Postgraduate Diploma in Designed Environments

Summary

Build on your knowledge of the designed environment and open the door to Master's level study.

Build on your knowledge of the designed environment and open the door to further postgraduate study in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning.

If you’re already working in the industry, the Postgraduate Diploma in Designed Environments (PGDipDE) can be completed part time and will give you up-to-date professional development.

Pathway towards a Master’s degree

You’ll study four postgraduate (400-level) courses in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning. The programme can be completed full time over one trimester, or (for domestic students) part time over at most two years.

The PGDipDE acts as a stepping stone towards five Master’s programmes:

• Master of Architecture
• Master of Architecture (Professional)
• Master of Interior Architecture
• Master of Landscape Architecture
• Master of Urban and Regional Planning.

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What you'll study

You will receive a world-class education at the School of Architecture. During your studies, you will have access to state-of-the-art workshops, studios, and computer labs. You’ll learn through lectures, studio sessions, seminars, laboratories, and field trips. And you’ll be encouraged to learn, design, and create through different mediums.

In the studio sessions, you’ll be taught in person through interactive lectures, one-to-one design tutorials, small-group design tutorials, and informal and formal presentations.

Scholarships for international students

We are currently offering a NZ$10,000 VUW Postgraduate International Scholarship to all eligible international students enrolling in a Master’s degree or Postgraduate Diploma programme. Your scholarship will be processed automatically when your programme application is accepted, and the amount will be deducted from your tuition fees.

Networking opportunities

Networking is a valuable part of your in-person study experience. You’ll have the opportunity to study alongside likeminded creatives, meet people working in the industry, and take part in public lectures.

Street life and city living

Students at Te Aro campus enjoy the vibrant Cuba street culture, great coffee, and shopping nearby—everything is easy to access in this compact city. Students also have access to the student services and resources of the University’s nearby Kelburn campus.

Live and study in New Zealand’s compact and vibrant capital. As well as being the country’s political, cultural, and creative hub, Wellington is a harbour city with easy access to the great outdoors.