Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management

Summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management is aimed at management practitioners and recent graduates, wishing to undertake a comprehensive programme of study in order to upgrade their qualifications and extend their management knowledge and skills with the objective of obtaining employment or advancing their careers. Public and private sector organisations employing graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management will benefit from the broad knowledge and skill set (including problem-solving and team work) that the graduates have acquired during their programme of study.

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management will be able to:

• Contribute effectively to multi-person projects and teamwork in an organisation, including as a team leader;
• Show evidence of advanced knowledge about specialist areas of management;
• Recognise, evaluate, and address management-related ethical issues;
• Apply theoretical concepts to solve practical management problems;
• Gather, evaluate, and analyse information from a variety of sources; and
• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking.

Career Opportunities

International trends are for employers to reward postgraduate study well, especially in larger enterprises. The skills you learn are increasingly recognised as setting you apart from other potential employees. Possible employment in the private or public sector include strategic management and planning, change management, human resources management, marketing management, management and research. Possible employment in the private or public sector include strategic management and planning, change management, human resources management, marketing management, management and research.

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management will be able to:

• Show evidence of advanced knowledge about specialist areas of management
• Learn independently and recognise the importance of continued learning
• Engage in rigorous intellectual analysis, criticism and problem-solving
• Recognise, evaluate and address management-related ethical issues
• Work effectively in teams and take on leadership roles as needed
• Apply acquired knowledge and skills in practical situations
• Communicate effectively (orally, visually and in writing)
• Analyse and critique management research literature

Successful completion of this Postgraduate Diploma provides a pathway into SIT's Master of Applied Management programme.

Satisfactory Completion

To be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management, students will have been credited with all required papers as specified in the schedule of papers. The total credit value of the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management is 120 credits.