The Postgraduate Diploma in Business (PGDipBus) and Postgraduate Certificate in Business (PGCertBus) are designed for those students who wish to gain a postgraduate qualification in stages, ensuring they have the flexibility to study at their own pace. Students study advanced coursework papers in a specialist business discipline. Students may complete a Postgraduate Certificate qualification, then take a break before continuing on to the Postgraduate Diploma programme at a later date.

Programme Code: AK3471 / AK3472
Level:8
Points: Certificate 60 / Diploma 120

Venue: City Campus
Start Date: 3 March, 2008 / 21 July, 2008
Application deadline: 31 January, 2008 / 30 June, 2008

Late applications will be considered

GRADUATION OUTCOMES

• Advanced knowledge and skills in a field(s) of business and the ability to apply them.
• Evaluate critically the findings and discussions in the literature.
• Development as a critical, reflective professional.
• Increased confidence in investigating, analysing and solving workplace issues and dealing with the changing business environment.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

• Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Business are expected to have a Bachelors degree to a merit (B average) standard from a New Zealand University in the field in which they propose to undertake further study.
• Applicants who have an undergraduate degree in another field are usually expected to complete the Graduate Diploma in Business with a B average or better in their chosen subject before the Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate in Business.
• Applicants with relevant overseas qualifications will be assessed individually and may be required to undertake a preliminary course of study before entry into this programme.
• Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

STRUCTURE

To graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate in Business, students must successfully complete 60 points from their chosen discipline or from other papers subject to satisfying prerequisite requirements.

To graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Business, students must successfully complete 120 points from their chosen discipline or from other papers subject to satisfying prerequisite requirements.


Discipline Areas:

• Accounting
• Business Economics
• Commercial Law
• Finance
• Information Technology
• International Business
• Management
• Māori Development
• Marketing
• Sport and Recreation Management
• Taxation

FURTHER STUDIES
Completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business qualifies for entry to the MPBS; completion with a B- average or better qualifies for entry to the second year of the Master of Business programme.