Master of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration

POSTGRADUATE
Program code

MC199

Application deadlines

12 Jun 2026

09 Oct 2026

Intakes
Jun or Jul, Oct
Location
RMIT Saigon South
RMIT Hanoi
Program code
N/A
Application deadlines
N/A

Overview

  • Customise your MBA with flexible majors and minors aligned to your profile and career goals
  • Earn a postgraduate degree from Vietnam's first AACSB‑accredited business school
  • Build a leadership mindset bridging strategy and technology through RMIT's global approach
  • Network with accomplished classmates, alumni and industry leaders, opening doors across fields

In today's complex business environment, leadership requires clarity, agility and a forward-looking mindset. RMIT's Master of Business Administration is designed for professionals ready to redefine how they lead, think and create impact.

The program integrates strategy, innovation and human insight through an internationally accredited curriculum. You'll explore how technology reshapes business, how sustainable thinking drives growth and how to make decisions balancing performance with purpose.

Beyond developing strategic capability, the program strengthens interpersonal qualities that define effective leadership - communicating with clarity, fostering alignment and building trust across diverse teams. The flexible program structure lets you tailor your skill set through electives from other postgraduate programs.

What sets RMIT's Master of Business Administration apart is not only what you learn but how you learn.

Beyond textbook. Into action.

Solve real business problems through live, regionally relevant projects that build leadership capability.

Global expertise. Regional insight.

RMIT's internationally trained faculty connect global perspectives with local business understanding across Vietnam and Asia.

Different perspectives. Shared growth.

Learn through interactive classes with professionals from diverse industries, exchanging perspectives that sharpen your thinking.

AACSB Accredited

RMIT's College of Business and Law is an accredited member of AACSB International (AACSB) – the world’s largest business education alliance.

AACSB accreditation is a globally recognised standard of excellence for business schools, with members in over 100 countries and territories. It signifies a commitment to quality, continuous improvement and high-quality business education.

AACSB Accredited logo in the shape of a stylised square in 2 overlapping shades of green, one a cool teal, the other a warm grass green, and the overlapping resulting colour used for the words "AACSB Accredited" under it

Program structure

The MBA program consists of 16 courses (192 credit points) as follows: 

  • Five (5) Core courses
  • One (1) Capstone course
  • 10 courses in one of the following possible combinations:
    • One major (8 courses) + 2 general electives 
    • Two minors (4 courses each minor) + 2 general electives
    • One minor (4 courses) + 4 MBA option courses* + 2 general electives
    • 8 MBA option courses* + 2 general electives

* MBA option courses: all courses listed within the MBA majors/minors

Note

Students admitted into the program with a bachelor's degree or higher-level qualification in business (or a related discipline) completed within 10 years will be exempted from completing the four (04) courses and only need to complete 12 courses (144 credit points).

Program guides for RMIT Saigon South and RMIT Hanoi.

Learning, teaching and assessment

RMIT’s postgraduate faculty consists of dedicated full-time academics and visiting professors with extensive global experience across the corporate, government and academic sectors.

RMIT provides a facilitated learning approach with business mentoring support, case studies and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) courses that contextualise a student's learning. Students work in teams and thus garner benefits from the additional insight and understanding that come from interactions with classmates.

RMIT classrooms are made up of individuals who have similar aspirations yet come from a diverse range of disciplinary and personal backgrounds.

Each course in the MBA program consists of 36 hours of class time, plus preparation and assignments. Classes are usually a combination of lectures and tutorials.

Students can choose to study between one and four courses each semester and there is the option of studying at either our Hanoi City or Saigon South campuses.

RMIT’s main delivery modes are tailored to meet the needs of working professionals:

  • Intensive: Four consecutive days, normally Friday to Monday, from 9.00am-6.00pm
  • Split intensive: Two separate weekends during the semester, normally Saturday to Sunday, from 9.00am-6.00pm

Timetable will normally be available four (04) weeks before the start of the semester.

The range of learning outcomes addressed in the program work to improve graduate employability by responding to today’s employer expectations.

In this program, students develop approaches to leadership and design-based strategies and apply specialised knowledge to create and address a range of organisational issues as a global manager.

On the successful completion of this program, students will be able to

  1. Critically evaluate and reflect on contemporary issues, theories and practices within complex and uncertain business environments.
  2. Apply design thinking and analytics tools to develop innovative solutions to business problems.
  3. Develop capacity as a leadership and gain technology proficiency with an awareness of legal, ethical, social, economic and environmental implications in an age of digital disruption.
  4. Demonstrate high level interpersonal skills, including collaboration, consulting, critical thinking and persuasive communication (oral and written), across a range of contexts.
  5. Integrate theory and authentic practice and maintain and extend professional currency.
  6. Apply research principles and methods to business problems and make reasoned judgments about contemporary business practice.

RMIT provides world-class blended learning with both face-to-face and online experiences in a global network, a supportive community, and real-world skills.

