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Central Queensland University (CQU)

Rockhampton , Queensland ,Australia

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (LEADERSHIP)

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is widely regarded as the degree of choice for an astute business professional’s employment portfolio. An MBA specifically focused on Leadership may increase your chances of promotion. CQUniversity’s MBA (Leadership) offers you an affordable, fresh, and compelling graduate educational experience. Delivered entirely online, this contemporary course of graduate business education is intentionally designed for emerging and aspiring leaders.

The MBA (Leadership) is intentionally lean from start to finish. Students are expected to work independently and the course is designed to promote self-directed learning.

Course units align with industry expectations and include essential business functions, such as accounting/finance, law, marketing, economics, human resources, operations, and research methods relevant to business analysis and strategy. All core areas are supplemented with a focus on leadership in a contemporary business environment. Emphasis is also placed to developing the capacity to resolve problems, create innovative solutions, and generate potential entrepreneurial business.

Contemporary competencies in theory and business practice are developed through problem solving and activity based learning. Primarily, learning is directed to identifying and solving business problems and creating new business opportunities. Essentially, the MBA curriculum and attributes provide what is required to become an internationally astute business leader.

The MBA (Leadership) is conveniently organised into 11 discrete units (for a total of 72 Credit Points). This is approximately the equivalent of 12-18 months of full-time study. You can enrol, study and undertake assessment at times that suit you. Our MBA is not bound by term dates or submission deadlines. You have up to 5 years to complete the course.

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Application Processing Time in Days: 10

Application Process

COE
4 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

CQUniversity has one of the largest and fastest-growing footprints of any university in Australia. In 2014 the University merged with CQ TAFE, bringing together more than 175 years combined experience in the delivery of education and training, and establishing Queensland’s first dual sector, comprehensive university.

CQUni Careers also offers employers the opportunity to recruit CQUniversity students and graduates by promoting vacancies and connecting them through our employer and industry engagement events

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is widely regarded as the degree of choice for an astute business professional’s employment portfolio. Graduates of CQUniversity’s MBA (Leadership) have skills in the strategies, practices and key communication skills underpinning effective business leadership.

Successful completion of this course allows graduates to accelerate and advance their career across a range of domestic or international business management spheres.

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 /3 /4 Year Post Study Work Visa Opportunities.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

  • Completion of a bachelor's degree with the equivalent to an Australian pass grade average in the final two terms, from a, recognized higher education institution.

To be eligible for entry into the Master of Business Administration applicants must have one of the following:

A completed bachelor degree in any discipline from an Australian university or college, or equivalent, or
A completed graduate certificate or graduate diploma from an Australian university or college, or equivalent, or
A recognised diploma and two years relevant business experience, or
Five years of relevant work or managerial experience
Relevant work experience should include an understanding of how a business operates, which includes a working knowledge of a range of areas such as human resource management, budgeting, project management, financial reporting, process management or other relevant professional experience.

 

Note: Consistent access to a mentor, with significant managerial work experience, is recommended to advise you throughout the MBA journey to provide an important crossover into ‘real world’ business. Such guidance will assist you to make the transition into becoming a world class manager and leader.

Desirable attributes, access and experience:

Current resume if claiming relevant work, managerial or business experience.
Demonstrated experience as a proactive and independent learner.
Highly developed communication skills (written, spoken and comprehension).
Excellent time management skills.
High levels of self-discipline and self-motivation.
Access to a computer and the Internet, preferably at home.
Competent in using a computer and the Internet.
Adequate time to devote to studying a university course [an entire unit will take approximately 125-150 hours to complete or approximately 10-12 hours of study per week per unit].
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.

 

Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:

a secondary qualification (Year 11 or 12, or equivalent), or
tertiary diploma level qualification, or
bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years full time with a minimum overall GPA 4.0 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:

An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.5 overall with a minimum 6.0 in each subset; or
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 79 or better overall and no score less than 21 (Internet Based Test); or
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 62 with no sub-score less than 54; or
An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.