About Bachelor Of Applied Management in Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Summary

This degree is designed for those with a drive to succeed in business, with a practical focus, and a flexible structure. Students can choose from a range of majors and elective modules, and will gain a broad range of business skills, as well as specialist skills and work experience in their chosen major.

Students will have the opportunity to undertake collaborative real-world projects with students from other disciplines, and with industry. Majors in this degree include Accounting (optional CAANZ/CPA pathway), Event Management, Human Resource Management, Operations and Production Management, Sales and Marketing, Strategic Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Retail Management, and Supply Chain Logistics.

The practical focus of this degree increases the chances of employment when students graduate, and the small class sizes help to build strong one-on-one learning relationships with tutors.​ The flexible structure allows students to choose from a range of majors and a wide variety of elective modules.

What you'll learn

In their first year students will study eight compulsory modules, giving them a strong understanding across business management before they specialise in their second and third years. All students in their final year of study will complete Applied Work Integrated Learning (AWIL). This gives students an opportunity to be placed in industry, gain valuable work experience and complete an agreed piece of research, increasing the chances of employment when they graduate. 

In their second year students will study three modules specific to their major and a further three which could either contribute to a second major, or be elective modules based on the student's areas of interest. Students will also take the Applied Management and Research Methodology core modules.

Career/further opportunities

Depending on their major, graduates may go on to work in roles such as: human resource manager, management consultant, public administrator, accountant, financial controller, sales manager, marketing manager, advertising and business development, and specialist management positions.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Achieved an overall average of 65% in the Higher Secondary School Examination or All‐India Senior School Certificate with a minimum of 60% in English;

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS           :        Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5           
• TOEFL         :        Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)    
• PTE              :        score of 50 with no band score lower than 42

New Zealand Living Expenses

You'll require between $20,000 and $25,000 a year ($380–480 per week) for housing/rent, food, transportation, phone bills, internet usage, and entertainment, in addition to your tuition and insurance fees. The average living expense will be the same for everyone, regardless of their tuition or course price. Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions; the Immigration New Zealand requirement is $15,000 per year including return travel or an additional $2,000.