Master of Applied Management

Summary

The Master of Applied Management (MApM) is a Level 9 programme of 240 or 180 credits at Levels 8 and 9 with at least 45 credits at Level 9, completed by coursework and industry integrated or applied research. It enables those who have completed a bachelor degree in business, or similar, to achieve a postgraduate level qualification in the applied management area.

The programme can be completed in two years full-time (240 credit course) or 18 months (180 credit course) or up to eight years part-time, depending on your previous study and experience, and specific course preferences.

The philosophy underpinning the postgraduate applied management programmes incorporates:

Eight areas of professional competence, and
Two areas of focus.

The eight areas of professional competence are:

Money
Markets
People and culture
Planning
Technology
Innovation
Globalisation
Sustainability

The programme has been developed to ensure you study a broad range of business areas and the professional competencies represent the technical skill areas that the courses will cover.

Alongside the eight areas of competence lie the two focus areas of the programmes. These are:

Sustainable business, and
Small-to-medium-sized enterprises.

Career Opportunities and Outcomes

• Domestic and international markets
• Financial management
• Managing people and businesses
• Understand different cultures and how to do business in a multi-cultural environment
• Strategic planning and strategic management
• Corporate planning
• Managing and controlling different types of technology
• Innovation and entrepreneurialism
• Consultancy
• Product and services marketing
• Operations and business in the global world
• Sustainable business
• Research in industry and business
• Business analytics