Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)

  1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma
    1. in regards to the subjects listed in section 8(a) must have:
      1. qualified for a bachelors degree of the University of Waikato or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, and have completed study at an advanced level in the subject to be taken for the Postgraduate Diploma, or
      2. demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Academic Board that they have adequate training, experience and ability to proceed with the proposed programme, and
      3. satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject(s) being taken for the Postgraduate Diploma.
    2. in regards to the subjects listed in section 8(b) must have:
      1. qualified for a bachelors degree of the University of Waikato or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
      2. demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Academic Board that they have adequate training, experience, and ability to proceed with the proposed programme, and
      3. satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject being taken for the Postgraduate Diploma, including having achieved a B grade average either: over the best 120 points of their major; or over the 300 level papers completed that are listed for their major's subject.
  2. In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently.

Requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Postgraduate Diploma is one year.
  2. Candidates must enrol in a Division or the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies and follow an approved programme of study.
  3. Candidates must gain 120 points at 500 level or above in the Postgraduate Diploma subjects.
  4. Candidates must gain at least 90 points in one subject.
  5. The Postgraduate Diploma subjects are
    1. requiring admission through clause 2(a) are:

Accounting (PGDip(Acc))
Agribusiness (PGDip(AgBus))
Artificial Intelligence (PGDip(AI))
Biomedical Sciences (PGDip(Biomed))
Chemistry (PGDip(Chem))
Computer Science (PGDip(CompSc))
Counselling (PGDip(Couns))1
Counselling Studies (PGDip(CounsStudies))
Cyber Security (PGDip(CyberSec))
Data Analytics (PGDip(DataA))1
Digital Business (PGDip(DigiB))
Disability and Inclusion Studies (PGDip(DInS))
Earth Sciences (PGDip(EarthSc))
Ecology and Biodiversity (PGDip(Eco&Biod))
Economics (PGDip(Econ))
Education (PGDip(Ed))
Educational Leadership (PGDip(EdLeadership))
Educational Management (PGDip(EdM))2
Electronics (PGDip(Elec))
Engineering (PGDip(Eng))
Entrepreneurship and Innovation (PGDip(Ent&Inn))1
Environment and Society (PGDip(EnvSoc))
Environmental Sciences (PGDip(EnvSci))
Finance (PGDip(Fin))
Health Development and Policy (PGDip(HealthDevPol))1
Health, Sport and Human Performance (PGDip(HSHP))
Human Resource Management (PGDip(HRM))
International Management (PGDip(IntMgt))
Interpreting and Translating Māori (PGDip(Int&Trans))3
Law (PGDip(Law))
Leadership Communication (PGDip(LComm))
Legal Studies (PGDip(LS))
Management (PGDip(Mgt))
Management and Sustainability (PGDip(MgtStn))1
Management Studies (PGDip(MgtSt))2
Management Systems (PGDip(MgtSys))1
Māori and Indigenous Studies (PGDip(M&ISt))
Marketing (PGDip(Mrkt))
Materials and Processing (PGDip(Mat&Proc))
Mathematics (PGDip(Math))
Molecular and Cellular Biology (PGDip(Molec&CellBio))
Pacific and Indigenous Studies (PGDip(P&ISt))
Physics (PGDip(Phys))
Security and Crime Science (PGDip(SCS))
Strategic Management (PGDip(StratMgt))
Tourism and Hospitality Management (PGDip(THMgt))

       (b)   requiring admission through clause 2(b) are:

Anthropology (PGDip(Anth))
Applied Linguistics (PGDip(AppLing))
Chinese (PGDip(Chin))1
Creative Practices (PGDip(CreatePrac))
Creative Technologies (PGDip(CreateTech))
English (PGDip(Engl))
Environmental Planning (PGDip(EnvPlan))
French (PGDip(Fren))1
Geography (PGDip(Geog))
History (PGDip(Hist))
International Relations (PGDip(IR))
International Relations and Security Studies (PGDip(IRSSt))1
Japanese (PGDip(Jap))1
Music (PGDip(Mus))
Philosophy (PGDip(Phil))
Political Science (PGDip(PolSc))
Population Studies and Demography (PGDip(PopStud&Dem))
Professional Writing (PGDip(ProfWrit))
Psychology (PGDip(Psych))
Public Policy (PGDip(PP))
Public Relations (PGDip(PR))
Screen and Media Studies (PGDip(SMSt))
Social Policy (PGDip(SocPol))
Sociology (PGDip(Socy))
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (PGDip(TESOL))
Theatre Studies (PGDip(TheatSt))

  1. Candidates enrolled in the Waikato Management School must complete any Assurance of Learning requirements as prescribed by the Waikato Management School.
  2. The Postgraduate Diploma awarded will be endorsed in the subject in which at least 90 points are gained.
  3. If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed with the Diploma.

Award of Honours

  1. The Postgraduate Diploma may be awarded with Distinction.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Notes:

  1. A Postgraduate Diploma is not offered in this subject in 2025.
  2. This Postgraduate Diploma is available only for completion purposes.
  3. In addition to the admission requirements prescribed in section 2 of these regulations, candidates in this subject must meet additional criteria set out in Part 2 of the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications.