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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Minimum entry requirements for the Postgraduate Certificate in Science
- 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
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.
Courses offered
- BIOL801 Biomedical Science & Technology (30 points)
- BIOL803 Introduction to Medicinal Cannabis (15 points)
- CHEM801 Physical Chemistry I (15 points)
- CHEM803 Chemistry for Drug Discovery (15 points)
- CHEM804 Organic Chemistry II (15 points)
- CHEM805 Biological Inorganic Chemistry I (15 points)
- CHEM806 Biological Inorganic Chemistry II (15 points)
- CHEM808 Molecular Spectroscopy (15 points)
- CHEM809 Metabolites and Proteins (15 points)
- CONS801 International Conservation Biology (15 points)
- CONS802 Applied New Zealand Conservation (15 points)
- CONS803 Socio-Ecological Systems (15 points)
- CONS804 Global Change Biology (15 points)
- ECOL801 Advanced Ecology (15 points)
- ECOL802 Macroecology and Biogeography (15 points)
- ENVS801 Applications of Geographical Information Systems (15 points)
- ENVS802 Advanced Applications of Geographic Information Systems (30 points)
- ENVS803 GIS Programming (15 points)
- ENVS804 Geospatial Science for Conservation (15 points)
- ENVS805 Advances in Remote Sensing (15 points)
- ENVS806 Advances in Geospatial Analysis (15 points)
- ENVS807 Geospatial Customisation and Visualisation (15 points)
- ENVS808 Geospatial Internship (15 points)
- FOOD801 Food Science (30 points)
- FOOD802 Frontiers of Food Microbiology (30 points)
- FOOD803 Recent Trends in Food Science (15 points)
- FOOD804 Current Topics in Food Science (30 points)
- FOOD805 Advanced Sensory Analysis of Food (15 points)
- GENE802 Contemporary Molecular Genetics (30 points)
- GEOL801 Environment, Hazards and Society (15 points)
- INFS812 Bioinformatics (15 points)
- MASC801 Advanced Biological Oceanography (15 points)
- MASC802 Fisheries Science (15 points)
- MASC803 Marine Ecosystem Functions (15 points)
- MASC804 Marine Spatial Planning (15 points)
- MICR801 Selected Topics in Microbiology (15 points)
- MELS801 Biomedical Ethics (15 points)
- MELS802 Quality Assurance in Laboratory Services (15 points)
- PHIL880 Ethics of Biotechnology (15 points)
- SCIE803 Specialist Readings in Applied Science (30 points)
- SCIE804 Selected Topics in Applied Science (30 points)
- SCIE809 Selected Topic (15 points)
More information about this programme
Complete 60 points from
ASTR800 Advanced Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics (15 points) - not offered in 2024
COMP800 Neuroinformatics (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)
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) - not offered in 2024
MATH802 Advanced Financial Modelling and Analytics (15 points)
MATH803 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (15 points)
STAT800 Stochastic Modelling (15 points) - not offered in 2024
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
Email cmspg@aut.ac.nz
Enrolment in courses is subject to meeting all requirements and availability of courses. Some courses may only be offered once per year. To find out more, contact the postgraduate coordinator at the email address above. The timetable may be subject to change and courses could be cancelled if there aren’t enough students enrolled.
Not all courses are offered each year. To see if your chosen course is offered and to view its timetable use our course search.
($4,730 tuition fees + $573 student services levy)
($20,600 tuition fees + $573 student services levy)
Science: $21,373 (for 60 points)
($20,800 tuition fees + $573 student services levy)
- Fees shown are based on a full-time workload for the points indicated next to the fee. The exact fee charged will depend on which courses you select at the time of enrolment.
- Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for study beyond the current year, fees may vary from those stated.
- There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay.
- 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.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.