
CQUniversity’s Master of Business (Leadership) is designed with the entrepreneur, business owner or corporate manager in mind, and allows you to gain insights into the strategies, practices and key communication skills underpinning effective business leadership. Delivered entirely online, this contemporary course of graduate business education is intentionally designed for emerging and aspiring leaders and offers you an affordable, fresh, and compelling graduate educational experience. This highly flexible degree is not bound by term dates or submission deadlines, allowing you to study when and how it suits you.
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a degree of choice for an astute business professional’s employment portfolio. And CQU's MBA (Leadership) is like no other, giving you an affordable, fresh and compelling graduate educational experience.
Ideal for emerging and aspiring leaders who want to have a positive impact, the MBA (Leadership) is intentionally lean from start to finish. The units you'll study align with industry expectations and include essential business functions, such as:
With a core focus on leadership in contemporary business settings, you’ll reinvigorate your career and gain the skills and knowledge required of a globally astute, agile and creative business leader.
The course will develop your capabilities to identify opportunities, resolve problems, create innovative solutions, and be entrepreneurial. Through problem-solving and activity-based learning, you’ll build your theoretical knowledge and skills in business practice and maximising social impact and financial return on investments.
Offering the ultimate flexibility, you’ll study 100% online and enjoy the freedom to set your own pace, with no term dates or submission deadline constraints. This means you can enrol, study and undertake assessments when, where and how it suits you.
If you're an aspiring leader making your next career move, the MBA (Leadership) will help you get there.
Learn more about this course on our MBA (Leadership) Overview webpage, including course delivery, support and frequently asked questions.
Discover more about your self-paced online Master of Business Administration (Leadership), available to start anytime and offering seamless pathways to advance your skills and knowledge. Click 'Explore Study Experience' for more information.

I feel like the MBA (Leadership) has given me a better idea of strategies going forward, and more importantly, I think it's actually re-emphasized why I've been doing things for so long.
Tony George
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. 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 careers across a range of domestic or international business management spheres.
This course is offered fully online in hyperflexible format, meaning you can apply to start anytime.
Designed for maximum flexibility, this course is entirely self-paced and 100% online. Access your course content on any device, anytime.
You must complete 11 units (72 credits):
The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.
If you have completed prior study relevant to units within this course, you may be eligible for credit for your past studies.
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies.
The Indicative First-Year Fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one year for a Full Fee Paying (FFP) Place and should be used as a guide only. For a graduate diploma and master’s course, this usually comprises of eight units. Your actual fees may vary depending on the units you select to study and the number of units you complete in the 12 month period. Check the Cost per Unit spreadsheet available on our Understanding Course Fees webpage.
Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change. Fee estimates for the following year are expected to be available in September each year.
You may be eligible for FEE-HELP, an Australian Government loan scheme that helps eligible students pay their tuition fees. Provided you meet the FEE-HELP eligibility criteria, you can choose to use FEE-HELP to cover all or part of your tuition fees.
Learn more about paying for university or view the FEE-HELP information booklet on the Australian Government’s Study Assist website.
There may be additional costs as part of your studies, such as technology expenses. Learn more about other study costs.
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Learn about the assessment of applications and everything you need to know about receiving and accepting an offer to study with CQU.
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