Hamilton ,
New Zealand
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology in Hamilton New Zealand | University of Waikato
University of Waikato
|
Hamilton New Zealand
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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
40,855
(c. USD23,760.86)
Attendance
Full-time
Postgraduate diplomas offer professionals the chance to further develop their expertise in their initial field of study. These diplomas frequently serve as a pathway to pursuing a master's degree.
Psychology explores human and animal behavior along with cognitive functions within their physical, social, and organizational contexts. As a behavioral science, it investigates how behaviors are acquired and modified. From a social science perspective, it analyzes individuals within family structures, organizations, communities, and cultural settings. As a biological science, it examines sensory systems and the relationship between brain functions, physiology, and behavior. In its cognitive science aspect, it focuses on perception, attention, memory, reasoning, and language comprehension. Psychology also encompasses the study of development, personality traits, learning processes, and motivational factors.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma
- qualified for a bachelors degree of the University of Waikato or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
- demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Academic Board that they have adequate training, experience, and ability to proceed with the proposed programme, and
- satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject being taken for the Postgraduate Diploma, including having achieved a B grade average either: over the best 120 points of their major; or over the 300 level papers completed that are listed for their major's subject.
English Language Requirements
- an Academic IELTS Overall score of at least 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any band), or
- a TOEFL iBT (Internet Based TOEFL) score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
- a TOEFL iBT Home Edition overall score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
- a B grade or better at Level 8 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or
- a PTE Academic overall score of 56 with no band less than 46, or
- a Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) C1 Expert with an overall high pass and no less than a pass in each skill, or
- a Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) B2 Communicator with 38-50 score per skill, or
- awarded a New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5), or
- a Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) III with a pass in all four components, or
- a B2 First (formally known as Cambridge English: First (FCE)) with an overall score of 176 and no bands below 169, or
- a C2 Proficiency (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with an overall score of 176 and no bands below 169, or
- a Michigan English Test (formally known as Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)) minimum score of 59.
Tuition
NZD
40,855