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Overview

Programme Overview

The PGCertBusDev is designed for working professionals seeking to further upskill in business development.

It will prepare you for advancement in business development roles by building on your undergraduate qualification. You will acquire further understanding and knowledge of business processes and a strong platform of professional skills.

For those who do not meet the GPA requirement for direct entry to the MBusDev, the PGCertBusDev in Management can be used as a pathway qualification. Students who achieve a GPA of 4.0 can then enrol in the MBusDev and reassign the courses.

The PGCertBusDev is an alternative pathway for anyone who is initially uncertain about committing to the masters programme. You can complete the set of MBusDev Part I core courses for a specialisation in Management or select from the MBusDev specialisations in Business Growth, Technology Commercialisation or Innovation and Product Management.

Courses completed for the PGCertBusDev can be reassigned to the masters programme provided the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded.

Programme Careers

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Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Programme Entry Requirements

For entry into the programme, you will need:

A bachelors degree


Postgraduate Requirements

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

Other Pathways to Study

You must have completed the requirements for a professional qualification in a relevant subject and normally, at least three years’ relevant work experience approved by the Programme Director

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes. 

Fees and scholarships

Fees

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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

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Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

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Cost of Living

Cost of living

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Advice on Programme Limits

This is a limited entry programme: there is a limit on the number of enrolments due to staff or space capacity. For more information, please see the Programme and Course Limitations section of the University Academic and General Statutes and Regulations.

Key Dates

Application Advice

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date

Other Important Dates

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Regulations

Preamble

The regulations for this postgraduate certificate are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Note: This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. Selection criteria are available from the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Admission

1 In order to be admitted to this postgraduate certificate, an applicant must have:

a either

(i) completed the requirements for a relevant Bachelors degree

or

(ii) completed the requirements for a professional qualification in a relevant subject

and

b normally, at least three years’ relevant work experience approved by the Programme Director.

2 Relevance in Regulation 1 will be determined by the University.

3 In exceptional circumstances the requirements in Regulation 1 may be waived by the relevant Associate Dean Academic or nominee if they determine that an applicant has at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

Note: A relevant degree or subject may be in one of accountancy, business, engineering, healthcare, health sciences, medicine, science or technology.

Duration and Total Points Value

4 A student enrolled for this postgraduate certificate must:

a pass courses with a total value of 60 points

and

b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Postgraduate Certificates

and

c not exceed 90 points for the total enrolment for this postgraduate certificate.

Structure and Content

5 A student enrolled for this postgraduate certificate must complete the requirements as listed in the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Development Schedule.

6 A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

7 Courses selected for this qualification are subject to the confirmation of the Programme Director.

8 Cross-credits will not be granted towards the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Business Development.

Variations

9 In exceptional circumstances the Programme Director may approve a variation to a student’s programme of study in accordance with the Enrolment and Programme Regulations.

Regulation Commencement or Amendment

10 These regulations and/or schedule were amended with effect from 1 January 2025.

Schedule

Schedule Notes

Courses selected for this qualification are subject to the confirmation of the Programme Director.

Programme Schedules

Complete 60 points comprising:

  • 60 points for one Specialisation from Postgraduate Certificate in Business Development Schedule, and
  • 1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Postgraduate Certificate in Business Development Schedule

Complete one Specialisation from the following:

Academic Integrity Course

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

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