Course Catalogue

Master of Business Administration (Professional Practice) (SBUAP1)

2026

Course Structure

You will have the flexibility to take elective units that support your professional future from a range of discipline areas. You may select all specialist electives from a single discipline area or combine units from multiple discipline areas, depending on your interests, future study or career goals.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Students are required to:

Complete eleven compulsory core units
Complete four specialist elective units

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Units (11 units)	120cp	Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below. BUS508 Business Analytics BUS521 Business Research Skills ECO505 Economics of Sustainability FIN504 Finance and Investment for the Executive HRM504 Organisational Change and Development MAN500 Strategic Management MKT504 Marketing for Managers BUS622 Applied Business Project (Capstone) WIB601 Business Skills and Professional Communication WIB602 Professional Practice 1 WIB603 Professional Practice 2 (20cp)
Specialist Elective Units (4 units)	40cp	Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below. Students may focus on one discipline or choose a combination of units from any discipline. Business ACT508 Accounting for Managers ENT502 Entrepreneurship HRM506 Global Human Resources MAN517 Executive Leadership Accounting and Law ACT501 Accounting Principles ACT502 Management Accounting LAW513 Corporate Law LAW514 Commercial Law STA510 Business Statistics Indigenous Engagement and Policy Development IAS530 Neocolonialism, Advocacy and Critique of Development IAS531 Indigenous Policy Agendas in Federal and State Politics IAS532 Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation IAS534 Partnerships and Engagement in Indigenous Land and Sea Management IAS537 Building Relationships in Indigenous Contexts Emergency and Disaster Management DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context DEM512 Interdisciplinary Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management DEM513 Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management DEM514 Cultural, Social and Psychological Aspects of Emergency and Disaster Management Public Health and Health Research PHM553 Biostatistics PHM523 Health Promotion PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision-Making PHM559 Health Policy PHM567 Public Health PHM592 Global Health Information Technology PRT541 Information Systems Management PRT551 Project Management Risk and Reliability PRT581 Principles of Software Systems PRT592 Project Portfolio and Program Management PRT593 Risk Management
	160cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

Further Assistance

For further assistance please contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (freecall) or student.central@cdu.edu.au. Student Central staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HELP (Higher Education Loan Program), external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.

Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.