Business and Innovation (Crisis Management)

USQ’s Master of Business and Innovation (Crisis Management) will extend your expertise in the area of crisis communication. Throughout this specialisation, you will gain further understanding in community engagement, environmental surveillance, crisis management planning and social media.

You will graduate with a greater understanding of emerging trends, how to influence consumers and governments and engagement through crisis management techniques.

Apart of your degree, you will be able to choose a second specialisation to focus on to compliment your career ambitions.

•        Big Data and Visualisation

•        Digital Transformation

•        Enterprise Leadership

•        Finance

•        International Business

•        Professional Communication

•        Sustainable Business

The third component of your studies will be a research project which will expand your knowledge in innovative business and entrepreneurship.  Choose either an Industry Innovation Project or embark on Business Innovation Research.

The Industry Innovation Project has a practical emphasis on innovative and creative approaches to current issues in the business environment. You can use your own experiences as a backdrop to your studies and develop a research project based on your current workplace.

The Business Innovation Research specialisation will allow you to gain an in-depth understanding of your business interests. Using research methods, you will explore different approaches to business and entrepreneur problems solving. This specialisation also offers a research based pathway into a PhD.

This degree emphasises collaboration with other specialities to prepare you for decision making for the future ensuring you are well equipped for this era in innovation. 

Program structure

Courses to be studiedUnits

2 x specialisations8 units

plus 1 x research specialisation4 units

Total12 units

Course codeCourse name

Crisis Management Specialisation:

PRL5002Strategic Issues and Crisis Management

PRL8005Management Communication

PRL8007Deliberative Community Participation and Engagement 

PRL8008Social Media for Organisations 

Second specialisation 

Industry Innovation Project specialisation 

or 

Business Innovation Research specialisation 

Entry requirements

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

International entry requirements

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Pre-requisites

• 3-year bachelor degree or equivalent

You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.