Career

Graduates from RMIT’s Master of Business Administration are leading the way across every corner of business - from emerging ventures to established organisations in Vietnam and abroad in roles such as:

  • Product analyst
  • HR analytics manager
  • Digital marketing manager
  • Environmental, social and governance (ESG) consultant
  • Social or global procurement manager
  • Data analyst or data science manager
  • Business behavioural consultant

Numerous established occupations have been transformed by data, technology and sustainability, which has created hybrid roles such as:

  • Digital transformation manager
  • E-commerce strategist
  • Data scientist in strategic planning

Fees

Payments are made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.

The MBA program consists of 16 courses. Students admitted into the program with a bachelor degree or higher level qualification in business (or a related discipline) completed within 10 years will only need to complete 12 courses.

 

VND

USD (indicative) 

Tuition fee for 12 courses

671,904,000

25,645

Standard tuition fee (16 courses) 

895,872,000

34,194

Notes

  1. RMIT Vietnam has 3 semesters per year, in each semester you enrol into a maximum of 3 courses. The duration of programs is flexible and can be adapted on an individual basis upon enrolment
  2. Program fees are priced and invoiced in Vietnam Dong (VND) by semester.
  3. Payment in other currencies will be converted to VND at the exchange rate on that day. Bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
  4. The fees in USD are ONLY applicable to those international students who arrange for payment from overseas, as per Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN.
  5. Medical insurance fees are subject to change without notice.
  6. Fees are indicative only and subject to change based on individual enrolment. These fees apply only to 2026. For further details and terms and conditions, refer to the 2026 Student Fees and Charges Guide.

Immediate family of current and former students

  • Siblings, spouses, parents or children of a current or past student of RMIT Vietnam are eligible for 5% in fee assistance at RMIT Vietnam when commencing their studies in 2026.

Alumni

  • Graduates of RMIT undergraduate or postgraduate programs, or of any Australian universities, are eligible for a 10% reduction in fees when applying for a graduate certificate or master's program at RMIT Vietnam, commencing in 2026.

New students

  • If a new student has achieved an overall average of 3.0/4.0 (pass mark = 1) or 75% (pass mark = 50%) in their qualifying results and they are commencing their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Semester 2 or 3 in 2026 (June/July intake or October intake), the student is eligible for a 20% fee reduction.
  • All students including scholarship students commencing Graduate Certificate in Business Administration program in Semester 2 and 3 in 2026, and who articulate to Master of Business Administration (MBA) at RMIT with an overall average of 3.0 (pass mark = 1) or 75% (pass mark = 50%) in their qualifying results are also eligible for a 20% fee assistance, which will apply from their Graduate Certificate program.

Notes

  • Tuition fee assistance does not apply to students who transfer into the Master of Business Administration.
  • This fee assistance listed above cannot be applied simultaneously with any other tuition fee assistance.
  • Fee assistance can be used in conjunction with a scholarship. Scholarships will be applied after fee assistance.

Please refer to our tuition fee assistance page for the full list of tuition fee assistance, and terms and conditions.

Scholarships for the Master of Business Administration can be found here.

Entry requirements

1.5 year duration (with advanced standing) 

One of the following qualifications which has been completed within the last 10 years: 

If your qualification was completed more than 10 years ago, or not in business or a related discipline, you will need to provide evidence of a minimum 2 years full-time equivalent of professional work experience in the same discipline as the program for which you are seeking entry to be granted advanced standing. 

2 year duration (without advanced standing)

A bachelor’s degree or higher-level qualification* in any discipline, and one of:

  • a minimum GPA of 1.0 (out of 4.0) 
  • a GMAT overall minimum score of 550 

* The bachelor’s degree or higher-level qualification must be deemed equivalent to an Australian bachelor’s degree or higher-level.

 

If you do not meet the above minimum academic requirements, please contact RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for alternative pathways.

Applicants must have successfully completed one of the following requirements:

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no band below 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT 79 (with a minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58 (no communication band below 50)
  • C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) or C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) 176 (no less than 169 in any component)
  • RMIT bachelor's degree or a postgraduate qualification completed within the past five years
  • A bachelor's degree or a postgraduate qualification completed within the past five years in a recognised English-speaking country.

For other international English entry requirements, please view English equivalency requirements.

Note:

RMIT does not accept scores from 'at-home' or 'online' testing.

For TOEFL iBT, any tests taken on or after 21 January 2026 must be the TOEFL iBT Australia test. TOEFL iBT results reported on a 1–6 score scale are not accepted.

Previous study and proficiency tests are recognised for two years from the completion date or test date to the program commencement date, unless stated otherwise.

Where you have achieved more than one form of English language proficiency, only the most relevant achievement will be considered in the admission decision.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

Credits and exemptions

If you have completed relevant study or have relevant work experience, you may be eligible for credit transfer or exemption. Credit and exemption will be assessed on a case-by-case basis in line with the RMIT University credit policy. Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

This course is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa.

Information for international students

Sorry, this course is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa. If you hold a different visa type, you may be eligible. Please contact Study@RMIT for more information.

 

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