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 Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, and Postgraduate Certificates.
Part II
Admission
1. Admission to the Postgraduate Diploma in Horticulture requires that the candidate will:
(a) meet the University admission requirements as specified; and
(b) have been awarded or qualified for an agricultural or business-related Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; or
(c) have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and have completed at least three years of relevant work experience.
Qualification requirements
2. Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Horticulture shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 120 credits at 700 level, comprising:
(a) courses selected from the Schedule to the Qualification;
and including:
(b) no more than a total of 30 credits of approved Special Topic or professional development course.
Specialisations
3. The Postgraduate Diploma in Horticulture is awarded without endorsement.
Completion requirements
4. The timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas, and Postgraduate Certificates will apply.
5. 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 Postgraduate Certificate in Science and Technology should they meet the relevant Qualification requirements.
Unsatisfactory academic progress
6. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.
Schedule for the Postgraduate Diploma in Horticulture
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.
60 credits from courses at 700 level selected from the following prefixes:
119 Agriculture and Horticulture, 120 Plant Biology, 284 Horticulture, 285 Plant Health.
60 credits from courses at 700 level selected from the following prefixes:
112 Agribusiness, 119 Agriculture and Horticulture, 120 Plant Biology, 188 Natural Resource Management, 189 Soil Science, 233 Earth Science, 238 AgriScience, 283 Agronomy, 284 Horticulture, 285 Plant Health.
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