Our postgraduate programmes include diplomas, masters degrees (both research and taught), and PhD degrees. Each offers you the opportunity to gain advanced qualifications in your chosen business field, whether you hold a bachelor's degree or a wealth of industry experience.
Are you looking for a postgraduate research opportunity? We seek students who care deeply about the problems afflicting our world. We equip them with the knowledge, the resources, and the connections to pursue positive and ambitious change.
We offer a wide variety of research opportunities throughout the year under the supervision of world-leading scholars in their fields – ensuring your qualification will be recognised both within New Zealand and internationally as a powerful one.
Find available postgraduate research opportunities
Find the qualification that suits you and your background
If you have a specific undergraduate degree
- Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Health (PGCertDigHeal)***
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health (PGDipDigHeal)***
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)*
- Master of Accounting and Finance (MAccFin)
- Master of Business Data Science (MBusDataSc)
- Master of Commerce (MCom)*
- Master of Economics (MEcon)
- Master of Finance (MFinc)
- Master of Marketing (MMart)***
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)**
*Business degree **Postgraduate Business degree ***Relevant degree
If you have any degree
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Entrepreneurship (MEntr)
- Master of International Business (MIntBus)
- Master of Sustainable Business (MSusBus)
- Master of Tourism (MTour)
If you have alternative experience, no degree
- Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Health (PGCertDigHeal)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health (PGDipDigHeal)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Entrepreneurship (MEntr)
If you prefer distance
- Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Health (PGCertDigHeal)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health (PGDipDigHeal)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Business Data Science (MBusDataSc)
- Master of Sustainable Business (MSusBus)
If you prefer on-campus/block courses
- Master of Entrepreneurship (MEntr)
If you prefer distance/block courses
If you prefer to do a master's degree on campus
- Master of Accounting and Finance (MAccFin)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Business Data Science (MBusDataSc)
- Master of Economics (MEcon)
- Master of Finance (MFinc)
- Master of International Business (MIntBus)
- Master of Marketing (MMart)
- Master of Sustainable Business (MSusBus)
- Master of Tourism (MTour)
More about postgraduate study in Business at the University of Otago
Taught (coursework) degrees
Build on your career or branch out into a different field
Research degrees
Expand on your undergraduate interests
Doctoral scholarship
If you completed your postgraduate study in New Zealand and have a sufficiently high GPA, you may be eligible for an scholarship to complete your PhD study at Otago.
Postgraduate enrolment and applications
Postgraduate students are required both to enrol with the University of Otago, and also apply to the Otago Business School for admission to a programme of study.
Ready to enrol?
If you have further questions, please contact:
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Tel 0800 80 80 98 (callers within New Zealand)
Tel +64 3 479 7000 (callers outside New Zealand)
Email university@otago.ac.nz
