Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)

As one of Australia's top ranked programs, QUT’s Executive MBA is designed to take experienced managers to new levels as highly skilled leaders.

Our Executive MBA is ranked number two by the Australian Financial Review BOSS MBA Ranking in 2019 and has been awarded five stars by the Graduate Management Association of Australia in 2017.

Our unique Executive MBA program is now also available in Canberra.

QUT has been a power-broker in Canberra for years, with our Executive Masters creating effective leaders for the Department of Defence, the DMO, Taxation and others since 2008.

Domestic Students

The EMBA is structured into four components:

1. The Building Foundations component provides foundation business knowledge and skills along with the opportunity to engage in personal leadership development.
2. The Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making component provides you with a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills on business disciplines to equip you to make holistic and multi-disciplinary decisions in complex environments.
3. In the third component of the EMBA program you are able to choose a concentration from: International Leadership and Complex Program Leadership or Strategic Procurement
4. The final component of the EMBA program is the completion of a Workplace Project.

Delivery and timing

The Executive MBA program commences in Brisbane in January of each year. Classes are scheduled once every four weeks over a long weekend from Friday to Sunday with the inclusion of a two-week international study tour.

The Executive MBA commences in Canberra in February. The delivery will focus on an eight week cycle, with class sessions taking place every eight weeks supported by on-line learning and facilitation for the remainder of the cycle.

These intensive sessions allow participants to schedule dedicated time to study with minimal interference to their business commitments.

Course components

Building Foundations

• Strategic Management
• Communicating to Influence
• Systems Thinking for Managers
• Economics in Business
• Problem Framing for Creative Action
• Accounting for Decision Making
• Personal Leadership and Change
• Data Analysis and Decision Making

Multi-Disciplinary Decision Making

• Marketing Strategically
• Understanding and Leading Others
• Business Law
• Financial Management
• Business Leadership Practicum 
• Managing Technological Innovation
• Global Leadership and Complexity
• Negotiation Skills and Strategies
• Corporate Governance and Accountability

Concentration Options

1. International Leadership

• Contemporary Human Resource Management Issues: Global Perspectives
• Conducting Business Internationally
• Advanced Strategy for Global Business
• Strategic Decision Making: Beyond Digital and Big Data
• Crisis Communication

2. Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement

• Sourcing and Contracting Strategies in a Global Environment
• Strategic Leadership of Supplier Relationships
• Strategically Managing Risk
• Intellectual Property Strategy and Management
• Complex Program Alignment and Implementation 

Workplace Project

• Integrated Workplace Project

International Students

Academic entry requirements

A completed recognised bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 (on QUT's 7-point scale); and

A minimum five years full-time post degree work experience with minimum of three years relevant professional work experience and two years minimum supervisory/management experience.

Additional entry requirements

Some applicants may be required to:

• Sit the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) (the worldwide standard in aptitude assessment for admission to postgraduate management programs), and achieve a minimum score of 550. GMAT details (PDF file, 271.8 KB).
• Attend an interview with the MBA Director to demonstrate relevant work experience

Referees

All applicants must nominate two referees as part of the application. At least one referee report should be from your current employer and we may contact your referees as part of the application process.

Referee Report proforma (DOCX file, 132.3 KB)

Work experience

Relevant work experience indicates applicants will be able to contribute to class discussion. A minimum of five years full-time equivalent professional or managerial work experience is required after the completion of an undergraduate degree. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.

Pathways

Applicants without a Bachelor Degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a minimum of 9 years work experience (6 years minimum equivalent professional work experience plus 3 year minimum supervisory/management experience). Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a GPA 4.5 (or higher) students can articulate into the Executive Master of Business Administration.