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Business and economics

Study business and economics at AUT and you’ll develop the skills, knowledge and values needed to navigate your career journey. Our business and economics graduates are ready to challenge routine thinking, put forward innovative solutions and make positive social change.

The AUT Business School and the School of Economics are internationally ranked and globally recognised, and our graduates are shaping successful careers all around the world.

Undergraduate courses

Undergraduate study in business and economics will give you a solid grounding in your chosen area.

Bachelor's degrees

Graduate certificates and diplomas

Postgraduate courses

Professional postgraduate programmes

These programmes are taught in class, and are designed to accelerate your professional career or take it in a new direction entirely.

Research postgraduate programmes

These programmes involve advanced learning by conducting research, which will give you specialised knowledge in an area you've previously studied and transferable skills to stand out in the highly competitive employment market.

^{The Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Business don't include a research project, but can serve as a pathway into the Master of Business research degree.}

Certificates and diplomas

A certificate or diploma will give you an introduction to your chosen subject and can prepare you for further study.

Short courses

A short course will develop your skills and knowledge in an area of personal or professional interest.

Project Management

Academic departments

Research in business and economics

We believe in high-quality research that has impact, and have world-class researchers and research strengths across business and economics.

More about our research

Join a club and sharpen your skills

Our student-led clubs, societies and activities give you the chance to apply your learning, make friends, network and improve your CV. These are just a few:

AUT Accounting Association
AUT Investment Club
The Breakfast Club

More clubs and activities

International student exchange

Immerse yourself in another culture while you study and have the adventure of your life. Check out where you can go on exchange – and read some stories from returned AUT students.

Exchange for AUT students

News

Older and wiser – but worth the price?

21 Jan, 2020

Short-term gain or long-term pain: What is the price of juniorisation in the workplace? Professor Kate Kearins weighs the pros and cons.

Negotiating unconscious bias in the work

27 Nov, 2019

“Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance.”

NZ rates of in-work poverty examined

21 Nov, 2019

Research conducted by AUT’s New Zealand Work Research Institute has found more than 50,000 working households live in poverty across Aotearoa.

Websites can influence investment

15 Nov, 2019

Are companies using web-based features to shape the way investors perceive their CSR information?

AUT gets 5 QS stars in all categories

13 Nov, 2019

AUT has received the maximum five stars for the first time in every category according to the global education analysts QS in their recent results.

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Great graduatesRyan LiFinancial Instruments Valuation Analyst, PwC New ZealandMaster of Applied FinanceHis passion for finance drove him to enrol in the Master of Applied Finance at AUT, says business alumnus Ryan Li who came to AUT as a student from China.His passion for finance drove him to enrol in the Master of Applied Finance at AUT, says business alumnus Ryan Li who came to AUT as an international student from China. Deciding to study at AUT was easy, says Ryan who achieved a grade point average of 8.75 throughout his studies. Since graduating in 2019, Ryan now works as financial instruments valuation analyst at PwC New Zealand.

Great graduatesNadia LiebertProject Manager, The Kate Edger Educational Charitable TrustBachelor of BusinessShe found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert who now works at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.She found the AUT academic staff to be inspiring, says Bachelor of Business alumna Nadia Liebert. She says she had amazing lecturers and tutors that changed how she thinks and ignited her interest in areas she hadn’t even considered before. Since graduating in 2018, Nadia now works as a project manager at the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust.

Great graduatesNga Bui (Natalie)Industry Manager, Google Singapore, SingaporePostgraduate Diploma in MarketingShe loves helping companies build their brands in the Vietnamese market, says AUT business alumna Nga Bui (Natalie) who now works for Google Singapore.She loves helping companies build their brands in the Vietnamese market, says business alumna Nga Bui (Natalie) who now works for Google Singapore. A successful marketer in her native Vietnam, Natalie enrolled in postgraduate study to sharpen her professional skills. Choosing to come to New Zealand for her studies was an easy decision, Natalie says.

Great graduatesJake BarkerGeneral Manager, HR Matters / General Manager, Race MarketingMaster of Business
Bachelor of BusinessHe has always dreamt of running his own business one day, says business alumnus Jake Barker who is now the general manager for HR Matters and Race Marketing.He has always dreamt of running his own business one day, says business alumnus Jake Barker who is now the general manager for HR Matters and Race Marketing. AUT’s practical and forward-thinking nature attracted him, and he says the workplace experience at the end of the business degree is an example of AUT’s forward-thinking approach.

Great graduatesAshwin PillaySenior Digital Executive, RedFern Digital, Shanghai, ChinaBachelor of BusinessHe knew fairly early on that he didn’t want to limit his career to New Zealand, says AUT business alumnus Ashwin Pillay who now lives and works in Shanghai.He knew fairly early on that he didn’t want to limit his career to New Zealand, says AUT business alumnus Ashwin Pillay who now lives and works in Shanghai. Going on a student exchange in the final year of his degree confirmed that Shanghai was the perfect place to start his international business career.

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AUT Business School
WF Building, City Campus
42 Wakefield Street
Auckland City

School of Economics
City Campus
WY building (level 2)
120 Mayoral Drive
Auckland City

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