This qualification is designed for domestic and international students seeking to advance scholarly research and practice-informed management. It will build on previous undergraduate degree, graduate and post graduate studies and strengthen career aspirations within fields of management, business, information technology, health or hospitality.

The advanced standard at which the graduate will operate includes the ability to articulate theory and practice within a management scope. Graduates will engage in independent study demonstrating an advanced level of knowledge, employing discourse analysis and critical enquiry in a relevant management context.

Through integrated work-integrated practice and advancing theoretical knowledge the graduates will extend management capabilities to generate solutions to complex problems, particularly (but not exclusively) in the areas of business, health, hospitality, or information technology.

The underpinning kaitiakitanga framework of this qualification is aimed at satisfying the cultural, social, environmental and economic aspirations of Māori and Pasifika, while being inclusive of international students, through Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi.