Ready to start your career in management? The MMgt will give you the business-focused skills you need to succeed in a wide range of industries.
The MMgt is a 15-month, 180-point programme delivered over five quarters that will help you develop a strong set of professional skills and capabilities in the specialisation of your choice: Accounting, International Business or Marketing.
During the programme, you will study core business courses and complete an industry-linked capstone project and a professional development module to set you up for success in the business world. While enhancing your critical thinking and analytical skills, your studies will also equip you with strong communication, teamwork and leadership skills as well as cross-cultural understanding.
Duration
Full-time: 15 months
Next start date
2023 Quarter Four – 18 September
2024 Quarter Two – 8 April
Points
180 points over 15 months
Fees
The estimated total programme fees for 2024 are listed below.
| Programme | Points | Domestic | International | Student Services Fee ($8.88 per point) |
| Master of Management (MMgt) | 180 | $29,161.80* | $68,826.60* | $1,598.40 |
*Please note:
- These fees are indicative estimates only based on 2024 fees.
- Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs.
- For programmes that are studied across more than one academic year, it is likely the fees will increase each year.
- Course fees will be confirmed upon enrolment.
Entry requirements
All our Business Masters degrees are pre-experience coursework programmes. This means that applicants require little or no work experience to gain entrance into these programmes.
To gain entry you will need to have completed a bachelors degree from a recognised university with the equivalent of at least a New Zealand B average in the most advanced courses. This can be either a degree in business* or a non-business degree in a relevant discipline such as the arts, engineering, technology or science. In addition, you must have passed an undergraduate level course in business statistics (STATS 108) or equivalent.
In assessing your application we will take into account the ranking of the institution at which you completed your bachelors degree as well as the grades achieved in the relevant subjects. For a list of indicative equivalent entry scores by country, please see the Entry scores table below.
English requirements
Our Business Masters programmes are taught entirely in English. You must therefore be able to understand, speak and write English fluently. To be eligible for entrance, international students must achieve:
- Academic IELTS 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or;
- TOEFL (paper-based) 575 (TWE 4.5), or;
- TOEFL (internet-based) 90 (written 21), or;
- Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP) B-, or;
- English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies (EPPS) B-;
- PTE Academic 58, with no PTE communicative skills score below 50.
If your English does not meet the required standard, our English Language Academy offers the following courses:
- For students who need to increase their English IELTS score by 0.5: English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies (EPPS)
- For students who need to increase their English IELTS score by 1.0: Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP)
Entry scores
Please see the table below for information about indicative equivalent entry scores by country.
| Country | Entry score |
|---|---|
| Australia | Credit average |
| Brazil | 7.0/10 |
| Canada | 3.3/4.3 |
| Chile | 5.0/7 |
| China (211/985) | 75% |
| China (non-211/985) | 80-85% |
| Colombia | 3.5/5 |
| Denmark | 8.0/13 |
| France | 12.0/20.0 |
| Germany | 2.8/5 |
| Hong Kong | 3.0/4 |
| India | First Class |
| Indonesia | 3.0/4 |
| Iran | 14/20 |
| Israel | 65/100 |
| Italy | 80/110 |
| Japan | 70/100 |
| Korea | 3.0/4.5 |
| Kuwait | 3.0/4 |
| Malaysia | 3.0/4 |
| Netherlands | 7.0/10 |
| New Zealand | B average |
| Philippines | 85/100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.5/5 |
| Singapore | 3.5/5 |
| South Africa | 65-70/100 |
| Sri Lanka | 60-65/100 |
| Taiwan | 75/100 |
| Thailand | 3.0/4 |
| UK (Honours) | 2.1 |
| USA | 3.0/4 |
| Vietnam | 7.0/10 |
Note: These scores are indicative only and subject to review.
*Applicants who have completed advanced course(s) in an undergraduate degree which are considered substantially similar to courses in this programme will be required to complete substitute course(s). Advice will be provided to students on a case-by-case basis.
