Overview

The Master of Leadership from Deakin University is an opportunity for you to hone your skills alongside other senior leaders in strategic roles. You will focus on developing contemporary knowledge, and real experience, to ensure you graduate as a business leader.

Through integration of theoretical investigation and professional practice, you will learn to recognise and harness the capabilities of pivotal leaders. You will also put theory into practice through a workplace-based research project. This unique learning opportunity will require you to identify and define a problem, review relevant literature, design a study method, present findings, interpret results and present conclusions and recommendations with the support of a mentor who is expert in the field.

As a graduate you will be primed for leadership roles in all sectors, including corporate, not-for-profit, government, IT, mining and education.

Career opportunities

Deakin’s Master of Leadership prepares you for leadership positions in fields as diverse as:

business
education
entertainment
government
health care
not-for-profits
politics
religious organisations
retail businesses

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Leadership Practice with Impact

Leadership Research Methods

The Deakin Advantage: Leadership and Professional Development

Leadership Research Project

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-21 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-11-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-18 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

14 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Geelong, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline and at least three' relevant work experience*
completion of associated Graduate Certificate of Leadership

CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B.

Tuition Fees

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2026 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

25755 AUD / year

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Additional Details

$24,575 to $28,085

Funding

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