The MBA is designed for professionals aspiring to general or divisional management or chief executive positions.
It is for those wanting to transform their careers and be at the forefront of business leadership. This qualification aims to produce graduates who make an impact and add immediate value to an organisation; graduates equipped to lead and manage organisations in the challenging global business environment.
The MBA is a practical, hands-on qualification. It draws on your current professional experience and real industry examples. Graduates are equipped with a ‘toolbox’ of functional management skills, models and techniques that cover the core functions of management. In particular, the MBA provides a link to professional practice, enabling the development of those wanting to gain and apply advanced management skills via the Business Strategy capstone papers and Applied Business Project.
MBA career opportunities MBA graduates:
• Step up to take influential roles within key and growth industries in New Zealand and globally
• Have the ability to significantly impact on the business in which they operate and the effect these businesses have in a wider context
• Have the skills, credibility, confidence and judgement to manage significant projects, teams, business units and organisations
• Provide inspired leadership from a multidisciplinary perspective in business, coupled with an assertive and principled approach to quality in their practice as professionals
MBA Overview/Description
Master of Business adMinistrationMBA
Code AK3717
Level of study 9 Points 180 Duration 1-1 1/2 years full-time/ 2-4 years part-time
Venue City Campus
Minimum entry requirements Completed one of the following: • A bachelor’s degree
• Graduate diploma
• Relevant professional qualification or professional experience approved by the MBA director to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree AND
A minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience since gaining the degree or other qualification.
Candidates may be required to complete an aptitude test and/or attend an interview.
Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in
each band.
Applicants who have completed their tertiary study or work experience overseas may be required to obtain a satisfactory
result in the GMAT. Other requirements
Admission is subject to the approval of the MBA director.
2015 tuition fees*
Domestic $37,312.50 (GST inclusive)
International $46,410 (GST inclusive)
* Fees for study completed beyond 2015 is subject to annual adjustments.
Domestic International
Duration
The MBA is a 180-point qualification usually completed within 18 months of full-time study, or two to four years of part-time study. You may be able to fast-track and complete the qualification in one year.
Each paper involves six weeks of class learning, with one three-hour class per paper per week. This is followed by an examination week, which is then followed by a one-week preparation period for the following term.
You may start your study at any one of the six terms as listed in the schedule below.
The qualification is designed to accommodate students who choose to work full-time while studying part-time. You may vary the number of papers taken in any given term to fit around your work demands and personal life, provided the qualification is completed within the required time period of four years.
Structure
To graduate with a MBA, you must successfully complete 180 points, which is made up of core and elective papers.
You can choose to specialise in a particular discipline and extend your studies in that field. Students who complete a minimum of 37.5 points of elective papers within a particular discipline (as specified in the AUT University Calendar – www.aut.ac.nz/calendar ) may graduate with an endorsement listed on their parchment.
2015 intake dates
Term 1 5 January Term 2 2 March
Term 3 4 May Term 4 29 June
Term 5 24 August Term 6 19 October
MBA papers cover three components
Knowing
• Accounting for Managers • Foundations of Finance • Human Resource Management • IT Management
• Macroeconomics for Business • Marketing Management • Operations Management • Organisational
Change Management
Being
• Cognition & Performance • Global Business Perspectives • Leadership & Personal
Development
• Sustainability & Change
Doing
• Applied Business Project • Business Strategy
• Business Strategy Simulation The Doing Component:
Skills, capabilities and techniques that lie at the heart of the practice of management
The Knowing Component:
Facts, frameworks and theories of what we teach
The Being Component:
Values, attitudes and beliefs that form managers
Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate
Certificate in Business Administration
PostGraduate diPLoMa in Business adMinistration
PgDipBA
Code AK1019 Level of study 8 Points 120
Duration 1 year full-time/ 16-24 months part-time Venue City Campus
Minimum entry requirements Completed one of the following: • A bachelor’s degree
• Graduate diploma
• Relevant professional qualification or professional experience approved by the MBA director to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree AND
A minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience since gaining the degree or other qualification.
