Massey University Courses

To enter the Master of Quality Systems you will have been awarded or qualified for:

• a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum B grade average over the 300-level majoring courses plus two years' relevant professional experience, or
• a bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum B grade average over the 300-level majoring courses plus five years' relevant professional experience, or
• a relevant Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent with a minimum B grade average plus two years' relevant professional experience, or
• a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum A- grade average over the 300-level majoring courses plus two years' relevant professional experience, or
• a bachelor's degree or equivalent with a minimum A- grade average over the 300-level majoring courses plus five years' relevant professional experience.

If you have a relevant Postgraduate Diploma or bachelor's degree with an A- average and professional experience as outlined above, you may apply for credit towards Part One of the qualification in accordance with the limits specified in the Recognition of Prior Learning regulations. The programme of study must include 240.758 unless already passed.

This programme is a selected entry programme. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.

To enter the Postgraduate Certificate in Specialist Teaching programme you will have:

• been awarded or qualified for a bachelor's degree (or equivalent), and
• been awarded or qualified for a relevant professional qualification, and
• have completed at least two years relevant professional experience.

You must provide verified copies of all academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University

You will also provide the following documents as part of the selection process:

• a copy of your current curriculum vitae (including education and employment for at least the last five years)
• a verified copy of your current practising certificate issued by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (if a registered teacher with a current full practising certificate)
• a copy of a police report from every overseas country you have lived in for more 12 months in the last 10 years - please do not supply originals as these will need to be supplied to the Education Council at a later date.

If you are not a registered teacher you will also need to supply a completed New Zealand Police Request and Consent form, along with two pieces of verified identification (one of which must be photographic) from the list of acceptable forms of identification.

See below for more details.

There are no specific entry requirements for this programme, outside of university admission regulations.

For entry to the Diploma in Business Studies (Financial Advice) you will have been awarded or qualified for the Certificate in Financial Advice.

To enter the Master of International Development you will have been awarded or qualified for:

• a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Development Studies, or equivalent, with a minimum B average across the 200 and 300 level major courses, or
• a bachelor's degree with a B average across the relevant 200 and 300 level courses and relevant field or industry experience of an appropriate kind and duration, or
• a Postgraduate Diploma in International Development, or equivalent, with a B average.

If you have a Postgraduate Diploma in International Development as outlined above, you may apply for credit towards Part One of the qualification in accordance with the limits specified in the Recognition of Prior Learning regulations

Field experience includes:

• voluntary work (eg refugee resettlement with Red Cross, or supporting a disadvantaged community group in New Zealand)
• other relevant work or experience (eg a social worker, nurse or teacher in New Zealand or overseas)
• specific development experience (eg an engineer who worked in Nepal).

In this instance you will need to provide your curriculum vitae outlining this experience.

To enter the Postgraduate Diploma in Quality Systems you will:

• have been awarded or qualified for a university degree with a relevant major, or equivalent, with a B- grade average or higher over the qualifying 300-level courses and have completed at least two years of relevant professional experience, or
• have been awarded or qualified for the Graduate Diploma in Quality Systems, or equivalent, with a B- grade average or higher, and completed at least two years of relevant professional experience, or
• have demonstrated at least five years of relevant professional experience, including completion of appropriate professional qualifications or equivalent, via a portfolio, and an interview at the discretion of the University.

This programme is a selected entry programme. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.

To enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours you will:

• submit a portfolio (if you do well in NCEA Level 2 art, design or technology - or equivalent - you may not need to submit a portfolio. See details below.)
• attend an interview in person or over Skype.

To enter the Postgraduate Certificate in Education you will have been awarded or qualified for:

• the degree of Bachelor of Education, or equivalent, or
• any other bachelor's degree or equivalent, and hold a professional qualification in teaching, or
• any other bachelor's degree or equivalent, and have relevant professional experience.

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), or equivalent, with a minimum B average in the highest level majoring courses, or
• Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering, or equivalent, with a minimum B grade average, or
• Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, or equivalent and have significant professional experience, or
• Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering, or equivalent and have significant professional experience.

You will also provide:

• a short summary of your research interests (200 words or less)
• a curriculum vitae to show your significant professional experience.

You need to provide verified copies of all academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.

To enter the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme you will:

• have completed a postgraduate bachelor's (honours) or master's degree with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours (Division I) B+ equivalent, or equivalent qualification
• have sufficient independent research experience to satisfy the Doctoral Research Committee that you have the capacity to successfully undertake the programme.

Massey University's Doctoral Research Committee administers the PhD. Registration must be supported by the relevant Head of School/Centre who will agree to provide supervision and facilities for your research.

Please note that there are more applicants than places on the programme. If you meet the above conditions you will also go through a selection process including an interview. If successful in this process, you will be offered a place.