Sustainability – Master of Management

Massey University

New Zealand, Palmerston North

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Massey University

New Zealand , Palmerston North

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Auckland campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesMay-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

NZD 56,220 / year

Next Intake May-2026

Sustainability – Master of Management

About

Specialise in Sustainability for your Master of Management at Massey

Sustainability has been identified as a key future issue for businesses. This major has been designed to bring together learning around management skills and contemporary issues in sustainability including:

corporate social responsibility
ethics
the carbon-free economy
the UN Sustainable Development Goals
specific management applications such as the ethical behaviour of management within businesses and organisations.

Skills employers need

The Master of Management (Sustainability) has been developed in consultation with major industry bodies. This ensures that your learning is consistent with issues and current gaps in business process and knowledge.

Core skills

The Master of Management's unique core of courses focuses on key business skills like communication, leading and working in teams. Your teaching will cover current issues in business as well as in-depth sustainability insights.

You will learn from our business experts – Massey University has the largest and one of the most highly respected management schools in New Zealand. Our lecturers are active researchers.

The Master of Management is a rigorous programme, where you will be expected to achieve at a high level. The quality of our graduates reflects this, and contributes to the reputation of the qualification.

Interested in a PhD?

To progress to a PhD, choose Massey’s research-based Master of Business Studies.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission to Massey

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

Massey University entry requirements

Specific requirements

To enter the Master of Management (Sustainability) you will:

have been awarded or qualified for a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification, having achieved a grade average of at least B- in the highest level courses, or
have been awarded or qualified for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business with a B- grade average, or equivalent.

If you have a Postgraduate Diploma in Business from Massey University as outlined above, you may apply for credit towards Part One of the qualification, in a single subject. If you are granted credit, the degree will be awarded without a subject.

You will need to provide copies of all official academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.

English language requirements

To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.

Massey University English language requirements

English language skills

If you need help with your English language skills before you start university, see our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

English Program Requirements

English Evidence Academic IELTS^: 6.5 overall and minimum 6.0 in each band

English Evidence TOEFL iBT: Overall score 90, minimum 20 in Writing

English Evidence Pearson Test of English (PTE): 58 overall and minimum 50 in each communicative skills

Career

The Master of Management works to help you understand the issues, and gain the right skills to bring a sustainability perspective to management positions. This ultimately contributes to your employability.

There are a range of roles available for graduates from the Master of Management (Sustainability).

Roles could include representative entry/intermediate level positions such as:

graduate sustainability analyst
sustainability advisor
sustainability programme coordinator
associate sustainability consultant
environmental advisor
sustainability and risk management advisor

These positions may offer career progression to senior positions as sustainability / CSR managers.

With your skills you could also work in consultancy for:

business
central government
local government
NGOs (non-governmental organisations) etc.

Earn more

A 2017 Ministry of Education publication "The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates", found that in New Zealand:

young master’s graduates earn more than 1.5 times more than the national median (5 years after study)
earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed
five years after completion, the median earnings of young master’s graduates are 15% higher than for those with a bachelor’s degree.