Diploma in Business Administration (Level 5)

About the Programme

Get prepared for senior administrative roles.

The Diploma in Business Administration will develop your understanding of business theory. You'll learn how to distinguish different types of business operations, such as retail or manufacturing, their differing administrative needs and safety and compliance requirements. This diploma will equip you with a business vocabulary, the means to understand the anatomy of business infrastructure, planning and control methods, an overview of systems and an introduction to project management. As a graduate with this diploma, you will have the ability to analyse and review a business and write a standard business report including financial data.

Graduates of this diploma become valuable staff, and will succeed in senior administrative positions such as office administrator, office manager, executive assistant or personal assistant.

This qualification is an excellent opportunity for those already in administration or office support roles to develop their existing skills and have their professional worth recognised with a formal qualification.

Want to take your studies further?
Graduates with this qualification can study towards generic business degrees or specialized diplomas within the faculty and may be eligible for cross-credits.

You may study for your Diploma at the Otara campus.

Download the Enrolment Guide and Timetable.

Offered by

Faculty of Business - Business Administration

Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Have a minimum of 48 NCEA credits at Level 2 or above, or equivalent or
• Have successfully completed the MIT or National Certificate in Business Administration (Level 4) or equivalent or
• Be an approved diploma/degree graduate from New Zealand or overseas or
• Be transferring from another qualification at Level 5 or above, eg NZ Diploma in Business and have made satisfactory academic progress in their studies or
• Have relevant administration and/or secretarial work experience and
• Have word processing and spreadsheet skills (minimum units 111 and 2784 or equivalent skills)
• Have English language competence to undertake this programme which is taught and assessed in English ie a minimum of 8 credits at Level 2 or above from the NCEA English subfield
• A minimum of 5 credits at Level 3 or above from the NQF writing domain or
• A pass in an approved communication paper with a written English component at Level 3 or above or
• A minimum mark of 80% in the School’s communication assessment, or equivalent or
• An overall IELTS (Academic) band score of 6.0 (with no score below 5.5) or equivalent.

Applicants will be accepted in order of application.

Cost

$5,500 (approx)

International Student Fees

$16,260

Programme Summary

Students complete the following core courses:

Level 5

• Business Principles and the Role of Information Technology
• Business Reports Using Financial and Non-Financial Data
• Organisational Safety and Compliance
• Planning and Administration of Business Meetings
• Project Management for Administrators
• Workplace Leadership.

Plus three of the following 20-credit elective courses:

Level 4

• Accounting and Preparation of Budgets

Level 5

• Administrative Support to Management
• Business Planning and Managing Administration Services
• Human Resource Practice
• Management of Document Processing.

Up to 40 credits at Level 4 from other National Certificates can be credited to electives. When this occurs the remaining 20-credit elective must be at Level 5.

Further Training or Study

Students successfully completing the programme can study towards generic business degrees or specialised diplomas. They also receive credit recognition in MIT’s Bachelor of Applied Communication degree.

Career Opportunities

Successful completion and relevant work experience will prepare students for positions such as Office Administrators, Office Managers, Administration Team Leaders, Project Assistants, Administrators, Executive Assistants and Personal Assistants.

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