Established in 1990, AIS is one of New Zealand’s largest independent degree-granting institutions offering a wide range of NZQA-approved degree, diploma and language qualifications.

We are located in central Auckland and operate from two campuses – St Helens and Asquith. Our flexible three-semester system allows students to fast-track their studies and to get a head start on their careers. We provide assistance to students on all employment issues during and after their studies – this includes arranging interviews and internships with potential employers.

We ensure that a friendly nurturing environment balances and supports our rigorous and demanding academic programmes. Students at AIS experience expert personalised education – our knowledgeable and approachable teaching faculty value personal contact with students.

We give our students everything needed to succeed and ensure that studying at AIS is a uniquely rewarding experience.

ABOUT AUCKLAND INSTITUTE OF STUDIES

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www.AIS.ac.nz

• Great value

• Individual focus

• Employment assistance

• Internships

• Fast-track programmes

• Flexible entry dates

• Scholarships and excellence awards

• Online visa processing

• Cross-credits

What AIS offers:

28a Linwood Avenue, Mt Albert, Auckland 1025, NEW ZEALAND

Telephone: (64 9) 815 1717

Freephone (NZ only): 0800 STUDY AIS (0800 788 392)

Fax: (64 9) 815 1802

Email: enquiry@ais.ac.nz

Our Programmes

• Master of Business Administration• Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

Postgraduate• TESOL

Certificates

• International Business• Tourism Management• Hospitality Management• Information Technology

Bachelor Degrees and Graduate Diplomas • General English - Beginners to advanced• IELTS Preparation• English for Academic Purposes I (EAPI)• English for Academic Purposes II (EAPII)• Academic Bridging Class• Business English

English Language

Postgraduate studies in Business Administration at AIS

will help prepare you for management-level employment

opportunities and career advancement.

The highly interactive format of these programmes, lectures,

workshops and seminars, enables you to practise and APPLY YOUR LEARNING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IMITATES REAL-WORLD BUSINESS SETTINGS. The Business Administration programmes are

practical programmes with theoretical, applied and research

underpinnings.

If you’re already working at a management level, study here

will enable you to increase and broaden your skills base

and enhance your ability to think laterally. Your increased

managerial competencies will include: undertaking research,

problem-solving, acting proactively, applying new ideas, and

thinking strategically.

For students looking at career advancement, even at an

early stage of their working life, our Business Administration

programmes help them gain experiential learning, sound

corporate values, professional skills development and overall

personal growth.

Classes in our Business Administration programmes are

concentrated around weekends to fit in around employment

schedules, making these classes an ideal way to upskill and

study while you continue to earn.

AIS is immensely proud of its Business Administration teaching

staff and they are selected for their special blend of academic

qualifications, research activities, current business and

consulting experience, international involvement and teaching

skills. Through our experienced faculty, you will be exposed to

international leading-edge best practices.

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NZQA CATEGORY 1 RATED DEGREES & DIPLOMAS

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

12 mo

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18 mo

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Level 8

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30 Jan

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Entry Requirem

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of our interns gained further employment*83%

STAGE 5

Plus a research module:

• A two-month Field Study (4.797) after completing 27 modules

• A three-month Internship (4.798) after completing 25 modules

• A six-month Dissertation (4.799) after completing 20 modules

STAGE 4

Plus one compulsory module for all pathways:

• 4.706 International Strategic Management

STAGE 3

Plus elective modules selected from the following list:

Field Study pathway - eight elective modules.

Internship pathway - six elective modules.

Dissertation pathway - Marketing specialisation only - one elective module. For International Business/Finance/Operations and Logistics specialisations - compulsory module 4.718 Business Research Methods must be selected.

• 4.703 World Economy and Money Markets• 4.707 Human Resource Management• 4.714 Global Enterprise and International

Trade• 4.716 International Marketing• 4.718 Business Research Methods• 4.719 Advanced Management of Information

Systems• 4.724 E-Business• 4.725 Entrepreneurship / New Ventures• 4.727 Services Marketing• 4.728 Operations Strategy and Technology• 4.729 Quality Management• 4.750 Strategic Marketing• 4.754 Product Development and Brand

Management• 4.782 International Supply Chain Management• 4.787 Events Operations Management• 4.790 Corporate and Business Finance• 4.792 Financial Statement Analysis• 4.794 Valuations and Investment Decision

Analysis• 4.795 International Finance and Risk

Management

Note that students entering the programme with no prior financial accounting background will be required to select 4.740 Accounting Framework in place of one elective module (or for Dissertation pathway students in the International Business/Finance/Operations and Logistics specialisations only, 4.740 Accounting Framework will replace the selection of a module from another specialisation at Stage 2).

STAGE 1

12 compulsory modules:

• 4.701 Financial Accounting and Analysis• 4.702 Managing Information and Technology• 4.704 Management Accounting and Analysis• 4.705 Marketing Management• 4.708 International Business Law• 4.709 Operations Management• 4.710 Cross-Cultural Behaviour and

Negotiation• 4.711 Business Quantitative Methods• 4.712 Organisational Behaviour and

Leadership• 4.713 Economic Decision-Making• 4.720 Business Strategy and Change

Management• 4.783 Project Management

DOWNLOAD ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION ON OUR BA PROGRAMMES AND AN ENROLMENT PACK AT: www.AIS.ac.nz

PROF. RICHARD GOODALLPresident / Academic Head of Business Administration Programmes

richardg@ais.ac.nz

ANNA MEDVEDEVAMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Anna considered a few options, including Europe, Canada and Australia, but she had a particular interest in New Zealand having known of a friend who had emigrated and made a life for themselves here.

