Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management

A perfect start for you if you want to improve your ability, skills and confidence in management. You will gain knowledge to manage complex organisations and conduct research for small-scale professional projects, and match your learning with the employment opportunities you want. This programme could also lead into our advanced postgraduate qualifications.

Domestic

Duration
6 Months Full-time
Level
8
Credits
60
Fees
$5,138
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee – see Fees section for more info.
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Intakes
February
July

International

Duration
6 Months Full-time
Level
8
Credits
60
Fees
$15,250
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Auckland (international students only)
Intakes
February
April
July
October

What You Study

Courses (for Dunedin programme)

The programme includes four 15-credit courses. You will study two compulsory courses - Capabilities for Managers and Research and Enquiry - and then two elective courses chosen from the list below. 

Compulsory
Course name Credits Description

Capabilities for Managers

15

Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations.

Research and Enquiry 

15

Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations.
Electives 
Elective name Credits Description 

Financial Decision Making 

15

 

Learn how to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm.

Project Management 

15

Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management. 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

15

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. 

Managing Change and Adversity

15

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. 

Applied Human Resource Management

15

Gain the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand organisations. 

Courses (for Auckland)

The programme includes four 15-credit courses. You will study two compulsory courses - Capabilities for Managers and Research and Enquiry - and then two elective courses chosen from the list below.  

Compulsory
Course name Credits Description

Capabilities for Managers

 15

Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations.
Research and Enquiry  15

Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations.
Electives
Elective name  Credits Description 

Financial Decision Making 

15

Learn how to apply the concepts, theory and analytical techniques of finance to investment, financing and dividend decisions of a firm. 

Project Management 

15

Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management.  

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

15

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. 

Managing for Sustainability 

15

Develop your sustainable practice capabilities and apply these capabilities to a variety of applied settings as a sustainable practice manager. 

Marketing in a Digital Age 

15

Gain the marketing management capabilities necessary to organise and manage for growth and profitability in a digital age. 

Business Solutions Architecture 

15

Become equipped with an in-depth understanding of the concepts and procedures used in enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, for the successful development and execution of organisational strategy. 

Information Security

15

Assess the implications of information security and cybercrime trends, and evaluate security technologies and procedures in order to design appropriate information security structures for organisations. 

Interaction Design

15

Define the structure and behaviour of interactive products and services.

Software Engineering Methodologies

15

Apply structured and agile software development principles, and learn how to negotiate between them in different contexts. 

Software Quality Assurance

15

Learn how to investigate, critically evaluate, recommend and apply software quality assurance programmes in organisations. 

Analytics for Managers

15

Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management.

Applied Human Resource Management

15

Gain the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand organisations

Further study options

This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study at Otago Polytechnic where you can specialise in either Business Management or Business Information Systems.

Alternatively, you could seek employment in a management-related role. 

Workload

Your workload 

It is expected that you will study for 37.5 hours per week, including a minimum of 8 hours per week in structured direct learning, some hours in an applied workplace or learning environment and up to 27 hours per week in self-directed study.

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.

Entry

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.

English Language requirements

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 AIC Director (Learning and Teaching) in Auckland or Programme Leader in Dunedin who will approve the final selection.

Pathways into this programme 

You 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.

If you need to improve your English to apply for this programme, you could apply for the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5) which we offer at our Auckland International Campus.  

Recognition of Prior Learning 

Recognition of Prior Learning including cross-credit or credit transfer is available for up to 45 credits in this programme. 

AM801002 Capabilities for Managers is not available for credit recognition. 

Advanced standing is not available for this programme. 

Fees

Domestic fees

Full tuition
Standard
$5,138

International fees

Full tuition
Standard
$15,250

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.

Get in touch

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