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The University of Queensland
MicroMasters® Program inLeadership in Global Development

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What you will learn

  • Skills in adaptive development practice, in finding local solutions to complex problems, and for scaling those solutions to improve policy.
  • The ability to apply critical reasoning to the analysis of development-related issues.
  • Critical knowledge of the science, practice and policy of sustainable pathways to development.
  • An understanding of the prominent perspectives, trends, and challenges of leadership styles in development.

  • Expert instruction
    4 graduate-level courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 11 months
    9 - 11 hours per week
  • $1,866.00 USD
    For the full program experience

Courses in this program

UQx's Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters® Program

Meet your instructors
from The University of Queensland (UQx)

Ali Intezari
Erin Lord-Lynch
Bernard McKenna
Mark Moran
Andre Taylor
Jodie Curth-Bibb
Saleem H. Ali
Sarah Glavey
Tim Grice
Ali Intezari
Ali Intezari

Senior Lecturer

University of Massey

Erin Lord-Lynch
Erin Lord-Lynch

International Development Education Specialist

The University of Queensland

Bernard McKenna
Bernard McKenna

Associate Professor

The University of Queensland

Mark Moran
Mark Moran

Development Specialist, Author and Researcher

University of Queensland

Andre Taylor
Andre Taylor

Leadership Specialist

The International WaterCentre

Jodie Curth-Bibb
Jodie Curth-Bibb

Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law

Flinders University

Saleem H. Ali
Saleem H. Ali

Adjunct Professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute

The University of Queensland

Sarah Glavey
Sarah Glavey

Research Manager, Global Health Projects

Trinity College Dublin

Tim Grice
Tim Grice

Honorary Senior Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute

The University of Queensland

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Program endorsements

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

At ODI we aim to inform global policy and practice leading to poverty reduction and sustainable development. We believe the world needs leaders who can draw on practical experience and applied research to tackle effectively the complex challenges of national and local development. With its unique blend of development and management theory and practice, the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters provides future leaders with the skills they need to act constructively in different development contexts and help to bring about lasting progress.

David Booth, Principal Research Fellow, Politics and Governance Programme at Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London

AECOM Pty Ltd.

I’m excited to see this innovative new credential; it fills an identified gap in the development education sphere and will positively contribute to the professionalisation of the industry. The high-quality suite of courses on offer are cutting-edge and highly relevant to current development challenges.

Mel Dunn, VP, International Development, AECOM Pty Ltd.

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