New Zealand Diploma in Business

ourse content 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. You may study the following phases (A, B, C, D) in any order Phase A: 530 Organisation and Management 550 Business Computing 560 Business Communication Phase B: 400 Accounting Principles 501 Accounting Practices 603 Business Finance Phase C: 510 Introduction to Commercial Law 520 The Economic Environment 541 Fundamentals of Marketing Phase D: 630 Leadership 633 Human Resource Management 636 Applied Management (You must have completed Paper 530: Organisation and Management before starting Phase D) Course achievement New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) The Diploma is awarded when 12 papers have been passed. These must include six compulsary core papers 400/500 level and six elective papers, four of which must be at the 600 level. Course length 56 weeks (4 terms of 14 weeks, plus three holiday breaks) Course dates 02 Feb 10 - 06 May 11, 17 May 10 - 19 Aug 11, 30 Aug 10 - 02 Dec 11 Course times 9.00 am - 3.30 pm (Monday to Friday) 25 hours per week Entry requirements If you are under 20 years of age, you must meet the NCEA credit requirements (Please ask the college for details) and attend a personal interview. If you are 20 years of age or over, you must pass the Crown entry test and attend a personal interview. Further study If you pass these phases with the required grades, you may be eligible to cross-credit some papers to the Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) degree at Massey University or the Bachelor of Business at Auckland University of Technology or UNITEC, or the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) or Bachelor of Business and Information Management (BBIM) at The University of Auckland. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand recognises this qualification as fulfilling the academic requirements for admission to the College of Accounting Technicians (conditions apply)