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The AMU Bachelor Programs

Undergraduate qualifications for working professionals, with advanced standing available for Diploma holders with five years’ industry experience.

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The AMU Master of Business Administration

Designed for busy working professionals, this fully online MBA course is highly flexible and delivered with interactive, bite-sized content and personalised student support.

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Designed for busy working professionals, this fully online MBA course is highly flexible and delivered with interactive, bite-sized content and personalized student support.

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AMU MBA Programs

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The AMU Doctor of Philosophy

An advanced research degree for professionals ready to make an original contribution to knowledge, with a parallel recognition pathway for experienced leaders through our Honorary Doctorate Recognition Program.

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MBA core units

MBA specialisations
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MBA Subjects and Curriculum

Build a strong management foundation and apply it in your chosen field.

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Core units

All AMU MBA programs share the following eight core units.

  1. 1MBA 501 — Strategic Growth, Scaling and Competitive Advantage
  2. 2MBA 502 — Entrepreneurial Mind-Set, Cognition and Ethics
  3. 3MBA 503 — Social, Sustainable and Global Entrepreneurship
  4. 4MBA 504 — Financial Literacy, Cash Flow and Venture Budgeting
  5. 5MBA 505 — Entrepreneurial Marketing and Customer Validation
  6. 6MBA 506 — Business Model Development and Business Planning
  7. 7MBA 507 — Opportunity Assessment, Feasibility and Lean Start-Up Validation
  8. 8MBA 508 — Business Law, Intellectual Property and Compliance

Elective streams

Elective Stream A — Master of Business Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Business Transformation

MBA-AI 601 — Artificial Intelligence Strategy and ImplementationExplores the strategic application of artificial intelligence, organisational readiness, AI adoption frameworks, implementation planning and the alignment of AI initiatives with business objectives.
MBA-AI 602 — Business Process Automation and Intelligent OperationsExamines process redesign, workflow automation, robotic process automation, intelligent systems and the use of technology to improve productivity, quality and service delivery.

Capstone

MBA-AI 690 — AI and Digital Business Transformation CapstoneStudents complete an applied project addressing a genuine organisational or entrepreneurial challenge involving AI adoption, digital transformation, automation, analytics or digital-platform development.

Elective Stream B — Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Global Business

Program purpose: this MBA develops entrepreneurs, executives and managers capable of creating, managing, scaling and internationalising innovative enterprises.

MBA-ENT 601 — New Venture Creation and Business ModellingExamines opportunity identification, customer validation, value propositions, business-model design, feasibility analysis and the establishment of new ventures.
MBA-ENT 602 — Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture FundingCovers start-up finance, cash-flow planning, business valuation, venture capital, angel investment, crowdfunding and funding strategies for growing enterprises.

Capstone

MBA-ENT 690 — Entrepreneurship and Global Business CapstoneStudents develop a comprehensive business plan, innovation-commercialisation strategy, international market-entry plan or business-growth project for a new or existing enterprise.

Elective Stream C — Master of Business Administration in Healthcare and Community Services Leadership

Program purpose: this MBA prepares managers, entrepreneurs and service leaders for healthcare, aged care, disability support, community services and related social-care industries.

MBA-HCS 601 — Healthcare and Community Services SystemsExamines the structure, funding, governance and delivery of healthcare and community-service systems, including the relationships between governments, regulators, providers and service users.
MBA-HCS 607 — Digital Health and AI-Supported Service DeliveryExplores telehealth, digital records, AI-supported decision-making, remote monitoring and technology-enabled models of healthcare and community-service delivery.

Capstone

MBA-HCS 690 — Healthcare and Community Services Leadership CapstoneStudents complete an applied project involving service improvement, workforce planning, digital-health implementation, healthcare entrepreneurship, regulatory compliance or the development of a sustainable care-delivery model.

Future elective and short-course opportunities

The following topics are being developed as electives, graduate certificates, executive short courses, capstone themes or DBA research fields:

  • FinTech and digital payment systems
  • Educational technology and AI-supported learning
  • Cybersecurity governance
  • Digital marketing and e-commerce
  • Global supply-chain management
  • Construction and property enterprise
  • Family-business growth
  • Sustainable enterprise and ESG
  • Healthcare workforce development
  • Social enterprise and community impact

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