Master of Leadership

School of Law & Business

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.

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.

Nine compulsory leadership courses:

• Ethical Leadership for Today's Organisations (or equivalent)
• Organisations: Power, Leadership and Transformation
• Leadership: Theory and Practice
• Leading Change
• Negotiation
• Strategic Management and Planning
• Strategic Workforce issues
• Research Methods
• Directed Research Project - or - Professional Project

Two specialisation streams

You may choose from the following:

• Business - Economics for Managers
• Business - Accounting for Managers
• Business - Marketing
  or
  
• Liberal Arts - Ethics
• Liberal Arts - Philosophy
• Liberal Arts - Theology
  or
  
• Three general postgraduate electives as approved by the Dean.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.