Work in a student team on a real-world business challenge at a reputable host organisation in Melbourne, gaining valuable experience for your resume and building your professional network.
Benefits of Management Consulting
MGMT30012 Management Consulting provides you with the opportunity to apply your university learning to a business challenge. You will be required to draw upon multi-disciplinary knowledge, skills, and theory acquired from your studies, working on a project specified by a client organisation.
Participants typically work with clients in a range of industries, from large Australian and multinational companies to niche agencies and not-for-profit organisations. The list of clients differs each semester depending on available projects.
Enhance your resume
Gain practical experience
Increase your job opportunities
Develop industry connections
How does Management Consulting work?
- Students are allocated to a team assigned to a client organisation. Students meet weekly (remote, face-to-face, or hybrid) for four hours from Weeks 2-12, splitting time between client meetings and project work.
- Teams explore an open-ended business challenge, which may involve interviewing stakeholders, conducting research or other activities, supported by a client facilitator and an academic supervisor.
- Weekly lectures/seminars, consultations and assignments are designed to assist teams with their consulting project, with additional team meetings for academic supervision.
- Teams produce a professional-standard report for their client that analyses the business challenge and proposes strategies.
View the 2025 Handbook for more information on how this subject will be assessed.
Key dates
Students offered a place in Management Consulting are required to participate in all listed activities. If you are unable to commit to the project period, please do not apply.
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Activity Date Applications open Monday 7 April 2025Applications close 11:59pm Monday 5 May 2025 (extended) Selection outcomes By Friday 16 May 2025 Subject commences Monday 28 July 2025 Project period Monday 4 August 2025 - Friday 24 October 2025
(client meetings days: Wednesdays 1 - 5pm or Fridays 9am - 1pm)Final presentation Monday 20 October 2025 - Friday 24 October 2025 -
Activity Date Applications open Monday 1 September 2025 Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 21 September 2025 Selection outcomes By Friday 10 October 2025 Subject commences Monday 2 March 2026 Project period Monday 9 March 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026
(client meetings days: Wednesdays 1 - 5pm or Fridays 9am - 1pm)Final presentation Monday 25 May 2025 - Friday 29 May 2026
Eligibility
Management Consulting is only available as an elective to Bachelor of Commerce students. To be eligible to apply for this subject, you must meet the following requirements:
- You have completed a minimum of 150 points of the Bachelor of Commerce at the time of application.
- You have not previously taken or are not applying for MGMT30017 Global Management Consulting. Students are not eligible to take both Management Consulting and Global Management Consulting within their degree.
- Actuarial Students seeking to apply for Management Consulting must seek course advice from Stop 1 prior to applying.
- Exchange and Study Abroad students are welcome to apply for this subject.
Due to limited spaces, entry into Management Consulting is competitive. The Selection Committee considers the following when allocating places:
- Academic performance
- Responses to application questions including a 1-minute video statement
- An overall match of skills, experience and interests to the available project
"Management Consulting was transformative, challenging, and rewarding. Our expectations for the semester were exceeded, and the experiences which we gained were highly valuable. Completing this subject helped us broaden our horizons, tested our abilities and left us better prepared for our future careers."
ADventure Consulting, Management Consulting at ANZ Innovation (Institutional).
How to apply
Applications for Semester 2, 2025 are now closed.
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Login to Sonia Live using your University of Melbourne student credentials: https://unimelb.sonialive.com/.
Click into Faculty of Business and Economics
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Click on the Placements tab on the menu bar at the top of the page and search for Management Consulting.
Please note that Management Consulting will only appear in the Placements screen if applications are currently open for an upcoming intake. If the subject does not appear in the list, it is likely that applications have not yet opened or have already closed. Check the key dates section above to find out when applications are open for this intake.
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Click the green + Join option. This will give you access to the subject application form which can be found on the Forms tab (you may need to refresh your browser for this to appear).
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Complete all fields of the application form and, when ready, click submit. Please ensure you take note of the application due date as we do not accept late submissions.
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After the closing date, applications will be shortlisted and applicants will receive an outcome via email.
Drop in session
Come along to a drop in session to learn more about the Management Consulting (MGMT30012) subject and ask any questions you may have about the program or application process. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet your subject coordinator and the employability team.
Frequently asked questions
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The availability of clients varies each semester. Past students have worked with companies like Mind Tribes, De Bortoli Wines, Cargill, Urbis, P&G, ACCA, EY, Deloitte, KMPG, Akambo, City of Melbourne, Treasury Corporation of Victoria, L’Oreal, Marriott, ANZ, Ericsson, Toll, and more.
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In this subject, you'll gain real-world experience, engage with clients, and connect with industry professionals, all while receiving strong support from the university through weekly lectures, workshops, and consultations.
Unlike an internship, which typically involves working individually with one company on day-to-day tasks, Management Consulting focuses on a group project. It also provides access to multiple employers through lectures and networking at the final celebration event.
Previous participants have secured job offers after completing their projects, either with their project host company or other host companies.
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Not at all – this subject brings together a diverse group of students from various majors, including exchange and study abroad students.
Students are grouped into teams with a mix of academic and cultural backgrounds, allowing each member to contribute their unique expertise and learn from others.
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This subject is available to Bachelor of Commerce students regardless of major. You do not need any consulting experience to take this subject.
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Interested students must first submit an online application, including a video statement and your career interest topic areas. Successful applicants will then be required to submit a CV. Below are some resources from the Careers and Employability Studio that can help with your CV preparation.
- Careers & Employability Studio: Get online resources, CV preparation, workshops/seminars, and individual advice.
- Smart Resume: Preparing your resume can take time. Use Smart Resume to create/update your CV.
- EmployMe: Get job application tools, personality and skills test, employability skills and more.
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You will need to record and upload a 1-minute video outlining why you are interested in taking this subject. Video recording can be done using Interview360.
Instructions on submitting your recording will be provided upon joining our online Sonia Placement Group.
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Timetable information for this subject is released at the same time as other subjects, however, lectures and workshops are always delivered on a Monday. There is one lecture and workshop per week.
In addition, client meetings occur once a week on Wednesday afternoons 1 - 5pm or Friday mornings 9am - 1pm.
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Participants are not permitted to choose their team, company or project as these will be assigned to students. We consider a range of factors when allocating teams, such as diversity in background and disciplines/majors, alignment of skills to projects, and areas of interest.
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Management Consulting is a challenging subject but students are mentored and supported through the process by the Academic Coordinator and team coach. You will face ambiguity and must operate with autonomy. However, it is a rewarding individual and team experience, and a unique opportunity to work on a real business problem with industry experts.
Contact us
If you have any questions about Management Consulting, please email fbe-capstonestudies@unimelb.edu.au