Note: This programme may have an on-campus or in-person requirement and therefore requires that students submit a current My Vaccine Pass on enrolment.
Entry Requirements
This programme is a selected entry programme. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.
To enter the Executive Master of Business Administration programme you will:
have been awarded or qualified for a relevant bachelor's degree, or equivalent
have at least seven years business experience, at least three of which must be at management level.
You will be selected into the programme on the basis of the selection process.
This internationally recognised masters degree will prepare you to launch a professional career in accounting after just 14 months of study. Start your academic journey towards becoming a professionally qualified accountant today.
With New Zealand's leading Bachelor of Commerce programme you will learn from the country's best teachers and mentors to get a taste of every aspect of the business world before deciding on a major or double major that's right for you.
This diploma allows you to study further business courses at an advanced undergraduate level. It can be taken after the completion of an undergraduate business degree or an approved professional qualification in business.
Are you interested in a career in accounting? If you're good with numbers and like the idea of a job where you can help small business owners achieve their business goals, then this programme is a great place to start.
Entry Requirements
To enter this programme, you'll need to have one of the following:
Achievement of NCEA Level 2 including:
8 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above; and
14 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above
or
An equivalent qualification.
or
Successful completion of an approved qualification at Level 3 or above with a relevant pathway.
Don't meet these requirements?
There may be other options available:
If you're over 20 and have relevant skills/life experience, or
If you're under 20 and have the relevant reading, writing and numeracy skills.
Simply apply online and we'll be in touch about your next steps.
Additional requirements
When you apply for this programme, you must provide proof of your identity (ID) and other documents, such as academic certificates. Please have these handy when you're ready to apply.
See what documents you may need to provide
English language requirements
You'll need to meet the following English language requirement:
8 NCEA literacy credits at Level 2 or above or equivalent
If you don't meet this requirement, you must provide evidence that you have the English proficiency required.
For more information, download the programme regulations:
Financial engineering is a cross-disciplinary field combining financial and economic theory with the mathematical and computational tools needed to design and develop financial products, portfolios, markets, and regulations.
Entry Requirements
To enrol in the Master of Financial Engineering you should have:
a bachelor's degree with a B+ Grade Point Average in 300-level courses; and
completed specified 200-level MATH and STAT courses (or equivalent courses); and
been approved to enrol.
If you have a minimal statistics and finance background, you may be required to take FIEC601 Quantitative Finance and Economics in January-February before enrolling.
If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.
For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Financial Engineering or use the admission requirements checker.
How to apply
You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.
Gain the skills to further your business career or for further study in the MBA with the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration.
Entry Requirements
Minimum entry requirements
Must have completed one of:
A bachelor's degree OR
Graduate diploma OR
Relevant professional qualification or professional experience approved to be equivalent to a bachelor's degree
AND
Have a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience since gaining the degree or other qualification
Applicants who do not have a tertiary qualification are expected to provide evidence of relevant professional experience deemed, by the Assessment Board, to be equivalent to an undergraduate degree. This would typically be 10 years work experience of which 3-4 is in a supervisory or management capacity. Candidates may also be required to complete an aptitude test and/or attend an interview.
The Certificate in Commerce (CertCom) is an option if you want to add commerce content alongside your non-commerce degree, or do not want to study the full Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Entry Requirements
Admission to UC with University Entrance (or equivalent) is required to enrol.
If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.
For information on the enrolment process, please see how to apply for undergraduate qualifications.
The degree of Doctor of Business Administration is awarded on the basis of submission of a thesis and the completion of coursework consisting of six papers. The coursework is an integral and constitutive part of the thesis research of the degree.
Entry Requirements
Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce).
Every applicant must either
be a graduate with a bachelor's honours degree and a postgraduate diploma, or a master's degree in a business discipline, or
in exceptional cases, have alternative equivalent qualifications acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce).
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their previous academic record (normally with a grade average of at least B+), their graduate experience and academic achievements, their commitment to the field of business, evidence that they are committed to ongoing education, and reports from three referees.
Every applicant will normally have at least ten years of experience as a professional in business and demonstrate evidence of leadership in their field.
Every applicant must present evidence of ability for advanced level of academic study.
Initial admission to the programme shall be provisional; it shall be confirmed after successfully completing the coursework component, with no grade below B+ and after a research proposal has been satisfactorily presented at the Oral Confirmation Seminar as part of the residential component of BDBA 906 Research Methodology II.
If admission to the programme is not confirmed, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce) may approve provisional admission of up to one further year or the candidate shall be required to withdraw from the programme.
