Diploma study

Undergraduate diplomas in New Zealand may begin at level 5 up to level 7 and qualify individuals with theoretical and/or technical knowledge and skills within a specific field of work or study.

A Graduate Diploma allows degree graduates to pursue a significant body of study at an advanced undergraduate level. The Diploma is typically designed as a bridging qualification to postgraduate study as well as broadening knowledge and skills in a familiar subject or discipline, or developing knowledge in a new area.

A Postgraduate Diploma is designed to extend and deepen an individual’s knowledge and skills by building on attainment in the principal subject(s) of the qualifying degree, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate. A Postgraduate Diploma prepares an individual for independent research and scholarship in the principal subject of the diploma.  

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