Degree Overview:

Enhance your applied management skills and knowledge by focussing on more specific and in-depth aspects of management. Elective courses aim to provide options that will complement a range of particular professional experience and career aspirations.

Objectives:

Apply advanced knowledge of management issues and design solutions for a contemporary environment or a range of environments.
Employ innovative management approaches and leadership in complex contexts.
Apply advanced knowledge of management to problem-solving in chosen field of enquiry or professional practice including Healthcare Management, and Business Analytics
Engage in rigorous analysis and critical thinking about complex management issues in chosen field of enquiry or professional practice including Healthcare Management, and Business Analytics.

Outline:

Post Graduate Certificate:

One trimester full-time or part-time equivalent.
The postgraduate certificate requires the completion of the four core courses.
Critical Issues in Management
Design Thinking and Innovative Entrepreneurship;
Managing in a Digital World;
Leadership and Managing Talent.

Post Graduate Diploma:

One year full-time or part-time equivalent.
By completing a further four courses you can then graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in either:
Business Analytics OR
Healthcare Management.

Postgraduate Certificate courses

MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
To enable students to examine emerging trends and confidently debate complex and current managerial issues while seeing them from different perspectives, and to facilitate understanding of interests/priorities of various stakeholders.
MGT802 Design Thinking and Innovative Entrepreneurship
After this course students will be able to integrate innovation and design thinking into multidisciplinary decision-making process and employ business strategies with an effective user-centered approach.
MGT803 Managing in a Digital World
To enable students to operate effectively with technology-informed management.
MGT804 Leadership and Managing Talent
The course aims to enable students to manage people, organisations and self to build sustainable competitive advantage for selected business/ professional practice.

Postgraduate Diploma (Business Analytics) courses

Core Courses
MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
To enable students to examine emerging trends and confidently debate complex and current managerial issues while seeing them from different perspectives, and to facilitate understanding of interests/priorities of various stakeholders.
MGT802 Design Thinking and Innovative Entrepreneurship
After this course students will be able to integrate innovation and design thinking into multidisciplinary decision-making process and employ business strategies with an effective user-centered approach.
MGT803 Managing in a Digital World
To enable students to operate effectively with technology-informed management.
MGT804 Leadership and Managing Talent
The course aims to enable students to manage people, organisations and self to build sustainable competitive advantage for selected business/ professional practice.
Compulsory courses - Business Analytics
BAN801 Analytical Models and Data Analysis Techniques
To enable students to develop a broad understanding of quantitative management tools and investigate practical application of analytical models and data analysis techniques to real business problems
MGT811 Special Topic
This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop and apply new skills and techniques to small existing or emerging management problems in an applied business area.
RES801 Applied Research Methods
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of rigorous research practice.

Postgraduate Diploma (Healthcare Management) courses

Core Courses
MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
To enable students to examine emerging trends and confidently debate complex and current managerial issues while seeing them from different perspectives, and to facilitate understanding of interests/priorities of various stakeholders.
MGT802 Design Thinking and Innovative Entrepreneurship
After this course students will be able to integrate innovation and design thinking into multidisciplinary decision-making process and employ business strategies with an effective user-centered approach.
MGT803 Managing in a Digital World
To enable students to operate effectively with technology-informed management.
MGT804 Leadership and Managing Talent
The course aims to enable students to manage people, organisations and self to build sustainable competitive advantage for selected business/ professional practice.
Compulsory Courses - Healthcare Management
HCM801 Healthcare Systems Management
To enable students to develop a broad understanding of healthcare systems and their management.
HCM802 Contemporary Healthcare Leadership and Management
To enable students to develop knowledge, skills and strategies for effective leadership and management in a range of healthcare organisations.
MGT811 Special Topic
This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop and apply new skills and techniques to small existing or emerging management problems in an applied business area.
RES801 Applied Research Methods
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of rigorous research practice.

Other:

Gain advanced qualifications in applied management, with industry electives or pathways aligned to meet key labour market needs.
Learn with the proven combination of practical and applied study, as well as advanced theory and work-based learning.
Programmes are designed to be directly relevant to small and large private and public organisations and the self-employed and are strongly aligned with WITT’s role in providing work-ready graduates for Taranaki and to develop and retain skilled applied management professionals in the region.

Domestic Fees

$3,813 (Certificate) $7,626 (Diploma)

International Fees

$14,185 (Certificate) Stationery and printing $150 approximately per paper

Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Applied Management (Level 8)

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