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The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations. |
| Admission |
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Candidates for the Degree must have |
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qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Business Analysis, Bachelor of Communication
Studies, Bachelor of Electronic Commerce, Bachelor of Management
Studies or Bachelor of Tourism of the University of Waikato, or
for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent,
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qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of
Business Analysis with Honours, Bachelor of Communication Studies
with Honours, Bachelor of Electronic Commerce with Honours, Bachelor
of Management Studies with Honours or Bachelor of Tourism with Honours,
or for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in a subject relevant
for the Master of Management Studies, or for a qualification considered
by the Academic Board to be equivalent, and |
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satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the
subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered
appropriate by the Academic Board. |
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In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit
and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements
of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission
subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic
Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently. |
| Requirements for the Degree |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree for candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these
regulations is one calendar year or one and a half academic years.
The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree
for candidates admitted under section 2(b) of the regulations is
one year. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Waikato Management School
and follow an approved programme of study. |
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Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations
must gain 180 points at 500 level. Candidates admitted under section
2(b) of these regulations must gain 120 points at 500 level. |
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Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations
must gain at least 120 points from one of the following subjects
or interdisciplinary programmes, including any compulsory papers
listed in the relevant subject entry in the Waikato Management School
Student Handbook. Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these
regulations must gain at least 60 points from one of the following
subjects or interdisciplinary programmes, including any compulsory
papers listed in the relevant subject entry in the Waikato Management
School Student Handbook. |
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Subjects
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Accounting |
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Agribusiness |
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Economics |
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Finance |
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Human Resource Management |
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International Management |
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Management Communication |
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Management Systems |
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Marketing |
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Public Relations |
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Strategic Management |
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Tourism Management |
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Interdisciplinary
programmes
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Applied Economics and Finance |
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Management and Sustainability |
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Social Enterprise |
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Candidates must include |
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a directed study or dissertation equivalent to 30 points,
or |
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a dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or |
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a thesis equivalent to 90 points, or |
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a thesis equivalent to 120 points |
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in their main academic area and a research methodology
paper worth at least 15 points, as prescribed in the Waikato Management
School Student Handbook.1
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Candidates admitted unders section 2(a) of these regulations
may take up to 60 points from outside the field of the Degree. Candidates
admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations may take up to
30 points from outside the field of the Degree. |
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The field of the Degree comprises all the subjects and
interdisciplinary programmes listed in section 7 of these regulations. |
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Candidates must submit a Portfolio of Achievement as
prescribed in the Waikato Management School Student Handbook. |
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If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more
than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers
or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points
value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers
worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed
with the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
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The Degree may be awarded with |
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First Class Honours, or |
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Second Class Honours (first division), or |
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Second Class Honours (second division), |
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or without honours. |
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Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the
level of honours will be calculated on the basis of the grades for
all of the papers presented for the Degree. |
| Variations |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
| Notes: |
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Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations
may have fulfilled the requirement to complete a research methodology
paper in their qualifying qualification. |
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Candidates who are not permitted to proceed with the
Degree may be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma. |
