Course details

Summary

Management occupations are projected to grow rapidly over the next ten years leading to an increasing need for management professionals.

There is also an increasing demand for those professionals to hold higher level qualifications. Applicants for these roles are therefore at a considerable advantage with a postgraduate qualification and there is a strong emphasis within this programme on knowledge and development capabilities.

Flexibility within this qualification will also enable aspirations to be matched/targeted to specific employment opportunities.

Learners will extend and deepen their knowledge and understanding of current management capabilities and issues in a range of applied settings through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice.

Graduate pathways

This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study in the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management or the Master of Applied Management. Alternatively, you could seek employment in a management-related role.

Pathways into this programme

Students may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management role. There are no specific foundation/bridging programmes in Applied Management for this qualification. Where English proficiency does not meet the required IELTS level, students may pathway to this qualification by completing the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Professional/Academic) (Level 5) which is available at Otago Polytechnic.

Your workload

It is expected that you will study for 37.5 hours per week, including a minimum of 8 hours per week in structured direct learning, some hours in an applied workplace or learning environment and up to 27 hours per week in self-directed study.

Entry criteria

Minimum academic entry requirements are:

• A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related discipline, OR
• A combination of academic qualifications and relevant skills and knowledge acquired through work or professional experience that is deemed equivalent to the above.

If English is not your first language, you must also demonstrate English language skills equivalent to an IELTS overall band score (academic) of 6.5, with no band score less than 6.0, or equivalent.