Graduate Diploma
Study the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and develop the skills to manage people, organisations and change in as little as eight months.
International student entry requirements
English language requirementsEmail business.postgrad@aut.ac.nz
Phone +64 9 921 9906
High-achieving postgraduate diploma students with at least an A- grade average over the 120 points in level 8 professional master's degree courses qualify to apply to the Doctor of Philosophy by completing the Master of Business with a B+ grade average or higher. You'll receive 60 points of credit towards the Master of Business, and will need to complete another 120 points.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management is taught over two 10-week trimesters. Each trimester includes 10 weeks of teaching, with exams scheduled in weeks 11 and 12.
You must successfully complete 120 points from the Master of Business Management. All courses are 15 points.
You can choose how many courses you take per term to fit around work demands and personal commitments. You can continue working full-time while completing your Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management part-time.
To transition from the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management to the Master of Business Management, you are required to maintain a B- grade average. You also need to have taken the following four courses: BSYS865, INTB866, MGMT861 and MGMT863.
Choose eight courses from (commencing 2024)The outcomes for graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.