Course details

Summary

Shape the places where we live, work and play

Massey’s Postgraduate Certificate in Planning is your first step to getting essential planning skills for a great career.

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

The Postgraduate Certificate in Planning is the first half of the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning. When you graduate from this programme, you could have the opportunity to go on to the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning or the internationally recognised professional qualification the Master of Resource and Environmental Planning.

Flexible learning

You can study in block mode and by distance learning using Massey’s online learning platform. You can complete your studies while still working, which can reduce the financial strain of making a career change.

Careers

Once you’ve completed your Postgraduate Certificate in Planning you could possibly go on to postgraduate study such as a Postgraduate Diploma in Planning or Master of Resource and Environmental Planning. Graduates of these programmes typically work in:

• Private consulting firms
• Regional councils
• Environmental and other non-governmental organisations
• City/district councils
• Central government (eg Ministry for the Environment, Department of Conservation, New Zealand Transport Agency)
• International humanitarian and aid organizations

Entry criteria

Admission to the Postgraduate Certificate in Planning requires you to have a Bachelor’s degree with an appropriate level of academic achievement (normally minimum B- average over 300-level majoring courses).

If English is not your first language and your admission qualification was not completed at a University where English is the medium of instruction, you shall have achieved an IELTS of at least 7 with no band less than 6 within the preceding 5 years.