Master of Global Business–MGBus 180 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the MGBus degree shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree with at least a B average; and

(ii) been accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. (a) Except as provided in (b) or section 4, the course of study for the MGBus shall consist of courses worth at least 180 points, comprising:

Part 1: GBUS 511, 512, 513, 514

Part 2: 60 further points from the Schedule to the MGBus regulations, or a coherent 60-point programme of study consisting of 400- and/or 500-level courses, taught at this university, approved by the associate dean in consultation with the relevant head of school.

Part 3: GBUS 541, 542, and (580 or 581).

(b) The programme director may exempt from any Part 1 course a candidate who has mastered the material covered in that course through previous study and/or practical experience. Credit may be awarded where the previous study involved postgraduate courses not credited to a completed qualification; otherwise, the candidate shall replace exempted courses with approved electives of an equivalent points value.

(c) To enrol in Part 3, a candidate shall normally have completed Parts 1 and 2.

(d) A candidate who has completed the PGCertGBus may be exempted the requirement to complete Part 1, but shall abandon the PGCertGBus upon being awarded the MGBus.

3. (a) A candidate shall normally be enrolled for at least three trimesters and shall complete the degree within four years of first enrolling in the programme. The programme director may extend that maximum period in special cases.

(b) A candidate who has failed two or more courses, or any course twice, may continue in the programme only with the permission of the associate dean.

4. (a) The MGBus may be awarded with a specialisation in Economics (ECON), Finance (FINA), e-Government (EGOV), Government (GOVT), Human Resource Management and Employment Relations (HRER), Information Systems (INFO), International Business (IBUS), Management (MGMT), Marketing (MARK), Public Policy (PUBL), or Tourism Management (TOUR) if Part 2 includes at least 45 points with that subject code.

(b) (i) The MGBus may be awarded with a specialisation in Accounting (ACCY) if Part 2 includes at least 45 points from 400- or 500-level ACCY courses, MMPA 506, 509, 510, 512, 513, or approved substitutes.

(ii) The MGBus may be awarded with a specialisation in Commercial Law (COML) if Part 2 includes at least 45 points from 400- or 500-level COML courses, MMPA 503, 505, or approved substitutes.

(c) The MGBus may be awarded without a specialisation.

5. The MGBus may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as described in the Assessment Handbook.