Postgraduate Certificate
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Postgraduate certificates and diplomas provide the opportunity for continuing professional development in the same area as an original degree.
Postgraduate certificates are available to graduates who wish to build on an earlier degree, and who have appropriate practical, professional or scholarly experience. Some are available only on a part time basis. Waikato University offers specialist postgraduate certificates as well as postgraduate certificates.
Regulations
The Postgraduate Certificate comprises a minimum of 60 points at 500 level or above in one of the Postgraduate Certificate subjects listed below. Normally it involves one trimester of full-time study (or more extended part-time study).
Key information
| Years: | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Start Dates: | Trimester A (March) and Trimester B (July) |
| Estimated Fees* (International): | $17,950 - $22,875 per year |
| Entry Requirements: | Postgraduate International |
| Area of Study: | |
| All amounts are in New Zealand Dollars (NZD).*Tuition fees shown are indicative only and may change. There are additional fees and charges related to enrolment please see the Table of Fees and Charges for more information. You will be sent an enrolment agreement which will confirm your fees. | |
Degree Planner
Postgraduate Certificate Degree Planners
A postgraduate certificate can be taken in any of the subjects listed on this page. The following sample degree planners are available:
Choose a subject
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Children's and Young Adult Literature
- Computer Science
- Counselling Studies
- Creative Practices
- Digital Business
- Disability and Inclusion Studies
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology and Biodiversity
- Economics
- Education
- Education and Society
- Educational Leadership
- Electronics
- Engineering
- English
- Environment and Society
- Environmental Planning
- Environmental Sciences
- Finance
- Geography
- Health, Sport and Human Performance
- History
- Human Development
- Human Resource Management
- International Management
- International Relations and Security Studies
- Law
- Leadership Communication
- Management and Sustainability
- Marketing
- Materials and Processing
- Mathematics
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Music
- Māori and Indigenous Studies
- Pacific and Indigenous Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Population Studies and Demography
- Professional Writing
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Public Relations
- Screen and Media Studies
- Security and Crime Science
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Strategic Management
- Theatre Studies
- Tourism and Hospitality Management
Scholarships and prizes
Visit our Scholarship Finder for information about possible scholarships
Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning
PGCert(TertiaryT&L) - a postgraduate certificate especially for tertiary education staff.
PGCert(TertiaryT&L) - a postgraduate certificate especially for tertiary education staff.
The Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning is a recognised qualification for staff working in tertiary education contexts who wish to extend their understanding of tertiary learning and teaching, improve their own practice and facilitate positive change in student learning.
The certificate requires you to compete four 15-point papers. All papers are electives and you have the option of taking all four papers online.
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