This course is only available to Australian citizens or permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens
Overview
- Challenge your thinking to become a highly skilled leader by developing a greater understanding of yourself and others.
- Participate in an international study tour to China, where you will learn to meet the demands of a rapidly globalising society.
- Work with a leadership coach to establish clear goals for your career path and personal life
- Undertake a leadership practicum by shadowing a senior executive from industry, commerce or government.
- Study weekend classes in a 22 month intensive part-time mode.
| QUT course code | GS50 |
| Attendance | Part time |
| Course duration | 22 months part time |
| Start month | January |
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Details
QUT’s Executive MBA is designed to take experienced managers to new levels as highly skilled leaders.
The concept of ‘knowing one’s self’ lies at the forefront of the program, facilitating the development of a deep understanding of personal goals and leadership traits.
In addition to self-realisation and leadership, the unique model for this Executive MBA program integrates fundamental units with more advanced elements that include organisational transformation, entrepreneurship, governance and corporate accountability. The program culminates in an international study tour to China, honing abilities to meet the demands of a quickly changing globalised society. During the tour, participants will learn the intricacies of negotiating and conducting business in a foreign land and applying commercial expertise in a vastly different culture.
Additionally, the program offers life coaches who will help individual cohort members establish clear goals for both their chosen career paths and personal lives.
With the Executive MBA’s emphasis on corporate governance and leadership, cohort members will undertake a leadership practicum by shadowing a senior executive from industry, commerce or government. They will experience first-hand how leadership issues are handled in the real world at executive level.
Current brochures
Units
Course design
The Executive MBA program commences 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 study tour to China. These intensive weekend sessions allow participants to schedule dedicated time to study with minimal interference to their business commitments.
Participants undertake 24 units, each worth 6 credit points, that incorporate 16 core units from the MBA program with an added focus on self-realisation, leadership, decision-making and organisational transformation.
Current timetables
EMBA Cohort 11 timetable 2012 (PDF file, 38.29KB)
EMBA Cohort 12 timetable 2012 (PDF file, 37.7KB)
Course structure
Units
- Business Communication
- Business Law
- Business Leadership Practicum
- Business Plans
- Corporate Governance and Accountability
- Creative and Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Doing Business with China
- Economics in Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- Financial Statements Analysis
- Fundamentals of Marketing Management
- Human Resource Management Issues
- International Study Tour
- Issues Management
- Managing in the Global Business Environment
- Managing Technological Innovation
- Negotiation Skills and Strategies
- Organisational Behaviour
- Self Realisation and Personal Development
- Strategic Management
- The Sustainable Business
- Understanding Data
- Understanding Leadership
All course structures
Here are the rest of the study plans.
Entry requirements
To be considered for admission, applicants must:
- Hold a Bachelor degree in any field from a recognised university with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.5 on a 7 point scale;
- Have a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of at least 550;
- Have a minimum five years' full-time equivalent relevant managerial experience;
- Provide two referee recommendations on proforma provided; and
- Attend a personal interview with the Coordinator of the Executive MBA.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
The study tour to China is invoiced separately and the cost is approximately $5,500
2012: $13500 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Executive Master of Business Administration
Stage 1: Application
Complete a Postgraduate (PG) Form and submit with:
- your resume attesting to five years management experience
- a certified copy of any undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications
- two referee recommendations on the proforma provided.
At least one referee recommendation should be from your current employer. The referees may choose to send the recommendations directly to QUT (the address is provided on the proforma).
Submit applications to Peter Hollands, Corporate Education, QUT Business School
By mail to: GPO Box 2434, Brisbane Qld 4001
By hand to: Level 5 B Block, Gardens Point campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane
Stage 2: Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
As applicants may come from a range of fields and their work experience may be diverse, a management aptitude test score is a useful indicator of an applicant's ability to meet the program's academic requirements. All applicants are required to take the GMAT. There will be no exemptions based on prior education or experience. GMAT test scores are valid for five years.
If you have already taken the GMAT, submit a certified copy of your Official Score Report with your application. If you are planning to take the GMAT, please have the results sent directly to QUT (our identification number is 1677).
Download GMAT details (DOC file, 410 KB)
As an alternative to GMAT, Executive MBA students will be given the opportunity to sit for a Business Select test. Testing will be held at QUT. Applicants will be notified of the schedule upon request.
See more information and sample questions at Business Select.
Stage 3: Interview
On receipt of all required application documentation and a GMAT result, a 30-minute meeting will be scheduled for you with the Director of Graduate Studies.
Stage 4: Offer
QUT will issue a letter of offer into the EMBA and supply sign-on details that allows you to electronically accept the offer and enrol into the units of study.
