Admission information

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The Global MBA has been designed to allow you to study at your own pace from anywhere in the world. Your degree may be completed in as little as 1.5 years (4 units per term) or may be completed at a moderate pace within 3 years (1-2 units per term). You may choose to increase or decrease your study load in any term. Find out more about study planning.

Important Dates and Deadlines

 

Application deadlines

Term dates 2021

Term 1, 2022

6 December 2021

10 January - 20 February 2022

Term 2, 2022

14 February 2022

7 March - 17 April 2022

Term 3, 2022

11 April 2022

2 May - 12 June 2022

Term 4, 2022

6 June 2022

27 June – 7 August 2022

Term 5, 2022

1 August 2022

22 August - 2 October 2022

Term 6, 2022

26 September 2022

17 October - 27 November 2022

Fees

 Total degreeTotal  Graduate Certificate of Global Business PracticePrice per unit

2022

$39,600 AUD

$13,200 AUD$1,650 AUD

Your investment includes all required material that is used in the degree, there are no additional fees for textbooks.

Please note Macquarie University reviews the fees per credit point each year and may increase them in the following year.

PAYG

  • The payment structure of the Global MBA is pay as you go, so students are only required to pay for the units they enrol in each term.

FEE-HELP

  • FEE-HELP is a loan facility for eligible Degree (Award) students (Australian citizens) who are enrolled in fee-paying, postgraduate coursework degrees. FEE-HELP enables students to obtain a loan from the Commonwealth Government to pay all or part of their tuition fees
  • Eligible students repay their loan through the taxation system once their income reaches the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment
  • Please note, FEE-HELP is only available to Australian citizens. Permanent residents of Australia and international students are not eligible to participate in this scheme
  • Further information on FEE-HELP is available at the Australian Government Study Assist website.

Macquarie University Alumni Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to all eligible Macquarie University alumni students who commence their studies in 2020. This scholarship is valued at 10% of your tuition fees for the duration of your Postgraduate Coursework Degree (10% will be credited each session). Find out more about Macquarie University Alumni Scholarships.

With our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy, you could get credit for all that hard work, reducing the duration of your course and freeing you up to get to your future sooner. We’ll review your previous learning experiences. RPL will only be considered for AQF 9 equivalent units, consistent with the Macquarie University RPL policy.

You can apply for RPL when applying for the Global MBA or retrospectively once you start the program.

Applying for the Global MBA

Admission requirements:

  • An undergraduate degree with a minimum WAM of 65 (Australian AQF Level 7 or recognised equivalent).
  • Applicants with English as their second language are required to demonstrate proficiency in English equivalent to an IELTS of 7.0 overall, with a minimum 6.0 in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Applicants who have undertaken recognised studies taught in English (e.g. undergraduate degree) may already meet this requirement.
  • Three years of supervisory (including team/project leader) or professional experience.

Applicants are required to submit an application for admission directly to Macquarie University, with these supporting materials:

  • Application form.
  • Resume, including details of supervisory or professional experience.
  • Details of academic qualifications including academic transcripts and testamurs. Please note that certified hard copies of your academic transcripts and testamurs will be required.
  • Two professional referee reports.
  • IELTS or equivalent English language results, dated within the last two years.

Apply now for direct admission into the Global MBA

Applying for the Graduate Certificate of Global Business Practice (Award)

If you do not meet the direct admission entry requirements for the Degree, you may apply for the Graduate Certificate of Global Business Practice first. Please note the requirements below.

  • AQF level 7 Bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent with a WAM of 65
  • Three years (full-time equivalent) supervisory or professional work experience
  • Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent, dated within the last two years

Or,

  • Five years (full-time equivalent) supervisory or professional work experience
  • Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent.

Apply now for admission into the Graduate Certificate of Business Practice

Applying for the MasterTrack™

The MasterTrack™ is a study option designed to enable you to be recognised for a single specialisation within the Global MBA Degree which can be completed within 6 months. Learners who wish to undertake a segment of the Global MBA and study alongside MBA students, may enrol in the MasterTrack™ as a Non-award student. Upon completion of the MasterTrack, students will gain university credit and receive recognition of learning through an online badge/certificate which may be included on their LinkedIn profile and email signature. Please note, this is not an entry pathway. In order to gain admission into the Graduate Certificate or the Degree, you will be required to meet the minimum entry requirements.

The admission requirements are as follows:

  • AQF level 7 Bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent with a WAM of 65
  • Three years (full-time equivalent) supervisory or professional work experience
  • Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent, dated within the last two years

Or,

  • Five years (full-time equivalent) supervisory or professional work experience
  • Academic IELTS of 7.0 overall with minimum 6.0 in each band, or equivalent.

Find out more about the different MasterTracks and single units on our stackability page.

Apply now for the MasterTrack

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Yes, for direct admission to the Global MBA degree, one of the requirements is to have a Bachelor’s or undergraduate degree. Please note there is an alternative pathway into the degree through the Graduate Certificate of Global Business Practice.

A Global MBA degree student may apply for RPL (recognition of prior learning). RPL will only be considered for AQF 9 equivalent units, consistent with the Macquarie University RPL policy.

No, there are no exams in the Global MBA. There is a combination of quizzes, discussion forums and written assessments.

Upon graduation, Macquarie University will issue you with an official testamur. The degree testamur will read “Global Master of Business Administration”. There will be no mention of ‘online’ or Coursera.

The Global MBA is 100% online with no requirement to attend on-campus. There will be optional local meet-ups in key markets led by faculty, industry, alumni or students.

Please upload your Personal Statement video to your Google Drive* account and name the file in the format “FirstName_LastName_Year”. Configure the settings to enable “viewing” and by “Anyone with the link”. Copy the shareable link and paste it into the Macquarie Online Application Manager as part of your application.

*You may choose to upload your video to another cloud storage platform such as Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox. If you would like to do this, please ensure that the video is viewable to anyone with the link and also downloadable, so that we can keep the video as part of your application.

For a range of reasons, some students may wish to enrol in a single unit. This could be to build skills in a particular area, or perhaps to ‘dip their toe in the water’ before committing to an MBA program. There are a few ways you can do this:

  1. Sample  an open course for free. This includes videos featuring foundational content, discussion forums and practice quizzes.*
  2. Join an open course and pay a subscription of AUD$79 per month to achieve a digital certification for your LinkedIn profile. This requires the completion of a peer-review assessment and auto-graded quizzes, amounting to approximately 35 hours of learning.*
  3. Enrol in the Global MBA degree experience with Macquarie University for $1375 AUD per unit. This includes foundational and exclusive content videos, readings, moderated discussion forums, instructor-graded assignments and weekly facilitated live events (classes). This amounts to approximately 75 hours spread over six weeks. Enrol in the non-award to take a single unit.

*Please note, should you wish to later enrol in a degree unit, only activity completions will be carried over, not assessment completions.