Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science
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UC's Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science (PGDipSS) lets you develop expertise in sport science and health industries. Find out about studying a PGDipSS through our Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health.
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This Diploma allows students to develop their expertise in sport science and health industries.
The one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science (PGDipSS) can lead to career pathways in high performance sport, non-clinical health, or fast-track careers of existing professionals in those industries.
To enrol, you should have previously completed a sport and/or science-related Aotearoa New Zealand degree, or an equivalent qualification, and normally should have achieved at least a B Grade Point Average in your 300-level courses.
One or more courses in this degree may also require vaccinations. Check each course page for more details.
If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.
For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science or use the admission requirements checker.
You can apply online at myUC.
See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.
The PGDipSS requires 120 points of coursework. It would normally be completed full-time over 1 year.
For full requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Sport Science.
2024 tuition fee estimate: $9,157 (120 points)
2025 tuition fee estimate: $9,706 (120 points)
2024 tuition fee estimate: $42,200 (120 points)
2025 tuition fee estimate: $43,800 (120 points)
Two courses are selected from the following list.
Courses cover such areas as exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, sport nutrition, or health behaviour change.
Please contact the Programme Coordinator for more information on how to enrol in an SSCI course.
You can go on to study a Master of Sport Science, or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Sciences or Biological Sciences.
Graduates of this Diploma will have a solid grounding in modern sport science. Potential roles for graduates include: