New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6)

Aim of course:

NZDipBus is a nationally recognized, broad based business qualification which enables students to acquire subject knowledge and learn to apply this knowledge in practical situations. NZDipBus will qualify students for entry in a wide range of business careers.

Outcomes:

A graduate of the New Zealand Diploma in Business will 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 judgment, recognise ethical and cultural issues inherent in decision making , work independently and within teams of diverse people and have appropriate skills, research abilities and knowledge to pursue further study and professional development .

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 2 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 IELTS score of 6.0 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.5 or TOEFL score of 550.

· Students without these entry requirements must complete ICA entry test before enrolment is confirmed

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Course Details:

Length of Course: 4 terms 74 weeks 

Class Times: Tuesday to Saturday

Intake Dates:

Intake	Start date	Completion Date	Total weeks
Aug 2010 intake	16 Aug 2010	12 Mar 2012	82
Aug 2011 intake	15 Aug 2011	08 Mar 2013	82

Course Structure:

NZDipBus (level 6) is awarded when students have:

    * achieved 240 credits of which 80 credits are at level 6
    * completed six of the seven core prescriptions
    * completed no more than 60 credits at level four.

The NZDipBus Level 6 Version 2 course may consist of the following papers:

- 400 Accounting Principles

- 430 Quantitative Business Methods

- 435 Fundamentals of Small Business

- 501 Accounting Practices

- 510 Introduction to Commercial Law

- 520 The Economic Environment

- 530 Organisation and Management

- 541 Fundamentals of Marketing

- 550 Business Computing

- 560 Business Communication

- 601 Financial Accounting

- 602 Management Accounting

- 603 Business Finance

- 611 Business Law

- 620 Managerial Economics

- 630 Leadership

- 642 Marketing Research

- 648 Marketing, Planning and Control

- 650 Applied Computing

Career opportunities:

Accounting Technicians

To gain admission as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand’s College of Accounting Technicians, students should check the ICANZ requirements on the ICANZ website http://www.icanz.co.nz

Management

The NZDipBus Level 6 with specialist papers in the Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing and Computing disciplines, enables students to study a combination of papers which provides with a broad foundation for a career in human resource management, marketing or management.