[citation needed] A number of corporate companies provide research chairs and fellows, visiting professor programs, scholarships and prizes to the Business School.

[5] Located next to the Matilda Bay Reserve on the Swan River and at the south end of the University campus, the $50 million Business School building was opened in May 2009.

[8] Students who achieve a required standard can continue to focus on their chosen major while developing research skills through the Honours program, which consists of one more year of study.

According to the 2011 Good Universities Guide, the Business School's MBA program has a five-star rating for graduate salaries, getting a job, corporate links, and management faculty size,[12] and in 2009 was ranked seventh in Australia in the Australian Financial Review BOSS MBA rankings.

Research students work closely with a supervisor on a specific topic to produce a dissertation of significant academic originality.