Study Management at Otago

Why study Management?

Even if you end up as a surgeon, rock-star, business consultant or fighter pilot, your career will surely involve working in organisations. In any job, your effectiveness will depend on how adept you are at understanding your organisation and your ability to accomplish goals and objectives. You will also need a good appreciation of how staff behave, of power and influence, and of the nature of leadership.

New Zealand is one of the smallest, most isolated countries on earth. For that reason, we work extra hard at connecting to the global economy and producing graduates who can deal with the complexity of our world.If you wish to understand more about how to effectively conduct business in a national context, and learn about the global business system and the giant global corporations that run it, then Management at Otago should be your number one choice.

Maybe you aim to be your own boss – self- employed, an entrepreneur, or head your own company. These are the people who most need the models, insights and answers we have to offer. Our department has key contacts across private and public sectors and leading experts in the field delivering authentic, evidence-based learning.

Background required

There are no formal prerequisites to study Management at 100-level. Because of the importance of communication, NCEA English is a useful background subject.

Career opportunities

Our graduates can be found in a range of jobs in private business, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies, health care providers, applied science and technology companies, and arts and leisure management companies, while others form their own entrepreneurial startup companies.

Often students will complement their Management degree with another degree, major or minor from Arts, Law or Science to enhance their career prospects and marketability to employers.

Recent graduates have gained the following jobs:

• Project manager
• Solicitor
• Marketing Research Analyst
• Employment Advocate
• Retail Customer Experience Specialist
• Marketing Communications Manager
• Strategy and Operations Analyst
• Consultant and IT Recruitment
• HR Consultant

Recent employers include: Spark, Shell/Z, Westpac, Mainfreight, Ernst & Young, Fonterra, and Deloitte.

Student exchange

Student exchange offers a golden opportunity for you to step out of your comfort zone, experience new places and perspectives and add something exceptional to your CV. The University of Otago has exchange agreements with more than 100 institutions worldwide. If your marks average B or better, you may qualify to attend one
of these institutions for one semester or for a year. You pay only your New Zealand fees and complete your qualification within the same timeframe as if you’d never been away.

Commerce students are also encouraged to participate in one of the more than 50 specific business exchanges the Otago Business School offers.

Management at Otago

Management is a major in the three-year Bachelor of Commerce degree programme. At Otago, we add our own perspectives
to the study of management, offering you insights to a wide range of disciplines. You will learn what it means to be a manager and how to apply managerial principles.

100-level

As part of your Management major you will study BSNS 111 Business and Society, and MANT 101 Managing for Performance.

This is a foundation for all areas of Management:

• Business Communications
• Employment Relations
• Entrepreneurship
• Ethics
• Human Resource Management
• International Management
• Leadership
• Operations Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Strategy and Innovation
• Supply Chain
• Sustainability.

Degree options

Many students do a double major or double degree, such as a BCom in Management and a Bachelor of Laws. Other students choose to study Management papers to enhance their other degrees or other Commerce majors. Management can also be one of the two majors that comprise a BACom or BComSc combined degree.

Qualifications

Explore your study options further. Refer to enrolment information found on the following qualification pages.

• Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom)
• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
• Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc)
• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (BCom(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce (PGDipCom)
• Master of Commerce (MCom)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Key information for future students

• Domestic students
• International students

Contact us

Department of Management
Otago Business School

Email management@otago.ac.nz
Website otago.ac.nz/management

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