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Postgraduate Diploma in Faith-based Leadership and Management (PGDipFBLM)

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    Overview

    The aim of the Postgraduate Diploma in Faith-Based Leadership and Management (PGDipFBLM) is to enhance leadership and management in faith-based organisations, through the incorporation of current scholarship in both Theology and Business Administration. The PGDipFBLM is designed to enhance a graduate's leadership and management of faith-based organisations and to enable advanced reflection and research on the practice of leadership and management.

    The admission requirement is a degree or equivalent three-year qualification in any subject area with satisfactory grades. In cases where the student's prior qualifications do not include theological study, he or she may be required to undertake one or more 300-level papers in Theology in order to satisfy the prerequisites for specific 400-level papers in BIBS and/or CHTH.

    All the Theology papers offered for this qualification will be taught by distance; with a few papers taught both on campus and by distance in the same semester. The MBA papers are taught both on campus and by distance.

    The BMBA timetable will be made available in November 2021, at which point you will have the opportunity to register your interest in your chosen BMBA papers. For this timetable, please contact: theology@otago.ac.nz.

    Places in the online BMBA papers are limited in 2022, however the MBA programme will do their best to allocate you a place in your chosen papers. Please be aware that you may be placed on a waitlist for a paper or be advised that you need to take the paper at another time.

    Contact

    For general queries, please contact theology@otago.ac.nz

    For further information, see the department's home page at otago.ac.nz/theology

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        Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Faith-based Leadership and Management (PGDipFBLM)

        1. Admission to the Programme

          1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
          2. Every applicant must either
            1. be a graduate, or
            2. have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).

        2. Structure of the Programme

          1. The programme of study shall consist of:
            1. three papers with a combined value of 60 points chosen from CHTH 415, 420, 422, 423, MINS 406, MINS 408. One other BIBS, CHTH or MINS 400-level paper may be substituted for one of these papers.
            2. four papers with a combined value of 60 points chosen from BMBA 501-513.
          2. With prior approval, relevant postgraduate papers worth up to the equivalent of 40 points may be credited from another department or from another university or tertiary institution.

        3. Duration of the Programme

          The programme shall normally be completed on a part-time basis and requires the equivalent of one year of full-time study.

        4. Level of Award of the Degree

          The diploma may be awarded with distinction or with credit.

        5. Variations

          The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

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        Regulations on this page are taken from the 2024 Calendar and supplementary material.

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