Institutions & Courses New Zealand College of Business Courses
NZ Diploma in Business
This course is available at the following New Zealand College of Business campuses:
Christchurch - Canterbury
Auckland
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city, with 1.3 million people.
The New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) is a nationally recognised qualification that allows students to gain a broad range of general business skills and knowledge followed by an opportunity to focus on career related options such as accountancy, banking, management, marketing and tourism.
A graduate of the New Zealand Diploma in Business will:
1. in a range of diverse and changing organisational settings, effectively be able to:
· add value by applying specific business skills
· apply a range of interpersonal and communication skills
· apply critical problem solving skills with initiative and judgement
· recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in decision making
· work independently and within teams of diverse people
2. have appropriate skills, research abilities and knowledge to pursue further study and professional development.
The NZDipBus is also widely recognised by New Zealand universities as a pathway qualification to commerce-related degrees.
At NZCB, the NZDipBus is a course requiring four semesters of full-time study.
At NZCB a student will be required to complete six core papers and six elective papers.
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A. Core papers: 6 (from a choice of 7) |
B. Elective papers: 6 (from a choice of 11) |
400 Accounting Principles510 Introduction to Commercial Law 520 Economic Environment 530 Organisation & Management 541 Fundamentals of Marketing 550 Business Computing 560 Business Communication |
501 Accounting Practices 580 Principles of Tourism 601 Financial Accounting 602 Management Accounting 603 Business Finance 630 Leadership 632 Operation Management 633 Human Resource Management 636 Applied Management 644 Buyer Behaviour and Communication Strategies 648 Marketing Planning and Control |
When a student has completed their choice of the six core papers, the student will then be able to select whether they wish to pursue the general option, accounting major option, the marketing major option or the management major option.
NZDipBus Entry requirements
Students less than 20 years old must have:
- a minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level one or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau on the National Qualifications Framework
- fifty credits at level two or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level two or higher in English or te reo Māori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards
- or equivalent to both the above.
International students where English is a second language must also have an English language proficiency equivalent to an IELTS Academic band score of 6.0.
