Monash University Courses & Fees

The MBA course is designed for emerging career professionals with the capability and ambition to be future leaders. It provides a framework of analytical, strategic, and problem-solving skills, and develops the critical personal and professional competencies of participants. The MBA course aims to develop graduates who are global in orientation and socially- responsible practitioners. It focuses on contemporary business and organisational challenges and provides an integrated approach to discipline- based academic content. In emphasising the development of practice-oriented competencies, the course utilises applied projects in each module, and engages with industry experts and practitioners at all stages, including study with international business schools. You will graduate with a portfolio of completed consulting projects to demonstrate your applied skills.

If you are seeking advanced knowledge and expertise in accounting, this course is designed for you. It aims to provide you with the skill set required to successfully operate as a specialist in the accounting profession. This course is suitable for accounting graduates and accountants who wish to extend their knowledge and develop high level expertise across key fields of accounting.

This course offers advanced expertise in quantitative and qualitative finance across a broad range of industry relevant and specific areas of finance. The course is designed for recent finance graduates and professionals within the finance industry. The aim of this qualification is for you to develop applied competence in the mastering, interpretation, reflecting on and application of principles in the broader field of finance. For those who pursue the research pathway through the minor dissertation, you will show evidence of scientific research, application of scientific research methodologies and an ability to reflect thereon in the holistic context of finance.

If you want to meet the academic requirements for admission as an associate member of both CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants in Australia, or entry into the Chartered Accountants' Program of The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia this is the course for you. This course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in accounting and related business areas to a master's level.

Become empowered as a quantitative citizen. By leveraging open data and the most powerful open source software available today you will learn how to fish, rather than be fed. This course is designed to develop thinking, computing and analytic skills for working with data for evidence-based solutions of today's problems. You will learn how to critically assess information provided by others by sourcing and analysing data yourself, with a strong emphasis on ethical and reproducible methods. This course is suitable for those with undergraduate degrees in quantitative disciplines including mathematics, statistics, computer science and engineering. The content is student-centred, inclusive, accessible and participates will be expected to operate as a connected cohort of like-minded people ready to build a better society.

The focus of this course is the development of management capabilities in the context of dynamic organisational environments. It is aimed at career professionals with an undergraduate degree and work experience, or exceptional students who hold a cognate undergraduate degree, who seek to strengthen their career progression and enhance their management knowledge and skills. This course will develop your capacity as innovative future-ready professional, able to apply specialist knowledge to complex management issues and provide the basis for specialist study in a specified stream of management: managing organisations or people, culture and human resource strategy.

The course is suitable for those who occupy or aspire to management positions in business, government, community, service and non-profit organisations, and is designed to provide you with a comprehensive, intellectually demanding and up-to-date understanding of management/human resource management theory and practice.

This course is designed for experienced professionals in any business domain who seek cutting edge theoretical knowledge and problem solving skills in marketing. The course features a comprehensive, intellectually stimulating, set of marketing concepts and ideas taught by a world class faculty, and will strengthen and enable career progression in a wide range of organisations. It is appropriate for professionals in middle to senior marketing positions or for those aspiring to such positions.

The Global Executive Master of Business Administration course is designed for experienced managers seeking advancement to executive-level positions within or beyond their organisations, professions or sectors. It provides an advanced framework of analytical and strategic problem-solving models, and develops the leadership mindset and executive competencies of participants.

The course aims to develop graduates who are global in orientation and who can lead organisations at a senior level. It emphasises contemporary business and organisational challenges, and provides an integrated approach to discipline-based academic content. The course architecture involves intensive, executive-level modules in Melbourne and international modules that may be undertaken in  Europe, Asia and America, and features applied projects and direct engagement with businesses and industry leaders.

This course is for those interested in the science and practice of applied behaviour analysis in clinic, home, school and work settings. You will be provided with the knowledge and tools to help people with diverse needs to learn new skills, become more independent, and overcome socially important problems, using empirically-supported assessment, teaching, and behaviour support strategies. You will be orientated to the field of behaviour analysis and the major theoretical and professional debates in science and practice. Through the core applied behaviour analysis units, you will gain knowledge and expertise which have theoretical and practical relevance to professionals in a range of contexts, including early intervention, general education, inclusive and special education, and specialised behaviour support. You will be challenged to make connections between research and practice and will be equipped to pursue education-related careers and/or further study in education.

The Master of Information Technology prepares you for work in the information technology industry at the highest levels. It provides you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable you to deal effectively with advanced issues involving the application of information technology in various domains.

The Master of Cybersecurity is a postgraduate degree that provides you with the skills to manage and administer cybersecurity and blockchain and prepares you for careers as security systems analysts, systems designers, data communications specialists or security software engineers or administrators.

The Master of Business Information Systems is a postgraduate degree that prepares you for careers in business-focused IT areas such as IT management, project management, business information systems, information management or knowledge management. The degree covers the business IT spectrum from supporting business operations through to supporting managers' decision making. It prepares you for roles such as business analyst, systems analyst, project leader, IT manager, as well as information manager, archivist or librarian. The course requires completion of a set of advanced preparatory information technology units followed by further specialist units in business information systems and either a minor-thesis research project or an industry experience project. 

