Bachelor of Applied Management (Level 7)

at Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

Introduction to Accounting
 

To enable students to understand financial statements and reports and be able to analyse and interpret business performance for sole traders and small companies.

Professional Communication
 

To enable students to apply communication knowledge and skills in the evolving context of New Zealand business.

Business Heritage, Culture and Sustainability
 

To develop and enhance the students’ awareness and knowledge of New Zealand in terms of its history, heritage and commercial development by exploring key historical events that have occurred within this cultural, political and social framework. This course will develop the students’ understanding of how culture, heritage and commerce are contributing to the development of New Zealand society and why and how these values and qualities should be protected and enhanced for future generations.

Commercial Law
 

To enable students to demonstrate knowledge and skills in law relevant to business.

Economics
 

To enable students to apply elements of economic theory with emphasis on the contemporary New Zealand environment.

Introduction to Marketing
 

To enable students to have a working knowledge of fundamental marketing concepts relevant to contemporary organisations.

Management (Operations)
 

To enable students to understand the factors
that influence the operational and financial management of an organisation.

Management (People and Change)
 

To enable students to understand and apply
the factors that influence people and change management of an organisation.

Applied Management
 

To enable students to identify a management problem, and research and apply management concepts and tools to find and recommend possible solutions to the problem.

Research Methodology
 

To introduce students to the key analytical tools used within business and the implications for managerial decisions. Students will learn to apply appropriate research methodologies to identify and solve a business related problem.

Cooperative Education Project
 

To develop capabilities related to chosen area
of specialisation, in a “hands on” immersion in industry practice. This enables students to apply their learning, test the relevance of academic theories to the workplace and to reflect critically on this relationship between their academic study and industry practice.

• New Zealand University Entrance (for 2020 NCEA learners this will be 12 credits in each of three NZQA approved subjects ); or

•  Equivalent knowledge, skills, work experience or study

Evidence of literacy and numeracy will be required and have English language competence to undertake this programme which is taught and assessed in English. Any applicants whose first language is not English may be required to provide evidence of an overall IELTS (Academic) band score of 6.0 or greater (with no score below 5.5 in speaking, reading, writing and listening) or equivalent.

INTERNATIONAL FEES

$17, 000

On completion of this programme, graduates will have a sound understanding of the dynamic and changing environment in which management takes place; enabling them to apply that knowledge at both operational and strategic levels in a range of industries.
 

Career options include: Accountancy, Finance, Operations and Production Management, Project Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing/ Sales Management, Advertising/ Business Development, General Management.