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Executive Master of Business Administration

  • Intensive delivery meets the needs of the busy executive
  • Enhance your qualifications to prepare for senior management roles
  • Seize the opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders

Program summary

Program title: Executive Master of Business Administration
Award abbreviation:
EMBA
Degree type: coursework
Study mode: on campus (intensive)
Duration: 2 years
Commence: Starts in Semester 1 for the first year of study and continues each month until December. After a short break at the end of the year, the EMBA re-commences in Semester 1. There is only one intake each year.
Fee type 2013: postgraduate coursework places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 24
USC program code: BU791
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa

As a busy executive, you can upgrade your qualifications via intensive weekend classes.

The Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) allows you to advance your knowledge in a unique format where students progress through the program with the same group of peers. The program focuses on managers who are capable of intensive and focused study, but are time-poor. Only EMBA students with significant work experience attend the classes, with delivery through intensive weekend workshops once a month for two years.

The EMBA is a professionally oriented program of study that develops your understanding and problem-solving ability in business and management issues relevant to both public and private sector organisations. You have the opportunity to enhance your strategic thinking, leadership skills and competencies, in areas such as marketing, accounting, financial management and economics. The EMBA integrates skills across key business areas, and involves reflection and learning from real examples of business strategy and its implementation

The EMBA gives you an opportunity to network with peers and industry leaders, and enables you to develop business and industry contacts. Working with a cohort lays the foundations for a powerful learning environment, and the program uses computer-based simulations and problem-solving activities to challenge skills, attitudes and beliefs. Teaching staff are from both USC and external organisations.

To be considered for admission, you must have at least five years senior managerial work experience and attend an interview.

Program delivery mode

The EMBA is delivered on campus at USC on one weekend each month across approximately 22 months. For the assigned weekends students will need to be available to attend classes as follows:

Day Time
Friday 9am–4.30pm
Saturday 9am–4.30pm
Sunday 9am–4.30pm

The EMBA program commences in Semester 1 for the first year of study, and continue each month until December. After a short break at the end of the year, the program will re-commence in Semester 1.

Each weekend of delivery combines two or three courses so that delivery of a single course is not concentrated in one weekend. In addition, exams are conducted progressively throughout the scheduled weekends, not at a separate time. Due to this intensive delivery mode you are able to gain a real sense of achievement and progress.

Enquiries

Faculty of Arts and Business
Tel: + 61 7 5430 1259
Fax: + 61 7 5430 2859
Email: FABinfo@usc.edu.au

Program Leader
Dr Jane Craig
Tel: +61 7 5430 2865
Email: JCraig1@usc.edu.au

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission, applicants must:

  • have a prior degree #, and
  • have at least five years senior managerial work experience.

Candidates whose first language is other than English must demonstrate an appropriate level of English proficiency. Refer to the English language requirements

Applicants may also be required to attend an interview.

# In the absence of an undergraduate degree the Faculty will consider evidence of the applicant’s ability to study at a graduate level. This may include:

  • partial completion of an undergraduate degree and / or
  • other post secondary qualifications
Advanced standing

Students with an undergraduate degree

No advanced standing will be granted to students with an undergraduate qualification.

Students with postgraduate qualifications

Students who have completed postgraduate courses elsewhere may apply for advanced standing up to a maximum of 50 percent for the Master of Business Administration, Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. The content of the courses would need to overlap the University of the Sunshine Coast course content by at least 75 percent.

Study Plan

  • Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
  • Select the program in which you are enrolled.
  • Scroll down to your relevant Program Structure.
Program requirements and notes
  • Student must complete a minimum of 24 courses including all required courses listed below.
  • Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
Program structure

Required courses: (16)

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EMB751 Sustainable Futures
EMB752 Foundations of Sustainability
EMB753 Empowering Individuals for Sustainability
EMB754 Reorienting Society Towards Sustainability
EMB755 Sustainable Futures
EMB756 Creativity and Innovation in Decisions
EMB757 Marketing for Managers
EMB758 Research for Decision Making
EMB759 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
EMB760 Strategic Financial Report Analysis
EMB761 Managerial Informatics
EMB762 Managing People in Organisations
EMB763 Managerial Economics
EMB764 Business Law
EMB765 Principles of Leadership
EMB766 Principles of Corporate Governance

Elective courses: (8)
Select 8 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
EMB767 Strategic Management
EMB768 Strategic Financial Management
EMB769 Business Ethics and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
EMB770 Managing Human Capital
EMB771 New Venture Planning
EMB772 Systems for Measuring Performance
EMB773 Event Leadership
EMB774 Quantitative Data Analysis
EMB775
EMB776 Leading Strategic Change
EMB777 Project Leadership
EMB781 Cultural Intelligence in the Global Environment
MBA728 Strategic Knowledge Asset Management
MBA729 Developing Personal Leadership Capability
MBA730 Strategic Marketing

^ Subject to approval. Management Project A, B and C are not open for student enrolment. These courses are for students who are given substitutes upon entry and require the Faculty’s approval.

TOTAL UNITS 144

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