Master of Business Administration Future Business

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Fast-track your MBA Goals in Just One Year.

The MBA Future Business is the fastest way to completing an MBA in just one year. It’s flexible, with online study options available in addition to on-campus (in the Adelaide CBD) or blended experiences. And with three study periods to choose from, you set the pace, ensuring you achieve your MBA goals in just 12 months.

You’ll graduate with comprehensive business and management skills, which could see you embracing leadership roles in organisations including government departments, not for profits, international organisations and social enterprises.

Industry integration is a major part of this fast-tracked course, with up to 26 weeks of industry placement experience. You’ll have access to specialised industry entrepreneurial programs, including the landmark Defence Entrepreneurship Program (DEP).

Flinders is the first university in South Australia to offer the DEP, where you'll learn how to use modern innovation tools and techniques to address real national security and intelligence issues, and help you create deep links with US and UK networks.

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Future Business*

Duration: 1 year

The MBA Future Business contains 12 core topics, and you can choose an industry placement or entrepreneurship program instead of one core topic.

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*Available at Festival Plaza from 2024.

Study at our new city campus in 2024.
Flinders at Festival Plaza – Where potential meets possibility.

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MBA Future Business.

Learn about the course with our MBA Director, Angie Abdel Shafei.

Your Career

The MBA Future Business prepares you for a wide range of career opportunities in areas including management consulting, business acquisition, strategy and leadership.

Potential occupations include:

Chief Executive Officer
Marketing Director
Business Consultant
Managing Director
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Director
Human Resources Manager
National Director
Product Manager
Chief Robotics Officer
Artificial Intelligence Architect
Loyalty Engineer
Program Director

Potential employers include:

Multinational corporations
Large private companies
Public sector
Market research consultancies
Corporate agencies
Not-for-profit organisations

A new way to MBA.

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Industry experiences are
waiting for you.

The MBA Future Business gives you the chance to work directly with industry, meaning you’ll have the opportunity to understand the inner workings of real workplaces. Whether it’s a large corporation, government department or small business, you’ll be able to take these experiences - including specialised industry entrepreneurial programs - with you through your future career journey, helping you to form a new outlook on business.

Internships, placements and projects.

Learning in a real business setting is highly valued by employers and students alike, and we’ve built our MBA courses around it. Flinders University is well-connected to industry, so our range of internship, placement and project opportunities are the best way to fast-track your career – you could even find yourself in a paid internship as part of the course.

The only university in South Australia with a Defence Entrepreneurship Program.

Flinders University is proud to be the first university in South Australia, and the second in the country, to offer the Defence Entrepreneurship Program (DEP). Forming part of our MBA Future Business, the DEP is a landmark program that will see students learn how to use modern innovation tools and techniques to address real national security and intelligence issues. It is based on the Hacking for Defense ® (H4D) program created in the US in 2016 by Steve Blank, founder of the Lean Startup movement; Joe Felter, a retired Army Colonel; and Peter Newell, CEO of BMNT.

Advanced Manufacturing Accelerator Program.

Experience the Advanced Manufacturing Entrepreneurship Program as part of your course. This specialised industry entrepreneurial program is focused on helping small to medium enterprises address business challenges using advanced manufacturing tools and techniques – also known as industry 4.0. It combines the best of the university’s world-class advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities with access to academics and researchers, and will feature interactive workshops, coaching, technical support, mentor guidance and more.

^{Wine and Tourism Entrepreneurship Program.}

The Wine and Tourism Entrepreneurship Program works in two ways: technological acceleration, and technological adoption. Engage with both as part of your MBA, with the program offering intensive acceleration to existing wine and tourism technology companies that are innovative and ready to scale up, and pairing them with businesses who will use their products and services. The Wine and Tourism Entrepreneurship Program is also intended to speed up technology adoption by wine and tourism businesses by connecting them with more technology solutions.

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“

I chose Flinders due to their flexibility to study on a hybrid mode. This way, I can continue to work full-time and study after work, while benefiting from live workshops and lectures in the comfort of my home – or after work hours in the office. Being able to join the classes from wherever I am, and participate, ask questions in real time is a win for me.

Bruna Lanzoni, MBA Future Business

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What you will learn

Graduates of the Master of Business Administration Future Business program are competent in the functional areas of business: accounting and finance, human resource management, leadership, marketing, and operations.

Study period 1
(February to May)

BUSN8008 Building Teams and Networks
BUSN8006 Driving Financial Performance
BUSN9146 Economic Environments: Assessing Current and Future Markets
BUSN9148 Marketing in a Digital Age

Study period 2
(July to September)

BUSN9150 Business Analytics
BUSN8007 Ethics, Sustainability & Governance
BUSN9149 Researching Markets
BUSN9151 Trends in Business Finance

Study period 3
(October to December)

BUSN8009 Creating Resilient Supply Chain and Procurement
BUSN9153 Emerging Business Models: Disruptions, Collaboration and Competition
BUSN9147 Leading a Future Workforce
BUSN9152 Legal Signposts for Decision Makers

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Duration: 1 year

This is the fastest way to complete an MBA.

With three study periods to choose from, you set the pace. You’ll graduate with skills that will see you embracing leadership roles in international organisations, social enterprises, governments and, not for profits.

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MBA
Industry Focused

Duration: 2 years

Make waves in the industry with this two-year course.

With a total of up to 36 weeks of industry experience through Work Integrated Learning and other programs, you'll have the chance to build networks that are second to none, and develop leadership skills that can’t be learned from a textbook.

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MBA
Specialisations

Duration: 2 years

Dive deeper into the world of Business with our suite of MBA Specialisations.

Choose from specialisations including Business Analytics, Marketing, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, International Business or Social Impact. Whether you want to advance your career, change industries or explore future models, these courses are perfectly suited to the those wanting to finesse their skills.

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