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Qualifications covered

  • Master of Professional Economics (MPE)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Economics (PGDipPE)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Economics (PGCertPE)

Relationship between qualifications

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

 


Postgraduate

Master of Professional Economics (MPE)

At-a-glance

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

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1, 2 or 3

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1, 2 and 3

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: Evenings and block-format

Location: Schedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Points and coursesComplete: 180 points (9 courses)

Tool tip

Block-format: Contact hours condensed in to a few multi-day sessions per course

 

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

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

and

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

Programme Director

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 at least 180 points.

Complete Include three core courses:

  • MMPE 501
  • MMPE 502
  • MMPE 503

Complete Include five further courses further coursesfrom MMPE 500-599.Complete one course from

Include one course from:

  • MMAF 501MMAF 502
  • MMAF 510
  • Another approved course from MMAF 500-599

Questions

  1. Not sure that my course range for the last programme requirement will give the same result as the schedule?

  2. What does approved mean? What is the process? For so few courses to select from is another approval actually required?

Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Economics (PGDipPE)

At-a-glance

Duration: 2

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

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1, 2 or 3

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1, 2 and 3

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: Evenings, with some block delivery

LocationSchedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Points and coursesComplete: 120 points (6 courses)

Entry

requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:: 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 and

qualification

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

Programme Director

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 associate dean (Studentsstudents) of the Victoria Business School.
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 120 points.

Complete three Include three core courses:

  • MMPE 501
  • MMPE 502
  • MMPE 503

Complete three further courses from Include three further courses from MMPE 500-599.

Questions

  1. Does the Associate Dean (Students) 'delegate' this decision to the PD? If so, one less role/person/point of contact for the student.

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)

At-a-glance

Abbreviation: PGCertPE

Duration: 1 trimester

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

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1, 2 or 3

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimesters 1, 2 and 3

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: Evenings, with some block delivery

Location: Schedule: Daytime lectures and block-format

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Points and coursesComplete: 60 points (3 courses)

Entry

requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

A

: 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

and

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

Programme Director

programme director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 60 points.

Complete three approved courses from MMPE 500-599.

Questions

  1. What does approved mean or how is it obtained?

Find out more

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 programme director or Administrator 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.