Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics)

About

The ICMS Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) is a next-level postgraduate degree experience for the ambitious, passionate, and driven – those who are serious about fast-tracking their career to the next level.

With an emphasis towards mastery of leadership, all ICMS MBAs focus on personal leadership development and people-first development, transforming students into sought-after graduate leaders who will positively influence the culture of their organisation, and their industry of choice.

The Business Analytics specialisation MBA equips you with the ability to implement and manage high-level business analytics projects within any global organisation.

You will gain the capabilities and skills to develop data-driven business solutions. Essential to all business, you will develop in-demand skills and analytical techniques used to turn data into actionable insights for decision making purposes.

Linked to achieving business objectives, you will explore how to utilise big data to drive strategic decisions and to achieve success in today’s data driven global business environment.

This specialisation also considers organisational complexities along with legal, ethical and data security concerns behind gathering, storing and using data.

Degree Structure

The ICMS Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) offers:

• 14 subjects in total
• 10 core subjects
• 2 specialisation subjects
• 2 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) subjects

You will have the opportunity to complete an Action Learning Project and a Professional Placement in an Australian or international business within your 2 WIL subjects, included within the degree.

Professional placements are arranged for you by the dedicated ICMS WIL team who will work with you to secure an individually tailored internship role aimed at building your Australian business networks and connections, as well as providing real life work experience.

Connected Faculty Mentors

The MBA has been designed with the aim of enhancing and cultivating your unique leadership style. From day one, the best of industry and academia will be alongside you, teaching, mentoring, coaching and stretching you.

With their support, you will get the opportunity to network whilst you develop into the leader you want to become – confident, competent, and connected.

Admission criteria

At least three years’ relevant professional work experience (or attend an interview with the relevant Program Manager to assess merit based entry criteria if the applicant has at least two years of relevant professional work experience)*; and

Meet one of the following academic entry requirements:

• Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent with a minimum grade average, GPA 3.0 (on a 5 point scale); or
• Successful completion of a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent , or overseas equivalent, with a minimum grade average, GPA 3.0 (on a 5 point scale); or
• Successful completion of at least four award, or non-award, postgraduate subjects (at AQF Level 8 or above) from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent with a minimum grade average, GPA 3.0 (on a 5 point scale); or
• Successful completion of an approved Postgraduate Qualifying Program from an Australian higher education institution or overseas equivalent with a minimum grade average, GPA 3.0 (on a 5 point scale); or
• For mature age entry (21+): successful completion of a diploma or associate degree qualification (or equivalent as recognised by the Australian Government’s qualifications recognition tool) AND four years of relevant management experience.

*Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience MUST support their application with evidence outlined in section 7.1 of the ICMS Admissions Guidebook

Fees and charges

^ Fee listed is the indicative annual course cost for 2024. Fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

Australian Government financial assistance

ICMS scholarships and financial assistance

Equity Scholarships through UAC

Further information

Read the full course details on the ICMS website.

Call (02) 9466 1240 or email ICMS.