Master of Leadership

Are you an experienced professional working towards a leadership role? The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Master of Leadership postgraduate degree could be the opportunity you are seeking to demonstrate your leadership skills. Effective leadership is a vital managerial skill but not one that necessarily comes naturally to everyone. Many of today’s leaders say that it has only been through sound tertiary education, ongoing professional development, and inspirational mentors that they have developed the knowledge required to lead and motivate peers and employees. This Master of Leadership provides you with everything you need to be a successful leader in a complex and demanding management and business environment. Find your potential today.

Why study this degree?

• The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Master of Leadership will give you the skills and capabilities to kick-start your career.  Available as a full-time program across 18 months (or the equivalent of part-time study), this postgraduate degree will provide you with the skills necessary to secure a leadership role in your chosen field, profession, or industry.
• You will complete nine compulsory courses focusing on leadership, strategy and a project and have the option of specialisation in business, liberal arts or three general elective courses.
• Each course is developed and offered by a team of respected leaders, combining a solid academic framework with strong commercial and industry experience in the degree program. This ensures that our postgraduate programs are academically sound, career-relevant, and contemporary with industry and modern Australian society. The Master of Leadership program is a unique blend of class tutorials, networking, mentoring, and interacting with guest lecturers.

Learning outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the Master of Leadership graduates will be able to:
• Apply the management skills necessary to lead a team in the business community
• Apply the management skills necessary to plan and manage a financially sustainable business
• Create strategies to identify and seize business opportunities through the use of contemporary management theory
• Apply the skill gained in their area of specialisation in complex national and international scenarios
• Develop processes and practices needed to meet the regulatory environment under which a business operates
• Create community and customer engagement strategies
• Effectively analyse and manage ethical matters
• Employ critical reflection to encourage on-going learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills
• Be able to think critically, reason and use judgment in preparation for of their professional practice; and
• Use evidence-based research in preparation of professional analysis and advice.

Real-world experience

• You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.