Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies requires that a candidate will:
Meet the University admission requirements as specified; and shall
Have been awarded or qualified for a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; or
Have demonstrated equivalent practical, professional and/or scholarly experience.
Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL iBT: 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 180
The Graduate Diploma in Business Studies endorsed in Personal Financial Planning provides a university-level education in financial planning. This qualification satisfies the education requirements for becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERCM Professional with the professional body Financial Advice New Zealand (other non-educational requirements are required).
Please note that this qualification does not satisfy the educational requisite established by the Financial Markets Authority under the current Code of Professional Conduct for Financial Advice Services. A student seeking to be licenced as a financial adviser in New Zealand should consider taking the Certificate in Financial Advice, which does grant such status.
The Graduate Diploma in Business Studies is useful if you wish to keep up with professional developments in your field. Or you may have found yourself working in a different field of business to that in which you hold a qualification.
This is an undergraduate diploma, designed for those who do not have a degree in the subject you wish to pursue. The graduate diploma is a bridging tool to gain the equivalent of an undergraduate major in a specific area. You can then go on to postgraduate study.
You need to be a university graduate to enrol in this qualification.
Certified Financial Planner
CFPCM and its logo are registered certification marks and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERCM is a common law certification mark owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. Financial Advice New Zealand is the marks licensing authority for the CFP Marks in New Zealand, through agreement with FPSB.
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If you wish to study the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Personal Financial Planning) full-time, you will need to start in Semester One. You’ll take eight 15 credit courses in one year, making a total of 120 credits.
If you start in Semester Two you will study part-time due to sequencing of courses.
Make sure you include courses that are prerequisites for the next level of courses you wish to study.
All courses are offered via distance learning in either the first or second semester, or in Summer School. 125211 The Financial Planning Process should be studied first as it is the introductory course.
No 100-level credits can be included in the Graduate Diploma. Any 100-level prerequisite course that you need to pass before you start the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies should be taken under the Certificate of Proficiency Undergraduate.
The graduate diploma is a bridging tool. You can gain the equivalent of an undergraduate major in a specific area so you can go on to postgraduate study in that area if you wish. Massey offers a wide range of postgraduate qualifications, from master’s to postgraduate diplomas.
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For those already working in the field, the diploma will give you additional skills and bring you up-to-date on theory and practice. It may also be useful if you have found yourself in a role outside of your key area of specialty and wish to upskill. Further professional certification may be required in New Zealand and other countries.
Careers may include:
Financial Planner
Advises clients about cash management, risk management, investments, retirement planning, tax and estate planning
Develops comprehensive financial plans to meet clients' objectives
Retail Banker
For anyone working in a bank who is required to give advice on financial products
Insurance Advisor
Brokerage firms
Insurance/year: 810 NZD
