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Study business at UCOL and become an industry-ready business professional or an entrepreneur with high business skills.

Studying business can take you places both in New Zealand and globally. New Zealand’s economy consists of small and medium scale businesses needing  skilled staff to manage and scale them. Therefore, your business acumen will be highly valued across the industries.

Our business department has experts in the field and has strong industry connections to provide you with an excellent learning experience. You can learn various subjects included accounting, administration and technology, operation and production management, project management, business information systems, and logistics management.

We provide a range of study options including half-year courses, online courses and full-time degrees so learners can balance study with their other commitments.

Take a look at our business programmes listed below, and feel free to talk to us.

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    Business
    A business professional in a meeting room
    Business
    • Graduate Diplomas
      • Graduate Diploma in Accounting
        Level 7
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        Part time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
      • Graduate Diploma in Operations and Production Management
        Level 7
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb & Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
      • Graduate Diploma in Project Management
        Level 7
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb & Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
      • Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems
        Level 7
        Duration: 1 year full-time (40 weeks)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb & Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North
         
    • Degrees
      • Bachelor of Applied Management
         
        Duration: 3 years, full-time or part-time study options
        Start:  Feb & Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui
        Majors in Accounting, Business Information Systems, Operations and Production Management, Project Management, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management Major.
    • Diplomas
      • New Zealand Diploma in Business
        Level 5
        Duration: 1 year full-time (41 weeks)
        Part-time option available.
        (See Course Hours & Duration for details)
        Start:  Feb & Jul 2023
        Location: UCOL  | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
    • Certificates
    • In School (programmes for current secondary school students)
    • Microcredentials
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    Free Computing Courses
    A photograph of two women looking at a computer screen
    Free Computing Courses
    • Certificates
      • Introduction to Computing
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 80 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui
         
      • Introduction to Microsoft Word
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 40 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • Introduction to Microsoft Excel
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 40 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 40 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • Introduction to Microsoft Publisher
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 40 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL | Te Pūkenga Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Whanganui, UCOL | Te Pūkenga Wairarapa in Masterton
         
      • Introduction to Microsoft Access
         
        Duration: Flexible days and times to complete 40 hours of learning.
        Start:  Start anytime
        Location: UCOL Manawatū in Palmerston North, UCOL Whanganui, UCOL Wairarapa in Masterton
         
  • A photograph of UCOL Graduate Ben Anderson

    Ben Anderson

    Bachelor of Applied Management Graduate

    ​Born with a rare form of cancer, Ben has defied odds and turned his passion into skills that will see him succeeding in business.

    Meet Ben
  • A photogaph of Sharyn McLeod

    Sharyn McLeod

    Business Graduate

    Sharyn McLeod realised her lifetime dream to become qualified when she graduated with her New Zealand Diploma in Business in March 2021.

    Meet Sharyn
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