The Master of Digital Transformation is a Level 9 programme of 180 credits; 120 credits at level 8 and 60 credits at level 9, completed by a combination of coursework and a significant project. It enables students who have completed a Bachelor Degree or similar, primarily from the working adult career enhancer market, situated across all industries and sectors where digital disruption is in play (i.e. all industries and sectors in New Zealand/Aotearoa) to achieve a postgraduate level qualification that will equip the graduate with highly abstracted user-friendly digitization tools/technologies, processes and initiatives. Graduates from the Master's programme will be able to use highly specialised knowledge and skills in both strategic and leadership roles in all industries and sectors. Master of Digital Transformation students will be able to work independently, think critically, generate and evaluate complex ideas to enable them to initiate, plan and evaluate change within varied specialised creative contexts and to apply these ideas to a range of management functions. Students look at the future of work in the context of Digital Transformation from a managerial perspective and will be able to take on both strategic and leadership roles.

On successful completion of this qualification graduates will be able to: 1. Critically evaluate the purpose and function of emerging technologies that lead to digital transformation including the role that people, process, platforms and creative intelligence play as key transformation enablers. 2. Apply critical and creative thinking frameworks to review organisational capacity and readiness for interacting with contemporary digital environments. 3. Articulate a commitment to social justice and human rights through the development and implementation of human-centred design strategies 4. Critically analyse the integration of Matauranga Maori (kawa and tikanga), Maori ethics and the Treaty of Waitangi principles within the digital industry; and through industry and community engagement, critically evaluate Maori community acceptance of digital transformation, and Maori as digital transformation leaders. 5. Contribute to the design of innovative digital transformation solutions, paying attention to ethical issues and practice, articulation of the field they are representing, the value-add to the organisation and the global nature of digital technologies. 6. Lead effective digital transformation solutions by executing sound judgement and independent accountable decision-making reflective of good leadership without bias. 7. Implement communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas about digital transformation and creative intelligence to a variety of audiences. 8. Critically analyse, interpret, and synthesise research in a wide range of digital transformation contexts.

Graduates who successfully complete the Master of Digital Transformation wishing to pursue further study may be eligible for further study; such as Doctoral studies in Information Systems at Auckland University; and PhD study in numerous research areas in Digital Business at Waikato University; at the discretion of the institution offering the programme.

* A Bachelor degree, with an average grade of B or higher in all final-year components*, in a relevant discipline (e.g. business or management studies) or * A Bachelor degree, with an average grade of B or higher in all final-year components*, in an unrelated discipline, and a minimum of two years' work experience that is relevant to the aim of this programme or * Professional experience and documented evidence of outcomes in the work environment that demonstrate an ability to perform in the programme and commit to achieving its outcomes (including a CV showing a minimum of six years' relevant employment and recommendation letters from employers or professional colleagues). * All applicants need to provide a Personal Statement, written by the applicant, explaining why they believe they should study on the programme, their motivations and further career aspirations. * A personal interview may be required and will cover prior education (formal, informal and work based training), personal knowledge and experience of digital transformation and motivation for post graduate study. * All entry applications are assessed by the Programme Director. * Applicants without a Bachelor degree will also require formal approval by the Executive Dean and will be enrolled into the Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Transformation. If successful in that qualification, they may then enrol in the Master of Digital Transformation. *Applicants with a Bachelor Degree with an average grade of B- or lower may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma of Digital Transformation.