Master of Adaptive Leadership (MALP)

Back to top Program aims The Master of Adaptive Leadership (MALP) is designed for middle to senior corporate managers and to equip graduates with superior knowledge, skills and abilities that help them to emerge as world-class leaders.

Based on reflective thinking and problem solving, the program is a niche offering in leadership consisting of applied work intensive modules that include real-world projects and industry-relevant problems.

The program will equip managers to build and connect teams, to drive innovation, and to build skills that help them lead across functional units.

Importantly, it will enable graduates to learn the know-how and know-why skills of measuring and building employee engagement that lead to higher levels of organisational learning and firm performance in a world of constant disruption.

With an emphasis on the application of leadership theory-to-practice nexus, the degree will enable students to develop a toolbox of leadership practices and a set of dynamic capabilities in adaptive leadership.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Completion of an Australian university Bachelor degree at Level 7 (or its equivalent) in any area;
2. A minimum of five years full time equivalent professional work experience, or equivalent;
3. English language proficiency requirements of Category 3; and
4. A statutory declaration from the student that they are able to access a suitable work situation to complete the work-based components of the degree.

USQ's Graduate Certificate of Leadership and Coaching provides an articulation pathway into the Master of Adaptive Leadership. Upon completion and achievement of a minimum GPA of 4.0, graduates will be eligible for entry into the Master of Adaptive Leadership.

Candidates with a Graduate Certificate (AQF level 8) or higher qualification in any discipline, with five years' professional work experience may apply for entry into the Master of Adaptive Leadership. Eligibility for entry will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program objectives

Upon successful completion of the Master of Adaptive Leadership, students should be able to:

• acquire general leadership knowledge and adopt different research practices in exploring a specific body of knowledge;
• measure and evaluate self and other leadership attributes and critically reflect on these;
• apply leadership theory to practical real-world projects in places of work and distinguish between various leadership solutions;
• reflect on how different leadership knowledge informs context-specific leadership problems in times of rapid transformation;
• distinguish between different innovative employee and team engagement solutions in managing a dynamic workforce and to professionally communicate change; and
• communicate and present relevant knowledge & ideas clearly & concisely to a range of audiences.