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Develop practical business capability, learn from industry and build the confidence and knowledge to take your next career step with Sydney Business School, UOW.

Business education that goes beyond theory

At Sydney Business School, you'll learn from experienced academics and industry professionals, apply your knowledge to real business challenges and build practical capabilities you can use from day one.

Practical by design

Learn through real-world business challenges, applied projects and industry insight.

Built around your life

Study online or on campus, with flexible delivery designed for working professionals.

Focused on your future

Build the skills, confidence and connections to progress your career.

Build a qualification with global credibility

AACSB accreditation and internationally ranked courses.

Find the postgraduate course that's right for you

Whether you're looking to step into leadership, build specialist expertise, change direction or develop skills in an emerging field, we have a course to suit you.

Lead and manage

Build specialist business expertise

Double your expertise

Graduate with two master's degrees in two years. Explore our double master's degrees.

Upskill with a short course

Add an Applied AI in Business major

Augment your master's degree with an Applied AI in Business specialisation. The Applied AI in Business specialisation can be added to any business master's degree and the Applied AI in Business for MBA is specially designed for the Master of Business Administration.

Not sure which course is right for you?

Speak to one of our postgraduate specialists for detailed advice.

NEW Specialisation: Applied AI in Business

Augment your master's degree and build the skills to translate business challenges into AI-enabled solutions, and create measurable value across areas such as marketing, analytics, finance, operations and organisational transformation. Join the webinar to learn more.

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Why Sydney Business School, UOW?

Our mission is to help you achieve your professional goals, while helping you fit study into your busy life.

Globally recognised courses

AACSB Accreditation (Top 6% of business schools globally)

Three intakes: Start February, May or August

Study 100% online, or at one of our campuses

Support to help you succeed

Interactive applied learning

What sets Sydney Business School apart is the unique way in which knowledge is imparted, the learning experience is interactive, layered, and deeply reflective. It’s not just about lectures; it’s about guided exploration, industry integration, and critical application. Our lecturers bring rich professional and academic experience to the table, many of them are active researchers or industry consultants, which adds real value to the classroom discussions. Zweli Khoza - Master of Business Analytics / Master of Marketing

Learn business. Apply it.

Our postgraduate courses connect business theory with the challenges organisations face today. Learn from experienced practitioners, work on real-world problems and develop skills you can take straight back into your workplace.

Industry-led learning
Learn from people working in business, not just people teaching about it. You'll experience guest lecturers, real case studies and gain the experience from sharing insights and comparing experiences with your colleagues and classmates.

Applied projects
Use the knowledge gained to tackle real organisational challenges. Whether that be solving your own workplaces challenges under the guidance of experts and mentors, or addressing real business problems brought by our professional partners, you will gain confidence by applying concepts and strategies to real-world problems.

Current business thinking
Build capability in areas shaping modern organisations, from AI and analytics to leadership and transformation. We offer a range of subjects and electives so that you can broaden your understanding. We work with our industry partnerships to ensure these are founded in the current challenges and business environment.

Fit study around your life

Postgraduate study doesn't have to mean putting your career or life on hold.

Convenience

You have the choice to study online, at our Wollongong campus, Sydney CBD campus or Liverpool campus.*

Class times

As well as weekdays, classes are also scheduled in the evenings, on weekends or via block delivery** to enable you to fit study around your other commitments.

Evening classes: classes are scheduled after 5:30pm
Weekend classes: classes are scheduled on Saturdays and in some cases on Sundays
Block delivery: some of our postgraduate degrees are offered in successive full-day classes allowing you to rapidly cover course material.

**Sydney Business School, UOW is moving from Sydney CBD to UOW's Liverpool campus. Sydney CBD will continue to accept new enrolments up to and including Trimester 1 2027. If you are a current student studying full-time you can complete your studies at UOW Sydney CBD, provided your study proceeds as planned. If you study part-time or your study plan changes, for example, through a leave of absence, deferred enrolment or failed subjects, we will work with you individually to review your options. New students from Trimester 2 2027 can study at Liverpool, with courses also at Wollongong or online.

**Not all delivery modes are available for every subject. Please check the website for details.

Three intakes per year

Sydney Business School has 3 trimesters per year which means:

you can start when is convenient to you,
work through your course quicker, or
take a short break when you need to.

See trimester dates.

Pathway and early exit options

Students who complete a graduate certificate can enrol in an associated master’s degree, with credit for subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
For business administration courses, students may progress from the graduate certificate, to the graduate diploma, then to a Master of Business Administration, with credit for subjects completed.
Alternately, if you enrol in a master's degree and life gets in the way, you can often exit early and graduate with a Graduate Certificate depending on subjects completed.

Learn more about articulation agreements.

Gain a qualification recognised around the world

Sydney Business School is AACSB accredited, placing it among the top 6% of business schools globally.
Many of our master's degrees have been ranked in the Top 100 in the world (QS Business Masters' Rankings 2026).
Ranked 27th in Global Online MBA Rankings (CEO Magazine 2026)

We keep you moving forward

Sydney Business School, UOW students have access to a wealth of free support.

Career support and advice

Throughout your study and for two years after you graduate, you will have access to qualified Careers Consultant who specialise in business. The consultant can help you improve your employability and provide:

Career consultations,
Australian job market insights and advice,
career programs,
job search resources and career expos.

Professional development

UOW’s Sydney Business School offers a range of free events designed to develop your skills in core business functions delivered by experts in their fields. These events give you the opportunity to network with employers, alumni and students.

Academic and personal support

Not only do we offer academic support, but our campuses include personal support such as wellbeing, health, medical and counselling services, peer mentoring, childcare services (Wollongong only) and religious spaces.

Other services include:

Advisors and postgraduate coordinators
Learning development support
Library
Peer academic coaches

Thinking about postgraduate study? Here's what our students say.

We asked our students and graduates about their experiences: what going back to study was like, what surprised them and how they feel now.

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It was absolutely crazy for me to start when I did, but I also knew that it was absolutely the right thing to do in that moment.

Why get an MBA? I think it's so helpful. It levels you up.

Personally, it's a commitment for my future self.

Broadening and being able to shift between industries.

Why now? It makes sense in my life right now.

It's just been nagging at me all this time, and I just, I just pulled the trigger and did it.

Just wanted to accelerate. I believe I could do more and capable of doing more.

Sense of this is really something that I want to do and I want to do it right now.

The most surprising thing about going back to study was that I could do it.

I was kind of surprised, but some of those subjects that was most apprehensive about ended up being some of my favorites.

It's quite inspiring that you are able to achieve things that you wouldn't normally think that you could.

I find myself being able to add a lot more value to strategic conversations and having learnt it very recently that I can pull those threads together and be part of the, the higher level business conversation.

You get into that first lecture and straight away you start to feel really engaged and energized and keen to progress through the program. It's given me an inner level of confidence, so I have proven to myself that, hey, I absolutely can do this.

I don't think you regret study. Like, you're investing in yourself. Do it.

Absolutely do it. Like, I don't think you will regret it.