The Master of Artificial Intelligence prepares you for the AI transformation and professional employment across sectors in industry, academia, R&D, government, defense, medicine and finance. The degree provides you with modern knowledge and skills to effectively build AI-based products and intelligent systems. The course includes topics in deep learning, knowledge representation and reasoning, modern optimisation techniques, language understanding, human-computer interactions, roles of AI, its ethics and impact in organisation, society and the world.

The course will contain a broad range of units related to fundamental knowledge and applied artificial intelligence skills.

You will be able to apply your learning, knowledge and skills in your contexts as part of the assessment process and have the opportunity to complete either a research project or an industry experience studio project.

As engineers, we seek to benefit humanity by reimagining the components of our physical world. Ranked as Australia's #1 university for engineering and technology,* Monash distinctly delivers the advanced technical expertise and management skills you need to lead the way. Our world-class facilities create a vibrant backdrop for meaningful graduate study. By pursuing a Master of Professional Engineering with Monash, you join a talented and diverse community of ambitious engineering graduates. 

You build on your undergraduate experience, or change direction, by choosing from among the course's five engineering specialisations: chemical, civil, electrical, materials and mechanical. This gives you the opportunity to pursue your interests and career goals, and to deepen your knowledge through professional core units and advanced technical electives in your chosen area.

The course outlines how economic, social, ethical and environmental considerations impact professional practice. You learn how to apply your engineering knowledge to managing projects in an intercultural and multidisciplinary business environment. And you expand your critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, teamwork and communication skills – all of which will sharpen your edge in the global workforce.

In preparation to be a professional engineer, you explore the contemporary and complex global issues affecting organisations. You also learn to perform data analysis on industrial scenarios and make recommendations that support business growth. Outside the classroom, you complete a Continuous Professional Development unit.

Passionate about tackling global challenges and collaborating with some of the brightest minds in engineering? At Monash you’ll learn from academics who are leading-experts in their field and have access to some of the world’s finest facilities that will enhance your personal learning experience.

This course will extend your technical knowledge in your chosen specialisation area and advance your leadership and complex problem-solving skills in a cross cultural environment. There are five engineering specialisations to choose from: biological, civil, electrical, materials and mechanical. Giving you the opportunity to explore your specialisation at an advanced level and pursue your career goals.

Designed to foster innovative thinking, entrepreneurship and professional development, you will be well-positioned to lead and deliver sustainable engineering solutions.

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The Master of Engineering provides valuable opportunities to apply your skills through real-world projects, student teams and internships to give you the professional and industry experience that sets you apart. Open up new possibilities for your career and apply for a Work Integrated Learning program placement with our partner organisations for hands-on experience while you study.

Career options

• specialist engineer or consultant within your chosen professional field
• engineering management role in private or public sector entrepreneur or
• CEO of your own company

Monash Engineering research is rated well above world standard in the most recent Excellence in Research for Australia assessment. The faculty has a solid, robust profile in a broad range of engineering areas including the traditional, interdisciplinary and emerging fields. Researchers work in collaboration with the community, local and international industries, government bodies, cooperative research centres, consulting firms and research centres. Monash Engineering research is meeting the challenges of the future in areas such as bionic eye vision, nanotechnology, solar cells, aerodynamic testing, sustainable water, transport and advanced manufacturing, among many major research activities. Researchers have access to world-class laboratories, workshops and facilities furnished with highly specialised equipment and software.

The Master of Biomedical Science is a graduate research degree. Enrolment in a master's by research degree involves the independent investigation of a research problem that has been formulated by you as the student. It is expected that the research you undertake will make a contribution to the discipline in which you are enrolled by applying, critiquing, analysing or interpreting that knowledge in ways that facilitate pathways for further learning. You will be supported in your research by a supervisory team.

The Master of Science is an advanced program for science graduates with an undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline. It is designed for two distinct groups of students: the professional scientists aiming to extend their industry-related knowledge and skills for career advancement, and those considering a research degree. In the first year of the course, you will complete advanced studies in your chosen field as well as a project in your chosen topic. In the second year of the course, you will complete further studies to deepen your knowledge in your chosen field. These studies will culminate in a capstone unit involving a research project which could be theoretical in nature or applied to an industry context.

The Master of Science is available in the following disciplines:

• Astrophysics
• Atmospheric science
• Earth science
• Physics

The Master of Biomedical and Health Science is a coursework degree to be undertaken in key research areas in the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

You will undertake an initial year of intensive training in how to conduct research, by studying coursework units in pedagogical and research skills training and engaging in specialist research in theory units, followed by a second year of a full time research project in a research environment under the direct supervision, or co-supervision of a member of the academic staff of Monash University, training in entrepreneurship and employability, and culminating in a merit-based internship in industry or with Monash.

The Master of Biotechnology integrates biotechnology and entrepreneurship through a range of multidisciplinary coursework, research and work-integrated units in modern areas of studies.

In the first year (Part A) of the course, you will be taught theoretical knowledge and practical skills in contemporary biotechnology-related topics, and the processes involved in obtaining research funding and translating biomedical products from lab to life.

In the second year (Part B) of the course, if you achieved at least 70% average in your first-year studies you will have the opportunity to undertake either a 6-month industry placement in a pharmaceutical, medical device, life science and/ or regulatory organisation, or have the option to undertake a research project, where you will work closely with experts in a specialised area of research to advance knowledge of human diseases, and explore therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of these conditions. If you do not achieve at least a 70% average in your first-year studies, a range of coursework electives are available in interdisciplinary fields of pioneering developments in biotechnology research and enterprise.