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Study Management at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

The value of study in management cannot be overestimated. Whatever your interests in life and work and whatever your future hopes, wishes and goals, management will help you succeed. Management skills are needed by everyone in a position of responsibility. For example the top jobs in manufacturing, commerce, healthcare, education, legal, nonprofit, recreational and science organisations will include managerial responsibilities. Management is equally applicable to self-employment, small business, national businesses, government organisations and multinational companies.

Often described as 'the art of getting things done through people', Management teaches students how to apply principles which focus on people at work, the day to day job of 'managing' and on organisations as a whole. Students may also take courses which attempt to explain the implications of managerial roles both in and out of the workplace.

A Management major is an essential component for all those who wish to participate and succeed in the business or organisational world because the management role is critical to both economic performance and human satisfaction in the workplace.

Management provides theoretical groundings and frameworks for understanding and developing solutions to the challenges of human resource and operations management. However, all students benefit from Management study because management activities support other specialist responsibilities. For instance, a senior medical laboratory technician is both a scientist and a manager, a school principal is a teacher and a manager. A senior accountant is both a financial interpreter and a manager and a religious leader is a spiritual teacher and a manager. Management is relevant to a wide range of areas, and is an excellent subject to combine with others in a double degree or major.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (BCom(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (PGDipCom)
• Master of Business (MBus)
• Master of Commerce (MCom)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Papers

See the full list of Management (MANT) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Management

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BSNS 105 BSNS 102, BSNS 103, BSNS 104, BSNS 106, BSNS 107, BSNS 108 must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers	18 108
200-level	MANT 250 MANT 251 One further 200-level MANT paper	18 18 18
300-level	Four 300-level MANT papers (excluding MANT 365)	72
Plus	108 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Commerce	108
	Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: (a) the paper has been passed before the student has enrolled for a BCom degree; or (b) a student is enrolling for both a BCom and another degree for which STAT 110 or STAT 115 is required.
Total		360

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Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (BCom(Hons)) in Management

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	BSNS 105 90 further points BSNS 102, BSNS 103, BSNS 104, BSNS 106, BSNS 107, BSNS 108 must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers	18 90
2nd stage	MANT 250 MANT 251 One further 200-level MANT paper 72 further points	18 18 18 72
3rd stage	MANT 365 Four further 300-level MANT papers 18 further points	36 72 18
4th stage	MANT 480 108 further 400-level MANT points	36 108
	Every BCom(Hons) programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: (a) the paper has been passed before the student has enrolled for a BCom(Hons) degree; or (b) a student is enrolling for both a BCom(Hons) and another degree for which STAT 110 or STAT 115 is required.

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Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (PGDipCom) in Management

Papers
144 points from MANT 365, 400-level MANT

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Master of Business (MBus) in Management

Papers
144 points from 400-level MANT or other approved papers, plus MANT 5A (thesis, 90 points) MANT 414 required as one of papers if sufficient research methods work, such as MANT 365, not previously completed

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Minor Subject Requirements

Management as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	BSNS 105	18
above 100-level	MANT 250 or MANT 251 54 further  MANT points including at least 18 points at 300-level	18 54
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at management@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/management