Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Technologies (Level 8)

You will need to complete the below compulsory course (15 credits):

• 561.800 Research methods in applied technologies (15 credits)

Learn research skills in your chosen field of applied technologies. This may include: literature reviews, writing research proposals, formulating research questions or hypotheses, and applying methods that answer research questions.

Plus, you will also need to complete the compulsory courses from your chosen strand (45 credits):
 

Data analytics strand

• 561.802 Data analytics and intelligence (15 credits)

• 561.803 Data warehousing and big data (15 credits)

• 561.805 Database application development (15 credits)

Cyber security strand

• 561.807 Cyber security concepts and practice (15 credits)

• 561.808 Cryptography and information security (15 credits)

• 561.810 Cyber law (15 credits)

Applicants must have one of the following, or equivalent:

• A recognised bachelor degree in a relevant discipline, with merit achievement, deemed to be an average grade of B- (65%) or higher in all level 7 courses*; or

• A professional qualification in a relevant discipline recognised as being equivalent to merit achievement in a bachelor degree and documentary evidence of outcomes in the discipline work environment to demonstrate an ability to perform in the programme and commit to achieving its outcomes, including recommendations from employers or professional colleagues.

English Entry Requirements

IELTS test: Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6
 

International fees    

NZD$12,200 (approx.)

Opportunities for employment include:
 

Data analytics

• Data insight analyst

• Big data engineer

• Project coordinator

• Data scientist.

Cyber security

• Security administrator

• Developer/engineer

• Incident handler

• Security developer/engineer.