You must have a:
You must also submit responses to the following mandatory reflective questions:
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.
Additional entry requirementsYou may be required to:
If you do not have bachelor degree please consider the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration if you have 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 4.50 (or higher) you can articulate into the Executive Master of Business Administration.
QUT's Executive MBA is different to a conventional MBA. It's designed for executives with at least 10 years of industry experience with a desire to hone their leadership skills and share the journey with an elite cohort.
Everyone is assigned their own leadership coach and executive advisor. Course work is contained to weekends. And the Executive MBA takes the idea of real world to the next level with our international study tour at the heart of your learning experience.
Concentrated learningsSpecialise in International Leadership or Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement as part of your Executive MBA.
International Leadership
Delve into global business stakeholder engagement and entrepreneurship with the International Leadership stream. Connect with leading universities on the study tour and deep dive with some of the world's best companies. This stream will specialise your skills in stakeholder engagement international business and entrepreneurship.
Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement
Develop the capability to lead in complicated environments by connecting with some of the world's most difficult projects as part of the Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement stream. Choosing this stream will hone your knowledge in project implementation risk management and strategic global contracting.
Integrated workplace projectQUT is all about real-world learning. That's why the final component of your Executive MBA is a capstone unit that gives you the opportunity to apply what you have learnt in a new venture or organisation.
The aim of the workplace project is to enable students to apply learning from the program to address a complex work-based problem or a new or emerging business opportunity of interest to the student their employer or a sponsoring organisation.
Discover our real-world learning.
Global opportunitiesThe unique model for our Executive MBA integrates fundamental units with more advanced elements as well as the opportunity to specialise in either International Leadership or Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement both culminating in an international study tour.
Explore our global opportunities.
Complex Project Alignment and Implementation study tour
The Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement study tour features a bespoke engagement with some of the world's biggest and most complicated projects.
You'll learn how global organisations such as Airbus and Pilatus manage large and difficult projects within and across complex environments.
These perspectives aren't just limited to engineering or technical functions but also embrace the social cultural and political dimensions that inform practices relationships and expectations across international supply chains.
MIT Immersion Program
The International Leadership stream features a visit to one of the world's best universities MIT. You'll learn about leveraging emerging digital technologies and data analytics to drive organisational transformation in the face of digital disruption.
In an Australian-first initiative MIT Sloan School of Management and QUT Business School are collaborating with a focus on an innovative immersion program for QUT Executive MBA and MBA students.
Leadership coaching and mentoringAs you work your way through the QUT Executive MBA you'll have a leadership coach every step of the way to guide you.
During the first half of the program you will be allocated an Executive Coach to provide feedback on leadership style advice on effective managerial techniques and help with course work.
In the second half of the program you will be paired with an Executive Advisor who is a current Executive or Board member. They will meet monthly with you to explore leadership decision-making and governance.
The EMBA is structured into four components:
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 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 Foundations1. International Leadership
2. Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement