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Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science
SP0201
Course details
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Feb 2025Jul 2025
- One year
- Full-time or Part-time
- $8,508*
- You may qualify for fee-free study under Fees Free Policy
- Level 8
- Available for International Students. International Fee Guideline
- Hamilton Rotokauri Campus
Summary
This programme is for those who want to extend their knowledge in sport and exercise science, and is designed to build on an undergraduate degree or equivalent industry experience with further specialist knowledge.
Our postgraduate sports programmes focus on applied learning, are strongly industry-focused, and supported by a team of highly-skilled academic staff. Students will get to apply their learning in our purpose-built facilities.
What you will learn
Students can tailor their study towards their speciality areas or where their interest lies.
- Biomechanics
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise rehabilitation
- Sport nutrition
- Sport and exercise psychology
- Clinical exercise physiology
- Strength and conditioning
View programme modules
Each student's programme will comprise modules totalling 120 credits from the list below.
Students who intend to seek entry to the Master of Science (Human Performance Science) programmes should have passed two other modules from the list, with an average grade of B or better.
Students may include in their programme, in place of one of the modules listed in section 6 of these regulations, an advanced vocational elective module or modules totalling a minimum of 30 credits, which must be at Level 7 or above, from any programme at the Waikato Institute of Technology or another tertiary institution, subject to the following restrictions:
a) The elective modules must be approved by the Team Manager as appropriate for the programme and to the student's intended career.
b) The student must have fulfilled any pre-requisite requirements of the elective module or modules.
c) Where an elective module is at Level 7, students will complete extra work under supervision, as approved by the Team Manager, to make the module equivalent to a Level 8 module.
Note: no value in the pre/co-requisite columns means there are no pre/co-requisites for that module.
| Module code | Module title | Level | Credits | Pre-requisites | Co-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPPG019 | Advanced Research Methods* | 8 | 15 | ||
| SPPG023 | Health and Wellness Psychology | 8 | 15 | ||
| SPPG003 | Advanced Topics in Biomechanics | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG004 | Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG005 | Advanced Topics in Sport Nutrition | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG007 | Advanced Topics in Rehabilitation | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG009 ^ | Professional Practice | 8 | 60 | Relevant postgraduate speciality course | |
| SPPG010 | Advanced Vocational Elective | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG011 | Special Topic | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG015 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 8 | 30 | ||
| SHPG016 | Strength and Conditioning | 8 | 30 | SPBS604 | |
| SPPG017 | Human Performance Science Innovations | 8 | 15 | ||
| SPPG021 | Performance Analysis | 8 | 30 | ||
| SPPG022 | Advance Performance Analysis | 8 | 30 | SPPG021 | |
| SPPG018 | Work Integrated Practice | 8 | 30 |
^ Recommended to have completed a Postgraduate specialist module.
*Candidates intending to enter the Master of Science (Human Performance Science) programme upon completion of their Postgraduate Diploma in Exercise Science should include these modules in their programme of study.
Additional information
Students will study at the Wintec Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance which is located at the Rotokauri Campus. The laboratories are fully equipped and accredited with Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand and are amongst New Zealand’s best sport science facilities. Students will have access to ‘state of the art’ sport testing and consulting, as used by national and international athletes.
Career opportunities
Graduates may be employed in specialised roles in sport science research; the fitness industry; individual and team sport training and consultancy and regional and national sporting organisation positions. Example roles include strength and conditioning coach, clinical exercise physiologist, and performance analyst.
There is a growing demand for quality Strength and Conditioners from the Waikato region's sport performance community so we have developed a Postgraduate module in Strength and Conditioning. Read about women in strength and conditioning on our blog here.
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Disclaimers
Entry criteria
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 qualificationwith 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
a) Every applicant will attend a selection interview.
b) Where there are more applications than the number of places available, selection will be determined on the basis of:
i) academic ability as demonstrated in the applicant’s undergraduate degree, and
ii) 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.
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Semester 1 2025
Whānau evening:
Date: Monday 17 February 2025
Time: 4pm-6pm
Venue: Q Block foyer, Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, Rotokauri Campus
Induction:
Date: Tuesday 18 February 2025
Time: 9am-3pm
Venue: Q Block foyer, Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, Rotokauri Campus
Returning students, please check your timetable below for your first day of class.
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