Course details

Summary

Take the next step

The Master of Management will increase your business knowledge to help move your career in a new direction. You don’t have to have a qualification in business to undertake this master’s.

What is it Like?

Massey University’s Master of Management will give you an international perspective on management and business, building on your communication skills to learn how to work with management at a senior level.

Internationally-recognised

Massey’s Master of Management is an internationally-recognised qualification. You will learn from our business experts - Massey University is the largest and one of the most highly respected management and business schools in New Zealand.

This masters requires you to have an undergraduate degree, but this does not have to be in a business subject.

Learn from leading business experts

The Massey Business School is one of the country’s leading and largest business schools - it is ranked among the top two per cent of business schools globally and is AACSB accredited.

Massey University’s business and management studies rank in the top 200 in the world (by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). We are also ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide for business administration programmes by the Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

You will learn from well-respected academics and business experts, gaining an international perspective on the major that you choose.

Develop appropriate management work styles

Management involves both being able to work independently and making management decisions, but also being able to work with and direct teams of people. Those people could be within your organisation, or external clients and stakeholders. The Master of Management study programme works with you to help develop these skills as well as specialist business capability in your endorsement of choice.

Rigorous study

The Master of Management is a rigorous programme, where students are expected to achieve at a high level. This is reflected in the quality of our graduates, and contributes to the reputation of the qualification.

Careers

If you would like to progress into a management role, or are interested in progressing into a higher level of management, the Master of Management can facilitate this progression.

Sought after by employers

International trends are for employers to reward postgraduate study well, especially in larger enterprises. The skills you learn are increasingly recognised as setting you apart from other potential employees.

Master of Management (Management) structure

Part 1:

120 credits selected from courses:
152.700 Organisation and Management
152.702 Advanced Strategic Management
152.704 Business and Sustainability
152.707 Leading Change
152.752 Project Management

Part 2:

152.894 Professional Practice (60 credits)

For progression from Part One to Part Two, candidates must have achieved a minimum B- grade average over the Part One courses.

The course of study for students who have already completed a Postgraduate Diploma or Honours will be 60 credits from Part 1 & 60 credits from Part 2.

Entry criteria

Applicants for the MMgt will have:

• been awarded or qualified for a relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification, having achieved a grade average of at least B- in the highest level courses; or
• been awarded or qualified for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Administration with a B- grade average, or equivalent.

English language requirements:

• IELTS score of 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
• TOEFL iBT score of 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
• PTE Academic score of 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
• Cambridge English score of 180