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Key to the tables
P Prerequisite: Course(s) you must complete to a defined standard (or have waived) before your enrolment in another course is confirmed.
C Corequisite: Course(s) that must be completed in the same semester as another course, unless already passed or waived.
R Restriction: Similar courses, that cannot both be credited to the same qualification.
The Graduate Diploma in Business Studies
GradDipBusStuds
Qualification Regulations
Part I
These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates.
Part II
Admission
1. Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies requires that the candidate will:
(a) meet the University admission requirements as specified; and shall
(b) have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; or
(c) have demonstrated equivalent practical, professional and/or scholarly experience.
Qualification Requirements
2. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 120 credits at 200 level or above, comprising:
(a) courses selected from the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies schedule;
(b) at least 75 credits at 300 level;
and including:
(c) attending Contact Workshops, block courses, field trips, studios, workshops, tutorials, and laboratories as required.
3. Notwithstanding Regulations 2, up to 45 200-level credits may be cross-credited from a completed Massey University degree provided that the courses are listed in Schedule B of the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of Retail and Business Management schedule.
4. Candidates are deemed to have met the general University progression requirement for 200-level courses if they have been awarded any Degree, Diploma or Certificate at NZQA level 5 or above.
Specialisations
5. The Graduate Diploma in Business Studies may be awarded with or without an endorsement. The requirements for each endorsement are set out in the Schedule for the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies.
6. The endorsements available are: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Business Law, Communication Management, Dispute Resolution, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Management and Leadership for Maori Providers, Marketing, Personal Financial Planning, Property Management, Rural Valuation, Sport Management, and Urban Valuation.
Completion Requirements
7. Any timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates will apply.
8. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes; candidates who do not meet the requirements for graduation may, subject to the approval of Academic Board, be awarded the Certificate in Business Studies should they meet the relevant Qualification requirements.
Academic Progress
9. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.
Transitional Provisions
10. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations for the diploma, candidates enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies prior to 1 January 2021 who have completed one or both of 125240 or125342 may substitute these courses for 125241 (in the case of 125240) and 125340 (in the case of 125342). These transitions expire 31 December 2023.
Schedule for the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies
Endorsements
Accounting (120 credits)
Compulsory course selections (90 credits)
No more than 30 credits from
110209 Intermediate Financial Accounting 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230 R 10210, 10213 (Pre 1999), 110313
110229 Management Accounting 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230 R 10200, 10220, 110223
110230 Introductory Financial and Management Accounting 15 credits
R 110109, 10110, 10213 (1999), 110215
110249 Accounting Information Systems 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230 R 10240, 110243
110279 Auditing 15 credits
P 115112 or 115102 or 110100 or 110230 R 110274
110289 Taxation 15 credits
P 110100 or 110230 or 115102 or 115112 R 10283, 110274
At least 60 credits from
110303 Integrative Accounting 15 credits
P 240 credits inclusive of 110209 or 110313; 110229 or 110223; and at least 15 credits at 300-level with a 110 prefix from the BBS Schedule
110309 Advanced Financial Accounting 15 credits
P 110209 or 110313 R 110713, 10310
110329 Advanced Management Accounting 15 credits
P 110229 or 110223 R 110320
110369 Forensic Accounting 15 credits
P 110279
110379 Advanced Auditing 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230; and 110279 or 110274
110380 Estate and Tax Planning 15 credits
P 110274 or 110289 or 125211 C 125211
110389 Advanced Taxation 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230; and 110289 or 110274 R 110783
Elective courses
Up to 15 credits from courses at 200 level or 300 level from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219, 290 or 295 course prefix series.
At least 15 credits from courses at 300 level from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219, 290 or 295 course prefix series.
Business Information Systems (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (75 credits from)
152252 Project Management 15 credits
157240 Social Media Networks for Business 15 credits
157241 Technology Trends for Organisations 15 credits
P 157150 or 157151 or 115107 or 1581xx or 1591xx R 157242
157340 Organisational Knowledge Management 15 credits
P 1142xx or 1522xx or 1572xx or 1582xx or 1592xx
157350 Technology Governance and Risk Management 15 credits
R 57301, 157373, 157341
At least 15 credits from
152304 Managing Services 15 credits
157325 Information Management Project 15 credits
P 15724x C 157341 R 157381, 157342
Elective courses
300-level courses from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219 or 290 course prefix series.
