Course details

Summary

The AUT Business School is known in New Zealand and internationally for the high quality of its graduates, the impact of its research and its effective engagement with business and the broader community. We attract students from New Zealand and overseas who are seeking a relevant, rigorous and engaged business education that prepares them well for business practice.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business enables students with a bachelor's degree in any field to study global business at postgraduate level. In as little as eight months, students will develop the knowledge and skills required for professional roles that involve cross-border business activities.

STRUCTURE

To qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business, a student must successfully complete 120 points from the following papers (all papers are

15 points):

• ECON861 Economics for Business
• ECON862 Statistics for Business
• INTB860 Global Business
• INTB861 Managing Global Business
• INTB862 SMEs in the Global Economy
• INTB863 Global Organisation Behaviour
• INTB864 Global Business in Asia
• INTB865 Globalisation and the World Economy
• MGMT861 Managing Organisations and People

FURTHER STUDY

• Master of Global Business
• Master of Business

A graduate of the Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business will be able to:

a. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of global business professional practices. (Knowledge/Understanding)

b. Use reflection at an advanced level to deepen knowledge of self, others and relevant professional practice. (Personal/Intellectual Autonomy)

c. Demonstrate advanced capability to consider relevant social, ethical, environmental and sustainability dimensions of decisions in business contexts. (Ethical/Professional Dispositions)

d. Use advanced conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, reasoning, integration and judgment. (Inquiry/Research/Creativity)

e. Apply contemporary theory to current global business issues. (Skills/ Application)

f. Communicate effectively. (Communication)

Entry criteria

Applicants must have completed either:

• a bachelor’s degree or graduate diploma (in any discipline) OR
• 10 years work experience combined with a work based portfolio

Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business is subject to the approval of the Dean (or representative).

English Language requirements:

Minimum IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; TOEFL iBT score of 90; Certificate in English for Academic Study (CertEAS) with A grade; GIE with B+ grade; CAE minimum overall score of 176; PTE minimum overall score of 58.