There is also an increasing demand for those professionals to hold higher level qualifications. Applicants for these roles are therefore at a considerable advantage with a postgraduate qualification.
Flexibility within this qualification will enable aspirations to be matched/targeted to specific employment opportunities.
You will extend and deepen your knowledge and understanding of current information systems management capabilities and issues in a range of applied settings through experiential learning strategies and reflective practice. There is the opportunity to work with industry during a professional project and the programme also includes employability workshops, industry events and guest speakers.
This qualification will prepare you for further postgraduate study in the Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems).
New Zealand offers residency under a number of categories including for those who have completed their study in New Zealand. To learn more about your specific situation, please refer to the Immigration New Zealand website or engage with a licensed immigration adviser.
Minimum academic entry requirements are:
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 Academic Director who will approve the final selection.
We do not accept international learners under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment.
Students may have completed an undergraduate degree in a different discipline and be working in a management or information systems role. There are no specific foundation/bridging programmes in Applied Management for this qualification. Where English proficiency does not meet the required IELTS level, students may pathway to this qualification by completing the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 5).
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. For on-campus students, some of these hours may be spent in a workplace gaining hands-on experience and developing important industry and business connections.
This programme comprises four compulsory 15-credit courses, plus electives totalling 60 credits (at Level 8 or 9) from the elective list below.
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COMPULSORY |
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Course name |
Course description |
Level |
Credits |
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Capabilities for Managers |
Gain a critical awareness of the skills needed to manage complex organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Research and Enquiry |
Achieve the skills you need to undertake small-scale professional projects within organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Analytics for Managers |
Achieve the skills needed to critically evaluate data for decision making within applied management |
8 |
15 |
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Project Management |
Learn how to develop critical analysis and application skills in project management |
8 |
15 |
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ELECTIVES |
Elective name |
Level |
Credits |
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Information Security |
Learn how to critically analyse information security and design appropriate information security structures for organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Business Intelligence |
Critically evaluate the process and principles behind data analytics and extract information from large data sets that may be used to benefit a particular business or organisation |
9 |
15 |
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Management of Information Systems |
Understand how information systems should be managed in order to assist in the achievement of the strategic goals of organisations |
9 |
15 |
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The following courses are subject to availability and number of enrolments. |
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Business Solutions Architecture |
Become equipped with the capabilities to critically analyse, evaluate and apply the concepts and procedures used for the successful planning, design and implementation of an enterprise architecture based on an organisational strategy |
8 |
15 |
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Business Analysis |
Gain the ability to meet specified business needs through critical business analysis |
9 |
15 |
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User Experience Design |
Analyse the design and behaviour of interactive products in organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Software Engineering Methodologies |
Critically analyse and apply structured and adoptive software development principles in different organisational contexts |
8 |
15 |
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Software Quality Assurance |
Become equipped to investigate, critically evaluate, recommend and apply software quality assurance methodologies and techniques in organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Applied Human Resource Management |
Learn how to provide the skills needed for management of human resources within contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand organisations |
8 |
15 |
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Professional Project |
This course is compulsory for the course work and Professional Practice option only. It will enable you to critically apply skills and knowledge gained during the programme to complete an ethical applied professional project that contributes to professional practice in management. |
9 |
45 |