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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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(a) |
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 in the field Tourism and Hospitality
Management of the University of Waikato, or for a programme of academic
study considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent to one of
these qualifications, or |
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(b) |
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
in the field Tourism and Hospitality Management, or for the award
of Postgraduate Diploma in a subject relevant for the Master of
Professional Management, or for a qualification considered by the
Academic Board to be equivalent |
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and |
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(c) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the
field 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 candidatess admitted under section 2(a) of these
regulations is one calendar year or one and a half academic years.
The normal period of enrolment for competion of the Degree for candidates
admitted under section 2(b) of the regulations is one academic 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 at least 180 points from one of the following fields,
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 120 points
from one of the following fields, incuding any compulsory papers
listed in the relevant subject entry in the Waikato Management School
Student Handbook. |
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(a) |
Fields
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Agribusiness |
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Finance |
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Public Relations |
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International Hospitality Management |
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Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations
must include the papers required for their field for: |
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(a) |
Stage One: Core Knowledge and Skills (60 points) and |
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(b) |
Stage Two: Advanced Professional Knowledge (75 points)
and then |
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(c) |
Stage Three: Applied Research and Professional Internship
(45 points) |
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Candidates admitted under section
2(b) of these regulations must include the papers required for their
field for: |
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(a) |
Stage Two: Advanced Professional
Knowledge (75 points) and then |
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(b) |
Stage Three: Applied Research
and Professional Internship (45 points) |
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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 ocasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers worth
more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceeed with
the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
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The Degree may be awarded with |
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(a) |
First Class Honours, or |
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(b) |
Second Class Honours (first division), or |
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(c) |
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 completed 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 who are not permitted to proceed with the
Degree may be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate
or Postgraduate Diploma. |
