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No matter your career ambitions, at Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School we offer a wide range of qualifications and flexible study options to suit. Whether you want to study full-time or part-time, there are lots of courses to choose from. 

Undergraduate options

Bachelor of Commerce

• 3 years full-time
• Part-time option available
• 12 majors to choose from
• A wide range of elective courses and minors

Certificate in Commerce

• 6 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• 7 majors to choose from
• Pathway to the Bachelor of Commerce

Postgraduate options

Graduate Diploma in Commerce

• 1 year full-time
• 120 points from 200 & 300 level Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing
• No prior experience required in business

Postgraduate Certificate in Business

• 6 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• 19 courses to choose from
• Pathway to Postgraduate Diploma in Business

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems and Technology

• 6 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• Relevant bachelor's degree required
• Pathway to the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems and Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Business

• 10 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• 19 courses to choose from
• No prior experience required in business

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems

• 8-12 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• 11 courses to choose from
• Pathway to Master of Business Information Systems

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems and Technology

• 1 year full-time
• Part-time option available
• Relevant bachelor's degree required
• Pathways to a Master of Commerce or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Information Systems

Master of Commerce

• 12-18 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• 7 majors to choose from
• Relevant bachelor's degree required

Master of Applied Finance and Economics (MAFE)

• 12–14 months full-time
• Relevant bachelor's degree required
• Must have intermediate economics and finance, and basic statistics and calculus

Master of Business

• Majors in Management, Marketing, Financial Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• 12-15 months full-time
• Apply with a degree from any discipline
• No prior experience required in business

Master of Business Information Systems

• 12-15 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• Apply with a degree from any discipline
• No prior experience required in business or information systems

Master of Professional Accounting

• 18-22 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• Apply with a degree from any discipline
• No prior experience required in accounting

UC MBA

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

• 12 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• Blended delivery - online and weekend intensive workshops
• At least 5 years professional experience required

Master of Business Administration

• 16 months full-time
• Part-time option available
• Blended delivery - online and weekend intensive workshops
• Degree and at least 5 years of professional experience required

Contact us

For more information and to explore your options contact our course advisors. 

Erin Beamish

Kaitoko | First-year Student Advisor

Te Pātaka, Level 3, Puaka-James Hight

Phone: +6433692335

Internal Phone: 92335

erin.beamish@canterbury.ac.nz

Make an appointment

Liz Chivers

Student Advisor

Meremere - 209

Phone: +6433694821

Internal Phone: 94821

liz.chivers@canterbury.ac.nz

studybusiness@canterbury.ac.nz

Make an appointment

Tsun-En Meng

Student Advisor/Data Analyst

Meremere 209

Phone: +6433693654

Internal Phone: 93654

tsun-en.meng@canterbury.ac.nz

studybusiness@canterbury.ac.nz

Make an appointment