Course details

Summary

Every business needs strong, capable managers. At Toi Ohomai you can advance your study in management with our suite of applied, postgraduate management courses. You can also endorse your qualification with a specialisation in business, health, hospitality or information technology.

The Master of Management is designed for students wanting to advance their scholarly research and master their strategic management capabilities. On completion you will be prepared to take on a leadership position in a relevant management context.

You explore the different aspects that make up a leadership role, including communications, finance, strategic planning, human resources, governance and marketing – taught by a team of highly respected and internationally qualified tutors.

By mixing advanced theoretical study with highly applied, work-based learning, you engage in rigorous intellectual analysis and learn to apply new skills and techniques to existing or emerging issues in the workplace.

Your advanced level of work-integrated practice and knowledge will contribute to high level management and performance improvement, particularly (but not exclusively) in the areas of business, health, hospitality, or information technology.

The Master of Management can be achieved through any of the following three pathways:

• Pathway 1: Master of Management by Thesis (120 credits) – 1 year (full-time)
• Pathway 2: Master of Management by Coursework (180 credits) – 18 months (full-time)
• Pathway 3: Master of Management by Coursework and Thesis (240 credits) – 2 years (full-time)

These pathways comprise coursework, an advanced applied research project and a thesis.

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

• Master of Management (with or without endorsement)

Additional awards included:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Management (with or without endorsement)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Management (with endorsement)

TOPICS YOU'LL COVER

Pathway 1: Master of Management by Thesis

• Research Methodology (30 credits)
• Thesis (90 credits)

Pathway 2: Master of Management by Coursework

• Management Practice - Critical Analysis and Review
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Finance for Managers
• Operations Management
• Change Management
• Advanced Applied Research Proposal
• Advanced Applied Research Project (45 credits)

Plus THREE papers from the endorsement list below. To be awarded an endorsement, two of the three papers must be from the same endorsement.

Pathway 3: Master of Management by Coursework and Thesis

• Management Practice - Critical Analysis and Review
• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Finance for Managers
• Operations Management
• Change Management
• Research Methodology (30 credits)
• Thesis (90 credits)

Plus THREE papers from the endorsement list below. To be awarded an endorsement, two of the three papers must be from the same endorsement.

Endorsement List:

Business endorsement: Communication for Managers; Quality Management Systems: Macro to Micro; Work-Integrated Project

Health endorsement: Leadership in Health Care; Governance and Management in Health Care; Work-Integrated Project

Hospitality endorsement: Cultural Intelligence in the Hospitality Industry; Service Sector Marketing; Work-Integrated Project

Information Technology endorsement: Management of Information Technology; Business Intelligence and Analytics; Work-Integrated Project

Entry criteria

Pathway 1: an undergraduate degree with honours or postgraduate diploma in business or related field of study.

Pathway 2:

• an undergraduate degree with at least a New Zealand B average at Level 7, and at least one year practical or professional experience, with at least two written references, OR
• an undergraduate degree with honours with at least a New Zealand B average at Level 7, OR
• a postgraduate diploma, OR
• special admission. If you do not meet the academic requirements you may be given special admission if Toi Ohomai staff are satisfied you are capable of successfully completing the requirements.

Pathway 3: an undergraduate degree

English Language requirements:

IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.0; TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score of 79 or higher (with a writing score of 21); TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 590 (with an essay score of 5.5 TWE); CAE or CPE with a score of 176, no less than 169 in each skill; NZCEL of Level 5 with the Academic endorsement; PToE (Academic) score of 58.