Executive MBA

The new 2009 Executive MBA

QUT has enhanced its Executive MBA with a new program designed to take experienced managers to new levels as highly-skilled business leaders.

The concept of “knowing one’s self” lies at the forefront of this select program facilitating the development of a deep understanding of personal goals and leadership traits. This self-analysis process enhances learning outcomes from other critical business-skill units enabling professionals to maximise their potential to become the business leaders of tomorrow.

In addition to self-realisation and personal development the unique model for this new Executive MBA program integrates fundamental units with more advanced elements that include organisational transformation, entrepreneurship, governance and leadership. The program includes an international study tour to China, honing abilities to meet the demands of a quickly changing globalised society. During the tour participants will learn the intricacies of negotiating and conducting business in a foreign land and applying commercial expertise in a vastly different culture.

Additionally, the new program sees the introduction of leadership coaches who will help individual cohort members establish clear career goals along with strategies for how they may be achieved.

With the Executive MBA’s greater emphasis on corporate governance and leadership, cohort members will undertake a leadership practicum by shadowing a senior executive from industry, commerce or government. They will experience first-hand how leadership issues are handled in the real world at executive level.

The program accommodates no more than 40 busy executives who remain together as a cohort for 22 months. Weekend delivery on a monthly basis ensures disruption to busy work schedules is minimised and, typically, during this time, strong networks will be built, friendships formed and strategic leadership skills finely honed.

The Executive MBA is designed for people who:

• are in executive, senior and middle management positions who wish to become tomorrow’s business leaders,
• wish to complement their ‘real world’ knowledge with world-standard academic qualifications,
• have qualifications in a non-business field and want to strengthen their managerial capabilities,
• are looking for career advancement,
• own and operate their own or their family’s business, or
• consult to businesses in the Australian and international context.

Course structure

Intensive weekend class sessions allow participants to balance study with minimal interference to business commitments and assists participants to maintain career momentum.

Lectures are delivered from Friday to Sunday once each month for 22 months with each unit of the program providing a minimum of 18 hours face-to-face lecturer contact.

Participants will undertake 24, six-credit-point units as part of an integrated program combining the business-leader’s toolkit of core units with more advanced units designed to focus on self-development, international business, corporate governance and accountability, entrepreneurship and innovation, strategy and leadership.

The course includes an international study tour to China with site visits, lectures and cultural experiences. Students will meet with expatriates as well as local business people from a range of organisations including manufacturing, consulting, banking and finance, as well as representatives from Austrade.

Course fees

The EMBA fee for 2010– 2011 is a little over $57,000. This fee includes:

• All tuition fees;
• Textbooks;
• All study guides;
• Catering during Friday to Sunday teaching periods comprising morning and afternoon teas as well as lunch;
• The study tour to China (excluding the air fare from Australia to China and return).
• Leadership coaching
• Three milestone dinners

Contact

To discuss your eligibility and for more information contact:
Peter Hollands
Phone 07 3138 6874
Email emba@qut.edu.au

If you live in the greater Brisbane region, Peter will be happy to come to you to discuss your application.