Qualifications
Overview
Management involves creating organisational performance. People in a variety of roles practise management. Some are line managers and executives who manage teams and systems, others manage specific functions or processes in an organisation.
Studying management explores how organisations function, and how you can influence their performance. The subject is broad and you will cover a range of topics, including leadership, business strategy, organisational behaviour, people management, operations management, change, and innovation.
Why study Management at UC?
- UC is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world for Business and Management Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2020).
- Our courses are closely linked with business, and taught by leading experts in their fields.
- Our programme is strongly applied and so you will gain both knowledge and skills related to managing.
- Students can work on consulting projects dealing with current challenges in a variety of industries.
Recommended preparation
An interest in human behaviour and social sciences (such as psychology and sociology) as well as a general interest in business, is advantageous as these areas are present in all aspects of Management.
Good communication skills, both written and interpersonal, are important.
A sound understanding and previous study of statistics can be useful.
Courses
UC offers a major in Management as part of the Bachelor of Commerce.
Management major
Students complete these courses throughout their degree for the Management major:
100-level
- MKTG 100 Principles of Marketing
- MGMT 170 Managerial Decision Making
200-level
- MGMT 206 Organisational Behaviour
- MGMT 207 Principles of Human Resource Management
Plus at least two courses from:
- MGMT 208 Principles of Leadership
- MGMT 221 International Business
- MGMT 230 Business, Society and the Environment
- MGMT 270 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
- MGMT 281 Business Research Methods
- MKTG 201 Marketing Management
300-level
- MGMT 301 Leading Change and Innovation
- MGMT 344 Strategic Management
- Two 300-level courses from MGMT or MKTG
Only one of MGMT 303 Leading and Managing People: Essential Employment Frameworks, MGMT 308 Advanced Human Resource Management, or MGMT 331 Learning and Development in Organisations may be included.
For the complete three-year BCom Management major degree plan, see the UC Business School | Te Kura Umanga website.
Career opportunities
Management graduates are found in every kind of organisation. They start their careers in a wide range of roles such as trainee managers, coordinators of functions, marketing, or market research roles, and advance into positions as business consultants, strategic business analysts, and senior managers in the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Management.
Contact us
Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Phone +64 3 369 3888
Email [email protected]
Location
Reception Level 2, Meremere Building – see campus maps
Postal address
College of Business and Law | Te Rāngai Umanga me te Ture
University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand