Postgraduate Certificate in Science

Broaden your knowledge within specialist fields of science, or computer and mathematical sciences in as little as one semester with the Postgraduate Certificate in Science.

This coursework-based qualification includes courses from the Master of Science. You can choose from a wide range of courses in science, or computer and mathematical sciences.

Throughout your studies you develop advanced analytical, planning and critical thinking skills. Graduates may progress from these programmes to further study at master’s level.

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Programme code:

AK1039

Level:

Points:

Duration:

0.5 years full-time / part-time available

Campus:

City Campus

Starts:

12 Jul 2021
28 Feb 2022
18 Jul 2022

Fees:

Domestic
$4,404

This represents the approximate tuition fee based on a workload of 60 points in 2021. The exact tuition fee will depend on courses selected and may exceed this figure.
Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for beyond 2021, fees may vary from those stated.
There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay. Learn more about fees to study at AUT

International
$18,816 (computing) - $19,001 (science)

This represents the approximate tuition fee based on a workload of 60 points in 2021. The exact tuition fee will depend on courses selected and may exceed this figure.
Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for beyond 2021, fees may vary from those stated.
There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay. Learn more about fees to study at AUT
International students' tuition fees reflect the full cost of tuition. Domestic students' tuition fees are less due to a proportion of the tuition fees being funded by the New Zealand Government.

Entry requirements
What you study
Related programmes

Minimum entry requirements

Bachelor of Science or equivalent OR
Graduate Diploma in Science or equivalent OR
A relevant professional qualification or professional experience approved by the Dean (or representative) to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree

International student entry requirements

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent

English language requirements

You must complete 60 points from courses in the Master of Science. You can choose from a wide range of courses in science, or computer and mathematical sciences.

Science courses

Semester 1 courses

CHEM805 Biological Inorganic Chemistry I (15 points) - taught by Nicola Brasch
CHEM808 Molecular Spectroscopy (15 points) - taught by Marcus Jones
CONS803 Socio-Ecological Systems (15 points) - taught by Rebecca Jarvis
ECOL802 Macroecology and Biogeography (15 points) - taught by Hannah Buckley
ECOL801 Advanced Ecology (15 points) - taught by Hannah Buckley
ENVS801 Applications of Geographical Information Systems (15 points) - taught by Dan Breen
ENVS803 GIS Programming (15 points) - taught by Brad Case
FOOD801 Food Science (30 points) - taught by Owen Young
MELS801 Biomedical Ethics (15 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
PHIL880 Ethics of Biotechnology (15 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
SCIE805 Quantitative Analysis (15 points) - taught by Kevin Lee
SCIE806 Scientific Research (15 points) - taught by Kay Vopel
SCIE807 Advanced Ecological Data Analysis (15 points) - taught by Martin Bader

Semester 2 courses

BIOL801 Biomedical Science & Technology (30 points) - taught by Jun Lu
BIOL803 Introduction to Medicinal Cannabis (15 points) - taught by Ali Seyfoddin
CHEM801 Physical Chemistry I (15 points) - taught by Allan Blackman
CHEM803 Chemistry for Drug Discovery (15 points) taught by Jack Chen
CHEM807 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (15 points) - taught by TBC
CONS801 International Conservation Biology (15 points) - taught by Dave Towns
CONS802 Applied New Zealand Conservation (15 points) - taught by Dave Towns
CONS804 Global Change Biology (15 points) - taught by Sebastian Leuzinger
ENVS802 Advanced Applications of Geographic Information Systems (30 points) - taught by Brad Case
ENVS804 Geospatial Science for Conservation (15 points) - taught by Barbara Bollard
FOOD802 Frontiers of Food Microbiology (30 points) - taught by Brent Seale
FOOD803 Recent Trends in Food Science (15 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
FOOD804 Current Topics in Food Science (30 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
FOOD805 Advanced Sensory Analysis of Food (15 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
GENE802 Contemporary Molecular Genetics (30 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
INFS812 Bioinformatics (15 points)
MASC801 Advanced Biological Oceanography (15 points) - taught by Kay Vopel
MASC802 Fisheries Science (15 points) - taught by Armagan Sabetian
MASC803 Marine Ecosystem Functions (15 points) - taught by Armagan Sabetian and Kay Vopel
MASC804 Marine Spatial Planning (15 points) - taught by Dan Breen
MELS802 Quality Assurance in Laboratory Services (15 points) - taught by Joe Chang
MICR801 Selected Topics in Microbiology (30 points) - taught by Noemi Gutierrez-Maddox and Donna Lacap-Bugler
SCIE803 Specialist Readings in Applied Science (30 points) - taught by Holly Perry

Other courses that may be offered in some years

Computer and mathematical sciences courses

Complete 60 points from

ASTR800 Advanced Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics (15 points)
COMP800 Neuroinformatics (15 points)
COMP807 Algorithms, Graphs and Combinatorics (15 points)
COMP808 Logic, Games and Automata (15 points)
COMP809 Data Mining and Machine Learning (15 points)
COMP810 Data Warehousing and Big Data (15 points)
COMP813 Artificial Intelligence (15 points)
COMP815 Nature Inspired Computing (15 points)
COMP826 Mobile System Development (15 points)
COMP827 Advanced Computer Graphics (15 points)
COMP835 Server System Development (15 points)
COMP840 Specialist Topic A* (15 points)
COMP841 Specialist Topic B* (15 points)
ENGE817 STEM Research Methods (15 points)
MATH800 Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics (15 points)
MATH802 Advanced Financial Modelling and Analytics (15 points)
MATH803 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (15 points)
MATH805 Advanced Numerical Analysis (15 points)
STAT800 Stochastic Modelling (15 points)
STAT801 Multivariate Analysis (15 points)
STAT802 Advanced Topics in Analytics (15 points)
STAT803 Official Statistics (15 points)
STAT804 Optimisation and Operation Research (15 points)
STAT805 Computational Mathematics and Statistics (15 points)

More details about courses in this programme

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