Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Technology (Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Technology)

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Key facts

Available at Auckland
Available at Manawatū
Available at Wellington
Available via Distance Learning
Not all listed subject course options are on offer every year
Can be completed one year full-time or completed part-time
Availability for international students varies. Refer to the major / endorsement web pages for details.
Some courses are offered in block mode. Some distance courses contain compulsory contact workshops.

Pathway to master’s

A postgraduate diploma is the stepping stone to a research-based qualification such as a master’s degree.

What is it like?

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The Postgraduate Diploma allows students to complete courses at 700 level in a specific area. Students may have the opportunity of proceeding to a master’s programme on completion of the Postgraduate Diploma, dependent upon achievement and in consultation with the relevant Postgraduate Director or Academic Dean.

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A good fit if you:

Have an undergraduate science degree, or are near completion (one or two courses to go)
Are interested in postgraduate study, but do not have a research background, or
Would like to undertake a predominantly taught postgraduate programme

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Careers

Earn more

A 2017 Ministry of Education publication The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates, found that in New Zealand earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed.

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