Master of Leadership and Innovation
Overview
Challenge yourself and become an exemplary leader, ready for whatever the future brings in an increasingly diversified and rapidly-changing business environment.
The world’s economies are changing – from product and commodity-based to experience and serviced-based. These changes require adjustments to the way we lead and manage every aspect of business.
UQ's fully online Master of Leadership and Innovation addresses the critical issues facing managers, such as digital disruption, automation, AI, socio-demographic changes, and geopolitical shifts. The program combines several important challenges, including foundational principles that are critical to understand in the experience-based economy and the importance of embedding a culture of customer experience. It also explores value co-creation in a service and experience context, embedding continuous innovation, enabling the execution of new ideas to create value for all stakeholders and the growing field of digital service deliver platforms
As you personally engage in applying theory to practice, you'll benefit from UQ's blending of contemporary research and best practices in effective business leadership. You’ll experience the principles of innovation, service science and management, along with customer experience foundations and design through courses delivered by some of the most future-focused educators in Australia.
Program highlights
- Develop yourself as an innovative leader, in this program you will be encouraged and enabled to apply your new knowledge to your own context.
- Engage in a program with multi and cross-disciplinary perspectives aimed at developing the transformational mindset needed by the leaders of tomorrow.
- Gain comprehensive insights into the skills that leaders need to be successful and relevant, such as service innovation, value creation and customer centricity as you undertake advanced-level courses.
- Enjoy the flexibility of studying a program taught completely online at a leading Australian university, which you can complete on a part-time basis and access from anywhere in the world, enabling you to balance study with work and life.
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Online study
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study in this program:
- Customer Experience Foundations
- Value Creation in Service
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Vice president of customer experience
- Chief customer officer
- Senior customer and user experience designer
- Customer and user experience lead
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
- a bachelor honour's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), plus 2 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects), or
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent), plus 3 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects), or
- a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a relevant discipline (see below), or
- a UQx or edX MicroMasters® credential in a relevant discipline (see below), plus 2 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects).
- a bachelor honour's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), plus 2 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects), or
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent), plus 3 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects), or
- a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a relevant discipline (see below), or
- a UQx or edX MicroMasters® credential in a relevant discipline (see below), plus 2 years full-time equivalent work experience in a dedicated supervisory/management role (of people or projects).
Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications
Relevant disciplines include accounting, advertising, business, business administration, commercialisation, data analytics, economics, event management, finance, health services/health practitioners, hotel or tourism management, international business, international development/international relations, information systems, innovation management, marketing, management, operations/project management, strategy, sustainability, technology (agricultural, information, nano, bio).
Relevant work experience
Applicants with a bachelor degree or MicroMasters® credential must submit a CV demonstrating evidence of work experience in a dedicated managerial/supervisory role (management of people or projects).
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.
Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Student visas
This program does not meet the eligibility requirements for an Australian Student visa (subclass 500).
To study this program in Australia you will need a temporary visa or residency status with study entitlement. Some programs can also be studied from outside Australia.
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Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$25,760
2023
$25,760
2023
Approximate yearly cost of full-time tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $25,808
2023
AUD $25,808
2023
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
FEE-HELP
Domestic students who are accepted into the Master of Leadership and Innovation pay tuition fees.
FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their tuition fees.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
All international applications should be submitted to UQ. The program code for the Master of Leadership and Innovation is 5757.
International students who want to study this program will not be eligible for a Student Visa (subclass 500).
To study this program in Australia, you will need an Australian visa or residency status with sufficient study entitlement. Some programs can also be studied from outside Australia.
Applying online
All domestic applications should be submitted to UQ.
The program code for the Master of Leadership and Innovation is 5757.
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Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants
For support with applying - or if you have any questions about Uni - get in touch with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.
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