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  • v2.3: Updated "At-a-glance"
  • v2.2: Updated layout to align with Gather
  • v2.1: Refined wording, exemptions, etc.
  • v2: Updated with all UG insights and a rereading of the Calendar.
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Qualifications covered

  • Master of Professional Economics
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Economics
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Economics

Relationship between qualifications

  • Enrolments are accepted in to any of the three qualification.
  • Staircasing allows movement in both directions.


At-a-glance 

Name: Master of Professional Economics 

Abbreviation: MPE

Duration: 3 trimesters

Duration details: 3-4 trimesters of full-time study or normally 6 if studied part-time

Schedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 180 points (9 courses)

Entry: Appropriate Bachelor's degree with a B- average 

Start: Trimester 1,2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Not suitable


Entry requirements

An appropriate Bachelor's degree with an average grade of B- or above

To be accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Important information

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the programme director or administrator to discuss your options.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete 180 points

Include three core courses:

  • MMPE 501
  • MMPE 502
  • MMPE 503

Include five further coursesfrom MMPE 500-599

Include one course from:

MMAF 501

  • MMAF 502
  • MMAF 510
  • Another approved course from MMAF 500-599

Important information

  • Some advanced elective and special topic courses are not offered every year, so you will need to plan your study carefully.

At-a-glance 

Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Economics

Abbreviation: PGDipPE

Duration: 2 trimesters

Duration details: 2 trimesters of full-time study or normally 4 if studied part-time

Schedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 120 points (6 courses)

Entry: Appropriate Bachelor's degree with a B- average

Start: Trimester 1,2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Not suitable

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree with an average grade of B- or above, or demonstrated satisfactory progress in a postgraduate economics qualification

To be accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Important information

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the programme director or administrator to discuss your options.
  • Satisfactory progress in postgraduate economics means comparable to the PGCertPE, as judged by the associate dean (students) of the Victoria Business School.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete 120 points

Include three core courses:

  • MMPE 501
  • MMPE 502
  • MMPE 503

Include three further courses from MMPE 500-599

Important information

  • Some advanced elective and special topic courses are not offered every year, so you will need to plan your study carefully.

At-a-glance

Name: Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Economics (PGCertPE)

Abbreviation: PGCertPE

Duration: 1 trimester

Duration details: 1 trimester of full-time study or normally 2 if studied part-time

Schedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 60 points (3 courses)

Entry: Appropriate Bachelor's degree with a B- average

Start: Trimester 1,2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Not suitable

Entry requirements

An appropriate Bachelor's degree with an average grade of B- or above

To be accepted by the programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Important information

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the programme director or administrator to discuss your options.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete 60 points

Include three approved courses from MMPE 500-599

Important information

  • Some advanced elective and special topic courses are not offered every year, so you will need to plan your study carefully.

Important information

  • If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the programme director or administrator to discuss your options.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.