Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
Southern Institute of Technology
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise
This course is available
Online
Level of Study
Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma
Next start date
Expected
Summary
This programme is designed to meet the needs of graduates who wish to start their own business as well as those who want to learn about entrepreneurship, innovation and business enterprise management in an existing business. Students in the programme will not only be focused on creating new business ventures, but will also have a willingness and commitment to learn about new enterprise creation and development from theoretical and research based perspectives.
Course Content
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise (186 Credits)
- GBE.801 Business Enterprise Management (10 credits)
- GBE.802 Entrepreneurship and Innovation (10 credits)
- GBE.803 Enterprise Information Communications Technology (10 credits)
- GBE.804 Business Enterprise Operations: Marketing (10 credits)
- GBE.805 Human Resource Management in Innovation (10 credits)
- GBE.806 Financing Enterprise (10 credits)
- GBE.RM Research Methodology (6 credits)
- GBE.807 Research Dissertation (120 credits)
Satisfactory Completion
Every candidate for the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Enterprise is required to follow to the satisfaction of the Board of Studies, a programme of study for a minimum period of one and a half years. The overall programme of study for every candidate requires 186 credits.
Every candidate is required to: Pass six papers totalling 60 credits. Attend the research methodology classes (six credits) and have an approved research proposal. Pass the research dissertation (120 credits).
Career Opportunities
Graduates are able to work collaboratively and constructively as entrepreneurs with a range of people, situations and locales. Graduates bring a highly-focused approach to independent investigation and research, and to innovative ideologies and practices. Graduates have expertise in six key areas of business operation: business enterprise management; entrepreneurship and innovation; marketing for business enterprise operations; financing enterprise; human resource management in innovation; and enterprise information communications technology, which are further advanced through a paper in research methodology and a one-year research dissertation in business enterprise. Graduates will be able to work as self-employed practitioners, or pursue national and international professional careers with commercial bodies and agencies.
Entry criteria
Application by Academic Qualification
Applicants in this category will have either graduated with a degree or honours degree in any discipline from a New Zealand tertiary institution accredited to offer qualifications at this level, or graduated with a degree from an overseas tertiary institution, deemed by the Faculty of New Media, Arts and Business Board of Studies to be of equivalent standing.
Special Application
Notwithstanding the above application criteria, in exceptional circumstances an applicant who does not hold a prescribed tertiary qualification may be eligible for special application to the programme if he or she can demonstrate knowledge and skills equivalent to a Bachelor level graduate, and can provide evidence of relevant work experience.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS test - Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6
- TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 590 (with an essay score 5.5 TWE)
- TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
- Cambridge English Examination - C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill.
- OET- Minimum of Grade C+ or 300 in all sub-tests
- NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
- Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with HIGH PASS and no less than Pass in each skill or C2 Mastery IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
- Trinity ISE- ISE III with no less than pass in any band
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