Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA)
Advance your career with this flexible online MBA. The Executive MBA program combines the curriculum of Kennedy University of Leadership with Ducere Global Business School’s expertise in online learning. You’ll benefit from Kennedy University’s specialized courses while enjoying Ducere’s innovative online delivery methods.
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12 months
100% online
Fully flexible
July 14, 2025
November 17, 2025
March 30, 2026
August 3, 2026
US$14,400*
*Scholarships available from KennedyU for those who qualify. Speak to an enrollment advisor.
10 Courses
The Ducere Advantage
Exclusive access to insights from global and elite business leaders
Sharpen your business smarts with insights from hundreds of global leaders and business innovators.
Work with the world’s top employers
Showcase your know-how in real-world scenarios, working for the world’s leading employers or in your own organisation.
Approved degree-granting institution, licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education
Earn your globally-recognised MBA degree from Kennedy University of Leadership.
100% online
Study for your online MBA degree from anywhere, anytime. Manage your work and family commitments while studying remotely.
No exams
We assess you only on your real-world assignments and an applied project. There’s no need to memorise mindless theory purely to pass an exam. Assessments are based on practical project-focussed work.
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*Tuition includes the cost of all course/technology access, academic and administrative support, textbooks and materials, library subscription, and proctoring costs.
Peter N., Ducere MBA Student
You have to know business and I’ve learned the hard-way as an entrepreneur that not having a Masters education has prevented me from participating in multi-million dollar deals.
Adrian D., Ducere MBA Student
Programme Overview
- Offered by Kennedy University and delivered in collaboration with Ducere, our mission is to bridge the gap between education and industry by designing an MBA with real career impact.
- Become the leader your industry needs to meet the challenges of conducting business locally and globally in the 2020s.
- We collaborate with business partners around the world to stay up-to-date on global business challenges to ensure our online program are innovative and industry-relevant.
- Fast-track your career as you apply what you learn, with immediate results in your workplace.
- Instead of a traditional exam-based approach, our assessments are project-focused, as we believe real learning comes from practical implementation.
The structure of our program includes 10 courses, covering a wide range of critical business topics, to provide you with the opportunity to transform theoretical concepts into real-time business projects.
Our 10 MBA modules are:
- Ethics and Decision Making
- Managing Diverse Workplaces
- Business Strategy
- Managing Change
- Organizational Change
- Digital Operations & Project Management
- Big Data for Managers
- Marketing and Communications
- Finance for Managers
- Leadership in Practice
Course Details
CORE SUBJECTS
MGT 610: Ethics and Decision Making
Although some ethical viewpoints are considered universal and consistent across cultures, others are of a local or personal nature. As ethical perceptions evolve and change due to interactions with different people and contexts, the ability of business leaders and managers to make ethical decisions and respond appropriately is paramount for contemporary organizations. This subject assists students in critically exploring the ethical viewpoints and moral standards that are relied upon to reach conclusions and make ethical decisions within a business and organizational context.
Learning Outcomes:
- Strategic concepts and their role in business performance.
- Strategic frameworks and their use in business decision making.
- Strategies to achieve business goals and create competitive advantage.
- Strategies and their likelihood of achieving business goals.
- Risk response and evaluation on strategic projects.
- Variations of strategic change and relevant approaches to manage change.
MGT 625: Managing Diverse Workplaces
In this course, students will learn how diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences impact organizations and examine the common challenges and opportunities of a diverse workplace. Throughout the subject, students will develop leadership and management skills to build diverse teams that are high performing. Specifically, students will study how to identify staff differences which inform the design of effective management policies, procedures, and positive working environments.
Learning Outcomes:
- The importance of leadership and its associated challenges.
- Key leadership themes and concepts and how they can be utilised.
- Concepts of self-leadership and self-awareness.
- The role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership.
MGT 630: Business Strategy
This subject provides students with a comprehensive and critical understanding of strategy fundamentals and the role it plays in improving business performance. Students will examine a variety of strategic frameworks and concepts from various organizational contexts conducive to fostering a competitive advantage, driving growth, and improving business performance. Students will also have the opportunity to develop business strategies and plan a strategic change for their own organization.
Learning Outcomes:
- Digital disruption in business: rethinking strategy, customers, competition, data, innovation, and value.
- Digital transformation as an adaptive process.
- The essentials of digital transformation.
- Understanding barriers and exploring methodologies.
- Designing, implementing and managing processes.
- Communication, engagement and iteration.
MGT 640: Managing Change
Learning Outcomes:
- Key Marketing concepts, such as market research, buying behaviour, product management and marketing communications.
- Marketing strategies, including pricing and channels, segmentation and planning.
- Brand management, including brand equity, brand research and brand marketing.
MGT 645: Organizational Change
Learning Outcomes:
- Interpret financial statements and extract critical information to make business decisions.
- Develop an understanding of information that is used in managerial reports for internal reporting.
- Develop advanced knowledge about financial management imperative to managing firms’ investments and resources.
- Analyse the financial decisions from a corporate treasurer’s point of view.
- Understand and identify factors impacting managerial decision-making.
- Explain managerial decision-making under different market conditions.
- Evaluate the impact of external and internal factors on managerial decision-making.
MGT 650: Digital Operations and Project Management
MGT 660: Big Data for Managers
MKT 610: Marketing and Communications
FIN 610: Finance for Managers
LED 610: Leadership in Practice
Career Outcomes
- CEO
- Business Owner
- Executive Director
- Consultant
- Project Manager
- Director
Entry Requirements
Bachelor Degree
Tuition, Payment Plans, Loans
Tuition
US$14,400*
Scholarships
The University offers a scholarship program for eligible students. Students may discuss their eligibility with a member of the University’s admissions team and submit an application for assessment.
Variable Pricing
- 100% reduction in tuition for students with refugee or asylum seeker status.
- 65% reduction in tuition for students from developing countries (For a detailed list of countries classified as developing nations, please click here).
- 50% reduction in tuition for students with income below $70,000 USD (or $140,000 USD household combined).
Skills Outcome
Presentation
Woo your audience with improved persuasion and presentations skills.
Creativity
Show your creative streak by approaching business challenges in a new way.
Collaboration
Harness the skills and abilities of others while working together to create better results.
Problem-solving
Use your creativity to find a solution that will give you the best outcome.
Critical Thinking
Evaluate and assess research to make the right decision to get the best result.
Digital Literacy
Become more tech-savvy and understand the impacts of the digital world on your workplace.
Financial Literacy
Sharpen your numbers game and learn how financial analysis can help steer your decision-making to boost your bottom line.
Initiative
Know what you need to do to get the result you want and take the steps to make it happen.
Our Student Voice
Ducere Global Business School is an online education provider – recognized as one of the most student-focused and industry-relevant business schools in Australia, The UK, and The USA. We partner with established universities to deliver internationally recognized qualifications.
Unlocking Exclusive Insights: Ducere Empowers Kennedy U Students with Industry Leader Knowledge:
Ducere Global Business School is an online education provider – recognized as one of the most student-focused and industry-relevant business schools in Australia, The UK, and The USA. We partner with established universities to deliver internationally recognized qualifications.