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- Meet our researchers
- Can Accounting Save the Planet?
- A New Frontier for Disaster Insurance
- The Curious Case of Meta-Science: Why One Study is Not Enough
- Lay Theories of Expertise: Revealing the Roots of Expert Recognition
- Research on Crisis Contagion - Global Impact
- If Tattoos Could Speak
- The extreme costs of climate change and the Loss and Damage Fund
- “You don’t own me”—Protecting Workers’ Right to a Private Life
- Navigating Complexity—A New Paradigm for Challenges of the 21st Century and Beyond
- Supporting invisible knowledges
- Developing people capability in Māori organisations
- Busting management myths
- Applying an economic lens to cannabis laws
- Creating a fairer society
- Ensuring technology benefits all
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Wellington School of Business and Government is located in the heart of Wellington, New Zealand’s centre of innovation, entrepreneurship, policymaking, and creativity.
As a capital city business school, we take pride in developing leaders who have the ability to consider the commercial, governance, and social implications of economic activities. We understand that organisational success requires financial, environmental, and social sustainability.
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Accounting, Taxation, and Commercial Law
Subjects
Accounting, Commercial Law, Taxation
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Data Science
Subjects
Data Science
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Economics and Finance
Subjects
Actuarial Science, Banking, Econometrics, Economics, Finance
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Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
Subjects
Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
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Information Systems
Subjects
Information Studies, Information Systems, Business Analysis
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Management
Subjects
Business Administration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Management, Sustainability and Ethics in Business
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Marketing and International Business
Subjects
Marketing, International Business, International Trade
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Tourism Management
Subjects
Tourism Management
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Public Policy and Government
Subjects
Public Administration, Public Management, Public Policy, Restorative Justice Practice, Social Policy
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Bachelor of Commerce
BCom
3 years
360 points
Wellington campuses and online
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Bachelor of Global Studies
BGS
3 years
360 points
Kelburn, Pipitea, and Te Aro campuses
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Graduate Certificate in Commerce
GCertCom
1 trimester of full-time study or normally 2 if studied part time
60 points
Wellington campuses
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Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Practice
GCertRJP
4 trimesters for part-time domestic students
60 points
Pipitea, Wellington
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Graduate Diploma in Commerce
GDipCom
2 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
120 points
Wellington campuses
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Accounting
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Business Administration
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Professional Business Analysis
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Economics
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Finance
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Global Business
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Governing for the Future
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Government
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Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
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Information Studies
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Information Systems
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International Business
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International Trade
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Management
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Marketing
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Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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Public Administration
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Public Management
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Public Policy
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Restorative Justice Practice
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Bachelor of Commerce with Honours
BCom(Hons)
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Doctor of Philosophy
PhD
Duration: Minimum 3 years full-time study, or at least 6 years if studied part time
Points: 360
Type: Research
Schedule: Self-directed research
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Executive Master of Business Administration
EMBA
Duration: 4 trimesters of full-time study. Or longer for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses
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Graduate Certificate in Commerce
GCertCom
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study or normally 2 if studied part time
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Graduate Diploma in Commerce
GDipCom
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Practice
GCertRJP
Duration: 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Master of Actuarial Science
MActSc
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 6 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Master of Business (Professional)
MBus(Prof)
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study, longer for part-time domestic students
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses and evening lectures
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Master of Commerce
MCom
Duration: 3–4 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 6 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework and research
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Master of Global Business
MGBus
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study. Longer for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Master of Information Studies
MIS
Duration: 4 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 6 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework and some research
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Master of International Trade
MIntTr
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 6 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime and evening lectures
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Master of Professional Accounting
MPA
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study. (Part-time study for domestic students will take longer.)
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses and weekly lectures
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Master of Professional Business Analysis
MBusAn
Duration: 4 trimesters of full-time study
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Weekly tutorials, video content, lectures, application-oriented activities
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Master of Public Administration (Executive)
MPA (Exec)
Duration: 5-6 trimesters part-time study only
Points: 288
Type: Coursework and research
Schedule: Block, modular, weekly or evening lectures
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Master of Public Management
MPM
Duration: 4 trimesters of full-time study, longer for part-time domestic students
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format
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Master of Public Policy
MPP
Duration: 4 trimesters of full-time study, longer for part-time domestic students
Points: 180
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format lectures
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Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Science
PGDipActSc
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Actuarial Science
PGCertActSc
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study. Or normally 2 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Daytime lectures
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Postgraduate Diploma in Business (Professional)
PGDipBus(Prof)
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses and evening lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Business (Professional)
PGCertBus(Prof)
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses and evening lectures
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Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting
PGDipPA
Duration: 4-5 trimesters of full-time study. Or 8 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 240
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
PGCertPA
Duration: 4-5 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 8 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 240
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
PGDipBusAdmin
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Or longer for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses
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Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration
PGCertBusAdmin
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study. Or longer for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block courses
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Postgraduate Diploma in Information Studies
PGDipIS
Duration: 3 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 6 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Information Studies
PGCertIS
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study, Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Evening lectures
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Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management
PGDipPM
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format
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Postgraduate Certificate in Public Management
PGCertPM
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study. Or normally 2 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format
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Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy
PGDipPP
Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study. Or normally 4 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 120
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy
PGCertPP
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study. Or normally 2 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Block format lectures
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Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies
PGCertPS
Duration: 1 trimester of full-time study. Or normally 3 trimesters for part-time domestic students.
Points: 60
Type: Coursework
Schedule: Varies depending on courses

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