Postgraduate Diploma in Water Resource Management
- Degree Structure - Duration
- 1 year full-time
UC's Postgraduate Diploma in Water Resource Management (PGDipWaterRM) prepares you for a technical and non-research career in water resource management. Learn more about studying a PGDipWaterRM through our Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science.
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Managing the world's precious water resources requires professionals to have multidisciplinary knowledge and an integrated approach, involving ecological, scientific, political, hydrological, and planning skills.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Water Resource Management will prepare graduates for a technical and non-research career in water resource management. You will learn how to develop innovative and effective methods for the sustainable management of this critical resource in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
Postgraduate students benefit from the teaching and research conducted by the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management, a joint partnership between UC and Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University.
The final course options (45 points) will be made available by the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management.
Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.
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The Diploma requires a minimum of 120 points. This involves three compulsory 15-point courses, and 30 points of electives from a specified schedule of courses. The remainder can be chosen from appropriate courses offered at UC and/or Lincoln University.
The PGDipWaterRM takes 1 year of full-time study or 2 years part-time to complete.
For full requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Water Resource Management.