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Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma

Duration

2 years

Next start date

Expected Feb 2027

Campus

Main Campus

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Summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership (PGDipYACL) is one of the only postgraduate programmes of its kind in Aotearoa that creates responsive leaders to youth, community, and global needs.

This Diploma will help you build leadership skills on top of your previous studies, and also supports current leaders to develop key management and entrepreneurial skills to take back into their communities.

Subjects and Courses
  • EDME470 Leadership as Partnering: Moving Beyond Boundaries
  • YACL401 Youth and Community Leadership in Global Contexts

Entry criteria

Note: The PGDipYACL is currently not open to new enrolments.

You will need to have completed an Aotearoa New Zealand bachelor's degree or a graduate diploma with an average B Grade Point Average or better, or have other approved qualifications of an equivalent standard.

One or more courses in this degree may also require vaccinations. Check each course page for more details.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership or use the admission requirements checker.

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