A Master of Business is recognised as a wise investment for a senior business career, and is likely to boost earning potential and open up more career opportunities. It's also an essential qualification for those considering an academic career.
The Master of Business is a research master’s degree that can be completed in just 18 months. Throughout your studies you develop advanced research skills, as well as a rigorous understanding of a specialist business field relevant to your interests.
This business master's degree equips you with the knowledge and critical thinking skills in demand in today’s complex and changing business environments. Graduates of the Master of Business are well placed for further study in the PhD programme.
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Completed one of the following or equivalent with a B grade average or higher in courses at level 7 or above:
Students who studied level 7 business courses as part of a degree different than stated above may also meet the entry requirements. If this applies to you, contact us to find out more.
All final admission to the Master of Business is subject to approval by the dean (or representative).
International student entry requirements
You can apply for admission to the Master of Business if you're a graduate of:
Faculty Postgraduate Research Office
Email business.postgraduate@aut.ac.nz
Phone +64 9 9219999 ext 5280
To graduate with a Master of Business, you must successfully complete 180 points from:
The class of honours awarded in the programme depends on your grade performance.
These advanced-level courses cover the latest research and theories in your chosen area of business, and help you prepare for your independent research thesis or dissertation.
Click on the Specialisations tab above to view the structure and courses on offer in each specialisation of the Master of Business.
The research methods courses explore philosophical issues underpinning the design of research and the research process. They include training in research methods to prepare students to conduct methodologically rigorous research.
*In the Economics specialisation you will complete 45 points of research methods courses and a minimum of 45 points in the specialisation
A thesis is an intellectual enquiry of an appropriate topic in your business discipline, presenting an independent scholarly argument involving original research that contributes to the body of knowledge in your discipline.
OR
Your dissertation is an independent scholarly investigation of an appropriate research topic that contributes to the body of knowledge in a business discipline.
**If you take the dissertation option you need to complete additional 30 points of courses taken from the specialisation or elective courses.
Detailed programme structure information
Course descriptors can be found on the pages for each specialisation. To see which specialisations are available refer to the Specialisations tab.
The outcome for graduates for the Master of Business are outlines in the Graduate Profile below.
To help you make the most of postgraduate study in business, we run an induction for new postgraduate research students before the semester starts.
In this session, we welcome you to the programme and cover the information you need about AUT and your postgraduate research programme.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.