Master of Management Studies

If you're looking to accelerate your professional career by gaining expertise in an area of business you're passionate about, or want to prepare for a PhD or research career, this degree is designed for you.

The Master of Management Studies (MMS) degree will bring you closer to the frontiers of knowledge in your specialist field, and prepare you for leadership roles that require a high level of critical thinking and information analysis.

This degree normally includes both taught and research papers, but can also be taken as a full research degree.

Study part-time or full-time for 1-2 years (120 or 180 points), starting in either February (A Trimester) or July (B Trimester). Normally all papers are taken within a single specialist subject or interdisciplinary area.

Gain your world-class business education from Waikato Management School, which ranks in the top 1% of all business schools globally with our prestigious Triple Crown Accreditation from EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB.

We're also ranked #1 for business and economics in New Zealand by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2023 - placing us in the top 125 universities globally for business and economics.

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• International Management
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• Public Relations
• Strategic Management
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