Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Studies–PGDipEnvStud 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipEnvStud shall have:

(i) completed a degree of a tertiary institution in New Zealand in a relevant subject; and

(ii) been accepted by the convenor of the Board of Environmental Studies as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean, Academic (Postgraduate) of the Faculty of Science for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind

2. The course of study for the PGDipEnvStud shall comprise:

(i) ENVI 520, ENVI 521; and

(ii) 90 further points from ENVI 501–511, ENVI 513–579; up to 45 of these points may be replaced by approved 400- or 500-level courses

3. At the discretion of the associate dean, a candidate may credit to the diploma one course passed for a Certificate of Proficiency before enrolment for the PGDipEnvStud

4. (a) A candidate for the PGDipEnvStud shall normally complete the diploma within two years of first enrolling in the diploma.

(b) The associate dean in consultation with the programme director may extend these maximum periods in special cases.

5. (a) With the permission of the associate dean, a candidate who holds a PGDipEnvStud may subsequently be admitted to Part 2 of the MEnvStud, provided the candidate abandons the diploma upon being awarded the MEnvStud.