Master of Professional Business Analysis–MBusAn 180 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed an appropriate Bachelor’s degree to the equivalent of at least a B– average standard; and

(ii) been accepted by the Academic Programme Leader 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.

Note: Students with a qualification in Information Systems (or a similar subject) or with substantial experience in business analysis in industry will not normally be accepted into the programme.

2. The course of study for the Master of Professional Business Analysis shall consist of courses worth 180 points, comprising:

(i) MBUA 510, MBUA 511, MBUA 512, MBUA 513, MBUA 514, MBUA 515, MBUA 531, MBUA 532

(ii) 45 further approved points from the schedules to the Master of Global Business, the Master of Professional Accounting, the Master of Actuarial Science and the Master of Business (Professional) regulations, or approved 400- or 500-level substitutes.

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.

(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 Academic Programme Leader.

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