Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Postgraduate Diploma in Management | |
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Qualification Type | Postgraduate Diploma | |
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Level | 8 | |
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Credits | 120 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
The aim of the postgraduate programmes is to enable students to gain internationally recognised skills and knowledge in management with an area of specialisation to assist New Zealand in its drive toward a knowledge-based economy. The Postgraduate Diploma allows students to gain a deep understanding of management topics and associated specialisations and prepares them for undertaking further independent research and scholarship in management studies. Students have an opportunity to enrol in elective courses that allow them to apply learned skills to real life examples, projects and scenarios. Graduates are able to use their enhanced knowledge, skills and capabilities to obtain employment in positions of responsibility that relate to the electives they choose and/or to proceed to further studies, such as a master's degree in management.
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management programme will be able to:
* acknowledge that the world views of leaders and managers impact how values and philosophies shape leadership and management decision making * communicate effectively (orally, visually and in writing) with people of different cultures * work effectively in bicultural and multicultural teams and exercise leadership as required * engage in rigorous intellectual analysis, criticism and problem-solving * learn independently and appreciate the need for continued learning * apply advanced knowledge and professional and managerial skills to practical and new situations * critically evaluate research literature and research findings in management studies and their application in organisations * identify, analyse and address ethical issues in leadership and management in practical and applied situations * plan, conduct and report on small-scale research projects * analyse and argue from evidence * undertake further postgraduate study |
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Education pathways |
Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management may be admitted into the Whitireia Master of Management with credit or into other master's programmes in New Zealand or overseas.
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Entry Requirements |
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in business or related subject
Work experience deemed equivalent means at least three years in a Manager or Senior Manager role in accounting, finance, marketing, hospitality, information systems, general management or similar. Applicants with a degree in a discipline or subject area other than business may be accepted subject to Programme Manager approval, based on evidence of the applicant's additional skills and knowledge through relevant work experience equivalent to the above. International students: IELTS 6.5 (with no band below 6.0), or equivalent |
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Education Organisation | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 2567 | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2014-09-05 14:34:10.0 | |
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Next Review | 2030-01-29 00:00:00.0 | |
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Research methods; communication; leadership, management and social responsibility; specialisation in finance, hospitality, information systems or marketing; electives covering aspects of business management including accounting, business analysis, marketing, governance, entrepreneurship, information management, hospitality, investment, human resource management
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