Bachelor of Applied Management

Let our industry-experienced tutors equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the dynamic and changing environment that managers operate in New Zealand and Internationally. You will develop business knowledge and expertise based on established best practices as well as emerging innovative and entrepreneurial business models relevant to sustainable global economies and communities.

You will gain an understanding of multicultural influences on business operations. You will be able to integrate into your work environment quickly having already spent time in a work context applying the skills and knowledge of the curriculum.

You can choose to specialise in one of the following majors:
Human Resource Management
Operations and Production Management
Project Management
A unique component of this qualification is the cooperative education project that you undertake with a local business as the final course in the programme. This facilitated project sees you complete a collaborative industry relevant project which allows you to apply your new knowledge and skills in a professional work environment. The placement runs over a 15-week period and provides valuable, relevant learning and work experience.

This programme is suitable for people in work undertaking part time study, those who want to complete the programme in full over three years and those using prior learning and completing their qualification within the Qualify Me framework.

Careers in management are available in nearly every industry and graduates can step easily into employment having already spent time in a work environment as part of the programme. Graduates also experience good opportunities for career progression both locally, nationally and overseas.

You will learn how to:
have a sound understanding of the dynamic and changing environment in which managers operate in New Zealand and internationally. This knowledge and expertise will be underpinned by a breadth of business expertise which includes an historical perspective of business development within New Zealand and an understanding of multicultural influences on business operation.
understand and have the skills to implement sustainable focused business practices.
integrate into the workplace environment quickly, having already spent time through the course of study in a work context applying the knowledge and skills of the curriculum.

New Zealand University Entrance, or
Equivalent knowledge, skills, work experience or study

IELTS Test - General or Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5; TOEFL Paper-based Test (pBT) where the test was carried out prior to 1 October 2017 Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE); TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18); Cambridge English Examinations - B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill; OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests; NZCEL Expiring - Level 4 (Academic); Current - Level 4 (Academic); Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42; Language Cert C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill; Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band.