Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management
Business & Management
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NMIT
Gain advanced skills in management, leadership, and applied business practices with the option to specialise in areas like Healthcare Management, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Aquaculture Management, or create a multidisciplinary pathway.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Nelson, Nelson
It will take a total of 43 weeks
This course requires 40 hours per week
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Apply advanced management knowledge
Apply advanced knowledge of contemporary management issues and design solutions in complex environments.
Employ innovative management and leadership
Demonstrate leadership and management approaches in complex, changing organisational contexts.
Specialise in chosen area of management practice
Apply advanced management skills in specialised fields such as Logistics & Supply Chain, Aquaculture, Business Analytics, and Healthcare, or a multidisciplinary context.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management at NMIT is a Level 8, 120-credit programme delivered over two semesters (approx. 10 months full time), designed to develop advanced management, leadership, and applied analytical skills. Learners choose from specialist majors (Healthcare, Logistics & Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Aquaculture, or Multidisciplinary), with curriculum blending theoretical knowledge, hands-on practical activities, and applied research. The qualification prepares graduates for leadership roles across diverse sectors, and provides pathways into the Master of Applied Management.
Course Content
- MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
- MGT802 Design Thinking and Innovative Entrepreneurship
- MGT803 Managing in a Digital World
- MGT804 Leadership and Managing Talent
- Electives: Choose from advanced courses in storage & warehousing, procurement, logistics, healthcare systems, analytics, aquaculture, agile management, stakeholder engagement, work-based project, and advanced/research methods
- Major-specific research project (where applicable)
- Compulsory research methods course (for some majors)
- Small-scale management research or course-based capstone
What you need to know first
Bachelor’s degree OR
Relevant skills and knowledge acquired through appropriate work or professional experience
English language: IELTS 6.5 Academic (no lower than 6.0 in each band) or NZQA-approved equivalent (for non-native speakers)
Applicants without formal academic requirements may be approved for alternative entry through assessment
For Business Analytics: additional entry based on relevant degree and/or evidence of work in analytics, mathematics, or related field
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Business
Management
Supply Chain & Logistics
Healthcare Administration
Analytics
Aquaculture
General Leadership
Future employment opportunities might be
General Manager
Operations Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Business Analyst
Healthcare Manager
Aquaculture Manager
Logistics Coordinator
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Consultant
Product Analyst
Sales Manager
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