Candidates may be required to complete an aptitude test and/or attend an interview. Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS (academic) score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
Applicants who have completed their tertiary study or work experience overseas may be required to obtain a satisfactory result in the GMAT. Other requirements
Admission is subject to the approval of the MBA director.
Progression to the MBA
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration
Students may progress from the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration to the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration by completing a further 60 points of papers.
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
Students may progress from the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) with the approval of the programme director and by completing a further 60 points of papers.
PostGraduate certificate in Business adMinistration
PgCertBA
Code AK1020 Level of study 8 Points 60
Duration 1/2 year full-time/ 8-16 months part-time
Venue City Campus 2015 tuition fees*
PgDipBA PgCertBA
Domestic $24,875 (GST inclusive) $12,437.50 (GST inclusive)
International $30,940 (GST inclusive) $15,030 (GST inclusive)
MBA study offers the opportunity to gain in-depth experience of operations and management across organisations, says MBA student Chris Beh.
“The papers in the MBA programme provide me with tools, practices and methodologies that will be supportive for my career objectives.”
Chris chose the MBA programme at AUT because he found it to be the most flexible programme in New Zealand with competitive course costs.
“I also like the fact that the AUT Business School is AACSB-accredited and so is recognised internationally.”
The AUT MBA is:
Highly regarded by employers – we aim to select the very best candidates and help fulfil their career goals, whether that is reaching the highest levels of management, starting their own business or taking a career break to develop their personal and managerial skills.
Rigorous and challenging – with a strong bias towards practical application and personal development. We focus not only on giving you the practical skills and techniques to be better managers and leaders but also on your growth as an individual, helping you gain insights about yourself and turn that knowledge into action. This means when you graduate you have the skills to manage effectively and the personal leadership qualities, combined with creativity and innovation, to confidently add immediate value to any organisation.
About choice – you can choose the pathway that suits you best: enter our 12-18 month full-time programme, or if you don’t want to interrupt your career you can study on a part-time basis over two to four years. The flexible programme structure enables you to fit your study around work and family commitments while ensuring that you receive a consistent, high quality learning experience.
I look forward to welcoming you to the AUT MBA programme. Ken Lee
MBA Director MBA Brun., PGDipMngt
Online
www.aut.ac.nz/mba Email
[email protected] Phone
MBA and Professional Masters Manager +64 9 921 9628
Visit
Faculty of Business and Law WF Building, Level 8 42 Wakefield Street
Auckland 1010, New Zealand
For more information
Armed with an MBA, Tara Fontanilla says she now has the requisite skills and confidence to go after roles that she wouldn’t normally have tried for.
Working as senior strategic sourcing manager at Fonterra, Tara says the flexibility of the MBA was what initially attracted her to the AUT programme.
“Timing was often a challenge when working full-time, but AUT was able to assist in discussing appropriate timeframes.” Studying at AUT also offered small classes, interaction with lecturers, the benefit of the industry knowledge of academic staff, and applied and practical learning. AUT’s accreditation with AACSB International also gave Tara the opportunity to earn Beta Gamma Sigma membership. Membership is the highest recognition awarded to business students globally and provides access to a network of 725,000 top scholars in more than 160 countries.
A sense of self-belief and the knowledge and tools to make a difference – these are the assets Ian Robertshaw is taking away from his MBA at AUT.
“I wanted to develop stronger general management competencies and build frameworks and tools for understanding and improving performance. AUT has delivered this in spades and this education has opened up amazing opportunities for me professionally.”
Postgraduate study was a long held goal for Ian and with the flexibility of the AUT MBA programme this goal became achieveable. AUT offered a rigorous part-time programme that met my needs.
”Apart from the flexibility, Ian’s decision to study at AUT was driven by the university’s reputation for excellence in business education.
“The high calibre of academic staff combined with relevant industry experience delivers a powerful learning programme.”
