Postgraduate study options

AUT is Aotearoa New Zealand’s fastest growing postgraduate study destination. We offer a wide range of postgraduate programmes – from honours degrees to doctorates – to help you achieve your goals and progress your career. Our world-leading academics are research-active experts at the forefront of their disciplines, and our 60+ research centres, institutes and networks give you access to transformational research projects.

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What other students say about doing postgraduate study

Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti

Cook Island Māori, Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngāti Hine
Master of Laws

“AUT offers so much support for students, especially postgraduate students. Attend the workshops on offer, and reach out to your supervisors or faculty for support. From my experience, as a postgraduate student you gain access to so much support, whether that be through your faculty, supervisors or peers.”

Claudine Nalesu

Doctor of Philosophy – Creative Technologies

“The biggest reasons for coming back to AUT for my doctoral studies were the staff, and AUT’s practical research approach and strong innovative, future-thinking mindset. I knew that at AUT I’d be surrounded by academics who would be able to push the research to new innovative heights.”

Todd Collis

Master of Architecture (Professional)

“I had been working as an architectural technician but decided to enrol in the Master of Architecture (Professional) to achieve my goal of becoming a registered architect. I liked that the programme at AUT was new and fresh, and I enjoyed the collaborative teamwork approach to projects – it was more authentic to a real-life workplace.”

Pallavi Roy

Master of IT Project Management

“Before I came to AUT, I was a business professional working in the software industry. I had always been passionate about understanding business acumen and establishing meaningful relationships with stakeholders. I could see that the Master of IT Project Management would enable me to learn modern project management techniques related to IT projects.”

Keegan Chessum

Doctor of Philosophy – Science

“Even when I had graduated with honours, I didn’t feel that my time at university was up. For my PhD research, I’m focusing on a novel food product called yacon concentrate, which has a high concentration of natural fructooligosaccharides; making them excellent low-calorie alternative sweeteners.”

Annette Tiaiti

Master of Teaching and Learning

“After many years in an office career, I needed a new challenge and found my true calling in primary teaching. Being a mother of two beautiful daughters helped to ignite my passion for teaching. It felt extremely foreign to give up my full-time position to become a student, but being a Teach NZ scholarship recipient really helped.”

Lewis Edmond

Master of Applied Finance

“I had done undergraduate study in neuroscience at another university but wanted to make the switch to finance. My lecturers and AUT have been great in exposing me to seminars, guest speakers and other career opportunities to ensure I’ll be in a good shape to enter the workforce.”

Jasper Wong

Doctor of Philosophy – Sport and Recreation

“There’s a range of different research groups within SPRINZ and I’ve enjoyed seeing first-hand the different research areas of other researchers. There’s a strong emphasis on developing a welcoming environment for students, and a great mix of domestic and international students, so building new connections has been a great experience.”

Hana Malak

Master of Communication Studies

“After a work opportunity presented itself, I initially put my postgraduate studies on hold. However, as time passed, I felt that my degree remained incomplete. Pursuing a master's degree in communication studies seemed the most fitting choice. I believe that a versatile degree like communications will open doors to various future career opportunities.”

Applying for postgraduate and research programmes

Get info on how to apply for postgraduate programmes at AUT, including how to prepare a research proposal or what to do if you’re transferring to AUT for postgraduate study.

Support for postgraduate research students

Two students studying at AUT

As a postgraduate research student at AUT you have access to a range of support and resources, including postgraduate study spaces, events and researcher development activities.

Thesislink – Research blog

AUT's research blog is full of useful tips for all researchers and postgraduate students.

Thesislink blog