Professional development and leadership mastery for senior executives
You’re a high achieving senior executive with a commitment to continuous learning and looking for a flexible way to develop as a leader. This program allows you to maintain your busy working life and put in time to invigorate and broaden your management skills.
You’re a high achieving senior executive with a commitment to continuous learning and looking for a flexible way to develop as a leader. This program allows you to maintain your busy working life and put in time to invigorate and broaden your management skills.
You learn to sharpen your problem solving capability and strategic thinking in a collegiate setting alongside peers who are also top of their game. Benefit from the latest in business thinking offered by USC teaching staff and external organisations.
In addition to learning within a cohort, the program uses computer-based simulations and problem solving activities to challenge skills, attitudes and beliefs. The program covers management issues relevant to both the public and private sectors and enables you to work on competencies in areas such as financial management, economics and marketing.
The EMBA is delivered flexibly with intensive weekend classes once a month for two years. 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.
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.
Career opportunities
This program equips you for high level leadership roles in Australia and internationally and develops executive skills to manage complex challenges in private business or government.
Program structure
Required courses (120 units)
EMB751 Creativity and Innovation in Decisions
EMB752 Marketing for Managers
EMB753 Research for Decision Making
EMB754 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
EMB755 Financial Report Analysis
EMB756 Managerial Informatics
EMB757 Managing People in Organisations
EMB758 Managerial Economics
EMB759 Business Law
EMB760 Principles of Leadership
EMB761 Corporate Governance, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
EMB762 Strategic Management
EMB763 Business Finance for Managers
EMB765 Managing Human Capital
EMB766 New Venture Planning A
EMB775 Developing Personal Leadership Capability
EMB776 Strategic Marketing
EMB780 Managerial Project(12 units)
EMB784 New Venture Planning B
Elective courses (24 units)
PLUS select 24 units from:
EMB771 Leading Strategic Change
EMB772 Project Leadership
EMB773 Cultural Intelligence in the Global Environment
EMB778 Managerial Project
EMB779 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Business and Management
EMB781 Managerial Business Analytics
EMB782 Research Project A
EMB783 Research Project B(12 units)
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 144
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 144 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates.
- Not available to international students on a Student visa