The Postgraduate Diploma in Business provides the skills and competencies that will allow graduates to gain employment within the private and public sector in relevant business positions. It also provides a pathway to the Master of Business Management and Master of Professional Accounting programmes.
As one of the qualifications available within the Business Taught Masters programme, you will gain business experience, professional skills and industry connections within a short timeframe, and no previous background in business is required. Graduates will gain the confidence to challenge existing commercial practice and participate in the development of new and innovative business strategies.
The UC Business School | Te Kura Umanga is ranked in the top five percent in the world as part of the accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). UC ranks in the top 250 universities in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019).
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The PGDipBus courses cover core business subjects that industry stakeholders consider to be important for any business graduate at a postgraduate level. The courses required for the Postgraduate Diploma in Business are the core knowledge courses required as part of the Master of Business and Master of Professional Accounting.
Students choose eight courses (120 points) from the following list:
MBAZ 601 Accounting for Managers
MBAZ 602 Business Economics
MBAZ 603 Managerial Finance
MBAZ 604 Business Research Methods
MBAZ 605 Business Law
MBIS 601 Management of Information Systems
MBUS 601 Marketing
MBUS 602 Leadership
MBUS 603 Managing People and Performance
MBUS 626 Digital Marketing
MBUS 627 Event Marketing and Management
MBUS 643 Supply Chain Fundamentals
MBUS 644 Principles of Sustainability
MBUS 645 Supply Chain Analytics
MBUS 646 Strategic Supply Chain Management for Sustainability
MBUS 650 Business Strategy
MBUS 651 Business Development and Entrepreneurship
MFIN 601 Corporate Finance
MFIN 602 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
MFIN 603 Financial Management
MPAC 601 Professional Accounting Principles
MPAC 602 Advanced Professional Accounting Principles
MPAC 603 Advanced Management Accounting
MPAC 604 Advanced Financial Accounting
MPAC 605 Taxation
MPAC 606 Management
MPAC 607 Information Systems
MPAC 608 Auditing
Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.
Insurance/year: 700 NZD/per year