Improve your career prospects with a PGDip in Economics
A postgraduate diploma extends, and builds on, the knowledge and skills gained in a Bachelor's degree. It offers a programme consisting of coursework and an optional research component. The Postgraduate Diploma can be taken full-time in one academic year, or on a part-time basis over a period of up to three years.
Programme structure – PGDip in Economics
Economics may be taken as a subject of study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts, Business or Science.
All Postgraduate Diplomas in Economics are made up of 120 points worth of 400-level papers in Economics.
Learn about our 400-level papers in Economics
Papers from other disciplines
It can be possible for a 400-level paper in another subject to count towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics.
Please contact the Department to find whether a specific paper would be suitable:
Email economics@otago.ac.nz
Entry requirements
Entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics normally requires:
- A standard Bachelor's degree in Economics (or related subject)
- An average grade of at least B for the best four 300-level papers that can count towards the Economics major subject requirement
- ECON375 and ECON377*
*Applicants who have passed ECON270 are normally required to have ECON371 and ECON376 in place of ECON377.
If you have questions about the Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, please contact the Department:
Email economics@otago.ac.nz
For general information about each of the three types of Postgraduate Diploma, visit:
- Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (PGDipArts)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business (PGDipBus)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci)