Qualification regulations for the Bachelor of Business

Qualification Regulations

Part I

These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates.

Part II

Admission

1. Admission to the Bachelor of Business requires that the candidate will meet the University admission requirements as specified.

Qualification requirements

2. Candidates for the Bachelor of Business shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 360 credits, comprising:

(a) not more than 180 credits at 100 level;

(b) at least 75 credits at 300 level;

and including:

(d) at least 120 credits from Schedule A of the Bachelor of Business Schedule;

(e) completion of at least one major.

3. Candidates who have been awarded the Graduate Diploma in Business Studies may cross-credit up to 45 credits at the 200 level to the BBus degree. Where the Diploma contained fewer than 45 credits at the 200 level, up to 45 unspecified 200 level credits may be credited.

4. Candidates, who in the opinion of the Academic Board have passed with sufficient merit subjects for the New Zealand Certificate of Commerce, New Zealand Diploma in Business, or subjects for some other recognised tertiary qualification, may be cross-credited with specified or unspecified courses not exceeding a total of 120 credits.

Specialisations

5. Candidates must complete a major by passing at least 120 credits in a major including:

(a) at least 45 credits at 200 level;

(b) at least 60 credits at 300 level;

The requirements for each major are set out in Schedule B of the Schedule for the Qualification.

6. Notwithstanding Regulation 5, candidates who are completing a double major may substitute one of the internship courses 115.388 or 115.389 for 15 credits from the elective course(s) specified for one or both majors (not including the Applied Professional Practice major) in Schedule B of the Schedule to the degree.

7. Candidates who wish to meet the requirements for accreditation by the Valuers Registration Board, must complete:

(a) all of the following courses specified in the Schedule as compulsory courses for the Property major: 127.241, 127.242, 127,245, 155.201, 127.341, 127.342, 127.343; and

(b) all of the following courses: 127.100, 127.378, 218.102 and 218.201.

8. Notwithstanding Regulation 2 (e), candidates enrolled in the Applied Professional Practice major must also complete the requirements of one minor or a second major from the Bachelor of Business.

9. Candidates may complete a double major by passing at least 120 credits in each of two of the majoring subjects listed in Regulation 16 including:

(a) at least 45 credits at 200 level for each major;

(b) at least 60 credits at 300 level for each major;

and, only where a course is listed in the requirements for both majors:

(d) an additional course of at least the same credit value, at the same or higher level, with the same discipline prefix; or, where the course listed in the requirements for both majors is a capstone course, an additional course of at least the same credit value, at the same or higher level, with the same discipline prefix as one of the candidate’s majoring subjects, or 115.388 Internship in Business as an additional course.

10. Candidates may include a minor in the Degree of Bachelor of Business.

11. The minor must be in a different discipline from the major(s).

12. Minors may be included from any undergraduate degree within the University for which recognised minors are specified.

13. Where the minor is from another undergraduate degree the regulations of that qualification for the minor will apply.

14. A BBus minor must include:

(a) a minimum of 60 credits;

(b) at least 45 credits above 100 level;

The requirements for each minor are set out in Schedule B of the Schedule for the Qualification.

15. No course may be credited to both a major and a minor.

16. No course may be credited to more than one minor.

17. Majors and Minors available in the Bachelor of Business are Applied Professional Practice, Accountancy, Business Analytics, Business Law (Minor only), Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Financial Planning and Advice, Global Communication, Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, International Business, Management, Māori Business (Minor only), Marketing, Organisational Technology Management, Property, and Strategic Communication.

Student progression

18. Candidates must pass at least 60 credits at 100-level from Schedule A in their first 120 credits of study and at least 30 credits at 200- or 300-level from Schedule A in their first 240 credits towards the Bachelor of Business, unless otherwise approved by Academic Board or their delegate.

Completion requirements

19. Any timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates will apply.

20. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes; candidates who do not meet the requirements for graduation may, subject to the approval of Academic Board, be awarded the Diploma in Business Studies should they meet the relevant Qualification requirements.

Unsatisfactory academic progress

21. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.

Transitional provisions

22. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business prior to 1 January 2023 are exempt from having to fulfil the requirements of Regulation 18. These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2026.

23. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations, students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business prior to 1 January 2024 who wish to substitute 115.388 or 115.389 for 15 credits of elective courses, in accordance with Regulation 6, are not required to complete a double major. This transition arrangement expires 31 December 2027.

24. Subject to the Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Economics) prior to 1 January 2024 may count 178250 towards the compulsory course requirements.

25. Students who have completed one of 178300 or 178301 may be exempt from completing the one they have not taken.

26. Students who have not completed 178360 may be exempt from the requirement to take this course.

27. Students who have not completed either 178370 or 178380 may be exempt from the requirements to complete either of them.

28. Students may count 15 credits of 115388 and/or 115389, if successfully completed, towards the requirements of the major.

29. Students may substitute 178352, if successfully completed, for 178312.

30. The transition arrangements specified in regulations 26-31 expire 31 December 2027.

31. Subject to the Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Economics minor) prior to 1 January 2024 may count 178100 and 178352 towards the minor requirements, and may substitute 178360, if successfully completed, for 178380. Such candidates are exempt from having to take either 178230 or 178280.These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2027.

32. Subject to the Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management and Employment Relations major) prior to 1 January 2024 will be granted the following substitutions:

114332 for 114343

114396 for 114321

153200 for 152393

These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2027.

33. Subject to the Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management and Employment Relations minor) prior to 1 January 2024 may substitute 114396, if successfully completed, for 114321 These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2027.

34. Subject to the Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Business Analytics minor) prior to 1 January 2024 who have successfully completed 156.233 may substitute this for 115.213. Candidates who have successfully completed 158.244 may substitute this for 157.216. Candidates who have successfully completed 156.340 may substitute this for 115.325.This transition arrangement expires 31 December 2027.

35. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion and Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I qualification regulations candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Global Communication major) prior to 1 January 2025 will be granted the following substitutions:

219206 for 219219 or 219228

219309 for 152355 or 152393

219211 for 152261

219311 for 219303

These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2029.

Schedule for the Bachelor of Business

Course planning key

Prerequisites: Courses that need to be completed before moving onto a course at the next level. For example, a lot of 200-level courses have 100-level prerequisite courses.
Corequisites: Courses that must be completed at the same time as another course are known as corequisite courses.
Restrictions: Some courses are restricted against each other because their content is similar. This means you can only choose one of the offered courses to study and credit to your qualification.

Key terms for course planning

Courses: Each qualification has its own specific set of courses. Some universities call these papers. You enrol in courses after you get accepted into Massey.
Course code: Each course is numbered using 6 digits. The fourth number shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits: Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Specialisations: Some qualifications let you choose what subject you'd like to specialise in. Your major or endorsement is what you will take the majority of your courses in.

Schedule A: Core courses (Choose at least 120 credits from)

Choose at least 120 credits from

115111 Communication Theory and Practice 15

This course identifies key theories and strategies to enhance written, oral, visual, and interpersonal communication for different purposes and audiences. Students explore, discuss, critique, and practise communication for a business and global environment and recognise how world views, culture, and contexts shape communication.

Restrictions: 219100 and 219203

Regulations for The Bachelor of Business - BBus