Graduate Diploma in Applied Management

About the programme

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

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 at our Auckland International Campus by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic. Find out more.

Entry

Entry requirements

• An undergraduate degree or appropriate degree-equivalent practical, professional or scholarly experience.
• You can't enrol in a major that you've already studied at the undergraduate level.
• International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet the entry requirements.
• 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 a list of recognised proficiency tests).

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

Want your existing skills recognised?

If you have extensive knowledge and skills due to practical experience in this area, please ask us about our recognition of prior learning process. You may have already gained credits towards this qualification and could achieve it in a shorter timeframe. Please email [email protected] or call 0800 762 786.