Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Postgraduate Diploma in Space Science and Practice | |
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Qualification Type | Postgraduate Diploma | |
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Level | 8 | |
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Credits | 120 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
Postgraduate Diploma in Space Science and Practice (PGDipSSP) graduates will have a broad understanding of theory relevant to the space sector achieved from a combination of subject-specific courses and interdisciplinary study coupled to a short internship, research project, or dissertation on a topic relevant to the space industry. Specifically, graduates will have the following: Skills developing ability to undertake independent research or application of knowledge to space sector challenges; developing transferable skills in areas such as communication, data modelling, interrogation and interpretation of scientific literature. Behaviours seed cross-disciplinary ideas. willingness to apply critical thinking Knowledge breadth of knowledge through appropriate interdisciplinary study specialised knowledge obtained through taught courses as well as research or scholarship overview of the relationships between the different components of the space sector optional extension to include the subjects of Education, Health and Safety, Public Policy, or Management. Content The MSSP will consist of specialist Space Science content along with a broad array of courses from a range of disciplines relevant to the space industry. This is supplemented by skills courses including those centred on education, public policy, public management, health and safety, and communication. The Master's qualification will complete with an internship or research project. The PGDipSSP will consist of 120 points, meeting the requirements of Part 1 of the MSSP.
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Graduate profile |
Students will be assessed via a combination of assignments (including essays and group-based exercises), in-class presentations, a research or internship reports, tests, and examinations.
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Entry Requirements |
1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipSSP degree shall have: (i) completed a bachelor's degree with an average grade of at least B in Space Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Geographic Information Science, or an equivalent subject; and (ii) been accepted by the Programme Director or nominee as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study. (b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean for a candidate who has extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.
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Education Organisation | No organisations currently offer this qualification. | |
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Developed By | Victoria University of Wellington | |
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Quality Assured By | Committee on University Academic Programmes | |
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Number | VI006S | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2026-01-15 09:48:44.627 | |
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Content |
The MSSP will consist of specialist Space Science content along with a broad array of courses from a range of disciplines relevant to the space industry. This is supplemented by skills courses including those centred on education, public policy, public management, health and safety, and communication. The Master's qualification will complete with an internship or research project.
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