Graduate Diploma in Applied Management (Auckland - international students only)

Want to learn more about a specific area of management to complement your existing degree or career aspirations?

Then this is the qualification for you. Complete an intensive programme of generic business study or study in a specific area of business management. Graduates will have a sound understanding of the dynamic environment in which managers operate, enabling them to apply that knowledge at organisational and strategic levels in a range of industries and organisations. Undertake a significant industry-based research project, coupled with a 200-hour internship enabling you to gain vital practical experience.

This programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic.

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Entry requirements

• An undergraduate degree or appropriate degree-equivalent practical, professional or scholarly experience.
• You can'tenrol in a major that you've already studied at undergraduate level.  
• International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet the entry requirements. Click here for equivalent academic entry requirements by country. 
• If English is not your first language, you must provide:
  • New Zealand University Entrance OR
  • Overall Academic IELTS 6.0 with no individual band score lower than 5.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
  • Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. 

Additional documentation

You must supply certified copies of proof of identify, academic records and proof of residency (where appropriate).

Additional costs

You should allow $80-$150 per paper for required text books. This will be approximately $500 per year.

You will study 

We recommend that you choose from the following paths of study: Business Transformation and Change, Strategic Management or Business Sustainability. 

Level 6 courses 

Improving Organisational Performance

Learn to contribute to a team which conceptualises, investigates and proposes feasible solutions to improve organisational performance.

Project Management

Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of project management and apply project management skills, tools and techniques, as a project team member or project manager.

Leadership in Action

Develop an understanding of applied concepts and principles of leadership and create a personal development plan to advance their leadership capabilities.

Entrepreneurship

Gain an understanding of the key resources, skills, techniques, attitudes and personal ethics required to operate successfully as an entrepreneur. 

Level 7 courses 

Contemporary Issues in Organisations

Learn how to critically examine, analyse and evaluate contemporary dynamic issues reflected in a specific industry within the last two years.

Organisational Research Design

Develop the ability to conceptualise and scope an investigation in order to research an organisational challenge or opportunity.

Business Transformation and Change

Discover how to participate effectively in situations of change within organisations.

Strategic Management

Learn how to apply critical thinking to strategic concepts and practices in a rapidly changing environment.

Implementing Sustainable Practice

Discover how to lead the evaluation and practical implementation of sustainability approaches to various aspects of organisational processes, procedures, products and planning.

Managing Innovation and Change

Learn how to think creatively and to critically evaluate the challenge of leadership and management needs as a company grows from start up to longevity.

Applied Management Mini Project A

Undertake an advanced project (as an individual or within a group) which focuses in depth on the integration of theory and practice as it applies to a particular aspect of management in an authentic workplace.

Please note: the size of the project will be negotiated with your Applied Management Project Supervisor.

Industry Project

Undertake an advanced project (as an individual or within a group) which focuses in depth on the integration of theory and practice as it applies to a particular aspect of management in an authentic workplace.

Please note: the size of the project will be negotiated with your Applied Management Project Supervisor. 

You may be able to select other courses from our Bachelor of Applied Management on request. 

Your workload

You will be expected to spend about 38 hours per week (or 300 hours per study block) on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. Some of these hours may be spent in a workplace gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections.

Further study options

Progress into higher levels of learning and enhance your employment potential with postgraduate study in Management.  

Student loans and allowances 

Student loans and allowances are for domestic students only. For information about student loans and allowances please visit the Studylink website. It is important to apply for your student loan/allowance at the same time as you apply for this programme, due to the length of time Studylink take to process. Loan/allowance applications can be cancelled at any time if you decide to withdraw your programme application or if it is unsuccessful.