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MBA programme details
Programme Code: AK3717
Level: 9
Points: 180
Duration: 1 to 1 1/2 years full time / 2 to 4 years part time
Venue: City Campus
Application deadline: Students are advised to apply as soon as possible to secure a place.
Duration
AUT's MBA is designed to offer you maximum flexibility. This allows you to continue working full time while completing your MBA part time.
You can choose the number of papers taken in any given term to fit around work demands, travel, and personal commitments provided you complete the qualification (180 points) within the required time period of four years.
Full time students usually complete the MBA within 18mths, however you can fast track and complete the qualification in one year.
Part time, the MBA usually takes between two to four years.
- Each paper involves six weeks of class learning
- One three-hour class per week
- This is followed by an examination week then a one week preparation period for the following term
You may commence the MBA at any one of the six terms as listed in the current 2013 schedule below.
The 2013 timetable is available here (pdf to view online or download)
Download the 2013 MBA study guide (pdf, 1,474kb)
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2013 MBA KEY DATES |
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Term Commences |
Orientation |
Exam Week |
AUT & Public Holidays |
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Term 1 |
7 January |
11 January |
18 February |
28 January Auckland Anniversary 6 February Waitangi Day |
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Term 2 |
4 March |
1 March |
22 April |
29 March Good Friday, 1-5 April Easter Break 25 April ANZAC Day |
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Term 3 |
6 May |
3 May |
17 June |
3 June Queen's Birthday |
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Term 4 |
1 July |
28 June |
12 August |
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Term 5 |
26 August |
23 August |
7 October |
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Term 6 |
21 October |
18 October |
2 December |
28 October Labour Day |
MBA Induction
MBA Induction is held on the Friday before the commencement of term. Induction welcomes you to the programme and gives you the information you need about AUT and the MBA, including:
- International student session
- Postgraduate study success seminars such as:
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- Critical thinking & academic writing
- Databases, referencing and plagiarism
- Goals and study options
- Information systems
- Library information
- Enrolment and administration guidance
- Collecting course materials and textbooks
- City campus tour
To graduate with an MBA you must successfully complete 180 points, which is made up of core and elective papers.
You can choose to specialise in a particular discipline and extend your studies in that field. Students who complete a minimum of 37.5 points of elective papers within a particular discipline (as specified in the academic calendar) may graduate with an endorsement on their degree.
Core Papers (7.5 points each)
You must complete 120 points of core papers:
468909 Business Strategy*
478912 Corporate Governance and Responsibility
468961 Change Management
468965 Entrepreneurship**
398905 Financial Management
468910 Human Resource Management
418908 Law
468913 Leadership and Personal Development
368901 Management Accounting for Decision Making
469907 Managing Information Technology
488915 Marketing Management
468911 Operations Management
468967 Organisational Behaviour
379934 Quantitative Methods for Decision Making
368902 The Financial Accounting Framework
* Recommended taken towards latter part of study
** Recommended taken after successful completion of Financial Management and Marketing Management
Elective Papers*
Then a further 60 points of elective papers. These can be chosen from:
358920 International Business
359921 Global Strategy and Management
378932 The New Zealand Economy
379933 International Trade for Business
379935 Towards a Sustainable Economy
399907 Investment Portfolio Analysis
399908 Financial Management II
468912 International Human Resource Management
468960 Business to Business & Alliances
468961 Change Management
468962 Cross Cultural Management
468963 Environmental Management and Sustainability
468964 Employment Relations
468966 Operations Management for Events
468968 Project Management
468969 Supply Chain Management
468970 Quality Management
469906 Personal and Professional Development
469964 High Performance Teams
469965 Social Entrepreneurship
488914 International Marketing
488980 Business to Business Marketing
488981 Consumer Behaviour
488983 Marketing Research
488984 Service Marketing
488985 Strategic Brand Management
488916 Marketing Strategy
469960 Environmental Challenges for Business - Economic Principles and Policy
469961 Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Reporting
469962 Sustainable Design and Marketing
469963 Climate Change and Carbon Strategies
489912 Sales Management
* Other AUT Programme Structures differ from the MBA. When selecting papers outside of the MBA Programme students are required to purchase their own textbook(s) and course materials.
