Graduate Diploma of Contemporary International Studies
IPU New Zealand (Institute of the Pacific United New Zealand)
Subject area
Mixed Field Programmes not elsewhere classified
Qualification
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Entry requirements
Domestic entry: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree. International entry: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree with a minimum 50% grade average AND English language proficiency evidenced by: 1. any English test score listed on NZQA Table English Proficiency Outcomes of Appendix 2 of the NZQF Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules 2013 2. meets NZQA's Criteria for existing English proficiency 3. IPU New Zealand English Proficiency Test 60% with no section less than 55% Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the GDIS, students may not always have prior knowledge in the area of each paper offered. Notwithstanding this lack of prior knowledge, students are deemed to be able to function successfully in all prescribed papers, due to the essay writing and research skills that they are expected to have acquired from their Bachelors' degree.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
Through interdisciplinary study, graduates build on the knowledge already gained in their undergraduate degree so that they can think critically and solve problems in creative ways, know how to access and evaluate information in a range of ways, are able to use more than one language accurately in a range of settings, can communicate crossculturally and interculturally, and are able to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in a range of vocational settings.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Other Mixed Field Programmes at this level can earn:
$52,000
Median earnings one year after study
$57,000
Median earnings two years after study
$67,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
92%
Employment rate two years after study
Data as at November 2022
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
AUT International Excellence Scholarship- Southeast Asia
Value:
$5000 NZDContribution to fees
AUT International Excellence Scholarship - South Asia
Value:
NZD$5,000Contribution to fees
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Phone: (6) 3540922
Fax: (6) 3540935
Email: info@ipu.ac.nz
Web: http://www.ipu.ac.nz
Sources
NZQA supplies course information based on material from the provider.
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