Course details

Summary

A stepping stone

Use this qualification to change the direction of your career

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

The Graduate Diploma in Business is useful if you wish to keep up with professional developments in your field and are short of time. Or you may have found yourself working in a different field of business to that in which you hold a qualification.

This is an undergraduate diploma, designed for those who do not have a degree in the subject you wish to pursue. You do need to be a university graduate to enrol in this programme.

Learn from leading business experts

The Massey Business School is one of the country’s leading and largest business schools - it is ranked among the top two per cent of business schools globally and is AACSB accredited.

Massey University’s business and management studies rank in the top 200 (by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings). We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for business administration programmes by the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

Flexibility

It is a flexible qualification, with no core or compulsory subjects. You can tailor your study to your interests or needs.

Careers

For those already working in the field, the diploma will give you additional skills and bring you up-to-date on theory and practice. It may also be useful if you have found yourself in a role outside of your key area of specialty and wish to up-skill.

Structure

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies candidates shall pass approved courses totalling at least 120 credits from the Schedule to the GradDipBusStuds, or from courses with Massey Business School prefixes of 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178 or 219.

Entry criteria

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies requires that a candidate will:

• Meet the University admission requirements as specified; and shall
• Have been awarded or qualified for a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; or
• Have demonstrated equivalent practical, professional and/or scholarly experience.

English language requirements:

• IELTS score of 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
• TOEFL iBT score of 80 overall (min 19 in Writing)
• PTE Academic score of 50 Overall (min 42 in communicative skills)
• Cambridge English score of 170