sydney's UTS Business, Graduate School of Business