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Postgraduate Diploma in International Development

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

Study a Postgraduate Diploma in International Development – PGDipIntDev

You’ll extend your abilities to analyse international development issues and collect relevant data. You’ll also learn how to write persuasively about development issues.

Learn from experts in the field

In 1989, Massey University was the first university in New Zealand to offer postgraduate qualifications in development studies. We’ve built on that reputation by developing world-class courses in international development.

Our professors and lecturers are scholars and active researchers. They are also people with experience in development policy and practice in diverse contexts including the Pacific, Asia and Africa.

Further study

Your Postgraduate Diploma in International Development is also a pathway to advanced research at master’s level.

A PGDipIntDev is a good fit if you:

want advanced knowledge and skills in international development

value cultural awareness, sensitivity and empathy

take ideas about ethics, engagement and citizenship seriously.

Which department am I in?

School of People, Environment and Planning

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$34,560.00 (US$ 20,721) per year
NZ $34,560 per 120 Credits
Application deadline

Expected May 2025

More details

Start date

Expected July 2025

Venue

Manawatu Campus

Massey University,

Tennent Drive,

Palmerston North,

Turitea,

4474, New Zealand

Online/Distance (1 year)

Tuition fees
NZ$30,060.00 (US$ 18,023) per year
NZ $30,060 per 120 Credits
Application deadline

Expected May 2025

More details

Start date

Expected July 2025

Entry requirements

For students from United States

To enter the Postgraduate Diploma, you will have been awarded or qualified for the bachelor’s degree or equivalent. You will need to have achieved a grade average in your bachelor degree that demonstrates an adequate level of preparation for the postgraduate programme. This normally means that a B- grade average or above is required.

For international students

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

Specific requirements

To enter the Postgraduate Diploma in International Development you will:

have been awarded or qualified for a Bachelor of Arts with a major in development studies, or equivalent (eg Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Social Anthropology or Sociology), with a minimum B- average across the 300-level courses, or

a bachelor's degree with a B- average across the 300-level courses along with relevant field or industry experience of an appropriate kind and duration.

Field experience includes:

voluntary work (eg refugee resettlement with Red Cross – supporting a disadvantaged community group in New Zealand)

other relevant work or experience (eg, a social worker, nurse or teacher in New Zealand or overseas)

specific development experience (eg, an engineer who worked in Nepal).

You will need to provide your curriculum vitae outlining your experience.

International English Language Requirements:

  • IELTS - 6.5 overall and minimum 6.0 in each band
  • TOEFL iBT – Overall score 90, minimum 20 in Writing
  • Cambridge English - C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176. No less than 169 in each skill.
  • NCEL - Level 5
  • PTE - 58 overall and minimum 50 in each communicative skills
  • LanguageCert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with HIGH PASS and no less than Pass in each skill or C2 Mastery IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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