Master of Leadership in Service Innovation FAQ's

• Applications to study in Trimester 1 applications close on 2 Jan 2020
• Applications to study in Trimester 2 applications close on 1 May 2020
• Applications to study in Trimester 3 applications close on 31 July 2020

It costs approximately $26,000 AUD to study the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation.

1. Part A of the program, which constitutes as a MicroMasters degree, includes 5 modules that teach you how to become an effective leader. The cost of completing these 5 modules is $1,630 AUD. However, each MicroMasters course is priced differently and can be paid for separately rather than one large sum upfront. Visit the Business Leadership MicroMasters website for individual course prices and conversion rates. 
2. Part B of the program includes 8 courses that will allow you to stay one step ahead of the abrupt and constant innovation disrupting contemporary industries. The total cost of Part B is $24,640 AUD. Each course in Part B is approximately $2920 AUD. If you wish to complete two courses per teaching period, $5840 AUD.

These fees are subject to change and are indexed by the University annually. Students are not permitted to pay monthly, and are required to pay by the due date for the teaching period.

If you are applying as an international student, you will also need to pay a $100 application fee.

Part A (MicroMasters) is a compulsory section of the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program, even for applicants with vast career experience. For most learners, this part of the program can be completed before, during or after Part B.

To earn the MicroMasters credential, learners must complete and successfully earn a Verified Certificate in all four Business Leadership courses and pass the Capstone Assessment course. The capstone assessment involves a knowledge test, a leadership reflection essay and a video presentation.

Yes, you can study Part B of the program before Part A, but only if you have already previously completed a bachelor’s degree. If you have applied to study the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation and haven’t previously completed a bachelor’s degree, you will need to complete Part A of the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program (MicroMasters), before applying to start Part B.

Part A
Average length of time to complete: 3–10 weeks per course, up to 5 or 6 months in total
Expected effort: 8–10 hours per week, per course
Number of courses: 5 courses in Part A

Part B
Average length of time to complete: 9–10 weeks per course
Expected effort: 4–5 hours per week, per course
Number of courses: 8 courses in Part B. We usually recommend studying 2 courses per trimester.

If you have a bachelor’s degree and they have been accepted into the program without conditions, you can complete the entire master’s degree in 1.5 years by studying Part A and Part B at the same time. This will allow you to graduate sooner, but will also mean a bigger study load.

If you’d like to discuss the best way to organise your studies, please reach out to our team at info@business.uq.edu.au.

Yes! You are welcome to do the MicroMasters part of the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program first. This can help you get a taste of online learning and the course topics before you move on to Part B.

We have lots of professionals enrolled in the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program who haven’t completed a bachelor’s degree. As long as you complete Part A of the program (MicroMasters) with a passing score of at least 65% in the Capstone Assessment course and can provide evidence that you have completed at least three years full-time work experience in one of the following disciplines (via employment records and reference letters from your supervisors), your application will be considered:

• accounting
• advertising
• business
• business administration
• commercialisation
• data analytics
• economics
• event management
• finance
• health services/health practitioners
• hotel or tourism management
• international business
• international development/international relations
• information systems
• innovation management
• marketing
• management
• operations/project management
• strategy
• sustainability
• technology (agricultural, information, nano, bio)

The MicroMasters component of the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program is delivered via the edX learning platform. The edX offices are based in the US, so while course prices are listed on the website based on your location, because conversion rates constantly change, you will be charged in US dollars. 

To complete the full master’s program, you will complete 8 courses that are run separately to edX by The University of Queensland. Because the University is based in Australia, the fees associated with Part B of the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation are in Australian dollars.

If you are not an Australian domestic student, you will need to have a TOEFL or IELTS score as part of your eligibility criteria.

This is the information about the English proficiency exam for.

To be eligible to study the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation degree, you need to have the following score for any of these English exams: 

• IELTS: Overall Band Score of 6.5 AND a minimum score of 6 in each sub-band of Writing, Reading, Speaking and Listening; or
• TOEFL (Internet-Based-iBT): Overall score 87 with a Writing score of 21 and Reading, Speaking and Listening scores of 19; or
• TOEFL (Paper-based): Overall score of 570 and a minimum score of 5.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE) and 54 in Listening and Reading.
   

Great! You can either register for Part A of the program via the edX website, or to apply for the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program, you can do so via the UQ website.

If you have questions about the Master of Service in Leadership Innovation program, the application process and what it’s like to study at UQ, please complete our request a call back form, and we’ll be in touch!

Yes, all enrolled students in the Masters program will have access to the University's services. 

FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students.

Designed for professionals, the Master of Leadership in Service Innovation program fees prioritise affordability. Please note that because the Master of Leadership in Service Innovation is already competitively priced against other UQ programs, students enrolled in this program are not eligible to apply for UQ scholarships.

You can exit the master's early when studying part A, Business Leadership MicroMasters, and even get a verified certificate of completion after you finish the capstone assessment course!