Your enrolment in this course must be sponsored by your employer.
Overview
- For experienced project professionals who seek to enhance their leadership and business acumen, and accelerate their careers leading large and complex programs.
- Graduates meet the educational requirements for full membership of the UK-based Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
- Study in Canberra (full-time or part-time) or Brisbane (part-time) to suit your life and work.
- Participate in an international study tour.
- This is a sponsored program. Your enrolment must be sponsored by your employer. The course is open to Australian non-student visa holders.
| QUT course code | GZ52 |
| Attendance |
Part-time or Full-time
Note: Canberra is offered full-time and part-time. Brisbane is only offered part-time. |
| Course duration | 1 year full-time
3 years part-time |
| Start month |
2013
January, February
Note: Canberra commences in January. Brisbane commences in February. |
| Delivery |
On campus
Note: This course is also delivered in Canberra, as per contract arrangements |
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| Course contact |
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Details
The Executive Master of Business (Strategic Procurement) (EMBSP) is an intensive program integrating academic knowledge and industry practice, self awareness and expanding horizons to challenge and enrich the workplace behaviour of each participant, particularly with regard to:
- understanding yourself
- influencing and leading others
- strategic planning
- thinking innovatively and holistically.
The program builds upon the classical 'reductionist', procedural and controlled approach to project management, using holistic systems thinking to explore complex projects, those often characterised by ambiguity, emergence of numerous influential stakeholders, and new or integrated technologies.
The program is co-delivered with the Executive Master of Business (Complex Project Management), enabling interaction between project managers and commercial managers, to foster an alignment of responsibilities and objectives to successfully deliver planned benefits.
The EMBSP has been recognised by the industry peak body, the UK-based Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply as meeting the educational requirements for full membership of the institute — MCIPS.
Who should participate?
You should be an experienced project professional seeking to enhance your leadership and business acumen, looking to accelerate your career leading large and complex programs.
We also welcome enquiries from experienced practitioners who may only want to undertake a single unit or small subset of units from the EMBSP.
This is a sponsored program, so your enrolment must be sponsored by your employer.
Previous participants have been drawn from:
- the Australian Department of Defence, Defence Materiel Organisation and the military
- other Australian government agencies including Customs, Immigration and Queensland Health
- industry organisations: Australian Aerospace, Aerospace Concepts, Australian Submarine Corporation, BAE Systems, Boeing, Ferra Engineering, John Holland, Kobold, Lockheed Martin, Mincom, Marand Precision, Qinetiq, Raytheon, Sikorsky, Thales, Watpac Construction and others
Study in Canberra or Brisbane
Canberra
As a full-time participant, you can complete the masters program in Canberra in eleven months. Full-time classes start in mid-January each year.
You can also enrol part-time. You attend alongside the full time participants, undertaking a customised program of study approved by the course co-ordinator. In this format, you’ll typically complete the program over three years.
The next Canberra full-time and part-time programs start in January 2013.
Program duration is subject to successful progression and any QUT changes to the program format or delivery mode.
Brisbane
The Brisbane part-time offering is optimised to minimise disruption to your employment. It's delivered as a blended program incorporating online studies and facilitated sessions plus seven one week residential workshops spaced six months apart.
The next Brisbane part-time program starts in February 2013.
Brisbane 2013 part-time course summary (PDF, 205KB)
Program duration is subject to successful progression and any QUT changes to the program format or delivery mode.
More information
For more information on the Brisbane or Canberra program, contact the Graduate School of Business - Executive Master of Business.
Units
The Executive Master of Business (Strategic Procurement) (EMBSP) comprises 24 units of study plus executive coaching and expanding horizons.
You have the option of:
- exiting after successfully completing 8 units, and graduating with a Graduate Certificate in Business
- exiting after successfully completing 16 units, and graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Business (Strategic Procurement).
Units are delivered in teaching blocks, which are seven weeks long on average.
Units of study
The academic units of study are grouped into three phases:
A. Understanding Yourself, Others and Complexity
- Strategic Management of Complex Projects
- Systems Thinking
- Self Realisation and Personal Development
- Problem Solving in Complex Environments
- Communicating Effectively
- Developing and Leading High Performance Teams
- Understanding Organisational Behaviour and Culture
- IP strategy and Management
B. Performing for Results
- Acquisition Strategies
- Complex Projects and the Law
- Financial Analysis and Decision Making
- Planning for Risk and Change
- Managing Innovation in Technology-Based Organisations
- Managing Strategic Contracts and Suppliers
- Business Planning
- Negotiation and Mediation Strategies
C. Leading for Results (Capstone)
- International Study Tour
- International Contracts
- Leadership for Results
- Planning and Implementing Change
- Managing Contract Relationships
- Accountability and Governance
- Contract Risk Allocation and Insurance
- Capstone Workplace Project
Executive coaching
- Build upon self-realisation and personal development.
- Challenge workplace behaviours.
- Reflect on opportunities for and the reality of transference of learning to the workplace.
- Option of post course extension coaching.
Expanding horizons
- Challenging behaviours and perceptions
- A safe learning environment to explore decision making and leadership through interactive case studies, debrief and reflection
All course structures
Entry requirements
Entry criteria
This is a sponsored program, so your enrolment must be sponsored by your employer. You must be able to provide written confirmation of this support when you apply.
You should be an experienced commercial manager, with a minimum of five years’ commercial experience.
You must satisfy at least one of these requirements:
- have an undergraduate degree or
- Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score of 500 or higher; or
- under special circumstances, demonstrate comparable capability to the satisfaction of the course coordinator at an interview.
Course fees
To discuss program costs, please contact Graduate School of Business - Executive Master of Business.
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
Apply
How to apply for Executive Master of Business (Strategic Procurement)
You should submit your application by the date advised on the course summary sheet; generally by:
- 1 November each year for Canberra courses (start in mid-January each year)
- 11 January each year for Brisbane courses (start in mid-February each year)
Step 1: Complete a QUT application form
Australian citizens and permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens complete an application for postgraduate course admission form (PG form) (PDF file, 362.47 KB).
International participants complete an Application for admission to QUT as an international student form (F form) (PDF file, 373 KB) and include a copy of your Australian visa.
Step 2: Get written confirmation of sponsorship from your employer
You must provide a sponsorship letter that stipulates:
- company name
- Australian Business Number (ABN) (if relevant)
- office and postal address
- an administrative and financial contact person, phone number and email address.
The letter must also specifically confirm support for:
- full-time attendance in the 11-month Canberra program, or the 3-year part-time program in Brisbane or Canberra
- payment of program tuition fees
- payment of travel costs associated with the 2-week study tour (GSZ517/518) scheduled for September/October
- provision of an Apple iPad tablet and relevant applications
- provision of a laptop compter with Microsoft Office and wireless capability.
Step 3: Submit your application documents
Mail your completed application and original supporting documents to:
Queensland University of Technology
Graduate School of Business
EMCPM Program Administration
Level 4, B Block
GPO Box 2434
Brisbane 4001
Australia
You must submit your application by mail, but to ensure your application is processed as quickly as possible, email or fax it to us as well:
Fax: +61 7 3138 1299
Email: emcpm.embsp@qut.edu.au
Step 4: Accept your offer
If your application is successful, you'll receive a formal letter of offer from QUT, with instructions on how to accept your offer through our online system QUT Virtual.
You must accept your offer in QUT Virtual to participate in the course.
