Course details

Summary

The Bachelor of Business is informed by the latest business research and relevant industry examples, and your final year includes invaluable workplace experience in an organisation of your choice or an applied project. You learn from leading academics at an internationally accredited business school – we’re among an elite group of 5% of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB International.

Depending on the area you’re focusing on within your Bachelor of Business degree, you can study your first semester, first year or entire degree at the South Campus (subject to availability).

Entrepreneurship and innovation involves creating and developing new ideas into products, services, technologies, and businesses. It’s a vital component in ensuring strong social and economic development. Governments around the world advocate entrepreneurship as essential for prosperity because it creates new business models, industries, and most importantly jobs. Entrepreneurship and innovation can also help address social problems and environmental issues like poverty and climate change.
Key features:

Entrepreneurship and innovation are key to the global economy
Develop the skills to manage a start-up enterprise
Valuable workplace experience in an organisation of your choice

Career opportunities:
Corporate innovation manager
Organisational change specialist
Environmental or social entrepreneur
Consultant for venture capital firm
Innovation consultant

Entry criteria

Applicants must be 18 years old and have obtained a qualification equivalent to New Zealand year 13.

Preferred New Zealand school subjects

All approved NCEA level 2 and 3 language rich subjects, Business, Mathematics and Statistics subjects are useful

English Language requirements:

Minimum IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 overall with all bands 5.5 or higher; TOEFL iBT score of 80; Computer-based: Total score of 213 with a minimum essay rating of 4.0; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with B/B+ grade; GIE with B grade; CAE minimum overall score of 169; PTE minimum overall score of 50.