About Graduate Diploma In Applied Management in Aspire2 International

Ready for a fast-paced career in retail management, tourism and hospitality management, or project management? New Zealand is the ultimate destination to make your mark. Our one-year Graduate Diploma in Applied Management will build on your existing business expertise and equip you with the technical and decision-making skills you need for success as a professional business manager in New Zealand and internationally.

Overview

Develop specialised skills to forge a career in the industry of your choice. Build practical proficiency in relevant business settings and sharpen your critical thinking, strategic decision making and advanced analytic skills. Gain real world experience in a retail, project management or tourism and hospitality management environment – and graduate not only with a highly relevant, multi-disciplinary qualification but also with invaluable industry networks and business links in New Zealand.

This programme has two components:

Compulsory – You will gain the fundamental concepts and skills you need in basic business management and planning, to deliver workable business solutions. Skills include people management, organisational behaviour, marketing and business communication, applied accounting, budgeting and strategic operational management.

Specialisation – You will focus on a specific area of business management, consisting of two modules, in your area of interest.

Outcomes

Education Pathway

Graduates of this qualification may undertake further study towards degree programmes across a number of business disciplines or towards professional qualifications at a range of tertiary institutions both within New Zealand and abroad.

Employment Pathway

Graduates of this qualification will have a firm understanding of core business concepts coupled with practical application skills acquired through their specialisations strands, research and acquired knowledge. They will be able to work effectively in professional entry to mid-level management roles across a large range of sectors in established and start-up organisations with both large and small organisational contexts.

Graduates will gain the skills required to integrate into New Zealand organisations and contribute confidently within a range of organisational frameworks and functions.

They will be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of business management concepts underpinning the functional areas of strategic management, accounting and finance, business communication, marketing management, organisational behaviour, and people management.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Have successfully completed an undergraduate degree or higher, or provided evidence of equivalent practical, professional or educational experience

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS    :     overall band score of at least 6.0 (Academic), with no individual band less than 5.5
• PTE       :     have a Pearson Academic Test score of 50 and above with no individual band score less than 42

Aspire 2 International school Tuition Fees

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.