Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management
Study the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management and develop the skills to manage people and projects in as little as eight months.
Prepare yourself for a management career either in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world with the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management. It's designed to help you quickly move into a career in business management, or advance your career to a management role. It’s ideal for students with an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Start date: 2022
- Download our Business Postgraduate Professional programme guide [PDF, 111.4 KB]
Start date: 2023
- Download our Prospectus [PDF, 9.9 MB]
Minimum entry requirements
- Must have completed a bachelor’s degree (in any discipline)
International student entry requirements
English language requirements
- IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in each band
Contact us to find out more
Email mbaandpm@aut.ac.nz
Phone +64 9 921 9999 ext 6855
To graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management you must successfully complete 120 points, made up of eight courses (15 points each).
You can choose how many courses you take per term to fit around work demands and personal commitments. You can continue working full-time while completing your Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management part-time.
Choose eight courses from
- ACCT868 Accounting for Financial and Managerial Decision Making
- BSYS841 Operations and Supply Chain Management
- BSYS842 Digital Business
- BUSS901 Applied Business Research and Communication Skills
- ECON861 Economics for Business
- INTB862 International Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- INTB866 Strategy and Performance
- MGMT861 Managing Organisations and People
- MGMT863 Responsible Leadership
- MGMT862 Managing Change
- MKTG860 Marketing Management
Skills you will develop
The outcomes for graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.
Other professional programmes
Pathway to a PhD
High-achieving postgraduate diploma students with at least an A- grade average over the 120 points in level 8 professional master’s degree courses qualify to apply to the Doctor of Philosophy by completing the Master of Business with a B+ grade average or higher. You'll receive 60 points of credit towards the Master of Business, and will need to complete another 120 points.
27 Feb 2023
24 Oct 2023
($19,224 tuition fees + $934 student services levy)
($33,300 tuition fees + $934 student services levy)
- Fees shown are based on a full-time workload for the points indicated next to the fee. The exact fee charged will depend on which courses you select at the time of enrolment.
- Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for study beyond the current year, fees may vary from those stated.
- There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay.
- International students' tuition fees reflect the full cost of tuition. Domestic students' tuition fees are less due to a proportion of the tuition fees being funded by the New Zealand Government.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.