Victoria Graduate School of Business

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) will help you gain a solid business education to complement your existing work experience. It covers all aspects of managing a business.

The course is highly regarded because of its international diversity, options to study abroad, smaller class sizes and range of Masters electives.

Our MBA has been ranked in the top three in Australia and number eight in the global Top 20 by CEO magazine. 

We also offer a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration suitable for those without a formal business administration background.

Specialisations available

Our MBA offers the following elective areas of study to choose from:

• Accounting
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Sport Business
• Innovation, Knowledge and Change Management.

Successful graduates

Our MBA graduates have gone on to work for companies such as:

• IBM
• Telstra
• National Australia Bank
• that Australian Tax Office
• Western Bulldogs Football Club
• Westpac
• KPMG Australia
• Alexander Porter
• Accenture
• Sustainability Victoria.

Graduate Maxwell Gratton:

"VU's MBA curriculum is well-rounded, and offers excellent teaching staff, great facilities and a location in the heart of Melbourne's CBD."

"The MBA laid the groundwork for professional success and inspired me to take the next step in my career.”

Read more about MBA graduate Maxwell Gratton.

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Master of Business Administration

MBA Program Director Dr Colin Drake.

The Master of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) will help you develop the computing and business skills necessary to support the implementation and maintenance of ERP systems.

Our college has strong links with the ERP industry and is a leader in SAP education, offering one of the most comprehensive ERP and Business Analytics programs in the world.

We offer a large number of postgraduate ERP courses to choose from including the specialist Master of Enterprise Resource Planning Management which runs for 1.5 years.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gained employment in some of Australia's top organisations including:

• Accenture
• Linfox
• IBM
• CapGemini
• Murray Goulburn
• KPMG
• the Department of Human Services and
• Australia Post.

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Master of Business (Enterprise Resource Planning and Systems)

Course coordinator Associate Professor Paul Hawking.

We offer multiple postgraduate courses in the field of analytics which you can choose depending on your previous level of study and experience.

The Master of Business Analytics runs for 1.5 years and is aimed at those with an existing business degree who want to work in ERP/SAP based organisations.

For those without a business degree we also offer:

• Master of Business Analytics (Professional) which can be completed over 2 years
• Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (1 year course)/

The courses cover a range of areas such as:

• supply chain management
• business intelligence
• customer relationship management
• change management.

Successful graduate Jelvie Grech:

"I decided to pursue postgraduate studies as part of my professional development as a business analyst at Linfox. The Linfox College suggested VU’s masters program because of the SAP component. Linfox uses SAP for their enterprise system, so it was an easy decision."

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Master of Business Analytics

Course coordinator Associate Professor Paul Hawking.

For those with an existing degree in accounting, the Master of Accounting offers you the choice of subjects to continue your professional education. It is aimed at a career in the fields of accounting, business, banking and finance.

We also have a number of other postgraduate accounting courses you may wish to study.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Telstra, Pearson, Crown Group International, ANZ and Optus.

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Master of Accounting

Course coordinator Mr Rod Herbert.

Choose from a range of postgraduate finance courses to suit your previous experience or level of study achieved.

Our Master of Business (Finance) runs for 2 years and is aimed at those who have a background in business or other fields. You can develop specialist skills in the areas of finance, economics and accounting.

The academically focused Master of Finance can be completed over 1.5 years. This course is aimed at those with a finance related academic background.

We also offer a Graduate Diploma in Business Finance which is suitable for those without a formal finance background.

Either way, you will gain the in-depth knowledge and skills needed for success in the finance profession.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Linfox, AMP, TNT and World Vision.

Graduate Jirayu Mecksakul:

"The willingness of VU staff to support students in reaching their goals is amazing! I established a rapport with many of my lecturers, College Deans and even the Vice-Chancellor."

"I am proud to be a part of the VU Alumni community!"

Read more from Jirayu Mecksakul.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells enrolled as a VU accounting student almost 40 years ago.

Read graduate Kim Wells' story.

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Master of Business (Finance)

Course coordinator Mr Rod Herbert.

Supply chain management is one of the largest industries in Australia. The Master of Business (Supply Chain Management) focuses on preparing you for a range of senior management positions.

You will become adept at the full range of activities behind the supply chain from:

• global procurement and supply chain and logistics management
• distribution strategies
• operations management
• ERP.

Our teachers have extensive experience in their field, and many are still practicing professionals, so they can impart their up-to-date industry knowledge onto you.

We also offer a Graduate Diploma in Business (Supply Chain Management) suitable for those without a formal supply chain management background.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Linfox, BP and John Deere.

Graduate Maree Stuart:

"The masters is an investment in my future that complemented my skill set and gave me a new perspective on the industry."

"With 20 years of experience in the supply chain industry, I was able to apply through Victoria University’s Advanced Standing program."

Read more about graduate Maree Stuart.

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Master of Business (Supply Chain Management)

The Master of Business (Industrial Relations / Human Resource Management) is one of the few courses that offers students an opportunity to study industrial relations at a Masters level.

This course will help you develop research skills in the areas of:

• management and general business
• managing workplace conflict
• resolving industrial relations and human resource management issues.

Students may have the opportunity to study abroad with past students participating in an intensive study tour of Hong Kong.

We also offer a Graduate Diploma in Business (Industrial Relations/ Human Resource Management) suitable for those without a formal supply chain management background.

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Course coordinator Professor Donna Buttigieg.

The Master of Business (Management) aims to help you develop your skills to prepare you for management roles across a range of management areas including:

• change management
• organisation development
• operations and supply chain management
• human resource management
• general management.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Hilton Hotels, National Trust Victoria, Mobily and WestWind Energy.

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Master of Business (Management)

Course coordinator Dr Romana Garma.

Develop your skills for senior roles in marketing and management with the Master of Business (Marketing).

Study the science and theory of marketing in the constantly evolving local and global environments.

We also offer a Graduate Diploma in Business (Marketing) suitable for those without a formal marketing background.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as the Australian Marketing Institute (Victoria), Cognis, Ernst & Young, Shell Australia, Sensis, Qantas and Telstra.

Graduate Nathan Chan:

"I attended a VU Postgraduate Information Evening and decided the marketing course was a good fit."

"There was an open, friendly learning environment on campus and my lecturers were supportive; I wasn’t just another number."

Read more about graduate Nathan Chan.

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Master of Business (Marketing)

Course coordinator Dr Hafizul Islam.

Build on your industry experience to become a change management leader with a world first Master of Change, Innovation and Leadership from Victoria University.

Develop techniques to build innovative teams, drive complex change and adjust quickly to new business conditions.

You’ll learn to help individuals appreciate the complexity that surrounds organisational change, and strengthen their ability to manage change in their organisations.

We also offer a Graduate Certificate in Organisational Change Management suitable as a pathway into the Master of Change, Innovation and Leadership. 

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Master of Change, Innovation and Leadership

Course coordinator: Associate Professor Shahnaz Naughton.

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) was pioneered in Australia by Victoria University. This course is the highest degree awarded in the study of business.

In your DBA, you will develop appropriate business knowledge and skills, and learn how to apply interactive research processes to help solve the problems of business and government in an innovative, resourceful and responsible manner.

Successful graduates

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies such as City of Monash, Department of Industry, Richmond Football Club and Thales Australia.

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Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Course coordinator Dr Jo Vu.