Why Study / Key Benefits

• The Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS) combines business strategy, information systems, digital innovation, analytics and organisational change.
• The programme is designed for students who want to bridge the gap between business requirements and technology outcomes.
• The Entrepreneurship specialisation develops an entrepreneurial mindset and skills for transforming ideas into viable and sustainable opportunities.
• Students develop skills in data analysis, data visualisation, business analysis, project management and database analysis and design.
• The programme develops stakeholder engagement, digital-solution evaluation, data-informed decision-making, strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Swinburne states that the MBIS is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at professional level, is AACSB accredited, and is recognised as an International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) endorsed training course.
• The programme can be completed in a standard two-year format or, where eligibility requirements are met, through advanced-standing/fast-track options of 1 or 1.5 years.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The MBIS consists of foundation units, core units and one selected specialisation.

Foundation units – 50 credit points:

• Professional Issues in IT — ICT80008
• Business Information Systems — INF60007
• Database, Analysis and Design — INF60009
• Requirements Analysis and Modelling — INF60010

Core units – 100 credit points:

• Strategic Project Management — INF70005
• Business Analytics and Visualisation — INF70008
• Business Analysis and Consulting Practices — INF80006
• Governing Technology for Business Environments — INF80042
• Industry Capstone Project — INF80057
• Business Process Management — INF80028
• Advanced Business Analysis — INF80001
• IS/IT Research Project — INF80003.

Entrepreneurship specialisation – 50 credit points:

The current course handbook states that students complete ENT60009 as a core unit within the Entrepreneurship specialisation and select any three from the remaining Entrepreneurship units.

• Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design — ENT60009
• Future-Fit Innovation — ENT60011
• Startup Foundry — ENT70020
• Responsible Entrepreneurship and Leadership — ENT60012
• Show Me The Money: Fundamentals of Funding Startups — ENT70021.

Disciplines / Specialisations

The selected specialisation is:

• Entrepreneurship

The current MBIS course also lists other specialisation options, including:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Finance
• Financial Technologies
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Research
• Project Management
• Social Impact
• Supply Chain Innovation.

Programme Highlights

• Postgraduate master's degree
• 2 years standard full-time duration
• 200 credit points
• 16 standard units
• Hawthorn campus
• CRICOS 092700K
• Entrepreneurship specialisation
• 1-year and 1.5-year advanced-standing pathways for eligible applicants
• Strong combination of business and technology
• Business analysis and consulting
• Data analysis and visualisation
• Database analysis and design
• Strategic project management
• IT governance
• Entrepreneurship and innovation
• Startup development and funding
• IS/IT research project
• Industry capstone project
• ACS professional accreditation
• AACSB accreditation
• IIBA-endorsed training recognition.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies potential roles associated with the MBIS such as:

• Data analyst
• Business analyst
• ICT project manager
• Business analysis
• IT administration
• Change management
• Project management
• Information assurance
• Information systems.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course code: MA-BIS.
• Current CRICOS code: 092700K.
• Current standard duration: 2 years full-time.
• Current campus: Hawthorn.
• Current 2027 starts: 1 March 2027 and 2 August 2027.
• Current application deadlines: 24 February 2027 and 28 July 2027.
• International Student visa holders studying in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• The course is accredited by ACS at professional level and AACSB, and recognised as an IIBA endorsed training course.
• Advanced standing is available for qualifying prior study and, in specified pathways, relevant professional experience.
• Applicants using relevant work experience for admission must provide supporting evidence and a CV; assessment is case-by-case.
• The specialisation is recorded as a specialisation on the student's transcript; Swinburne's programme material states that the specialisation does not appear on the testamur.

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant Australian visa for an international student undertaking this programme in Australia is generally the Student visa, subclass 500.

Key requirements include:

• A valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
• Enrolment in an eligible CRICOS-registered course.
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Meeting applicable English-language requirements or an exemption.
• Meeting health and character requirements.
• Meeting financial-capacity requirements where required.
• Maintaining Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
• Complying with all conditions attached to the Student visa.