Graduate Diploma in Applied Management

This one-year programme allows you to focus on a specific area of business that interests you most. If you’ve got a degree in a particular area, this is a great chance to enhance it with some business skills to widen your career options. This programme is not being offered in Dunedin during 2024, please email BusSchool@op.ac.nz to chat about your options. We are offering this programme to international students at our Auckland International Campus.

Domestic

International

Duration
1 Year Full-time
Level
7
Credits
120
Fees
$26,000
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Location
Auckland (international students only)
Intakes
February
April
July
October

What You Study

Focus areas

The great thing about this programme is that you can either choose to focus on an area that interests you most or you can develop your personalised study pathway. Whatever you decide, you’ll graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Management. 

To focus on a particular area, you must have studied Research Methodology (or have an understanding of this). If you haven’t done this, you’ll need to include the Research Methodology course in your study. 

Please note that not all specialisations will be available every year. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss a particular focus area and check whether it’s available. 

International students, we recommend you choose from the following paths of study: Business Transformation and Change, Strategic Management or Business Sustainability.

Accounting 

This qualification has Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) accreditation and is ideal if you want to embark on a career in accounting as a Chartered Accountant or Associate Chartered Accountant. 

Read about our Graduate Diploma in Accounting here. 
Event Management

This fast-paced industry requires vibrant, organised and dedicated people and there is a growing demand for qualified event management practitioners both here and overseas. Careers exist in event planning and management, conference management, sponsorship and fundraising, and the hospitality and entertainment industries.
Human Resource Management

With a strong applied human resources focus, this programme is ideal if you wish to specialise and find start an HR career. This practical approach is coupled with an exploration of human resource practices and issues (both current and future-focused), applicable to a wide range of roles and organisations.
Sales and Marketing

Marketing and selling products and services in today's competitive business environment require a sophisticated and unique skill set. A sales and marketing degree specialisation allows you to acquire the expertise to work in a variety of career fields such as sales, advertising, marketing, promotions, and public relations.
Strategic Management

Ideal if you wish to develop a portable set of management experiences applicable to a wide range of industries, this major has an applied approach focusing on the strategic nature of business management.
Tourism Management

Developed to meet the current needs of the tourism industry locally, nationally, and internationally, you will be equipped with the skills to work at a supervisory or management level, or to operate your own business. 

 

Courses

Course name (Compulsory) Course description
Improving Organisational Performance (Level 7)

Learn how to:

  • recommend management concepts, theories and tools which could lead to improvement in organisational performance,
  • source, collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to propose solutions to improve organisational performance
  • apply and report on a reflective process to evaluate teamwork skills and contributions.
Organisation Research Design (Level 7)

Learn how to:

  • form and scope a proposal for an investigation
  • apply critical reasoning to select appropriate research approach(es), management concepts, theories and tools to conduct an investigation
  • comply with legal and ethical standards of research.
Industry Project (Level 7)

Learn how to:

  • analyse and interpret data and theory appropriate to a project
  • implement research methods and analysis criteria for a project
  • recommend strategies to address industry project findings and results
  • critically evaluate the application of theory in the practical environment from a reflective perspective.
3 x electives 

You’ll choose these from the list of Level 6 and 7 electives shown below.

You’ll need to do 1 x Level 6 elective and 2-3 x Level 7 electives.

 

Level 6 elective courses Level 7 elective courses
  • Design Thinking*
  • Contemporary Communication*
  • Contemporary Iwi Māori Organisations
  • Tourism Industry and Enterprises
  • Accommodation Services Management
  • Sustainable Tourism Practices
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Employment Relations
  • Leadership in Action
  • Event Logistics
  • Strategic Planning for Small Business
  • Information for Managerial Use
  • Managerial Decision Processes
  • Event Planning and Management
  • Facilities Management
  • Market Development and Sales
  • Project Management
  • Services Marketing Management
  • Human Resources
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Marketing Planning and Control
  • Destination Management
  • Advanced Human Resource Management
  • Event Marketing and Partnership
  • Event Project
  • International Marketing
  • Business and Society
  • Managing Innovation and Change
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Strategic Management
  • Implementing Sustainable Practice
  • Contemporary Issues in Organisations
  • Contemporary Issues in the Tourism Industry

*Electives still subject to final approval

Industry project

Your industry placement and project happen during the second half of the year. We’ll place you in a real-world organisation and you’ll need to complete a research project to answer a question or solve an issue that the business has. This is a great way to get hands-on experience and, as a result, you’ll be prepared to make decisions, solve problems, communicate, collaborate, be flexible and multi-task. Plus, you’ll make lots of important business connections before you even graduate!

Further study options

We offer a wide range of postgraduate programmes in business so you can continue your study journey and deepen your knowledge.

1. Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management
Available at the Dunedin Campus or Auckland International Campus (Auckland for international students only)

This programme will improve your management ability with course options such as Project Management, Analytics for Managers and Financial Decision Making. You begin with two compulsory courses - Capabilities for Managers, and Research and Enquiry - and then choose another two electives.

2. Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Information Systems)
Available at the Auckland International Campus (for international students only)

Enhance your employment potential with this postgraduate diploma. Deepen your knowledge of current management capabilities and issues and enjoy the opportunity to work with industry during a professional project. This programme also offers employability workshops, industry events and guest speakers.

3. Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Management)
Available at the Dunedin Campus or Auckland International Campus (Auckland for international students only)

This Postgraduate Diploma will enable you to stand out from the crowd as you extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of current management capabilities through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice.

4. Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems)
Available at the Auckland International Campus (for international students only)

This Master offers you three pathway options: Coursework, Professional Project and Coursework, or Research Thesis. Within the programme, you will also have the opportunity to attend employability workshops, industry and guest speaker events.

5. Master of Applied Management (Business Management)
Available at the Dunedin Campus or Auckland International Campus (Auckland for international students only)

This advanced programme will enable you to confidently engage with research and its application across a range of disciplines within the applied management context. Graduates of the programme are critical thinkers, effective problem solvers, future-focused and apply specialised management and leadership knowledge and capabilities to new situations within the field of business management.

Workload

Your workload

Your programme of study will generally include about 12 hours of contact time/classes per week. You'll also be expected to contribute at least 20 hours per week of self-directed study (outside of class)  to enable you to complete the programme. 

Entry

Entry requirements

  • An undergraduate degree or appropriate degree-equivalent practical, professional or scholarly experience.
  • You can't enrol in a major that you've already studied at the undergraduate level.  
  • International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet the entry requirements. 
  • If English is not your first language, you must provide:

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes. 

Want your existing skills recognised?

If you have extensive knowledge and skills due to practical experience in this area, please ask us about our recognition of prior learning process. You may have already gained credits towards this qualification and could achieve it in a shorter timeframe. Please email info@op.ac.nz or call 0800 762 786.

Fees

Domestic fees

Full tuition
Standard
$6,770

International fees

Full tuition
Standard
$26,000

Additional costs

You might need to buy some textbooks for some courses.

Tuition fees

The tuition fees shown above are approximate only. There may be a slight fee increase per year once Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) rules and guidelines are applied. These fees also don’t include additional costs or living costs.

Get in touch

0800 762 786
International +64 3 477 3014
Email: info@op.ac.nz
https://www.op.ac.nz/programmes/nzqa/graduate-diploma-in-applied-management