Entry scores
The table below lists indicative equivalent entry scores by country.
| Country | Entry score |
|---|---|
| Australia | Credit average |
| Brazil | 7.0/10 |
| Canada | 3.3/4.3 |
| Chile | 5.0/7 |
| China (211/985) | 75% |
| China (non-211/985) | 80-85% |
| Colombia | 3.5/5 |
| Denmark | 8.0/13 |
| France | 12.0/20.0 |
| Germany | 2.8/5 |
| Hong Kong | 3.0/4 |
| India | First Class |
| Indonesia | 3.0/4 |
| Iran | 14/20 |
| Israel | 65/100 |
| Italy | 80/110 |
| Country | Entry score |
|---|---|
| Japan | 70/100 |
| Korea | 3.0/4.5 |
| Kuwait | 3.0/4 |
| Malaysia | 3.0/4 |
| Netherlands | 7.0/10 |
| New Zealand | B average |
| Philippines | 85/100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.5/5 |
| Singapore | 3.5/5 |
| South Africa | 65-70/100 |
| Sri Lanka | 60-65/100 |
| Taiwan | 75/100 |
| Thailand | 3.0/4 |
| UK (Honours) | 2.1 |
| USA | 3.0/4 |
| Vietnam | 7.0/10 |
Note: These scores are indicative only and subject to review.
*Applicants who have completed advanced course(s) in an undergraduate degree which are considered substantially similar to courses in this programme will be required to complete substitute course(s). Advice will be provided to students on a case-by-case basis.
Scholarships
Business Masters scholarships are open to admitted students for our Master of Management or Master of Professional Accounting programmes. Recipients are selected based on academic merit and a written statement covering career goals and motivation.
University of Auckland Business Masters Scholarships (International)
Supporting international students to gain the skills and knowledge required to launch a business career by completing a Master of Management or Master of Professional Accounting degree at the University of Auckland Business School. A key objective is to enhance the diversity of the class profile.
- Tenure: Up to one year
- Amount: Up to $32,000 each
- Open to nationality: All nationalities
- Closing date: 18 January 2024 (April intake) 1 June 2023 (September intake)
- Further details: Visit this link for more information including how to apply
Key dates
The University of Auckland Graduate School of Management operates on a rolling admissions basis. This means that you can apply for entry into your chosen programme up to 12 months before the programme start date.
Late applications may be considered, subject to the availability of places.
Intake dates:
April 2024
- International students must apply by 1 Feb 2024
Programme structure
The MMgt is a 15-month, 180-point programme studied over five quarters. You will study core business courses and complete a professional development module and a course in strategy, as well as a capstone project.
More detailed course information is available on the Business School website.
Quarter 1
Core
- Managing People and Organisations
- Economics for Managers
Quarter 2
Core
- Financial Reporting and Control
- Principles of Business Analytics
Quarter 3
Specialisation
- Specialisation course 1
- Specialisation course 2
- Professional Development
Quarter 4
Specialisation
- Specialisation course 3
- Specialisation course 4
- Communicating Business Insights
Quarter 5
Strategic Management and Capstone
- Strategic Management
- Strategy Capstone
Courses
During the programme you will study a range of core business courses to give you the fundamental skills and capabilities you need to launch your business career, before choosing one of three specialisations – Accounting, International Business or Marketing.
*Note: This is an indicative guide only. Course delivery is subject to confirmation and dependent on factors that include student enrolments.
Core options
| Course code | Course title | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSMGT 711 | Managing People and Organisations | 15 | Focuses on the foundations of organisational behaviour and managing within the workplace. Examines the challenges that managers and leaders face in managing people and organisations. |
| BUSMGT 712 | Principles of Business Analytics | 15 | Focuses on fact-based and data-driven decision making in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Examines decision biases and tools to overcome decision making under VUCA. |
| BUSMGT 713 | Financial Reporting and Control | 15 | Focuses on essential accounting knowledge for effective resource allocation and for quantifying, assessing, and communicating information about the health of the enterprise. |
| BUSMGT 714 | Economics for Managers | 15 | Examines attributes and behaviours of consumers, firms, markets and institutions and their impacts on the macroeconomy. Focuses on the micro and macroeconomic aspects of market actors from a managerial perspective. |
Specialisation: Accounting
| Course code | Course title | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSMGT 731 | Financial Reporting and Accounting | 15 | Provides an overview of financial accounting principles within New Zealand and the understanding and application of New Zealand Financial Reporting Standards. Focuses on the role financial statements play in investment, analysis and contracting decisions. |
| BUSMGT 732 | Business Finance | 15 | Examines the functions of the markets for real and financial assets, and their valuation. Focuses on the various techniques that financial managers can create wealth for shareholders and stakeholders. |
| BUSMGT 707 | Professional Development | 15 | Develops key interpersonal strategies and communication skills to become an agile, reflective professional and to manage the professional self effectively and cooperatively in a range of business environments. Enhances the emerging manager’s ability to lead and influence others in both cross-cultural contexts and uncertainty. |
| BUSMGT 733 | Analysing Financial Statement | 15 | Focuses on the analysis of financial statements and the assessments of an organisation’s performance. Develops an understanding of appropriate tools and techniques used to measure and assess risk and value. |
