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Our QUT Executive MBA students and alumni lead on a transformative scale, driving positive change across a multitude of industries worldwide. Explore our Insights blog, and discover how their studies have empowered them to unlock their full potential and make a meaningful impact in their organisation and community. Hear their inspiring stories and gain insights from their time at QUT.
Flexible delivery
'The structure of QUT’s Executive MBA, tailored to busy full-time professionals, is critical to accessibility for its students. The face-to-face long weekend sessions are what makes this program stand out from others, enabling exceptional growth through real interactions and connections.'
Medical Director of Medical Imaging at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH)
Innovative learning
'Throughout my degree, we had many great lecturers who were engaging and offered valuable insights from diverse perspectives on a wide range of topics.'
Co-founder and managing director at Le Bon Care
Make a difference
'As Head of Communications at The Fred Hollows Foundation, I lead a team to tell the life-changing stories of Professor Fred Hollows and the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation to treat blindness and vision impairment in resource-challenged environments. QUT’s Executive MBA gave me tools to unpack the high degree of interconnectivity and complexity I face working for an international NGO.'
Head of communications at The Fred Hollows Foundation
Build connections
'Everyone enrolled in QUT's Executive MBA comes from different sectors, contributing to a rich diversity of individuals. People are very forthcoming in sharing stories and experiences, which has been incredibly helpful, broadening my perspective. It's been an excellent experience.'
Director of Sector Engagement and Communications at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD)
Flexible study
'I run a business and have a young family, so time is precious in my household. The Executive MBA has been designed with an executive lifestyle in mind—you come onto campus for three days of the month and then use a hybrid learning structure for the remainder of the program. I wouldn't have been able to undertake the program without this hybrid approach.'
Executive Director, Personified
Experienced cohort
'I knew my learning style would better suit a more engaged program with a consistent cohort of students, which is why I chose QUT’s Executive MBA in Canberra. The connections I have made have been invaluable. It’s essentially given me my own advisory board that I can call on to talk through challenges. The Canberra program attracts an experienced cohort and completing the intensive program together built a strong bond between us.'
Branch Manager, Cleanaway Waste Management South East Queensland
Valuable connections
'The highlight of the Executive MBA was the people. In every instance, when you undertake to transform your life, it is imperative that you surround yourself with the best of the best and then to trust them. The calibre of those I have met along my EMBA journey have influenced and shaped me, as well as connected me to new opportunities (personal and professional). The leadership, admin teams, lecturers and alumni are inspired and engaged and teach me every day.'
CEO, Lifeline Canberra
Flexible delivery
'The flexible nature of the Executive MBA, incorporating both face-to-face and remote learning, enabled me to continue working full-time throughout. This was a key determinant in my decision to undertake the program.'
Department of Defence
Meet our Executive MBA leaders
Our QUT Executive MBA students and alumni lead on a transformative scale, driving positive change across a multitude of industries worldwide. Explore our Insights blog, and discover how their studies have empowered them to unlock their full potential and make a meaningful impact in their organisation and community. Hear their inspiring stories and gain insights from their time at QUT.
Flexible delivery
'The structure of QUT’s Executive MBA, tailored to busy full-time professionals, is critical to accessibility for its students. The face-to-face long weekend sessions are what makes this program stand out from others, enabling exceptional growth through real interactions and connections.'
Medical Director of Medical Imaging at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH)
Innovative learning
'Throughout my degree, we had many great lecturers who were engaging and offered valuable insights from diverse perspectives on a wide range of topics.'
Co-founder and managing director at Le Bon Care
Make a difference
'As Head of Communications at The Fred Hollows Foundation, I lead a team to tell the life-changing stories of Professor Fred Hollows and the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation to treat blindness and vision impairment in resource-challenged environments. QUT’s Executive MBA gave me tools to unpack the high degree of interconnectivity and complexity I face working for an international NGO.'
Head of communications at The Fred Hollows Foundation
Build connections
'Everyone enrolled in QUT's Executive MBA comes from different sectors, contributing to a rich diversity of individuals. People are very forthcoming in sharing stories and experiences, which has been incredibly helpful, broadening my perspective. It's been an excellent experience.'
Director of Sector Engagement and Communications at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (QLD)
Flexible study
'I run a business and have a young family, so time is precious in my household. The Executive MBA has been designed with an executive lifestyle in mind—you come onto campus for three days of the month and then use a hybrid learning structure for the remainder of the program. I wouldn't have been able to undertake the program without this hybrid approach.'
Executive Director, Personified
Experienced cohort
'I knew my learning style would better suit a more engaged program with a consistent cohort of students, which is why I chose QUT’s Executive MBA in Canberra. The connections I have made have been invaluable. It’s essentially given me my own advisory board that I can call on to talk through challenges. The Canberra program attracts an experienced cohort and completing the intensive program together built a strong bond between us.'
