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Graduate Diploma in Management

Graduate Diploma in Management

Graduate Diploma in Management

Is coordinating activities your thing? Does coordinating the staff and financial activities of a company come easily to you – but you need the qualifications to prove it?  Sounds like it’s time to continue your undergraduate study and advance your knowledge in business management.  

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Invercargill
Qualification:
Graduate Diploma
Level:
7
Credits:
120
Duration:

One year full-time,

Part-time study is available

Study Modes:
On Campus
Dates:

2024 Semester 2: 08 July to 15 November

2025 Semester 1: 17 February to 27 June

2025 Semester 2: 14 July to 21 November

Fees:

This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.

  • NO tuition fees
  • Direct material costs: $505.00 (GST inclusive)

International Fees can be found here.

Is coordinating activities your thing? Does coordinating the staff and financial activities of a company come easily to you – but you need the qualifications to prove it?  Sounds like it’s time to continue your undergraduate study and advance your knowledge in business management.  

If you already have experience in business management, but you want to specialise in the in-depth analysis of finance management, personnel hierarchy, staff direction and crisis intervention, then this graduate diploma could be your ticket to paradise.

Study the Graduate Diploma in Management and become well versed in finance, marketing, the functioning of human resources as well as leadership and problem solving.

The basic principles of business management have been applied to corporate cultures worldwide for centuries. Get with the programme and do this course!

75 credits from the following list of papers:

MAN734 Strategic Management

CON759 Contemporary Issues

ETH760 Business Ethics

IBS790 International Business

HTM706 Sustainability in Tourism

MAN735 Advanced HRM

MAN736 Applied Research Project - Management

MKT776 Event Management

WEP700 Workplace Experience

 

45 credits from the following list of papers:   

HTM608 Entrepreneurship

MAN615 Organisational Behaviour

MAN631 Change Management

MAN632 Operations Management

MAN633 Human Resource Development

MAN634 Responsible Leadership

MAN635 Employment Relations

MGT205 Introduction to Strategic Management

MGT206 Risk Management and Quality

MGT211 The Project Plan and Resources

Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Management will have developed skills and knowledge in that specialist business area. The programme provides the theoretical, practical and professional skills appropriate for employment or further study in the sector.  Graduates will be qualified to work in a range of management positions, and business consulting in many industries.

Applicants must have obtained at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline or be a mature student aged at least 20 years and supply evidence of at least three years relevant work experience.  Each mature applicant must provide their curriculum vitae detailing any relevant work experience and academic achievements.  The Programme Manager will use this information to assess whether the applicant is likely to successfully complete the graduate diploma programme.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment


IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination - 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 - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

Every candidate for the qualification of Graduate Diploma in Management is required to follow to the satisfaction of the Board of Studies, a programme of study for a minimum period of one year. Each year of study comprises two 17-week semesters.

The overall programme of study for every candidate requires 120 credits for successful completion of the qualification.

Individual papers may have specific pre-requisites or other knowledge/skill requirements, which may be required to be satisfied by students.

In order to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Management, the student will have been credited with all required papers and electives as specified in the programme schedule.

A student completing the graduate diplomas will normally be expected to complete the one year programme (full-time equivalent) within four years.

Notwithstanding the requirements set out above, the Head of Faculty with the approval and recommendation of the Board of Studies may allow a student a longer period to complete the programme.

(Please note: students failing to attend for 80% of timetabled programme hours may forfeit Zero Fees entitlement.)

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