Master of Business Administration
Course details
About the course
Transform your career with our Master of Business Administration (MBA). The Waikato MBA is a world-class business qualification that will help you unlock your leadership potential and make a real difference to your business or organisation! Waikato's Master of Business Administration (MBA) is for people who want to fast-track their career and move into senior leadership roles where they can make a significant positive impact for their organisation or business. The Waikato MBA is a life-changing qualification that will help you develop the skills needed to grow into an outstanding business or community leader. T he two-year, part-time programme covers all aspects of general management with a focus on three key areas - Frameworks, Leadership, and Value Creation. Each paper imparts the knowledge and skills that today's leaders require as they face unprecedented changes in the workplace and the global economy, including rapid digital transformation and the rise of artificial intelligence. The Waikato MBA will equip you with the expertise to lead and influence high-performing teams, identify strategic opportunities and threats, drive positive changes within your organisation, and confidently respond to any challenging situations that come your way. The programme is taught through a mix of in-person classes held at the Hamilton or Tauranga campus on 15 Saturdays a year (8.30am - 5.00pm), plus 20 online sessions at home on alternate Wednesdays (6pm - 9pm), so you can fit study in around your job and family life. Online sessions are also recorded in case you can't make it in person. Please refer to the class timetables for new Waikato MBA students starting in 2025, based at either the or the . Have questions about how the Waikato MBA can fit around your busy life? and our team will get in touch with you.
About the provider
The University of Waikato, located in the central North Island cities of Hamilton and Tauranga, is an internationally recognised tertiary institution offering degree programmes designed to produce job-ready graduates. Each year, the University provides more than 2,000 industry placements and internship opportunities, believing its students benefit from the chance to put the theory they have learnt in classrooms, into practice in a real-world employment environment. When students choose to study at waikato, they gain a globally recognised education. In 2019, the QS World University Rankings placed the University of Waikato 266th in the world, an improvement of 135 places in five years. The University is also in the top 5% of all globally ranked institutions for research impact, meaning their research is among some of the most influential in the world.