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Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management

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$15,250

*Fees are approximate, subject to change and exchange rates

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Location

Auckland

This programme is also offered at our Dunedin Campus. Visit op.ac.nz for programme details.

Duration
Flexible
Delivery

On campus in Auckland with face-to-face delivery

Credits
60
Level
8
Start
February, April, July and October
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  • Location
    Intake
    Study breaks
  • Dunedin
    26 February 2024
  • Dunedin
    22 July 2024
  • Dunedin
    17 February 2025
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
  • Dunedin
    14 July 2025
    22 September 2025 - 3 October 2025

The demand for management roles is expected to grow quickly over the next ten years. 

There is also an increasing demand for people within these roles to hold higher level qualifications. So, a postgraduate qualification will give you a competitive advantage. 

This programme will improve your management ability with course options such as Project Management, Analytics for Managers and Financial Decision Making. You begin with two compulsory courses - Capabilities for Managers, and Research and Enquiry - and then choose another two electives. 

The flexibility of this qualification allows you to match your learning with particular employment opportunities you may have identified.    

In Auckland, this programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic.

Entry requirements 

Minimum academic entry requirements are:

  • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related discipline, OR
  • A combination of academic qualifications and relevant skills and knowledge acquired through work or professional experience that is deemed equivalent to the above.
  • International applicants must demonstrate that they have equivalent academic qualifications and experience. Click here for your country's equivalent academic entry requirements.  
  • If English is not your first language, you must provide:

Selection criteria 

Where there are more applicants than places available, applicants will be selected on the basis of the best academic records and their admission recommended to the AIC Director (Learning and Teaching) in Auckland or Programme Leader in Dunedin who will approve the final selection.

Pathways into this programme 

You may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management role. There are no specific foundation/bridging programmes in Applied Management for this qualification.

If you need to improve your English to apply for this programme, you could apply for the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5) which we offer at our Auckland International Campus.  

Studying on campus

You'll learn using an online learning platform called Moodle. This means that, no matter where you are, you have easy access to all your course content. You also have access to Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, which you can use as part of your interaction with lecturers and classmates.

 

You will study
In Auckland and online 

The programme includes four 15-credit courses. You will study two compulsory courses - Capabilities for Managers and Research and Enquiry - and then two elective courses chosen from the list below.  

COMPULSORY    
Course name Credits Description

Capabilities for Managers

 15

Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations.
Research and Enquiry  15

Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations.
ELECTIVES    
Elective name  Credits Description 

Financial Decision Making 

15

Learn how to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm. 

Project Management 

15

Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management.  

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

15

Learn how to analyse the processes associated with managing entrepreneurship and innovation within both new ventures and existing firms and to assess the significant issues associated with utilising these managerial concepts to optimise organisational performance. 

Managing for Sustainability 

15

Develop your sustainable practice capabilities and apply these capabilities to a variety of applied settings as a sustainable practice manager. 

Marketing in a Digital Age 

15

Gain the marketing management capabilities necessary to organise and manage for growth and profitability in a digital age. 

Business Solutions Architecture 

15

Become equipped with an in-depth understanding of the concepts and procedures used in enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, for the successful development and execution of organisational strategy. 

Information Security

15

Assess the implications of information security and cybercrime trends, and evaluate security technologies and procedures in order to design appropriate information security structures for organisations. 

Interaction Design

15

Define the structure and behaviour of interactive products and services.

Software Engineering Methodologies

15

Apply structured and agile software development principles, and learn how to negotiate between them in different contexts. 

Software Quality Assurance

15

Learn how to investigate, critically evaluate, recommend and apply software quality assurance programmes in organisations. 

Analytics for Managers

15

Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management.

Applied Human Resource Management

15

Gain the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand organisations
Your workload 

It is expected that you will study for 37.5 hours per week, including a minimum of 8 hours per week in structured direct learning, some hours in an applied workplace or learning environment and up to 27 hours per week in self-directed study.

Further study options

This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study at Otago Polytechnic where you can specialise in either Business Management or Business Information Systems.

Alternatively, you could seek employment in a management-related role. 

Recognition of Prior Learning 

Recognition of Prior Learning including cross credit or credit transfer is available for up to 45 credits in this programme. 

AM801002 Capabilities for Managers is not available for credit recognition. 

Advanced standing is not available for this programme. 

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