MBA (Executive)

With over 45 years of leadership in Australia, AGSM @ UNSW Business School students are immersed in active learning experiences and exposed to practical skills and tools they can immediately apply to real‑world business problems.

The AGSM MBA (Executive) is a part-time program designed for ambitious and experienced executives, managers and professionals eager to take their careers to the next level. 

Combining experiential learning, deep reflection, leading industry practice and research to provide you with both practical commercial acumen and innovative thinking. We will also equip you with a new perspective by changing the way you think about and approach leadership to make an immediate impact in your career.

More than an academic qualification, the MBA (Executive) allows you to harness the power of collective intelligence through our unique immersive learning experiences. Our wide variety of electives and flexible learning modes allows you to tailor your MBA study to an area of interest that suits you or enable you to gain experience across a board range of subjects, including overseas intensive study options.

AGSM’s MBA (Executive) is ranked in the top 10 in Asia Pacific programs and 33rd among the best global Executive MBA programs according to the QS 2022 Executive MBA Rankings. AGSM also ranks 24th in the world for Thought Leadership - around 34 points ahead of the global average.

Why choose this MBA?

The flexibility of our part-time programs offers you the ability to study in multiple delivery modes and cities to suit your needs.

AGSM’s MBA (Executive) program is specifically designed to accommodate experienced professionals who need a flexible program that fits in with their busy lives. We achieve this by enabling you to combine a variety of online and face-to-face modes, depending on your term-by-term study preference and need for flexibility in an accelerating world.

Whether you work in business, government or in a for-purpose driven organisation, AGSM takes social citizenship seriously. As a result, you will study with a diverse group of self-motivated, supportive and ambitious MBA candidates who aim to do well and do good in the careers.

We offer a unique practical approach to learning, where you apply new skills in your current role as well as class projects. There are also three 5-day residential experiences during the final year of the program that will allow you to harness the power of collective strategy and intelligence.

Focus on responsible management

AGSM is the first business school in Australia to offer a fully-integrated global Responsible Management curriculum throughout all our MBA courses, intentionally designed to enable a new generation of leaders to be responsible, sustainable, ethical leaders as they progress in their career.

As organisations grapple with continued complex change and disruption, industry is demanding more than ever that its leaders are equipped to face these challenges with confidence. Leaders are now expected to be adaptable and resilient with a growth mindset that equips them to see the world differently and adapt with a holistic view, rather than be transfixed by change.

By redesigning our MBA programs, AGSM is preparing students to contend with the realities of organisational complexity, and these changes reflect the demand for students to be upskilled in areas such as data science and AI, blockchain, process automation and VR as well as being able to communicate and lead effectivity. 

AGSM has strong relationships with over 100 of the world’s elite business schools

AGSM partners with some of the world’s leading graduate schools and offers short term, intensive exchange programs and traditional full semester exchanges for students looking to gain an international perspective and enhance a well-rounded MBA experience. 

UNSW Business School belongs to the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM). AGSM MBA students have access to this network, which spans over 30 business schools in 30+ countries and focuses on preparing leaders for accelerating globalisation. We’re also a member of Partnership in International Management (PIM) – a global network of business schools focused on graduate-level international cooperation. 

Our dedicated Career Accelerator @ AGSM program is also designed and delivered by a team of career experts to complement your MBA learning experience and is your key to building employability skills and professional networks to ensure life-long career success.

Want to find out more? Enquire today.

To receive an online brochure, visit the AGSM MBA enquiry page or contact our Admissions team via admissions@agsm.edu.au

As part of UNSW Business School, AGSM's MBA programs are accredited by independent international bodies that provides you with assurance of quality, our global brand and program reputation. The AACSB and EQUIS Accreditations indicate the highest standard of achievement in postgraduate business education. 

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