Branch Manager, Cleanaway Waste Management South East Queensland
Valuable connections
'The highlight of the Executive MBA was the people. In every instance, when you undertake to transform your life, it is imperative that you surround yourself with the best of the best and then to trust them. The calibre of those I have met along my EMBA journey have influenced and shaped me, as well as connected me to new opportunities (personal and professional). The leadership, admin teams, lecturers and alumni are inspired and engaged and teach me every day.'
CEO, Lifeline Canberra
Highlights
- Study at a leading business school. QUT Business School is Australia’s first business school to earn the Triple Crown Accreditation—an honour held by less than 1% of business schools worldwide.
- Learn from experts. Be taught by experienced academics and industry leaders who bring current research and real-world insight into the classroom.
- Access new scholarships. Designed to support future leaders from diverse backgrounds in pursuing their Executive MBA. QUT alumni can receive a 10% tuition fee discount.
- Tailored for executives. Study through intensive weekend sessions held monthly over an 8-week teaching period, designed to fit around demanding professional schedules.
- Enagage in international study tours. Build essential skills in entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and leadership of complex projects.
- Benefit from one-on-one executive coaching. Work with a personal leadership coach to define your goals and guide your professional growth.
- Experience an immersive leadership practicum. Shadow a senior industry, government, or corporate executive during your second year.
Highlights
- Study at a leading business school. We're Australia’s first business school to earn the triple crown accreditation. Less than 1% of all business schools globally have achieved triple accreditation, and we're proud to be part of this distinguished group.
- Explore our range of new scholarships, designed to support future leaders from diverse backgrounds in gaining their Executive MBA.
- Tailored for busy executives, coursework is delivered through intensive weekend classes held monthly over an 8-week teaching period.
- Participate in an international study tours, where you will develop essential capabilities around entrepreneurship and digital transformation and the leadership of complex projects.
- Work with your leadership coach to establish clear goals for your career path and personal life.
- Undertake a leadership practicum, shadowing a senior executive from industry, commerce or government in the second year of your program.
Why choose this course?
Our Executive MBA (EMBA) is designed to build your influence and elevate your leadership. What sets it apart from standard MBAs is that it’s specifically designed for executives with 10 or more years of industry experience.
Developed in collaboration with industry and delivered by world-class academics, the program blends applied learning with executive-level insight. You’ll build your professional network, study alongside ambitious, like-minded peers, and broaden your perspective through global learning experiences.
Explore this course
From your first day in the program, you’ll join a community of senior professionals focused on leadership transformation. The QUT Executive MBA is structured around immersive learning, collaboration, and reflection, ensuring that each unit directly connects to your professional context.
The learning environment is designed for executives—interactive, small-group based, and supported by personalised coaching and mentoring. You’ll engage in dynamic discussions, live case studies, and experiential learning activities that allow you to apply insights immediately within your workplace.
At the end of the first year of your Executive MBA, you’ll choose between two specialised leadership pathways. Each providing a distinct lens through which to build capability and confidence:
International leadership
Explore global business, stakeholder engagement, and entrepreneurship, culminating in the MIT Sloan Immersion Program—an international learning experience focused on innovation and leadership in complex systems.
Complex program leadership and strategic procurement
Develop expertise in leading large-scale, high-risk, and globally distributed projects. This stream draws on more than 15 years of QUT experience in complex program delivery, strategic procurement, and risk management.
Evidence-Based, practice-focused curriculum
Benefit from QUT’s strong industry connections and practical learning approach.
Unlike traditional degrees, our MBA suite is built around real-world application—offering immersive, experiential learning that helps you develop transferable skills, apply knowledge immediately, and build future-focused expertise.
You will:
- Learn from award-winning academics and industry experts
- Work on real-world projects and live client briefs
- Complete assessments aligned with current workplace challenges
- Gain insights from industry guest lecturers
1:1 Personalised leadership coaching and executive mentoring
Your leadership growth is supported throughout the program by structured, individualised guidance.
In the first half of the program, you will work with an executive coach who provides feedback on leadership style, supports development goals, and offers practical guidance for applying learning in your role.
In the second half of the program, you will be paired with a senior executive or board member as your mentor – meeting monthly to explore leadership, decision-making and governance.
Global opportunities
The QUT EMBA includes immersive study tours and global learning opportunities that connect theory with international best practice.
You’ll learn directly from leading organisations and global experts—building insight into the challenges and opportunities of leadership across diverse cultural and business contexts. These experiences are an integral part of the EMBA journey, not optional extras.
Explore our global opportunities.
Professional growth beyond the classroom
QUT’s EMBA extends far beyond formal study. You’ll have access to a rich ecosystem of professional development and networking opportunities, including:
- Exclusive leadership and thought-leadership events.
- Career-focused workshops and executive panels.
- Alumni networking and lifelong learning opportunities.
