Program Details
- 36 months Bachelors
- Course code : MN4535
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IELTS Overall : 6 & Above
- Listening : 5.5 & Above
- Reading : 5.5 & Above
- Writing : 5.5 & Above
- Speaking : 5.5 & Above
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PTE Overall : 50 & Above
- Listening : 42 & Above
- Reading : 42 & Above
- Writing : 42 & Above
- Speaking : 42 & Above
- February (Auckland)
- May (Auckland)
- July (Auckland)
- October (Auckland)
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Tuition Fee
NZD 19,500 per year
About the Program
Project management is a versatile career, with applications right throughout private industry, education and government
Lead, design, execute and complete business projects for a wide range of industries including construction, IT, business systems and engineering and for change projects. Plus, manage a real-world project for a local business, ensuring you possess both skills and hands-on experience when you enter the job market.
Combine core business skills and practices with specific project management skills in financial management to improve decision making, operations management of people and resources, the principles of project management and resource integration management, including supply chain management, production operations and business facility management.
Plus, each student is matched to a company to manage a real-world project. Further apply your skills in creating project plans, using project management software tools, and putting these plans into action.
Fast-track your programme of study to graduate sooner
Your work experience or previous tertiary study may count towards achieving your qualification. Our is designed for those who already have the on-the-job skills and knowledge, but want to take their career to the next level with a qualification.
With RPL we can measure and match your existing skills against credits in our courses – creating a tailored path of study that will not only save you money, but also help you to complete your qualification faster. To learn more make an appointment to speak with one of our RPL facilitators by phoning 0800 62 62 52 (or email enquiries@manukau.ac.nz).
When planning your degree, remember that not all courses are available each quarter. You must check the programme structure below, the pre-requisites, electives and availability of your chosen courses in advance
COMPULSORY COURSES
Level 5
311.537 Introduction to Accounting
Learn the basics of accounting in a New Zealand business context; create and understand financial statements; and analyse business performance for small companies
181.519 Professional Communication
Study oral and written communication skills and interpersonal communication skills in the New Zealand business context.
341.571 Business Heritage, Culture and Sustainability
Develop an understanding of New Zealand’s diverse cultural and commercial history, and how its cultural heritage relates to business today.
323.510 Commercial Law
Learn the fundamentals of the legal system as it relates to business, including liability, contract law and consumer rights.
371.514 Economics
Develop an understanding of elements of economic theory and how they relate to contemporary business issues, including exchange rates, international trade, and the relationship between market economics and regulation.
351.515 Introduction to Marketing
Gain a basic understanding of the theory and practice of marketing, including market analysis, segmentation and consumer behaviour
341.576 Management
Understand and apply the factors that influence people and change management of an organisation
341.582 Managing Operations
Understand and apply the factors that influence the operational and financial management of an organisation
COMPULSORY COURSES
Level 6
CORE COURSES
341.628 Applied Management
Build on the skills learnt in the Management course by proposing, developing and executing a project that meets the needs of a specific business problem.
341.629 Research Methodology
Train in the key analytical tools used in business and how they affect management decision-making. You will learn to apply research methodologies to identify and solve a practical businessrelated problem
COURSES IN THIS MAJOR:
311.650 Introduction to Finance
Gain a practical understanding of financial management, capital budgeting techniques, asset management and analysis of short-term and long-term financing alternatives.
343.607 Project Management
Gain a practical understanding of project management, how to develop a project plan, optimise project efficiency, and monitor the progress of a project as it is rolled out.
343.611 Operations Management
Learn how to analyse operational systems, how people and resources work together in producing outputs and understand how an operation contributes to the broader management environment.
COMPULSORY COURSES
Level 7
341.736 Co-operative Education Project (equivalent to four courses)
As part of the final year of your Bachelor of Applied Management, you will work ‘hands-on’ within a real business environment applying your learning. During this time you will also complete a significant research project for your host organisation, overseen by an MIT lecturer. This experience will ensure you graduate with both a qualification and practical experience
341.757 Advanced Project Management
This course will enable the student to learn the principles of the project management body of knowledge and cover the content of the Project Management Institute PMBOK® and its application and evaluation to the workplace.
343.705 Resource Integration Management
Understand supply-chain management, business-facility layout and modification, engineering economics and how these disciplines integrate in various elements of practical business operation.
ELECTIVE COURSES
In addition, for each major you must select five other elective courses from the list . If you are doing a double major you will not be able to take elective courses, you will need to take five courses from your other major.