Bachelor of Business

Summary

Unlock your full potential with the Bachelor of Business (BBus). Be equipped with the tools to help organisations become more efficient, profitable and sustainable, so they can thrive in changing times.

Ranked in the top 1% of business schools globally, Waikato Management School is proud to offer the best undergraduate business degree in New Zealand.

Our Bachelor of Business (BBus) takes you beyond the textbook to tackle practical, real-world challenges facing companies, government, and community organisations. This hands-on learning approach will provide invaluable insights to supercharge your future career.

This degree is underpinned by academic excellence, and you'll be taught by passionate teachers who are also highly regarded business consultants.

But what really sets the BBus apart is the focus on real-world experiences and professional skills. Today's employers want graduates who can lead people, build successful teams, communicate ideas, think creatively, solve problems, analyse data to find trends, plan and deliver projects, and much more.

And that's exactly what this degree delivers to set you up for success. It provides a strong foundation of knowledge across core business areas such as strategic management, economics, and analytics, along with advanced expertise in your major/minor subjects. You will also take a paper focused on developing your intercultural capabilities in professional contexts.

We've designed our business degree to offer students more flexibility and choices so that your papers align closely to your career interests.

You will gain the insights and technical skills to understand customer needs and changing market forces, assess financial performance, create new products and services, implement digital technologies to enhance productivity, and strategise for the future.

For the capstone paper MNGMT321 Applied Business Challenge, students tackle a case study of a real New Zealand business, and devise an innovative strategy to grow the company's market share and profits.

Get set to embark on an exciting career as an entrepreneur, business advisor or manager across a diverse range of industries.

Study at either our Hamilton or Tauranga campus.