Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
Ara Institute of CanterburyGraduate Diploma in Applied Management
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Graduate Certificate or Diploma
Summary
This qualification allows you to design a programme of study integrating intermediate to advanced learning from a range of business and management disciplines. These include:
- Leadership
- Strategic Management
- Human Resources Management
- Marketing
- Operations
- Organisational Change and Transformation
- Project Management
Your programme is co-created with you to build on prior learning and desired areas of new learning. You’ll channel the knowledge and skills you acquire into a practical industry project for a local business or organisation, within which you’ll address a business issue or advance business opportunities.
Part-time up to four years.
Entry criteria
Academic RequirementsA Bachelor's degree in any field excluding applied management
Alternative RequirementsStill want to study but don't meet the Academic Requirements?
If you show that you have equivalent skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, you may be able to gain alternative entry.
Note: The number of courses you have to complete for this qualification may be reduced where you have relevant credits from previous study, or evidence of similar learning or experience in the workplace.
English RequirementsWhat if English is not my first Language?
Overall IELTS 6.0 Academic
- 5.5 Listening
- 5.5 Reading
- 5.5 Writing
- 5.5 Speaking
If English is not your first language, we want to make sure that you will be successful in your chosen programme of study.
- Please provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives
- English Proficiency Outcomes Chart.
- If you are a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident, complete an Admission and Enrolment form and Ara will contact you regarding a free assessment.
- If you are not a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident, please book a PTE Academic test through the Ara Examination Centre or complete an NZQA-approved English language test in your home country.
- IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form and are valid for two years from the date of the test.
- What if I have achieved NCEA Level 3 University Entrance?
- You do not need to provide additional evidence of English Language skills.
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