Formally known as the Master of Creative Enterprise and Innovation. Guided by the principle of ‘doing it for real,’ you’ll learn by creating, experimenting, and applying your ideas in authentic and dynamic business contexts. The Master of Business Innovation and Leadership is designed to complement your existing qualifications, whether in HR, project management, retail management, or other fields. It builds on your prior expertise by equipping you with transferable leadership and innovation skills that can help you advance, lead, and thrive in your chosen profession. You’ll build the skills, mindset, and confidence to drive and oversee creative change and business innovation, shaping the future – whether in launching your own ventures or leading within already established organisations. Guided by the principle of ‘doing it for real,’ you’ll learn by creating, experimenting, and applying your ideas in authentic and dynamic business contexts. Every element is focused on applied learning, ensuring you graduate with experience that’s directly relevant to the challenges of today’s business landscape. From the outset, you’ll develop an agile, adaptable mindset by exploring risk, resilience, and the psychology of failure - learning to view setbacks as essential opportunities for growth. You’ll gain the tools to manage uncertainty, how to adapt to change, and you’ll be solving those complex problems creatively and assuredly.1 Year full-timeThree trimestersIn-person seminars with flexible distance learningMarch 2026 Intake30032026 July 2026 Intake27072026 November 2026 Intake23112026

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