Queens Academic Group

Diploma in Information Technology (BusIT) L7

About the Programme

The IT sector is growing significantly throughout the world, and the need for highly skilled staff is a significant challenge for this industry in NZ.

This Level 7 Diploma provides graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to fill the vacuum between the computer technicians and business managers who have limited understanding about the critical role of information technology in organisations.

Graduates of this diploma will be able to critically evaluate the IT capabilities of an organisation and provide vision and strategies to accommodate changing technologies to gain competitive advantage.

This programme is approved and accredited by NZQA.

Entry Criteria

Level 5 Diploma in Business/ Computing or Equivalent skills and knowledge
IELTS band score of at least 6.0 (Academic) with no individual band score lower than 5.5; or Under Special provisions IELTS overall 6.0 *( Student has to study an extra paper 469 Academics Skills for Business Studies in their first semester ) or complete the school’s entry test

If you are a NZ student under 20, there are additional entry requirements. Please contact us for further information.

* Applications who have already studied the NZDipBus papers (530, 541, 560 & 636), will be able to transfer any or all of these credits (80) to this qualification.

Core Papers

Compulsory (all of the following)

530* Organisation and Management
541* Fundamentals of Marketing
560* Business Communication
636* Applied Management
Q601 Strategic Business IT in Organizations
Q602 Systems Analysis and Design
Q701 Logical Database and Techniques
Q702 Contemporary IT Practice and Governance
Q703 Object-oriented Paradigms
Q704 Networks and IT Security

469 Academic Skills for Business Studies (If student got an admission under special provisions)

Electives (any two of the following)

Q705 Enterprise Systems and Business Process Modeling
Q706 E-Commerce Strategiest / E-Business Implications
Q707 Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
Q708 C++ Programming

Job Opportunities

A wide variety of IT or IT-related positions.