Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science

General academic admission

Applicants are required to have gained:

• an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science with a grades average of B or better in the final year of full-time study (or equivalent in part-time study), conferred by a New Zealand tertiary education institution, or
• a qualification with a grades average of B or better in the final year of full-time study (or equivalent in part-time study), industry experience and/or informal transfer of credit approved as equivalent by the Sport Science Postgraduate Programme Committee.

Selection criteria

1. Every applicant will attend a selection interview.
2. Where there are more applications than the number of places available, selection will be determined on the basis of:
3. academic ability as demonstrated in the applicant's undergraduate degree, and

2. prior experience in sport and exercise science.

Safety check

In order to comply with the provisions of the Vulnerable Children's Act, 2014 and Child Protection Policies for all 'specified organisations' providing a 'regulated service', all candidates/students will be subjected to safety checks. These will include but are not limited to;

• A Formal Interview
• Referee Checks
• A Police Vet Check
• A Risk Assessment

Any unsatisfactory result arising from the full safety checking process may result in the candidate/student being precluded/declined entry or withdrawn from the programme of study. Furthermore, students must declare any pending or new convictions arising during any stage throughout the entire enrolment period. A conviction or failure to declare a conviction may also result in the student being immediately withdrawn from the programme.

Person's who are convicted of 'specified offences' will not be accepted onto any programme that requires that person to work in an organisation providing a regulated service.

First Aid requirements

Students enrolled in this programme must hold, or be working towards, a current first aid certificate (covering NZQA units 6401 and 6402) for the duration of their enrolment.

English language requirements

Candidates who have English as a second language are required to have an International English Language Test System (IELTS) score of 6.5, with no individual band score lower than 6.0; or equivalent.