Management

The Master of Management is a 15-month coursework masters degree programme aimed at providing you with the practical skills and networks to support your successful entry into a business management oriented career with SMEs through to larger corporations.

Career prospects

Designed to add value to any bachelors degree, the Master of Management will prepare you for a career in general business. Graduates may find employment in a wide range of positions in the retail, manufacturing or service industries.

Likely roles include:

• Business analyst
• Market planner
• Management consultant
• Sales executive

Degree structure

The Master of Management is a 15-month, 180-point programme studied over five quarters. You will study core business courses before selecting from one of four specialisation options in Business, Accounting, International Business, or Marketing. You are able to confirm your choice of specialisation at the end of your second quarter of study.

You will also complete four professional development modules as an important component of your degree. These will equip you with the professional skills that you will need to enhance your employability and success in the business world.

Core courses:

• Managing People and Organizations

• Economics for Managers

Marketing Strategy and Capstone courses:

• Strategic Management

• Strategy Capstone

Specialisation Business:

• Business Finance

• Innovation and Value Creation

• Marketing Management

• Global Operations Management

Specialisation Accounting:

• Financial Reporting and Accounting
• Business Finance
• Analysing Financial Statement
• Strategic Management Accounting

Specialisation Marketing:

• Marketing Management
• Understanding Consumers
• Contemporary Marketing
• Competing in Asia

Specialisation International Business:

• International Business Environment
• Marketing Management
• Competing in Asia
• Global Operations Management

Entry requirements

All our Business Masters degrees are pre-experience coursework programmes. This means that applicants require little or no work experience to gain entrance into these programmes.

Academic requirements

To gain entry you will need to have completed a bachelors degree from a recognised university or learning institution with the equivalent of at least a New Zealand B average in the most advanced courses. This can be either a degree in business* or a non-business degree in a relevant discipline such as the arts, engineering, technology, or science.

In assessing your application we will take into account the ranking of the institution at which you completed your bachelors degree as well as the grades achieved in the relevant subjects.

English requirements

• Academic IELTS 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or;
• TOEFL (paper-based) 575 (TWE 4.5), or;
• TOEFL (internet-based) 90 (written 21), or;
• Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP) B-, or;
• English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies (EPPS) B-;
• PTE Academic 64, with no PTE communicative skills score below 58.

University of Auckland Business Masters Scholarships (International)

The main purpose of the scholarships are to support international students to gain the skills and knowledge required to launch a business career by completing a Master of Management, Master of International Business, Master of Marketing or Master of Professional Accounting degree at the University of Auckland Business School. A key objective is to enhance the diversity of the class profile.

• Closing date: 1 June 2016
• Tenure: Up to one year
• Amount: Up to $30,000 each
• Open to nationality: All nationalities