Postgraduate Diploma in Gastronomy

at Auckland University of Technology - City Campus New Zealand

Today's consumers have many viewing choices, and TV and screen production professionals have to be versatile, adaptable, creative and technically competent to succeed.

You develop the practical skills to produce programmes for large, medium or small screens. Our students are well-known for their skills in pre-production, production and post-production within television and screen production.

Information systems is the crucial area between an organisation’s technological systems and its users - from software, data and business process improvements to social media operations. A well-developed information systems team is essential for the success of any business. It can improve business processes, help an organisation stay competitive, and increase efficiency, share information and make effective decisions. Skills in this area can help you play an essential role in the new world of business.

Study supply chain management at master’s degree level and develop the skills for a career in this growing profession. Suitable for students with any bachelor’s degree.

Thorough knowledge and global understanding of supply chain logistics is key for navigating economies today – and instrumental to a business’s success. The Master of Supply Chain Management equips you with the skills to critically assess, plan, design, manage and innovate supply chain operations.

The Master of Design is a research degree aimed at developing your design expertise and empowering your decision-making.

Specialising in industrial design, fashion design and textile design, communication design, digital design or spatial design, you will work on interdisciplinary projects. Implementing creative research strategies, and continuing to develop expertise in your chosen field, you will contribute to a vibrant, collaborative design culture.

Through this degree you will advance your creative research skills, become ethically responsible and socially aware, and develop an understanding of the implications of working across cultural, social, and industrial contexts.

Study the Master of IT Project Management at AUT.

Gain the skills to design, implement and manage agile software development projects throughout their life cycle. Enhance your project management skills in agile organisation concepts, team facilitation, risk and change management for IT projects.

Practical components like the Research and Development Project will give you opportunities to apply what you learn in class to the real world.

In the Interpreting major you learn to recognise cross-cultural implications for interpreting, and the ethical and professional responsibilities of an interpreter.

Interpreting is so much more than just repeating someone’s words in a different language. A good interpreter can understand nuances and cultural appropriateness, and convey levels of formality across a range of professions and industries. The challenge is to do justice to every situation.

You practise interpreting consecutively and simultaneously between English and another language. You explore the effects of intonation and the use of idioms in spoken English. Throughout your studies you also become familiar with interpreting for legal, healthcare or business settings. These skills will serve you well in our increasingly multicultural local and global communities.

Study public relations at AUT and embark on an exciting career where every day promises to be different.

A PR career could be organising top-level celebrities to promote an exotic resort, working with an international health organisation to communicate disease prevention in a developing country, briefing business leaders on a company merger, or lobbying the government to change regulations on behalf of a charity.

Our lecturers have industry and academic expertise with a national and global outlook.Their strong industry connections mean that as a public relations student you have the opportunity to go on industry field trips and gain paid PR experience during your degree.

Research an area of your interest and advance your knowledge of current marketing issues with the Marketing specialisation in the Master of Business.

Research is fundamental to studying marketing at the postgraduate level. As a Master of Business student you learn from research-active and widely published academic staff. Our staff are internationally recognised as experts in marketing, and bring their cutting-edge research into the classes they teach.

AUT's Marketing department regularly hosts international visitors and holds a research seminar series. Our excellent ties with industry mean that as a postgraduate student you can access industry data and are aware of the issues facing modern businesses.

Advance your understanding of international business and research a topic of your interest with the International Business specialisation in the Master of Business.

You can undertake research on a number of topics that contribute to the success of New Zealand businesses in world markets, as well as to the international body of business knowledge.

AUT's international business staff are research active and internationally recognised for their expertise. They undertake research on a number of topics that contribute to the success of New Zealand businesses in world markets, as well as to the international body of business knowledge.