MBA Specialisations
You can also choose to complete an endorsed specialisation as part of your MBA. To gain a specialisation you must complete at least 37.5 points from one of the specialisation areas.
Specialisations offered within the AUT Business School include:
Finance
399001 Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance
399002 Risk and Portfolio Management
399907 Investment Portfolio Analysis
399908 Financial Management II
Human Resource Management
468912 International Human Resource Management
468962 Cross Cultural Management
468010 Advanced Organisational Behaviour
468011 Advanced Human Resource Management
468964 Employment Relations
469016 International and Comparative Employment Relations
469017 Gender and Diversity in Organisations
469018 Theory and Practice in Training and Development
469906 Personal and Professional Development
469914 Negotiation
469964 High Performance Teams
International Business
358920 International Business
358921 Managing International Business from New Zealand
359921 Global Strategy and Management
378932 The New Zealand Economy
418943 International Law
468912 International Human Resource Management
468960 Business to Business & Alliances
468962 Cross Cultural Management
488914 International Marketing
Marketing
488914 International Marketing
488916 Marketing Strategy
488980 Business to Business Marketing
488981 Consumer Behaviour
488983 Marketing Research
488984 Service Marketing
488985 Strategic Brand Management
489912 Sales Management
Operations and Management
219905 Tourism Management
468960 Business to Business & Alliances
468963 Environmental Management and Sustainability
468966 Operations Management for Events
468968 Project Management
468969 Supply Chain Management
468970 Quality Management
469914 Negotiation
469964 High Performance Teams
469965 Social Entrepreneurship
Sustainability
379935 Towards a Sustainable Economy
468963 Environmental Management and Sustainability
469960 Environmental Challenges for Business - Economic Principles and Policy
469961 Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Reporting
469962 Sustainable Design and Marketing
469963 Climate Change and Carbon Strategies
Specialisations offered by departments outside the AUT Business School include:
Arts Management
119303 Leadership in Creative Organisations
119304 Marketing the Creative Organisation
119305 Entrepreneurship in the Cultural and Creative Industries
Communications
149108 A Political Economy Approach to the Media
149111 Media, Culture & Society
149112 New Media & Society
149114 Time, Temporality & Globalisation
149122 Critiquing Creative Organisations
149124 Public Relations Concepts & Critique
149128 The Creative Industries, Culture & the Marketplace
Design
119201 Design Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship
119204 Design Systems and Business
119205 Merchandising and Branding Strategy
119206 Strategic Innovation
Hospitality Management
218100 Strategic Issues: Hospitality Management
219100 Human Behaviour in Hospitality Operations
218102 Contemporary Topic: Hospitality Management
219900 Contemporary Tourism Issues
288700 Human Services Organisations
219901 Consumer Perspectives in Tourism
Information and Communications Technology
408204 Usage Centred Design
408207 Ubiquitous Computing
408208 Information Technology Strategy and Policy
408211 ICT Issues in the SME Sector
408217 Information Security
409219 Health Informatics
409221 eSystems Design and Development
Maori Development
919404 Tohu Wairawa: Māori Business and Enterprise
918401 Ta Te Ao Marama
948412 Programme Management
918403 Te Ropu Whakamatau: The Learning Organisation
918413 Development Theory and Practice
Sports Management
469010 Advanced Sport Development
469015 Sport and Recreation Governance and Strategy
489010 Advanced Sport and Recreation Marketing
Tourism Management
219106 Tourism and Entrepreneurship
219110 Marine Tourism
219112 Asian Tourism
219113 Tourism and Community Development
219118 Consumer Perspectives in Tourism
219121 Tourism and the South Pacific
219900 Contemporary Tourism Issues
MBA - Further Study and Opportunities
Opportunities are also available for you to complete a special topic paper in a relevant area, subject to the approval of the MBA Director. There are opportunities to work with start up companies at AUT’s Business Innovation Centre or for you to develop your own business idea or project.
You can also complement study by completing elective papers at one of AUT’s International Business School partners, subject to approval by the MBA Director.