Master of Applied Management

These qualifications are designed to broaden your expertise of applied management to ensure your knowledge and skills are current. The applied management qualification combines a masters, postgraduate diploma and a postgraduate certificate into a flexible, multi-layered programme designed to extend, deepen and consolidate your future at the forefront of business and management.

You’ll gain specialised business knowledge and skills and the ability to apply business knowledge by building on existing qualifications and experience, resulting in a comprehensive understanding, professional competence and leadership skills in modern business and management.

The Master of Applied Management (MApM) is a Level 9 programme of 240 or 180 credits at Levels 8 and 9 with at least 45 credits at Level 9, completed by coursework and industry integrated or applied research. It enables those who have completed a bachelor degree in business, or similar, to achieve a postgraduate level qualification in the applied management area.

Academic entry requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

MApM (240 credits)

• A NZQF-listed undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with a minimum of a pass (as per the EIT 11 point grading system specified in the ARF); or
• At the discretion of EIT | Te Pūkenga, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

MApM (180 credits)

• A NZQF-listed undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in the Business or Management field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average (as per the EIT | Te Pūkenga 11 point grading system specified in the ARF); or
• A Bachelor Honours or Postgraduate degree in the Business or Management field with 120 credits at Level 8; or
• A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a related field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average (as per the EIT | Te Pūkenga 11 point grading system specified in the ARF) and evidence of management experience at degree level, subject to assessment by the Programme Coordinator; or
• At the discretion of EIT | Te Pūkenga, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

English language entry requirements

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English Language fluency prior to acceptance in the programme. English Language fluency can be verified by achievement of one of the following within the last two years:

• New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 5 (Academic)
• IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0
• PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50