“I was interested in New Zealand because I knew that I’d be allowed to work while studying part-time here. I knew I could get a job here and support myself.”

For Anna, being able to work and study at the same time were her key priorities. She already had a five-year bachelor degree in economics from the St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, and she wasn’t just starting out in her career. She knew there were opportunities abroad and was curious about how she could use her existing experience.

“I now work for ANZ Bank as a relationship services manager in commercial banking, helping clients to structure their financing. I started as a commercial services officer – or bank teller, as we used to call them – in 2008. I’ve always worked at the bank while completing my MBA.”

From one extreme to another, Anna certainly travelled a long way to study at AIS. Born in Siberia, in northern Russia, she always knew that she wanted to explore new countries and seek out new adventures. It was a copy of the AIS prospectus that she spotted at a Russian agency for international studies that caught her eye and set her on her journey abroad.

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

The Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration comprises 20 modules of the MBA degree. It is ideally suited to busy managers seeking to increase their career skills in a shorter time frame. The ability to plan to complete an MBA degree with six months further study makes this programme an attractive option.

The PGDBA comprises 20 modules, including:

• At least ten modules from Group A• At least one module from Group B• Any remaining modules from Group C

OR

15 modules , including:

• At least ten modules from Group A• At least one module from Group B• Any remaining modules from Group C

Plus 4.798 Internship for students admitted under this pathway (refer entry requirements overleaf).

Note that students entering PGDBA with no prior financial accounting background will be required to select at least nine modules from Group A and module 4.740 Accounting Framework.

GROUP A• 4.701 Financial Accounting and Analysis• 4.702 Managing Information and Technology• 4.703 World Economy and Money Markets• 4.704 Management Accounting and Analysis• 4.705 Marketing Management• 4.709 Operations Management• 4.710 Cross-Cultural Behaviour and

Negotiation• 4.711 Business Quantitative Methods• 4.712 Organisational Behaviour and

Leadership• 4.713 Economic Decision-Making• 4.714 Global Enterprise and International

Trade• 4.720 Business Strategy and Change

Management• 4.782 International Supply Chain Management

GROUP B• 4.706 International Strategic Management• 4.708 International Business Law• 4.716 International Marketing• 4.795 International Finance and Risk

Management

GROUP C• 4.707 Human Resource Management• 4.718 Business Research Methods• 4.719 Advanced Management of Information

Systems• 4.724 E-Business• 4.725 Entrepreneurship / New Ventures• 4.727 Services Marketing• 4.728 Operations Strategy and Technology• 4.729 Quality Management• 4.750 Strategic Marketing• 4.754 Product Development and Brand

Management• 4.783 Project Management• 4.787 Events Operations Management• 4.790 Corporate and Business Finance• 4.792 Financial Statement Analysis• 4.794 Valuations and Investment Decision

Analysis

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is the most internationally-recognised business qualification in the world today. It covers a range of business disciplines which form the basis of executive decision-making.

The AIS MBA offers specialisations in:

International BusinessFinanceMarketingOperations and Logistics

The MBA also has three alternative pathways:

27 modules and a two-month Field Study25 modules and a three-month Internship20 modules and a six-month Dissertation

In addition to assessed modules, the MBA integrates the curriculum through Integrated Management Learning seminars at two critical stages of the programme (after Stages 1 and 2).

The MBA is approved and accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and is continuously reviewed and monitored by international practitioners and academics at the forefront of professional business development.

Programme participants will increase and broaden their skills base and enhance their ability to think laterally, research, problem-solve, be proactive, apply new ideas, think strategically and increase managerial competence. Skills are acquired today that can be applied tomorrow.

The MBA programme is comprised of five stages:

4.450 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

PGDBA MODULES

STAGE 1

4.700 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Along with being keen to use her overseas education and experience, Anna knew early on that she would have to gain New Zealand work experience and education in order to move up through the company.

“Work experience is not enough. To be promoted at the bank you need to have a degree in finance or accounting, and education is a big part of how high up you can go.”

Anna believes her AIS MBA has been a key part of where she is now in her career. Her role is in commercial banking, working with clients that have revenue turnover between one and five million dollars, helping to structure their financing. It is a position that enables her to combine all of her experience in marketing and customer service, along with her formal education in economics and business.

“AIS was the best choice for me. It was affordable and I didn’t have to pay for textbooks. The MBA programme structure is really well designed and it enabled me to work while I studied. And most importantly, the teachers are amazing – their biggest asset if you ask me.”

STAGE 2

Plus six compulsory modules for the specialisation of your choice:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS• 4.703 World Economy and Money Markets• 4.714 Global Enterprise and International

Trade• 4.716 International Marketing• 4.782 International Supply Chain

Management• 4.795 International Finance and Risk

Management• Plus one module chosen from another

specialisation

FINANCE• 4.703 World Economy and Money Markets• 4.790 Corporate and Business Finance• 4.792 Financial Statement Analysis• 4.794 Valuations and Investment Decision

Analysis• 4.795 International Finance and Risk

Management• Plus one module chosen from another

specialisation

MARKETING• 4.714 Global Enterprise and International

Trade• 4.716 International Marketing• 4.718 Business Research Methods• 4.727 Services Marketing• 4.750 Strategic Marketing• 4.754 Product Development and Brand

Management

STAGE 2

STAGE 3

STAGE 4

STAGE 5

OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS• 4.728 Operations Strategy and Technology• 4.729 Quality Management• 4.754 Product Development and Brand

Management• 4.782 International Supply Chain

Management• 4.787 Events Operations Management• Plus one module chosen from another

specialisation

* AIS MBA student internships placed in 2014

nationalities represented in the AIS student body