▁Fin ance , ▁Management , ▁Mark eting , ▁Str ategy ▁and ▁Tour ism . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁began ▁teaching ▁its ▁M BA ▁program ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁offered ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁It ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁business ▁school ▁in ▁Australia ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁acc red iting ▁bodies ▁- ▁the ▁US - based ▁A AC SB ▁International ▁and ▁Europe ' s ▁E Q UI S . ▁ ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁has ▁ranked ▁U Q ▁Business ▁School ▁as ▁# 1 ▁world wide ▁for ▁student ▁quality , ▁the ▁U Q ▁Business ▁School ▁M BA ▁program ▁also ▁ranked ▁# 1 ▁in ▁Queensland ▁and ▁# 2 ▁overall ▁in ▁Austral asia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁along ▁with ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Business , ▁Econom ics ▁& ▁Law , ▁U Q ▁Business ▁School ▁collabor ates ▁with ▁Mah id ol ▁University ▁International ▁College ▁and ▁The ▁Chinese ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁introduce ▁Hospital ity ▁Management ▁Program , ▁exclus ively ▁available ▁to ▁its ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁International ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁Management ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁U Q ▁Business ▁School ' s ▁orig ins ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁when ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland ▁first ▁began ▁to ▁offer ▁account ing ▁degrees . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Account ancy ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁Management ▁education ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁M BA ▁students ▁en rolled