Graduate Diploma in Arts -History

at Massey University - Auckland Campus New Zealand

Develop valuable business skills, closely connected to practice. With the Master of Business Administration MBA (Global Business), you will gain management competence to work in firms and organizations that are active globally as part of an international supply chain or those that recruit staff from overseas.

Keen to become a professional accountant? This specialized degree will lead you to an accountancy career. You can become a member of one of the professional accounting organizations.

What will you learn?
The Bachelor of Accountancy will give you the skills needed to analyze accounting and business problems. You will gain a solid foundation in accounting and finance. You will also learn interpersonal and technical skills, knowledge, and critical thinking skills. These are essential for success in today’s business environment.

Your study has a solid foundation of compulsory courses, but it also provides some flexibility to choose courses for yourself.

The BAcc degree will give you an understanding of the legal and regulatory environments. You'll learn to identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas and provide logical ways to resolve them. You’ll learn how best to communicate and use financial information to support business decisions.

If you have an interest in how culture influences psychology, then Massey’s Diploma in Arts (Indigenous Psychologies) is for you.Indigenous (local) psychologies is a movement, perspective and approach that examines how the worldviews specific to particular (Indigenous) communities influence the thoughts and behaviours of group members.

Massey offers the only specialisations in Indigenous psychologies in the South Pacific.

This diploma has been developed from an intellectual movement that recognises that ways of conceptualizing and interacting with reality differ greatly between individuals depending on their cultural affiliation and context. 

Massey’s Diploma in Arts (Statistics) will give you the skills to do calculations, draw graphics, and display new insights.

Statistics provides tools vital for the collecting, analysing and presenting of data. Statistics is much more than the organisation and display of data. Careful analysis of underlying questions and critical examination of the sources of data are part of the art of statistics. Modelling the variability in data to calculate the reliability of answers is part of its science.

Statisticians use computers extensively to do calculations, draw graphics and bring new insights. With increasing use of technology, people with data handling skills have become highly sought after in the workplace. More and more professions, from the every day to the exotic, depend on data and numerical reasoning.

Massey’s Master of Food Technology will provide you with the practical skills needed to undertake independent research in the food industry. Become a research and development champion in the food industry.

Food is an important part of our everyday life. The focus on health and wellbeing through food consumption is increasing. The world’s economies are also looking for new ways to add value to raw produce.

Pursue your passion for education. The Massey Bachelor of Arts (Education) delivers skills and strategies for learning, from the sociological to the philosophical. You’ll explore the developmental and cultural factors that influence approaches to learning. You’ll gain transferable skills that will serve you personally and professionally.

Join Massey’s Master of Construction (Digital Built Environment) to gain construction management skills for a modern digital world.
You’ll gain knowledge in the following areas:

• Application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools across the lifecycle of a building project.
• Examination of data collection and analysis techniques, and their application in construction research.

New technologies such as drones, virtual reality, 3D printing and other technologies as they apply to the construction industry.

You’ll develop a broad understanding of current construction industry operations, systems and technology. These include:

• The project life cycle
• Stakeholder management
• Sustainable buildings and smart living spaces
• Lean production
• Offsite construction
• Logistics.

Gain an industry-recognised and highly sought-after qualification in data analytics. Acquire the practical skills that the Master of Analytics offers. Become a technology leader who innovates and propels businesses forward with data-driven insights.

The Master of Analytics (Business) is a rigorous qualification that is designed for those wishing to build skills in the rapidly expanding field of data analytics. It is one of the longest running analytics programmes in New Zealand and is now also taught internationally.

Massey University believes you need to understand the problems organisations face, so this analytics master’s has been grounded in real-world business contexts from the beginning. From problem identification, data acquisition, method selection, analysis and communicating your findings, Massey’s Master of Analytics focuses on what industry is demanding in data analytics graduates.

Massey University’s Master of Business Studies combines study of advanced theory with research. It gives you the skills you need to progress your career, or continue to further study.

What will you learn?

• A master’s is a rigorous, challenging, rewarding and exciting qualification. Your study will focus on your chosen specialisation, in the context of other business disciplines. This reflects the reality of today’s business environment.
• You will learn the processes and disciplines involved in high-level in-depth research and how to apply them to business. You will complete and present a comprehensive written report on an independent research topic.
• We have strong relationships with industry. We will help you draw on experience you may have to give your learning context and relevance to the real world.
• The Master of Business Studies will also develop your oral and written communication skills to the level expected of senior business leaders.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Construction (Construction Project Management) is the stepping stone to a research-based degree such as a master’s.

Massey University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Construction (Construction Project Management) is a pathway to in-depth research at a master's level.The program gives you the opportunity to show your analytical thinking and your high-level research capability.