The MBA – Women in Leadership at Kaplan Business School (KBS) is an AQF Level 9 postgraduate qualification designed for professionals seeking strategic management and leadership skills, with a specialist focus on gender, diversity, fairness and equity in the workplace. KBS explains that the specialisation examines the issues that create gendered workplace environments and develops strategies for creating organisational cultures that value fairness, diversity and equity.

Key benefits include:

• Develop strategic management and contemporary leadership capabilities.
• Build knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion in organisational environments.
• Understand issues associated with gendered workplace environments.
• Develop personal leadership, communication and influencing capabilities.
• Learn strategies for organisational cultural change.
• Study broader areas such as governance, sustainability, finance, marketing and leadership through the MBA core.
• Choose additional electives according to career interests.
• Gain an MBA qualification recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework.
• Study at one of six Australian locations or online.
• Benefit from KBS's practical and industry-focused teaching approach.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The MBA consists of 12 subjects. The Women in Leadership specialisation incorporates the standard MBA core plus three directed Level 600 Women in Leadership subjects, with the remaining subjects selected from available MBA electives.

Core subjects:

• MBA401 – People, Culture and Contemporary Leadership
• MBA402 – Governance, Ethics and Sustainability
• MBA403 – Financial and Economic Interpretation and Communication
• MBA404 – Consumer Behaviour and Marketing Psychology
• MBA502 – Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Diversity
• MBA600 – MBA Capstone: Strategy.

Women in Leadership directed subjects:

• MBA661 – Gendered Workplace Environments
• MBA662 – Personal Growth and Empowerment
• MBA663 – Communication, Persuasion and Influence.

Other MBA elective options include:

• MBA501 – Dynamic Strategy and Disruptive Innovation
• MBA601 – Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• MBA602 – Small Business Administration
• MBA603 – New Venture Capital Raising
• MBA611 – International Strategy
• MBA612 – International Business and Finance
• MBA613 – Organisational Change and Innovation
• MBA621 – Healthcare Systems
• MBA622 – Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies
• MBA623 – Healthcare Management
• MBA631 – Digital Marketing and Communication
• MBA632 – Knowledge Management
• MBA633 – Real-world Business Analytics and Management
• MBA641 – Strategic Project Management
• MBA642 – Project Initiation, Planning and Execution
• MBA643 – Project Risk, Finance and Monitoring
• MBA651 – Managing in Service-based Industries
• MBA652 – Strategy and Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality
• MBA653 – Destination and Visitor Management
• MBA671 – Strategic Value of Analytics
• MBA672 – Data-driven Design Thinking
• MBA673 – Business Analytics Life Cycle
• MBA507 – Internship 1
• MBA508 – Internship 2

Disciplines / Specialisations

The primary specialisation is Women in Leadership.

Its three dedicated subjects focus on:

• Gendered workplace environments
• Personal growth and empowerment
• Communication, persuasion and influence.

The specialisation is particularly focused on understanding workplace gender issues and developing strategies to promote fairness, diversity and equity within organisational culture.

KBS also offers other MBA specialisations including:

• Project Management
• Health Services Management
• Tourism and Hospitality Leadership
• Digital Management
• Entrepreneurship
• International Leadership
• Data-driven Leadership.

Programme Highlights

• AQF Level 9 MBA.
• CRICOS course code 078565G.
• Standard duration of 2 years.
• 12 subjects over 6 trimesters.
• Six core subjects.
• Dedicated Women in Leadership subjects.
• Australian campus and online study options.
• Five listed annual intake months.
• MBA Capstone: Strategy.
• Accelerated study option may be available depending on subject offerings.
• Recognition of Prior Learning may be available.
• Curriculum addressing diversity, equity, gendered workplace environments and leadership.
• Multiple elective areas allowing students to broaden their business knowledge.

Career Outcomes

KBS specifically identifies the following career outcomes for the Women in Leadership specialisation:

• Corporate leader
• Diversity manager
• Executive coach.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

The current KBS programme page continues to list Women in Leadership as an MBA specialisation under CRICOS code 078565G and AQF Level 9.

Important current points include:

• Standard study is 2 years/12 subjects/6 trimesters.
• Five intake months are currently listed: March, May, July, September and November.
• Online delivery is available.
• Not every subject is necessarily available in every trimester.
• An accelerated study option may be available depending on subject offerings.
• MBA600 must be taken in the final or penultimate trimester.
• RPL may be available.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students undertaking the Australian MBA generally require an Australian Student visa (subclass 500).

KBS's application process is:

1. Complete the KBS application.
2. Submit the required certified documents.
3. Receive an Offer of Admission.
4. Satisfy any conditions in the offer.
5. Accept the offer and make the required payment.
6. Receive the electronic Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE).
7. Apply for the Australian Student visa using the CoE.

Current Department of Home Affairs requirements include:

• Enrolment in an eligible Australian course and a valid CoE.
• Adequate Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Meeting applicable health requirements.
• Meeting character requirements.
• Signing the Australian Values Statement where applicable.
• Providing evidence of sufficient financial capacity where required.
• Meeting applicable visa English-language requirements or qualifying for an exemption.