From postgraduate and research programs to our AGSM MBA, UNSW Business School offers you an extensive choice of study areas to choose from.
Ranked 1st in Australia and 15th worldwide for Accounting and Finance (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)
Accredited by the Actuaries Institute in Australia (AIA) and recognised for exemptions for core technical subjects of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK
Fast-track your professional accreditation with Part I exemptions for globally recognised examinations
SAS Business Analyst certification by completion of specified courses
Ranked 3rd in Australia and 31st worldwide for Economics and Econometrics (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)
RG 146 accredited including recognised by FINSIA & CFA Institute
Accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
Ranked 2nd in Australia and 26th worldwide for ‘Business and Management’ (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)
Accredited by the Australian Computing Society (ACS)
UNSW is the #1 institution attended by Australian startup founders
Qualified with The Certified Practising Marketer (CPM) qualification from the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI)
Recognised by the Australian Market and Social Research Society (AMSRS)
Received highest possible score in Business & Management by the Australian Federal Government Excellence in Research (ERA)
First Risk Management Master’s program in Australia
Courses taught by The Centre for Social Impact which is a collaboration of three universities: UNSW Australia, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Western Australia.
Develop multidisciplinary business knowledge, skills, and frameworks that are applicable across sectors.
Gain a critical understanding of the Australian taxation system with the support of leading, professionally qualified tax academics
Recognition of prior learning
Exchange program with Oxford University MSc in Tax
Ranked 1st in Australia and 9th worldwide for online MBA program, with the full-time program consistently ranking within the Top 100 worldwide (Financial Times UK Online MBA Ranking 2019)
Whether it’s a career change or career advancement, we can help you figure out the right degree for your career aspirations. From postgraduate and research programs to our AGSM MBA programs and Executive Education, we offer you an extensive choice of study areas to broaden or specialise in the following areas:
UNSW is the #1 institution attended by Australian startup founders.
Received highest possible score in Business & Management by the Australian Federal Government Excellence in Research (ERA 2015)
Ranked 1st in Australia and 9th worldwide for online MBA program, with the full time program consistently ranking within the Top 100 worldwide (Financial Times UK Online MBA Ranking 2019)
Studying at UNSW Business School offers more than just an education. In our competitive job market, employers look for graduates who are creative, can meet high standards and balance a wide variety of tasks. UNSW Business School offers many opportunities for you to gain real-world experience in your chosen area of study. Explore these opportunities and you’ll see why our graduates top the highest employment and graduate starting salaries amongst our Australian universities.
Career Accelerator equips students with skills, experience, and connections to industry and the UNSW alumni community to accelerate their career
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You have an opportunity to organise business and social events to network with our Business School staff and industry connections, and learn career and leadership skills that are needed when entering the workplace.
Modelled on the world’s leading business schools these are a list of leadership and social programs available.
We offer online internships with entrepreneurs to our postgraduate students who are currently studying. Current undergraduate students can apply via the UNSW Careers Office for many other internship opportunities within Australia.
Our Business School’s annual student entrepreneurship competition. Students can win thousands of dollars to launch their new business idea. Our industry contacts and alumni will mentor and guide you to ensure that your business idea has the best possibility of succeeding. If you have a business idea, UNSW Founders also supports students in establishing their own businesses.
Our flagship event series where students see a CEO being interviewed about their career path, and how they got to where they are today. Past CEOs include Richard Branson (Virgin) and others from Coca-Cola, Reserve Bank of Australia, McDonalds, and Australian banks etc.
Once you commence your postgraduate degree, you have the opportunity to be mentored by an alumnus (graduate) from the Business School on this online career mentoring service.
Why not trial a postgraduate course at our Business School? Based on the popular postgraduate course Entrepreneurship and New Ventures (MGMT5611) offered at our Business School, this MOOC is highly engaging and will benefit budding or current entrepreneurs.
See what our students are up to through video. We keep you up-to-date with the latest news, events and achievements of the Business School students.
A new centre which offers a new platform for developing student innovation, and making strong connections in the business world.. Work closely with students from other faculties and UNSW Innovations to bring your business idea to life.
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BusinessThink is the school's online business journal. It is a platform for research findings, analysis and opinion, delivering engaging articles by professional writers, video interviews and podcasts to bring you the latest from the UNSW Business School. Our students are able to use this influential research from the Business School to be a step ahead of others within the same areas of study across Australia.
Our UNSW campus features architectural buildings and modern classrooms, equipped with the latest technology to help you gain real-world skills. Leaders in their academic fields, our lecturers and researchers also bring leading expertise to our community. Innovation centres and high-tech ‘flipped classrooms’ encourage students to be proactive in their learning experience, with workplace activities and industry mentoring an integral part of our real-world approach.
Listen to our academics and alumni discuss our specialist programs in Taxation, Financial Planning and Actuarial Studies, and see what our degrees can do for your career.
A postgraduate degree at our Business School is about more than just the facts and knowledge that you learn, we open a world of possibilities and opportunities for you to explore. But don't take our word for it, why not listen to what our students and alumni have to say.
Highly sought-after in the industry, our graduates go on to run some of Australia and the world’s top organisations. They launch start-ups, grow companies, influence government and work in innovative teams all over the world.
UNSW was the first to be awarded the maximum QS Five Star Plus rating and in 2018 we received it for teaching, research, employability, facilities and innovation.
Ranked 1st in Australia and 15th worldwide for Accounting and Finance in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
According to the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18, 92.6% of our postgraduate students found full-time employment within 4 months of graduating
We ranked 28th worldwide for graduate employability in the 2019 QS World University Rankings.
UNSW is the #1 institution attended by Australian start-up founders.
UNSW is recognised as the Australian university with the strongest links to industry, and in 2017 we received $56.2 million in Australia Research Council (ARC) funding.
UNSW has educated five of the top 25 young rich listers in Australia (BRW Young Rich List 2017) and in 2018 by Spear’s WealthInsight showed we produce more millionaire alumni than any other university in Australia.