Learn how to broaden your career opportunities and build transferable skills with a business master’s degree from RMIT.
From projected high salaries to job security, there are many reasons to consider a business master’s degree.
At RMIT, postgraduate students gain future-proof skills at the intersection of business and technology through courses forged by insight, innovation and industry connection, and underpinned by sustainability, social impact and ethical practice. Our business master’s courses empower graduates to support organisations to deliver both economic and social value, and drive business solutions that create a fair future for all.
With a range of programs on offer, you can specialise in a field of business that’s aligned to your interests and career aspirations, advancing your knowledge and skills to expert level and teaching you to effectively communicate technical analysis to stakeholders in a non-technical manner.
Here are four reasons to study postgraduate business at RMIT.
#1: You’ll build authentic industry connections
Opportunities to connect with industry are built into RMIT’s postgraduate business courses to ensure students graduate with real-world experience and a network of valuable connections
In capstone courses featuring Work-Integrated Learning, you’ll work with industry on projects to solve or improve an element of the business. The curriculum of your master’s degree is influenced by the latest industry trends and courses are co-designed with industry leaders; this means you get practical skills and learn from experts in your field.
In terms of learning experiences, practical approaches of modules being taught at the university is really amazing, for instance, real life case study of an industry partner, pitching business ideas, written recommendations that are viable, feasible, and desirable by the organisation are few examples of real-life settings outside university life. It couldn’t get any more practical than this.
– Bharat Saini, Master of Business Administration
#2: You’ll gain essential human skills
Sometimes known as soft or professional skills, human skills include leadership, teamwork, communication and analytics, all of which feature among the most in-demand skills for 2024, according to a LinkedIn report1. Research also suggests that 75% of employers experience difficulty in finding candidates to fill roles with the necessary technical and soft skills2.
While equipping you with a strong understanding of business fundamentals and innovative problem-solving techniques, RMIT’s refreshed Master of Business Administration aims to develop your soft skills among a professional network of ambitious and like-minded peers, experienced academics and industry leaders from diverse cultural backgrounds.
When I started I had no idea what to expect. I love meeting new people and making social connections and the MBA was really good for that. In those two years I had a big life transition and I’ve made some great friends. In the MBA there are fewer Australian students than there are international students, so I’ve met some awesome people from very different backgrounds.
– Chris Hope, Master of Business Administration
#3: You’ll benefit from flexible study options
At RMIT you can undertake a business master’s degree with flexible study options to fit in with your lifestyle, allowing you to juggle the demands of work and your personal life with study. RMIT offers flexibility around the number of units you can select and seminar times, classes on weekends or evenings, and options for leave of study for 6–12-month breaks.
“I definitely feel that the Master of Marketing from RMIT has put me in good stead and prepared me for a career in Australia. I've made industry connections and I've learned so much from my lecturers to really understand the foundations of marketing." – Vinisha Pulikkaparambil, Master of Marketing
#4: You’ll gain the business acumen for a diverse career
RMIT’s business master’s degrees are designed to give you a competitive advantage in the workforce, regardless of your professional and educational background.
RMIT’s refreshed Master of Commerce is highly student-centred, designed to equip you with the specialist knowledge and gain the business acumen to be successful in a wide range of roles and in various industry settings. With majors including business analytics, international business, blockchain in business and the choice of 10 minors, you’ll gain transferrable skills required to excel in high-level managerial and consulting roles anywhere in the world.
Story: Jacqueline Guldon
1LinkedIn, “LinkedIn 2024 Most In-Demand Skills: Learn the Skills Companies Need Most”. 20 February 2024.
2ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey Q4 2023 (fielded July 2023), accessed via ManpowerGroup site.
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