The Graduate Diploma in Business is a full-time, one year programme (or equivalent part-time) which enables students who have completed a bachelor’s degree to achieve a post graduate level qualification in a specialised area of business.

The Graduate Diploma in Business is a Level 7 programme of at least 120 credits which is designed so that students can select one of the following endorsements: 

• Accounting
• Management
• Marketing
• Information Systems
• Wine Industry

Graduate Diploma in Business (Wine Industry)

This endorsement is designed to provide graduates (including those with degrees in Wine Science, Viticulture or Business), or candidates with several years of experience in the wine industry, to obtain a graduate level qualification that will enhance their management qualifications and skills in the wine industry.

The programme is flexibly delivered - primarily on-line although several component courses may be studied on-campus at Taradale. The programme is designed for part-time study over two years although it may be taken full-time in one year, depending on the elective courses chosen.

Career Pathways

The programme will prepare graduates for managerial employment in the wine industry in New Zealand or overseas, or enhance the range of managerial skills and promotion prospects of those already employed in the industry, or with ownership interests in smaller businesses.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Graduate Diploma in Business (Wine Industry) is offered fully online. There might be some workshops for some of the courses, but the programme and therefore all the courses are delivered fully online.

There are two entry points per year,

• February
• July

One year full-time or equivalent part-time.

A personal interview will be part of the application process.

For admission, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Successful completion of a three-year degree or equivalent qualification or
• Applicants from industry who can demonstrate evidence of significant work and professional experience at degree level or above. These applicants will be required to participate in an interview prior to acceptance into the programme.

Applicants may be required to undertake preparatory study to meet the requirements for entry to specific courses.

English Language Entry Requirement
Any applicant who is wishing to enrol in this programme and does not have a degree from an English speaking country is required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on TOEFL or IELTS (6.5 Academic) tests or completion of accepted international equivalents, or completion of an EIT Hawke’s Bay assessment.

A graduate of the Graduate Diploma in Business will, in a range of diverse and changing organisational settings, effectively be able to: 

• add value by applying specialised business skills
• apply a range of interpersonal and communication skills
• apply critical problem solving skills in a specialised business area with initiative and judgement
• work independently and within teams of diverse people.