Business Law (120 credits)
No new enrolments
No more than 45 credits from
110289 Taxation 15 credits
P 110100 or 110230 or 115102 or 115112 R 10283, 110274
134220 Business and Professional Ethics 15 credits
R 134320, 134219, 134319
155201 Law of Property 15 credits
P 115211 or 115103 or 155202 R 155216, 155700
155203 Law of Business Organisations 15 credits
P 115211 or 115103 or 155202 R 155200, 155700
155210 Commercial Law 15 credits
P 115211 or 115103 or 155202 R 155200, 155700
At least 75 credits from
110380 Estate and Tax Planning 15 credits
P 110274 or 110289 or 125211 C 125211
110389 Advanced Taxation 15 credits
P 110109 or 110215 or 110230; and 110289 or 110274 R 110783
155301 Employment Law 15 credits
Communication Management (120 credits)
No new enrolments
60 credits from
219203 Business Communication 15 credits
R 114100, 114253, 219100
219204 News Media and Society 15 credits
R 114264
219205 Professional Presentations in Business 15 credits
R 114285
219206 Communication and Technological Change 15 credits
R 114263, 14263
219209 Public Relations Practice 15 credits
219231 News Reporting 15 credits
60 credits from
219303 Organisational Communication 15 credits
R 114353
219304 Intercultural Communication 15 credits
219305 Public Relations Management 15 credits
P 219209 R 114363
219310 Speech Writing 15 credits
Dispute Resolution (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory course
153200 Introduction to Dispute Resolution 15 credits
No more than 30 credits from
153202 Law and Mediation 15 credits
153204 Negotiation Principles 15 credits
R 153307
At least 45 credits from
153302 Mediation Process 15 credits
P 153200
153306 Negotiation Practice 15 credits
153310 Arbitration Practicum 15 credits
P Appraisal Required
153311 Mediation Practicum 15 credits
P 153210 or 153330
153314 Dispute Resolution Advocacy 15 credits
R 153201
153315 Adjudicative Processes 15 credits
P 153200
153320 Employment Dispute Resolution 15 credits
R 153708
153330 Dispute Resolution Practicum 15 credits
P 153200, 153314 R 153210
Elective courses
A maximum of 30 credits from 300 level courses from the 114, 152, 153 or 155 course prefix series.
Economics (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses selection
At least 30 credits from
178200 Macroeconomics 15 credits
P 178100 or 115113
178201 Microeconomics 15 credits
P 115113 or 115106
178210 Economic Policy 15 credits
P 178100 or 78102 or 178110
178221 Methods of Economic Analysis 15 credits
P 115113 or 115106 or any 1781xx course
178240 Managerial Economics 15 credits
P 115113 or 115106 or 178101
178242 Land Economics 15 credits
P Any 1781xx course or 115113 or 115106
178250 Contemporary Economic Issues 15 credits
178280 Regression and Predictive Analysis 15 credits
P 115113 or 115109
At least 60 credits from (At least 60 credits from)
178300 Macroeconomic Policy and Applications 15 credits
P 178200
178301 Microeconomic Theory and Applications 15 credits
P 178201
178307 Markets, Firms and Consumers 15 credits
P 178201 or 178204 or 125230; or ( 115113 or 115106 or 178101) and 178280
178308 Economic Analysis of Money, Banking and Financial Markets 15 credits
P Any 1782xx course R 178300
178328 Project Evaluation 15 credits
P Any 1781xx course
178358 International Trade in Agri-food Products 15 credits
P 115113 or 119180
178360 Environmental Economics 15 credits
178370 Development Economics 15 credits
178380 Applied Econometrics 15 credits
P 178220 or 178280 R 178321 and 178320
Elective courses
No more than 15 credits from courses at 200 level from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219, 290 or 295 course prefix series.
At least 15 credits from courses at 300 level from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219, 290 or 295 course prefix series.
Entrepreneurship and Small Business (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (90 credits from)
152230 Entrepreneurship 15 credits
152232 Small Business Management 15 credits
152330 Enterprise Development 15 credits
152331 Scaling and Growth 15 credits
P 152233 or 152234
152333 New Venture Project 15 credits
152336 Leadership Practice 15 credits
R 152328, 152329
Subject courses (30 credits from)
30 credits from
114241 Principles of Human Resources Management 15 credits
Courses at 300 level from the 114-course prefix series.
