Postgraduate Certificate in Information Studies–PGCertIS 60 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertIS or the PGDipIS shall have:

(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree; and

(ii) been accepted by the Director of Information Studies Programmes as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. The course of study for the PGCertIS shall consist of courses worth 60 points, including:

(i) INFO 520 and 522;

(ii) two INFO 500-level courses.

 3. (a) A candidate for the PGCertIS shall normally complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling in it. 

 (b) The director may extend the maximum period in (a) or (b) in special cases.

4. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertIS shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipIS.

5. A candidate for the PGCertIS may obtain a specialisation by including courses as shown below:

Library Science (LIBS): INFO 525 and 542

Archives and Records Management (ARCR): INFO 534 and 535