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.

• 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.

• Program summary

  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.

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

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

• Entry requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree from a recognised Australian or overseas university demonstrating the attainment of satisfactory grades plus a minimum of five years’ relevant experience in managerial and/or supervisory and/or leadership roles
  • OR a Graduate Diploma in a Business discipline
  • OR if the Dean is satisfied that there is sufficient background and/or experience in management/supervision and the applicant has the skills necessary to complete the program.

  Recognition of Prior Learning may be granted to selected applicants who have no formal tertiary qualifications but who have at least 10 years’ industry experience.

  Students who have completed a recognised postgraduate business degree (i.e. Graduate Certificate in Business) may be eligible to apply for advanced standing, depending on their undergraduate course and specialisation. To obtain advanced standing, students require a significant level of specialisation in a particular area. For further information go to Advanced Standing.

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Master of Leadership graduates will be able to:

  1. Apply the management skills necessary to lead a team in the business community
  2. Apply the management skills necessary to plan and manage a financially sustainable business
  3. Create strategies to identify and seize business opportunities through the use of contemporary management theory
  4. Apply the skill gained in their area of specialisation in complex national and international scenarios
  5. Develop processes and practices needed to meet the regulatory environment under which a business operates
  6. Create community and customer engagement strategies
  7. Effectively analyse and manage ethical matters
  8. Employ critical reflection to encourage on-going learning to maintain and improve professional knowledge and skills
  9. Be able to think critically, reason and use judgment in preparation for of their professional practice; and
  10. 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.

• Scholarships

  Scholarships provide financial support to students while they are completing their studies. There are various scholarships available to prospective and current students, across all study levels and campuses.

  These can be funded by Notre Dame, industry, individuals and non-profit organisations, to provide financial assistance to students to support costs associated with study. This could include buying food, paying rent, transport, and household bills, raising children as single parents, being a single-income household, becoming unemployed or caring for a sick loved one.

  Please visit the Scholarships Finder to see which scholarships are available to Postgraduate students.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  International Full-Fee Paying
  Tuition costs depend on an international student’s study load and discipline. Fees are payable each semester at least four weeks prior to the commencement of your program.

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

  Considering your uni options?
  Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process.

  If you need advice about studying at Notre Dame, the Prospective Students Office can help. Book a 1-on-1 advice session with a career advisor or call us on 1800 878 916.

  Fremantle and Broome
  Email: future@nd.edu.au
  Address: 23 High St, Fremantle, WA 6160

  Sydney and Melbourne
  Email: sydney@nd.edu.au
  Address: 128-140 Broadway, Chippendale, NSW 2008

  International students
  If you need advice about studying at Notre Dame, fill out our Make an Enquiry form, and you can book a session with one of our friendly International Student Advisors.

  Fremantle and Broome International Office
  Phone: +61 8 9433 0873
  Address: 19 Mouat St, Fremantle, WA 6160
  Postal address: PO Box 1225, Fremantle WA 6959

  Sydney and Melbourne International Office
  Phone: +61 2 8204 4229
  Address: 140 Broadway, Chippendale, NSW 2008
  Postal address: PO Box 944, Broadway NSW 2007