Postgraduate Diploma in Information Studies–PGDipIS 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for 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. Except as provided in section 6, the course of study for the PGDipIS shall consist of courses worth 120 points, including:

(i) INFO 520, INFO 521, INFO 522, INFO 523, INFO 527;

(ii) three INFO 500-level courses.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipIS shall normally complete the diploma within three years of first enrolling for the certificate or the diploma.

(b) The director may extend the maximum period in (a) 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 PGDipIS may obtain a specialisation by including courses as shown below:

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

Library Science (LIBS): INFO 525 and 542