A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

STANDARD ENTRY

There are a number of admission pathways to the Master of Applied Management:

• An undergraduate degree in a business or management discipline with a B average;
• An undergraduate degree in a related field with a B average, and with assessment from the programme coordinator;
• A bachelor honours degree, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Business or related field (120 credits at Level 8), or;
• Where the applicant does not meet the entry criteria above, the applicant may be admitted to the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management and upon successful completion of four courses (B average) from the Schedule to the Regulations of the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management, gain admission to the Master of Applied Management.
• Dean’s discretion. Where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered under the pathways listed above.

PROVISIONAL ENTRY

• Applicants who do not meet the criteria above, but present evidence of ability to succeed (eg. maturity, life experience, work experience, other study) or
• Entry to subsequent study is conditional on success at the entry level.

There are a number of admission pathways to the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management:

• An undergraduate degree in a business discipline;
• An undergraduate degree in a related field with a B average and with assessment from the programme coordinator or;
• Where the applicant does not meet the entry criteria above, the applicant may be admitted to the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management and upon successful completion of four courses (B average) from the Schedule to the Regulations of the Postgraduate Certificate in Business, gain admission to the Master of Applied Management.
• Dean’s discretion. Where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered under the pathways listed above.

There are a number of admission pathways to the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management:

• An undergraduate degree in a business discipline;
• An undergraduate degree in a related field with a B average and with assessment from the programme coordinator;
• Dean’s discretion. Where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered under the pathways listed above.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Applicants for whom English is not their first language must have an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to enrolment in the programmes. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study of a programme in which English was the language of instruction, completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5 with the Academic endorsement), approved scores on IELTS tests (Score of 6.5 (academic) with no band score lower than 6), or completion of accepted international equivalent and an undergraduate business degree.

International students must obtain appropriate visas to study in New Zealand, and comply with visa requirements.

ENTRY WITH CREDIT

You may already have knowledge or skills that can be recognised as part of your intended study. This may take a number of different forms including study at a private training establishment, workplace training, other tertiary study, or life experiences. If you think you may qualify, you may want to apply for Cross Credit or Recognition of Prior Learning.

ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

An undergraduate business degree with a B pass or better, plus previous relevant work experience.

Where the candidate’s undergraduate degree does not provide the basis of study at the level required for more advanced study, students will be required to enrol in the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management in the first instance. Upon successful completion, they can choose to continue their studies to Masters degree level, either through classroom based study or research.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Approved scores on TOEFL or IELTS (6.5 Academic) with no band score lower than 6.0 or equivalent.