| BUSMGT 735 | Management Accounting | 15 | Design and management of revenue and cost management systems. Analysis of budgets and standard, costing system, cost systems for decision-making and control, performance appraisal, and contemporary related issues. |
| BUSMGT 708 | Communicating Business Insights | 15 | Equips students with the ability to utilise data visualisation tools and techniques in crafting and adapting data communication strategies for different types of audiences. Develops critical evaluation of the presentation of data and the implications for ethical communication. |
Specialisation: International Business
| Course code | Course title | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSMGT 741 | International Business Environment | 15 | Provides an understanding of macro-environment issues that businesses operating internationally face. Develops students’ analytical thinking and decision making skills with the use of analytical tools and case studies. |
| BUSMGT 745 | International Business Strategy | 15 | Explores strategic aspects of managing a firm in an international context. Emphasizes the development of skills to understand and analyse the issues that firms face in operating in international markets and value chains, and the emergence and development of business and corporate level international business strategy. |
| BUSMGT 707 | Professional Development | 15 | Develops key interpersonal strategies and communication skills to become an agile, reflective professional and to manage the professional self effectively and cooperatively in a range of business environments. Enhances the emerging manager’s ability to lead and influence others in both cross-cultural contexts and uncertainty. |
| BUSMGT 742 | International Trade and Finance | 15 | Provides an understanding of the trade and financial environments within which organisations operate. Focuses on the challenges organisations face when making business decisions with regard to international trade and finance. |
| BUSINT 743 | Competing in Asia | 15 | Develops highly specialised knowledge about the changing institutional and business environments in key economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Requires independent research and analysis to critically evaluate the implications of such changes for innovation, business strategy and understanding customers. |
| BUSMGT 708 | Communicating Business Insights | 15 | Equips students with the ability to utilise data visualisation tools and techniques in crafting and adapting data communication strategies for different types of audiences. Develops critical evaluation of the presentation of data and the implications for ethical communication. |
Specialisation: Marketing
| Course code | Course title | Points | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSMGT 751 | Marketing Management | 15 | Focuses on the core concepts and principles of marketing theory and practice using examples from New Zealand and overseas. |
| BUSMGT 756 | Branding Strategy | 15 | Develops the essential frameworks and tools for operating in specialised marketing agencies such as advertising, branding, media, PR, or similar. Examines the work of marketing agencies, and equips students with a mobile repertoire of practical skills required by marketing agencies. |
| BUSMGT 707 | Professional Development | 15 | Develops key interpersonal strategies and communication skills to become an agile, reflective professional and to manage the professional self effectively and cooperatively in a range of business environments. Enhances the emerging manager’s ability to lead and influence others in both cross-cultural contexts and uncertainty. |
| BUSMGT 755 | Strategic Digital Marketing | 15 | Examines current and emerging research in marketing communications and evaluates contemporary practice. Focuses on the effective integration of digital strategies in marketing planning, implementation and practice. |
| BUSMGT 752 | Understanding Consumers | 15 | Focuses on the analysis of markets and buyers. It will involve the basic principles and application of market research. The course will also cover buyer behaviour concepts. |
| BUSMGT 708 | Communicating Business Insights | 15 | Equips students with the ability to utilise data visualisation tools and techniques in crafting and adapting data communication strategies for different types of audiences. Develops critical evaluation of the presentation of data and the implications for ethical communication. |
Strategy/capstone
| Course code | Course title | Points | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSMGT 716 | Strategy Capstone | 15 | Examines the logics and processes of strategy formulation and implementation. The course involves a “real world” business project requiring creative and innovative recommendations. | |
| BUSACT 702 | Accounting Information Systems | 15 | Examines the process of development and distribution of accounting information for decision making. Emphases will be on the role of accounting information, business processes, system mapping and documentation through data flow diagrams and flowcharts, transaction cycles, and control of risk. | |
| BUSMGT 717 | Strategic Management | 15 | Applies core conceptual frameworks in the evaluation and formulation of corporate and business strategy. Includes topics such as innovation, diversification and strategic change. | |
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The Master of Management is designed to add value to any bachelors degree and will prepare you for a career in general business. Graduates may go on to find employment in a wide range of jobs including account management, business analytics, management consulting, market planning, sales and more.
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