Bachelor of Applied Management

Majors Available

• Business Management
• Forestry Management
• Maori Development
• Tourism Management
• Wood Processing

This degree provides a holistic view of organisations and allows students to examine the interface between education, organisations and the community from a socioeconomic perspective. This qualification enables students to develop the skills and knowledge of management required to successfully work in the business sector of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and provides regional contextualisation for applied management study.

Graduates will be able to:

• apply contemporary management theories and practice to the solution of work-based problems within the business environment;
• use both formal and informal networks to inform management practice from a technological and socioeconomic perspective;
• explore best practice through the process of critical thinking and reflection;
• contribute to the discussion of indigenous business and entrepreneurialism;
• direct the use of resources of a private or public organisation to achieve the organisation’s objectives and achieve long term sustainability;
• participate in organisational planning activities from operational goal setting to strategic planning;
• recognise and respond to significant changes within the environment that impact on the organisation’s ability to achieve objectives;
• use a variety of presentation skills to communicate to staff within an organisation and also to the wider business community;
• apply the principles of ethics, respect and accountability to professional practice;
• engage successfully as a team member; and
• organise and undertake ethical research in appropriate contexts and based on specific goals.