Or (30 credits from)
152350 Strategic Management and Governance 15 credits
P Any 200 level Management course R 152341, 152365
Or (30 credits from)
153306 Negotiation Practice 15 credits
Courses at 200 level from the 114-course prefix series.
Finance (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory course selection
At least 30 credits from
125211 The Financial Planning Process 15 credits
125220 Financial Institutions and Markets 15 credits
P 115114
125230 Business Finance 15 credits
P 115114
125240 Fundamentals of Investment 15 credits
C 125211 for GradDipBusStuds R 125241
125241 Introduction to Investments 15 credits
P 115114 R 125240
125250 Financial Modelling 15 credits
P 115114 or 115105
At least 60 credits from
125310 Financial Advice Implementation 15 credits
P 125351 and either 125240 or 125241 C One of 110380, 125340, 125342
125320 International Finance 15 credits
P 125230; and one of 125220 or 125241 or 110209 or 152261
125330 Advanced Business Finance 15 credits
P 125230; and one of 125320 or 125340 or 125350 or 125364 or 110309 C 125320 or 125340 or 125350 or 125364 or 110309
125340 Investment Analysis 15 credits
P 125241 R 125342
125342 Investment Planning 15 credits
P 125230 or 125240 C 125220 R 125340
125350 Financial Risk Management 15 credits
P 125230; and either 125220 or 125241
125351 Personal Risk Management 15 credits
P 125211 C 125211
125356 Business Insurance 15 credits
P 125211 C 125211
125357 Advanced Issues in Insurance 15 credits
P 125211 C 125211
125364 Bank Financial Management 15 credits
P 115114 or 115105; and 125220 R 125360, 125361, 125362, 125363
Elective courses (30 credits from)
Courses at 200 level or above from the Schedule to the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies or the 110, 114, 115, 125, 127, 137, 152, 153, 155, 156, 178, 219 or 290 course prefix series.
Human Resource Management (120 credits)
Compulsory courses (90 credits from)
114240 Organisational Behaviour 15 credits
114241 Principles of Human Resources Management 15 credits
114330 Equity and Diversity in the Workplace 15 credits
114331 Contemporary HRM and Employment Relations 15 credits
P 114241 or 114254
114332 Decent Work 15 credits
P 114241 or 114254
114396 Strategic Human Resource Management 15 credits
P 114241
Compulsory subject courses
15 credits from
114254 Employment Relations 15 credits
251271 Occupational Health and Safety I 15 credits
15 credits from
155301 Employment Law 15 credits
Courses at 300 level from the 114 or 152 course prefix series.
International Business (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (30 credits from)
152250 Managing Organisations 15 credits
R 152200
152261 International Business 15 credits
Compulsory subject courses
15 credits from
152264 International Supply Chain Management 15 credits
30 credits from
152350 Strategic Management and Governance 15 credits
P Any 200 level Management course R 152341, 152365
152366 Operational Management of International Business 15 credits
Elective courses
15 credits from
156231 Strategic Marketing Management 15 credits
P 115116 or 156200
200261 World Politics 15 credits
Courses at 200 level from the 241, 242, 243, 244 or 245 course prefix series
30 credits from
125320 International Finance 15 credits
P 125230; and one of 125220 or 125241 or 110209 or 152261
178370 Development Economics 15 credits
219304 Intercultural Communication 15 credits
Courses at 300 level from 241, 242, 243, 244 or 245 course prefix series
Management (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (60 credits from)
152203 Business and Society 15 credits
R 52101
152250 Managing Organisations 15 credits
R 152200
152336 Leadership Practice 15 credits
R 152328, 152329
152350 Strategic Management and Governance 15 credits
P Any 200 level Management course R 152341, 152365
Compulsory subject courses
15 credits from
152252 Project Management 15 credits
152261 International Business 15 credits
153204 Negotiation Principles 15 credits
R 153307
15 credits from
152304 Managing Services 15 credits
152325 Designing and Developing Organisations 15 credits
P Any 200 level course from the 152 course prefix series R 152360, 152303, 152341
152333 New Venture Project 15 credits
152370 Te Whanaketanga o te Pakihi Māori - Advanced Māori Business Development and Management 15 credits
30 credits from
Courses at 300 level from the 152 course prefix series.
