A specialisation is a focused collection of courses within a programme that allows you to gain deep, targeted knowledge in a specific sub-field. Normally these courses make up more than 50 percent of a qualification, some of which lead to registration within a certain field. They may be interdisciplinary, professionally oriented, or designed to meet accreditation requirements. Specialisations often restrict elective choice in favour of a clearly defined study plan.

Completed specialisations will appear on your academic transcript.

Please see the main programme link below for further details.

Business Development is a variety of corporate entrepreneurship focused on:
- Developing new products or services
- Modifying or enhancing existing products or services
- Entering new markets, and partnerships or strategic alliances

Studying Business Development will provide you with the knowledge, skills, mindset and networks to be successful in your chosen business development specialisation.
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PGDipBus - Postgraduate Diploma in Business

Business Development is generally offered as a postgraduate subject because most students think about pursuing further study in Business Development after having completed a first degree or having acquired professional experience in a field related to their first degree.
For most students Business Development is the intersection of their first degree and business with a view to expanding the firm’s business.

The principal goal of the postgraduate programmes in Business Development is to build the business capabilities of non-cognate graduates and prepare them for advancement in business growth or business development roles. The intention is to add value to relevant non-business undergraduate qualifications and enhance career opportunities by providing students with an understanding and knowledge of business processes and a strong platform of professional skills.
Our postgraduate programmes are flexibly designed to enable you to fit your study around your work and personal commitments.
Courses taught at postgraduate level include:
- Business in a Changing World
- Business in Society
- Commercialising Technology
- Competing Globally
- Contemporary Marketing
- Designing for Sustainability
- Effective Decision Making
- Financial Management
- Innovation Management and Strategy
- Leading Business Growth
- Managing Change
- Managing Creativity and People
- New Product Development Processes
- Organisations and Culture
- Product Management
- Strategy in a Disruptive Age
- Sustainable Value Chains
- Technology Entrepreneurship
- The Global Economy and NZ