Master of Applied Management

A 180 credit taught management master's over 18 months in Christchurch, with intakes in February, April, July and October. Ara also runs a 240 credit version over two years at NZ$27,635 a year. Management is not a Green List field, so treat this as a study and work route rather than a straight run at residence.

There is no Green List occupation attached to this programme, so it does not carry the straight to residence pathway that the roles on the Green List do. That is worth knowing before you apply, not after.

It still leads to a post-study work visa of up to three years, because Immigration New Zealand grants that on the level of the qualification. Residence would then run through the Skilled Migrant Category, which needs 6 points: a New Zealand level 9 master's is worth 5, and one year of skilled work in New Zealand adds the sixth. That route is open, but it is slower and less certain than a Green List role, and it depends on finding skilled work.