Queensland University of Technology
Executive Master of Business Administration
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 23 months
- Course Type: Master's
Allows students to accelerate their leadership journey and reach new career and personal achievements.
Course overview
The Executive MBA has been designed to build your influence and elevate your leadership. Delivered in Brisbane and Canberra, with annual intakes in January and June, respectively, we can help you excel wherever you are.
The QUT Executive MBA will allow you to accelerate your leadership journey and reach new career and personal achievements. Learning from leading academics, being challenged by global companies and collaborating with high-achieving peers sets QUT's alumni apart.
The concept of ‘knowing one’s self’ lies at the forefront of the program, facilitating the development of a deep understanding of personal goals and leadership traits.
In addition to self-realisation and leadership, the unique model for this Executive MBA program integrates fundamental units with more advanced elements that include organisational transformation, entrepreneurship, governance and corporate accountability.
Key facts
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What you will study
To graduate from the Executive Master of Business Administration course, you must successfully complete 144 credit points.
The following units are six credit points each.
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
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, you must have the following requirements:
- A recognised bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.50 (on QUT's 7-point scale).
- A minimum of five years of full-time post degree work experience with minimum of three years of relevant professional work experience and two years minimum of 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 applicant's capacity to contribute to workshop discussion and the wider student body. To enable the university 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.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to have your past studies or work experience count as credit towards your QUT course. QUT call this 'advanced standing'. That means you might not have to complete all the units in your course structure. You may be able to graduate sooner. Exemptions are assessed individually – talk to QUT's Course Consultant for more information.
Outcomes
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.
Learning outcomes
- 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.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative per unit fee in 2026: $4,000 (domestic full-fee playing place)
Estimated total fee in 2026: $96,000 (domestic full-fee playing place)
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.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. QUT reviews fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.