Programme Structure

Programme Structure

The MBA programme requires the completion of five parts that consist of 16 courses and six days of professional development and academic workshops.

On this page:

• Part One - Core Discipline
• Part Two - Contemporary Management
• Part Three - Strategic Capstone
• Part Four - Elective Courses
• Professional Development and Academic workshops

Part One - Core Discipline

Part one consists of six core courses these are designed to give you conceptual depth across the functional spectrum of modern business.

These courses include:

• MMBA 502 – Commercial Law
• MMBA 503 – Economics, Organisation and Markets
• MMBA 505 – Organisational Behaviour
• MMBA 507 – Information Systems
• MMBA 508 – Problem Solving and Decision Making
• MMBA 509 – Accounting for Managers

Part Two - Contemporary Management

Part two consists of four core courses that focus on contemporary management and are designed to draw attention to issues in management.

These courses include:

• MMBA 516 – Corporate Finance*
• MMBA 518 – Marketing Management
• MMBA 519 – Human Resource Management
• MMBA 520 – Operations and Services Management

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*Acceptable performance in the Mathematics Refresher Course is a mandatory prerequisite.

Part Three - Strategic Capstone

Part three consists of four core courses that provide a strategic perspective on modern business.

These courses include:

• MMBA 532 – Business Research Project
• MMBA 534 – Strategic Management
• MMBA 560 – Leading Change
• MMBA 565 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Part Four – Elective Courses

Part four consists of two elective courses of your choice which cater to your personal interest.

Select two from the following:

• MMBA 535 – Advanced Strategic Management
• MMBA 545 – Creative Leadership
• MMBA 549 – Systems Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
• MMBA 553 – Project Management
• MMBA 556 – Financial Statement Analysis
• MMBA 558 – International Business
• MMBA 561 – Strategic/International Human Resource Management
• MMBA 562 – Managing Employment Relations
• MMBA 570 – Marketing Strategy
• MMBA 571 – Negotiation: Strategy and Process
• MMBA 574 – The Information Economy
• MMBA 579 – Advanced Corporate Management

Please note: The availability of elective courses will be subject to demand, faculty availability and individual programme timetabling constraints.

Professional Development and Academic workshops

In addition to academic coursework MBA students undertake a range of compulsory professional development, including a Dragon’s Den Consultancy Challenge, a NGO (Not for Profit) Advisory project and a minimum of three MBA Business Lab strategy workshops. These are designed to increase student’s ability to apply newfound knowledge across a variety of sectors, and include SME, start-up and larger corporate organisations.

There is also a variety of optional professional development opportunities including personalised Career Development, an International Business trip, Careers Expo and research seminars.

Professional development is supported by a range of businesses in Wellington including Grow Wellington; Deloitte New Zealand; Creative HQ; Hutt Valley DHB; KPMG Wellington; Grant Thornton, Spectrum Education, and Continuum Consulting.

Academic Workshops are associated with the academic courses and include Ethics; Cross Cultural, and Leadership skills.