Master of Leadership

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Leadership is designed for experienced professionals and learners wishing to take the next step in their leadership journey.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

Domestic Fees

$34,200 per year

About this course

The Master of Leadership is designed for experienced professionals and learners wishing to take the next step in their leadership journey. This course will give the student practitioners an opportunity to consolidate their learning, challenge their worldviews and take initiatives to introduce meaningful transformative initiatives to their workplaces and communities. Students will gain practical research experience through the Leadership Research Project that enables them to explore certain organisational or community issues in an in-depth manner and produce a minor research paper.Students undertake a series of coursework units including a research project unit, integrating critical thinking and engagement with theoretical, religious, and spiritual beliefs with a body of knowledge and lived professional experience. This is done through enquiry-based studies, case studies from leading professionals to address workplace problems and issues, that are expected to lead to the development of practical approaches for change and implementation of projects in their professional context.

Entry requirements

The minimum admission requirements for the Master of Leadership are:
a) an undergraduate degree and five years' work experience, including at least three years management experience, or
b) the Graduate Certificate in Leadership at the University of Divinity or an equivalent award from a recognised higher education provider.
c) International visa-holder students must also have an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 or equivalent.

Career pathways

Graduates of the can progress to the Master of Leadership.Graduates of the Master of Leadership can progress to candidature in the .

Course structure

The Master of Leadership is designed for experienced professionals and learners wishing to take the next step in their leadership journey. This course will give the student practitioners an opportunity to consolidate their learning, challenge their worldviews and take initiatives to introduce meaningful transformative initiatives to their workplaces and communities. Students will gain practical research experience through the Leadership Research Project that enables them to explore certain organisational or community issues in an in-depth manner and produce a minor research paper.
a) Investigate, evaluate, and synthesise complex ideas and concepts that may include complex perspectives from religious beliefs, spiritual traditions.
b) Integrate advanced knowledge of leadership theories and frameworks that may include perspectives from religious beliefs and spiritual traditions as well as current critical research perspectives to inform leadership practice in complex contexts.
c) Communicate complex, coherent, and sustained arguments, leadership ideas, and decisions in various modes to engage Christian and other audiences.
d) Critically reflect on and create appropriate responses to theological, religious, social, cultural, ethical and / or sustainability issues from a leadership perspective.
e) Initiate and lead in the creation of organisational solutions and / or additions to the body of knowledge in leadership and organisational development and transformation.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of Divinity.

90.9%

Overall satisfaction

82.8%

Skill scale

85.7%

Teaching scale

89.2%

Employed full-time

$69.8k

Average salary

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