Undergraduate Studies in New Zealand is possibly the most popular form of tertiary study in New Zealand
Undergraduate Studies in New Zealand is provided by all Universities as well as many specialist vocational education providers such as private training establishments (PTE's) and ITP's. These programmes can range from one year Certificate programmes, to two year Diplomas and 3 or 4 year degrees. Most degrees are 3 years.
You can select your Undergraduate Studies in New Zealand either by course, institution or location. Students must submit documents to confirm their previous study record to ensure they meet the academic entry requirements. If these documents are accepted most institutions will issue an Offer of Place confirming acceptance into the course conditional on satisfying the English requirement.
Certificate level 4
A certificate at level 4 qualifies individuals to work or study in broad or specialised field(s)/areas. Upon completion of this level graduates are able to demonstrate broad operational and theoretical knowledge in a field of work or study, select and apply solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems, select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study, apply a range of communication skills relevant to the field of work or study, demonstrate the self-management of learning and performance under broad guidance and demonstrate some responsibility for performance of others.
Certificate level 5
A certificate at level 5 qualifies individuals with theoretical and/or technical knowledge and skills within an aspect(s) of a specific field of work or study. Upon completion of a level 5 certificate, graduates are able to: demonstrate broad operational or technical and theoretical knowledge within an aspect(s) of a specific field of work or study, select and apply a range of solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems, select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field
of work or study, demonstrate complete self-management of learning and performance within defined contexts and demonstrate some responsibility for the management of learning and performance for others.
Diploma level 5
A diploma at level 5 qualifies individuals with theoretical and/or technical knowledge and skills within a specific field of work or study. Upon completion of a level 5 certificate, you are able to: demonstrate broad operational or technical and theoretical knowledge within a specific field of work or study, select and apply a range of solutions to familiar and sometimes unfamiliar problems, select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study, demonstrate complete self-management of learning and performance within defined contexts and demonstrate some responsibility for the management of learning and performance of others.
Diploma level 6
A diploma at level 6 qualifies individuals with theoretical and/or technical knowledge and skills
in specialised/strategic contexts. Upon completion of a level 5 certificate, you are able to: demonstrate specialised technical or theoretical knowledge with depth in a field of work or study, analyse and generate solutions to familiar and unfamiliar problems, select and apply a range of standard and non-standard processes relevant to the field of work or study, demonstrate complete self-management of learning and performance within dynamic contexts and demonstrate responsibility for leadership within dynamic contexts.
Diploma level 7
A diploma at level 7 qualifies individuals with specialised and technical knowledge and skills within a professional context.
Upon completion of a level 5 certificate, you are able to: demonstrate specialised technical or theoretical knowledge with depth in one or more fields of work or study, analyse and generate solutions to unfamiliar and sometimes complex problems, select, adapt and apply a range of processes relevant to the field of work or study and demonstrate advanced generic skills and/or specialist knowledge and skills in a professional context or field of study.
Bachelor's degrees/graduate diplomas
Bachelor Degree's are generally 3 year courses. During this time the student will complete a certain number of units, resulting in course work, assignments and finally and exam. The score from the final exam will let the student and the course know if they have successfully completed this unit. To achieve their Bachelor Degree the student must successfully complete all units.
New units are studied each semester. There are two semesters in a year each running for 4 to 5 months. If a student fails a unit they will need to repeat this subject in the following semester. Repeating a unit will mean paying to study it again, this can become quite costly.
This level in New Zealand eduction demands highly specialised technical and scholastic skills. Thestudent/learner must also have basic research skills across a major discipline. The learning process involves the full range of procedures expected of a major discipline. For this level, complex tasks are applied in highly specialised and variable contexts. This is a natural progression from the previous level.
Since the learning process is complex at level 7, the student/learner must possessin-depth and specialist knowledge in a major discipline in order to perform thecomplex and variable tasks. The tasks assigned for level 7 will not have concreteproblems but the data and concepts submitted for analysis, transformation and evaluation will be abstract. The student/learner must be able to use his/herspecialist knowledge to formulate appropriate responses to any given contextual problem.
Level 7 applies learning in planning, resourcing and managing available resources inorder to achieve a satisfactory output. The student/learner uses his/her knowledgewithin broad general guidelines and assumes complete responsibility for his/her own as the well as the group’s learning outcomes.
Bachelor Degree with Honors (Level 8)
If a student wishes they can study an additional year. This is known as "honours", an honours year consists of the student completing graduate work in their field of study. This level requires advanced research skills and there is self-directed research activity with minimal supervision.
Level 8 in New Zealand education is classed as postgraduate and involves in-depth research across a major discipline in a systematic and coherent manner leading to satisfactory learning outcomes. The student/learner is required to undertake a self-directed activity such as research, study or scholarship and demonstrate the following three attributes: intellectual independence, analytic rigor and sound communication skill