These experiences strengthen your professional network, expand your influence, and position you for continued leadership success.
Which MBA course is right for you?
QUT offers two MBA courses for professionals with varying experience and career aspirations. Explore the difference between our two MBA courses to determine what is right for you and your career.
Executive MBA (EMBA)
Designed for experienced leaders ready to advance into senior or board-level roles. Ideal for executives with a minimum of 10 years’ professional experience who want to accelerate strategic and leadership capability.
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Created for industry professionals seeking to expand their leadership skills, build career-ready capabilities, and real-world opportunities.
Prefer the flexibility of studying from anywhere? The MBA is also available online. Find out more about our QUT Online MBA.
Find the right fit for your future
Explore how QUT’s Executive MBA and MBA can help you achieve your leadership ambitions.
Careers and outcomes
Our Executive MBA cohort is made up of ambitious professionals from a diverse range of industries including:
- business
- healthcare
- sports
- not-for-profit
- technology.
Whether you aim to accelerate your career and move into senior management or executive positions, transition to a new industry, or launch your own venture, the QUT Executive MBA equips you with the strategic mindset, leadership skills, and industry insights to make it happen.
Meet our Executive MBA alumni
Discover how our graduates have transformed their careers and lives through their Executive MBA studies. Read their stories.
What can you do with an EMBA?
Our EMBA postgraduate degree will equip you with advanced leadership and management skills to take the next step toward achieving your goals. Throughout the EMBA program you will:
- develop advanced leadership skills including strategic thinking, decision-making and leading organisational change
- grow global business expertise with an understanding of global markets, cross-cultural management and international business strategy
- expand on financial management skills including financial strategy, corporate finance, business law, business ethics, risk management and investment decision-making
- enhance skills in executive communication, negotiation, presenting and building strategic professional networks.
The EMBA is structured into four components:
- The Building Foundations component provides foundation business knowledge and skills along with the opportunity to engage in personal leadership development.
- 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.
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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
- 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 January. The delivery will focus on an eight week cycle, with class sessions taking place every eight weeks supported by online 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
- Course code
- GS50
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- Gardens Point
- 23 months part-time
- 23 months part-time
- January
Entry requirements
You must have a:
- recognised bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale); and
- 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.
You must also submit responses to the following mandatory reflective questions:
- Motivation to complete the QUT MBA
- Intended contribution to the cohort
- Work/life/study balance strategy
- Current leadership philosophy
Work experience
Relevant work experience indicates an applicants capacity to contribute to workshop discussion and the wider student body. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.
Additional entry requirements
You may be required to:
- attend an interview with the MBA Director or nominee.
Pathway
You may be admitted to the Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration if you have a minimum of nine years work experience with six years minimum relevant professional work experience plus three years minimum supervisory/management experience). Upon completion of the Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration with a GPA 4.50 (or higher) you can articulate into the Executive Master of Business Administration.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge C1 Advanced
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT Australia Test (120 scale) | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from July
This course includes a two-week international study tour. The cost is:
- $8,500 (approximate) for the international leadership study tour
- $10,000 (approximate) for the complex program leadership study tour.
This includes all in-country transportation, accommodation, company and site visits, and most meals.
2027 fees
2026 fees
2026: $4,000 per unit (6 credit points)
This course includes a two-week international study tour. The cost is:
- $8,500 (approximate) for the international leadership study tour
- $10,000 (approximate) for the complex program leadership study tour.
This includes all in-country transportation, accommodation, company and site visits, and most meals.
Fees
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
EMBA Scholarships
Our EMBA scholarships support business leaders from diverse backgrounds and industries to take the next step in their career journey.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Indigenous Australian; Struggling financially; From regional, rural or remote areas; Sporting excellence; Women
EMBA FAQs
The most frequently asked questions about QUT's Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program, answered.
What is an EMBA?
An EMBA is an Executive Master of Business Administration. This is a highly regarded postgraduate degree for experienced professionals used to elevate leadership skills and enter new roles with more seniority.
What does EMBA stand for?
EMBA is an abbreviation for Executive Master of Business Administration. It is a postgraduate degree for experienced professionals across a range of industries from marketing to finance, sales, management, HR and more.
Executive MBA vs MBA - which is better?
We offer two MBA courses for professionals with varying experience and career aspirations. It simply depends on your career trajectory and aspirations as to which MBA course is best for you.
EMBAs are a great option for professionals who have been in the industry for over a decade and are looking for growth and direction into more senior leadership roles.
An MBA is best suited for professionals who want to gain leadership skills, industry connections, mentorship and real-world experiences.
Who needs an EMBA?
An EMBA is recommended for experienced professionals looking to enter senior leadership roles within their career such as C-suite executives, directors and managers, or those who want to elevate their leadership capabilities, strategic thinking and business acumen.
How long does it take to do an EMBA?
Our EMBA course takes 23 months to complete full-time.
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