Business

This programme is all about practical learning so you can really understand the world of business and hit the ground running when you enter the workforce. 

During your degree, you’ll:

• learn by looking at case studies, completing workplace assignments and a major research project
• receive help with part-time job placement during your studies and with job placement when you graduate
• complete a 300-hour internship, gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections. 

What will the three years look like?

During your first year, you’ll complete core Level 5 courses about business fundamentals. During your second and third year, you’ll complete compulsory courses in Improving Organisational Performance and Organisational Research Design as well as several courses we will help place you in. All students will also complete an Internship in their final year.

You’ll complete an internship during your third year. You’ll be placed in a real-world business and will need to complete a research project to answer a question or solve an issue that the business have. This is an amazing way to get authentic experience and to make some important business connections before you even graduate. 

Internship

You’ll do a 300-hour internship placement as part of the programme during your third year. This internship will be within a local organisation. We’ll help you with CV guidance and interview/industry preparation before you start your internship. And you’ll be supported during your placement and will have a workplace supervisor and an academic supervisor to help guide your progress.

You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per study block on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. Some of these hours may be spent in a workplace gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections. 

If you are under 20, you must have:

• NCEA Level 3
• 14 credits at Level 3 in each of three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and
• 10 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of: 
  • 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing, and 
• 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:
  • specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects OR
  • package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).

If you are over 20, you must supply evidence of industry experience and/or alternative qualifications such as the New Zealand Diploma in Business.

International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet degree-level entry requirements. Click here for equivalent academic entry requirements by country. 

If English is not your first language, you must provide:

• New Zealand University Entrance OR
• Overall Academic IELTS 6.0 with no individual band score lower than 5.5 (achieved in one test completed in the last two years), OR
• Acceptable alternative evidence of the required IELTS (see here for NZQA proficiency table and here for list of recognised proficiency tests).

We do not accept international learners under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment.

If you have extensive knowledge and skills due to practical experience in business, please enquire about our recognition of prior learning process. You may have already gained credits towards this qualification. 

We offer a range of postgraduate business programmes which will enable you to deepen your knowledge.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Management 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Information Systems) 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Management)
• Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems)
• Master of Applied Management (Business Management) 

Each course has a textbook recommended as a resource. Some may need to be purchased, other resources are available online.