

- Location
Auckland
This programme is also offered at our Dunedin Campus. Visit op.ac.nz for programme details.
- Duration
- One year full-time
- Delivery
- On campus in Auckland with face-to-face learning
- Credits
- 120
- Level
- 8
- Start
- February, April, July and October
- Apply
- Now
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LocationIntakeStudy breaks
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Online for international students outside of NZ25 January 202131 May 2021 - 4 June 2021
22 March 2021 - 2 April 2021
2 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
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Online for international students outside of NZ7 April 20212 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
31 May 2021 - 4 June 2021
11 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
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Online for international students outside of NZ7 June 202111 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
2 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
13 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
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Online for international students outside of NZ16 August 202113 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
11 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
11 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
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Online for international students outside of NZ18 October 202111 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
13 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
27 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
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Auckland International Campus25 January 202131 May 2021 - 4 June 2021
22 March 2021 - 2 April 2021
2 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
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Auckland International Campus7 April 20212 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
31 May 2021 - 4 June 2021
11 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
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Auckland International Campus7 June 202111 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
2 August 2021 - 13 August 2021
13 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
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Auckland International Campus16 August 202113 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
11 October 2021 - 15 October 2021
11 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
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Auckland International Campus18 October 202111 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
13 December 2021 - 4 February 2022
27 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
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Online for international students outside of NZ8 February 202227 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
11 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
26 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
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Online for international students outside of NZ26 April 202226 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
27 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
12 December 2022 - 3 February 2023
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Online for international students outside of NZ25 July 202212 December 2022 - 3 February 2023
26 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
10 April 2023 - 21 April 2023
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Online for international students outside of NZ10 October 202210 April 2023 - 21 April 2023
12 December 2022 - 3 February 2023
26 June 2023 - 21 July 2023
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Auckland International Campus8 February 202227 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
11 April 2022 - 22 April 2022
26 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
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Auckland International Campus26 April 202226 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
27 June 2022 - 22 July 2022
12 December 2022 - 3 February 2023
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Auckland International Campus25 July 202212 December 2022 - 3 February 2023
26 September 2022 - 7 October 2022
10 April 2023 - 21 April 2023
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Auckland International Campus10 October 202210 April 2023 - 21 April 2023
Management occupations are projected to grow rapidly over the next ten years leading to an increasing need for management professionals.
There is also an increasing demand for those professionals to hold higher level qualifications. Applicants for these roles are therefore at a considerable advantage with a postgraduate qualification and there is a strong emphasis within this programme on application of knowledge and development capabilities in business management or business information systems.
Flexibility within this qualification will also enable aspirations to be matched/targeted to specific employment opportunities.
Learners will extend and deepen their knowledge and understanding of current management capabilities and issues in a range of applied settings through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice.
In Auckland, this programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic.
Career or further study options
This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study in the Master of Applied Management (Business Management). Alternatively, you could seek employment in a business management or business information systems-related role.
Entry requirements
Minimum academic entry requirements are:
- A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related discipline, OR
- A combination of academic qualifications and relevant skills and knowledge acquired through work or professional experience that is deemed equivalent to the above.
- International applicants must demonstrate that they have equivalent academic qualifications and experience. Click here for your country's equivalent academic entry requirements.
- If English is not your first language, you must provide:
- New Zealand University Entrance OR
- Overall Academic IELTS 6.5 with no individual band score lower than 6.0 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
- Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).
If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.
Selection criteria
Where there are more applicants than places available, applicants will be selected on the basis of the best academic records and their admission recommended to the OPAIC Director, Learning and Teaching in Auckland or the Programme Leader in Dunedin who will approve the final selection.
Pathways into this programme
Students may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management role. There are no specific foundation/bridging programmes in Applied Management for this qualification. Where English proficiency does not meet the required IELTS level, students may pathway to this qualification by completing the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5) which is available at Otago Polytechnic.
Studying on campus
You'll learn using an online learning platform called Moodle. This means that, no matter where you are, you have easy access to all your course content. You also have access to Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, which you can use as part of your interaction with lecturers and classmates.
Your workload
You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per study block on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. For on-campus student, some of these hours may be spent in a workplace gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections.
You will study
This programme comprises four compulsory 15-credit courses, plus electives totalling 60 credits (at Level 8 or 9) from the elective list below.
COMPULSORY | ||
Course name | Course description | Credits |
Capabilities for Managers |
Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations |
15 |
Research and Enquiry |
Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations |
15 |
Analytics for Managers |
Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management |
15 |
Project Management |
Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management |
15 |
ELECTIVES | ||
Elective name | Description | Credits |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Learn how to analyse the processes associated with managing entrepreneurship and innovation within both new ventures and existing firms and to assess the significant issues associated with utilising these managerial concepts to optimise organisational performance |
15 |
Managing for Sustainability |
Develop your sustainable practice capabilities and apply these capabilities to a variety of applied settings as a sustainable practice manager |
15 |
Marketing in a Digital Age |
Gain the marketing management capabilities necessary to organise and manage for growth and profitability in a digital age |
15 |
Financial Decision Making |
Learn how to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm |
15 |
Applied Human Resource Management |
Gain the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand organisations |
15 |
Management of Information Systems |
To enable students to understand how information systems should be managed in order to assist in the achievement of the strategic goals of organisations |
15 |
Professional Project |
Apply the skills and knowledge you have gained during the programme to complete an applied professional project that contributes to professional practice in management within your chosen major |
45 |
Cross-cultural Management |
Develop capabilities to evaluate the issues that arise in the leadership of organisations when managers address culturally determined differences in employee values, attitudes and behaviours |
15 |
Corporate Governance and Leadership |
Evaluate complex corporate governance and leadership challenges in the context of different ownership structures. This will include governance and leadership models in the context of indigenous organisations and the importance of the Treaty of Waitangi |
15 |
Managing Change and Adversity |
Critically analyse the processes associated with achieving organisational growth, effective management of change, and the implementation of actions to respond to adversity, including how iwi/Māori organisations have managed post settlement growth |
15 |
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning including cross credit or credit transfer is offered for up to 60 credits in this programme.
Advanced standing is available for up to 60 credits in this programme through the process of assessment of prior learning. Students may use a combination of formal and informal learning experiences to support their application.
AM801002 Capabilities for Managers is not available for credit recognition.