Build strong leadership skills
Strengthen your leadership capabilities through an advanced qualification that sharpens your analytical rigour and strategic thinking. Take advantage of our face-to-face teaching format, which is designed to keep you engaged and connected.
Along with practical skills, you’ll build valuable networks with leading academics, fellow students, and business professionals. You’ll gain the expertise to take your career to the next level.
Our postgraduate Business Administration programmes are available in intensive or part-time formats. Each pathway is designed to fit alongside your work and other responsibilities.
One of the most gratifying experiences was the cohort interaction. Collaborating with diverse, talented professionals broadened my outlook and fostered lasting connections.
Choose your study path
We offer three ways to study postgraduate Business Administration:
- Executive Master of Business Administration (180 points)—the most popular study path
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (120 points)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration (60 points).
These qualifications are ‘staircased’, so that courses completed for a smaller qualification can count towards a larger one. If you start with the Certificate or Diploma, you can apply to transfer to the Executive MBA at a later stage.
Choose the qualification with the entry requirements, time commitment, and career benefits that suit you best.
Qualification support and advice
We can help you match your interests and career goals with the right course of study.
Get in touch and a copy of our prospectus, or get in touch directly with our Recruitment Manager, Jade Chiam.
Email: jade.chiam@vuw.ac.nz
Study options
Find out how you can study Business Administration at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
Future careers
The Executive MBA prepares you for a changing work environment. It’s a powerful qualification, whether you’re aiming for an executive role or already have one.
The EMBA enhances your leadership impact, opens doors to senior roles, and substantially increases your earning potential. Many of our graduates are now C-suite business and public sector executives, both in New Zealand and overseas.
More career information
The government careers website, Tahatū, offers more information about jobs, salaries, and current opportunities.
Scholarships
You may be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies.
We have postgraduate and doctoral scholarships available, as well as specialised scholarships for different groups and subject areas. If nothing fits right now, something may suit you later.
We encourage you to apply. It's a straightforward process, and it could make a real difference.
Scholarships related to business and government
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This scholarship is open to Pasifika students intending to enrol in a Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Master’s degree in Business at the Wellington School of Business and Government. Applicants are expected to have met the admissions requirements for the qualification of interest. Applicants will be assessed on merit however preference may be given to applicants experiencing financial hardship.
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This scholarship is for students undertaking or intending to undertake an Honours or Masters degree at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in areas related to Peace Building or Peace Studies, Trust Building, Conflict Resolution, addressing Historical Injustice, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Community building and promoting cross-cultural understanding, Change Making or Ethical Leadership.
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Applicants must be of Māori descent, identify as female, enrolled or intending to enrol full-time or part-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme at Wellington School of Business and Government. Grade point average (GPA) or grade point equivalent (GPE) of at least 6.00 is required.
Scholarships for international students
We are currently offering a NZ$10,000 VUW Postgraduate International Scholarship to all eligible international students enrolling in a Master’s degree or Postgraduate Diploma programme.
Your scholarship will be processed automatically when your programme application is accepted, and the amount will be deducted from your tuition fees.
Other scholarships
We also have postgraduate and doctoral scholarships available, as well as specialised scholarships for different groups and subject areas. If nothing fits right now, something may suit you later.
We encourage you to apply. It's a straightforward process, and it could make a real difference.
Scholarships related to business and government
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This scholarship is open to Pasifika students intending to enrol in a Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Master’s degree in Business at the Wellington School of Business and Government. Applicants are expected to have met the admissions requirements for the qualification of interest. Applicants will be assessed on merit however preference may be given to applicants experiencing financial hardship.
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The scholarship was established through the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation as a result of a bequest in his will made by Mr Archie Dunningham, former City Librarian at Dunedin Public Library, for a scholarship to be named in honour of Miss Nora Bateson. Nora Bateson was Director of the New Zealand Library School from 1948-1953.
Join our postgraduate community
The Postgraduate Students’ Association provides a voice for you on campus and information on studying at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
Postgraduate Students’ Association
MAI ki Pōneke
MAI ki Pōneke are part of an international network of Māori and Indigenous postgraduate students. They provide advice, support, and information to Indigenous postgraduate students of all levels, as well as those thinking about enrolling.
Academic staff research areas
Nick Ashill
Associate Dean, International and Professional Programmes
Rebecca Bednarek
Presenter
Stephen Blumenfeld
Senior Lecturer
Eberhard Feess
Professor of Economics
Hongzhi Gao
Associate Professor
Sendirella George
Senior Lecturer
Jinji Hao
Senior Lecturer in Finance
Martien Lubberink
Associate Professor
Geoff Plimmer
Associate Dean, Research
Get help to manage your finances
We can help you:
- budget your money
- manage your student loan or allowance
- work out your accommodation payment schedule.
If you’re facing financial difficulties, we can help you apply for the Hardship Fund.
You may be eligible for government or community support, too.
Apply for a New Zealand study visa
You’ll need to apply for a study visa if you plan to study with us as an international student.
You should apply for your visa after you’ve received your Offer of Place, and before you come to New Zealand.