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Qualifications covered

  • Master of Public Policy
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy

Qualifications covered

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


At-a-glance 

Name: Master of Public Policy 

Abbreviation: MPP

Duration: 3 -4 trimesters

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

Schedule: Evening lectures and block-formatformat lectures 

Intensity: Part Full time and full or part time

Type: Coursework and some research

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 180 points (11 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree and two years' work experience, or extensive work experience

Start: Trimester 1 or 2

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: None

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:

A Bachelor's degree

At least two years of relevant work

experience and

experience

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 three Include three foundation courses:

  • GOVT 501
  • GOVT 502
  • GOVT 503

Complete Include four core courses:

  • GOVT 521
  • GOVT 522
  • GOVT 523
  • GOVT 524

Complete one research course GOVT 562.

Complete three further courses from GOVT, MAPP, MMPM 500-599.

Questions

What does 'modular' mean?Modular means, in most cases, six hours of face to face contact time in one day, three days a trimester plus six hours of structured class work which may be on line or face to face. 

Include the one research course GOVT 562

Include three further courses from:

  • GOVT 500-599
  • MAPP 500-599
  • MMPM 500-599

At-a-glance 

Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy 

Abbreviation: PGDipPP

Duration: 2 trimesters

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

Schedule: Evening lectures and  Evening and block-formatformat lectures 

Intensity: Part  Full time and full or part time

Type: Coursework 

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 120 points (8 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree and two years' work experience, or extensive work experience

Start: Trimester 1 or 2

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: None

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

A Bachelor's degree

At least two years of relevant work

experience and

experience

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  120 points.

Complete seven Include seven courses:

  • GOVT 501
  • GOVT 502
  • GOVT 503
  • GOVT 521
  • GOVT 522
  • GOVT 523
  • GOVT 524

Complete one further course from GOVT, MAPP, Include one further course from:

  • GOVT 500-599
  • MAPP 500-599
  • MMPM 500-599
.

At-a-glance

Name: Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy 

Abbreviation: PGCertPP

Duration: 1 trimester

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

Schedule: Evening lectures and  Evening and block-formatformat lectures 

Intensity: Part  Full time and full or part time

Type: Coursework 

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington) 

Complete: 60 points (4 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree and two years' work experience, or extensive work experience

Start: Trimester 1 or 2

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: None

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

A Bachelor's degree

At least two years of relevant work

experience and

experience

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 four courses from:

  • GOVT 501
  • GOVT 502
  • GOVT 503
  • GOVT 521
  • GOVT 522
  • GOVT 523
  • GOVT 524

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 four courses from:

  • GOVT 501
  • GOVT 502
  • GOVT 503
  • GOVT 521
  • GOVT 522
  • GOVT 523
  • GOVT 524