Applied Management – Master Degree, Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate

Real life, real learning, real business

		These qualifications are designed to broaden your expertise of applied management to ensure your knowledge and skills are current. The applied management qualification combines a masters, postgraduate diploma and a postgraduate certificate into a flexible, multi-layered programme designed to extend, deepen and consolidate your future at the forefront of business and management.

You’ll gain specialised business knowledge and skills and the ability to apply business knowledge by building on existing qualifications and experience, resulting in a comprehensive understanding, professional competence and leadership skills in modern business and management. It’s our business to help you study, so flexible options mean you’ll be able to study full or part-time toward this qualification, as you work around other commitments such as your current employment and family.

A personal interview may be part of the application process.

Academic Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

MApM (240 credits)

• A NZQF-listed undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with a minimum of a pass (as per the EIT 11 point grading system specified in the ARF); or
• At the discretion of EIT, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

MApM (180 credits)

• A NZQF-listed undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in the Business or Management field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average (as per the EIT 11 point grading system specified in the ARF); or
• A Bachelor Honours or Postgraduate degree in the Business or Management field with 120 credits at Level 8; or
• A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a related field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average (as per the EIT 11 point grading system specified in the ARF) and evidence of management experience at degree level, subject to assessment by the Programme Coordinator; or
• At the discretion of EIT, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

NOTE: A Master of Applied Management applicant who does not meet the entry criteria above may be admitted to the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management and, upon successful completion of four courses (with a minimum B average) from the Schedule to the Regulations, be admitted to the Master of Applied Management.

PGDipApM (120 credits) and PGCertApM (60 credits)

• A NZQF-listed undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Business or Management; or
• An undergraduate degree in a related field with a minimum of the equivalent to a B average (as per the EIT 11 point grading system specified in the ARF), subject to assessment by the Programme Coordinator; or
• At the discretion of EIT, where an applicant’s situation is compelling but not covered by the requirements listed above.

English Language Entry Requirements

All applicants must demonstrate an acceptable level of English language fluency prior to acceptance in their programme. For international students, ways in which English language fluency may be demonstrated include the following:

• Successful study of a programme in which English was the language of instruction (conditions apply).
• Completion of a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5 with any endorsement).
• IELTS Academic score of 6.5, with no band score lower than 6, achieved in a single test within the two years preceding enrolment.
• Completion of accepted international English language proficiency tests (refer to NZQA English language entry requirements for international students) with scores equivalent to the IELTS scores above.