High quality professional development 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 (19)
EMB751 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
EMB752 Food Marketing
EMB753 Sport and Event Marketing
EMB754 Marketing Research Project
EMB755 International Marketing
EMB756 Graphic Design A
EMB757 Graphic Design B
EMB758 Graphic Design C
EMB759 Graphic Design D
EMB760 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics
EMB761 Structural Engineering
EMB762 Mechanics of Materials
EMB763 Engineering Materials
EMB765 Construction Technology
EMB766 Engineering Sustainable Design
EMB775 Advanced Soil Mechanics
EMB776 Concrete Structures and Technology
EMB780 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems(12 units)
EMB784 Engineering Hydrology
Elective Courses (4)
EMB771 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
EMB772 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
EMB773 Design of Water Supply Systems
EMB778 Introduction to Weather and Climate
EMB779 Applied Geospatial Analysis
EMB781 Applied Systems Modelling
EMB782 Chemistry
EMB783 Research Methods in Education(12 units)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements and notes
- Student must complete a minimum of 19 (120 units) required courses and 4 (24 units) elective courses as listed below.
- Not available to international students on a Student visa.
For students who commenced study in this program prior to Session 1, 2014:
- Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
- Select the program in which you are enrolled.
- Scroll down to your relevant Program Structure.