Management and Leadership for Māori Providers (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (30 credits from)
152252 Project Management 15 credits
152270 Māori Management 15 credits
152336 Leadership Practice 15 credits
R 152328, 152329
152350 Strategic Management and Governance 15 credits
P Any 200 level Management course R 152341, 152365
152370 Te Whanaketanga o te Pakihi Māori - Advanced Māori Business Development and Management 15 credits
Subject courses
15 credits from
150201 Te Kawenata o Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand Society 15 credits
R 269274
Courses at 200 level from the 152 course prefix series
30 credits from
114330 Equity and Diversity in the Workplace 15 credits
Courses at 300 level from the 152 course prefix series
Marketing (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (90 credits from)
156231 Strategic Marketing Management 15 credits
P 115116 or 156200
156232 Consumer Behaviour 15 credits
P 115116 or 156200
156233 Marketing Research 15 credits
P 115116 or 156200
156334 Marketing Consultancy Project 15 credits
P 156231 and any 1562xx course
Elective courses
Courses at 200 level or above from any course prefix series (15 credits from)
Courses at 300 level from any course prefix series (15 credits from)
Personal Financial Planning (120 credits)
Compulsory courses (120 credits from)
110380 Estate and Tax Planning 15 credits
P 110274 or 110289 or 125211 C 125211
125211 The Financial Planning Process 15 credits
125220 Financial Institutions and Markets 15 credits
P 115114
125241 Introduction to Investments 15 credits
P 115114 R 125240
125310 Financial Advice Implementation 15 credits
P 125351 and either 125240 or 125241 C One of 110380, 125340, 125342
125312 Applied Personal Financial Management 15 credits
P 125211 R 125212
125340 Investment Analysis 15 credits
P 125241 R 125342
125351 Personal Risk Management 15 credits
P 125211 C 125211
Property Management (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (90 credits from)
127241 Property Market Principles 15 credits
127341 Property Management and Development 15 credits
P 127241
132221 Planning Studies 15 credits
155201 Law of Property 15 credits
P 115211 or 115103 or 155202 R 155216, 155700
178242 Land Economics 15 credits
P Any 1781xx course or 115113 or 115106
218273 Building Technology: Commercial Property 15 credits
P 218102 or 218172 or 138281 C 218102 or 218172 or 138281 R 218201, 138383, 218271
Elective courses (30 credits from)
115377 Special Topic 15 credits
127342 Applied Property Finance and Investment 15 credits
P 127241, 127242, 127245 and one of 127341 or 127343 or 127378 C 127341 or 127343 or 127378
127343 Applied Property Valuation 15 credits
P 127242
Rural Valuation (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (90 credits from)
119281 Decision Tools for Primary Industries 15 credits
P 119180 or 117155
119381 Decision-Making in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119281
119382 Opportunity Analysis in Primary Industry 15 credits
P 119381
127242 Introduction to Property Valuation 15 credits
R 127255
127356 Rural Valuation 15 credits
P 127242 or 127255
138255 Applied Engineering in Agriculture and Horticulture Systems 15 credits
Elective courses
Courses at 200 or 300 level from any course prefix series as approved by the Head of School (15 credits from)
Courses at 300 level from any course prefix series as approved by the Head of School (15 credits from)
Sport Management (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (105 credits from)
152236 Sport Business 15 credits
R 152211, 234232
152237 Sport Event Management 15 credits
R 152215, 234233
152250 Managing Organisations 15 credits
R 152200
234331 Sport and Physical Activity in the Social Context 15 credits
234338 Sport and Exercise Practicum 30 credits
P One of 234214, 234215, 234236, 234243, 152237 or 234233, 152238, 234315 R 152371, 152372, 152376, 234316
234360 Sport Psychology 15 credits
R 152318
Urban Valuation (120 credits)
No new enrolments
Compulsory courses (120 credits from)
127241 Property Market Principles 15 credits
127242 Introduction to Property Valuation 15 credits
R 127255
127341 Property Management and Development 15 credits
P 127241
127342 Applied Property Finance and Investment 15 credits
P 127241, 127242, 127245 and one of 127341 or 127343 or 127378 C 127341 or 127343 or 127378
127343 Applied Property Valuation 15 credits
P 127242
178242 Land Economics 15 credits
P Any 1781xx course or 115113 or 115106
218172 Construction Technology: Residential 15 credits
R 138254, 138282, 138281, 217172
218273 Building Technology: Commercial Property 15 credits
P 218102 or 218172 or 138281 C 218102 or 218172 or 138281 R 218201, 138383, 218271
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