PGDipBioEnt - Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise

Overview
Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates
Regulations
Schedule
Degree Plan
Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

As a PGDipBioEnt student, you’ll gain skills in the financial, marketing and legal aspects of science to prepare you for a wide range of job opportunities in science and business enterprises.

As a graduate, you could bring a competitive edge to an existing company, or be the key to a successful science start-up.

The programme also offers plenty of networking opportunities for students to meet practitioners and leaders from industry and business.

Graduates of the PGDipBioEnt can look forward to opportunities in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, reagent or device companies; the food and beverage industry; technology transfer offices in universities; Crown Research Institutes; business development, finance and investment firms; and Government agencies.

Business analyst
Business development manager
Clinical research associate
Commercial analyst
Marketing executive
Project manager
Regulatory affairs associate
Sales consultant

MBioEnt - Master of Bioscience Enterprise

Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.

For more information about careers and our industry networks, head to the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology (IIB) website.

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Other qualifications

If your highest qualification was gained from another tertiary institution, view our entry requirements.

University of Auckland minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

Taught (120 point) - 3.0 Grade Point Average

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Advanced Science (Hons), Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)

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Taught 120 points

A relevant subject may be bioinformatics, biological sciences, biomedical engineering, biomedical science, biotechnology, food science, medical devices and technologies, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, physiology or psychology.

This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. This will also require an interview.

Please email your CV and a request to schedule an initial interview to the Deputy Programme Director at m.jullig@auckland.ac.nz.

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

You may also be eligible if you have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Science from this University with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher in 60 points above Stage II, and a relevant major or specialisation.

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.

Year Fees Applicable

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International Student Annual Fees

Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

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This is a limited entry programme: there is a limit on the number of enrolments due to staff or space capacity. For more information, please see the Programme and Course Limitations section of the University Academic and General Statutes and Regulations.

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Semester	Application Closing Date	Semester Start Date	Semester End Date
2026 Semester One	08 December 2025	02 March 2026	29 June 2026
2027 Semester One		01 March 2027

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The regulations for this postgraduate diploma are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

1 In order to be admitted to this postgraduate diploma, an applicant must have:

a completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Science from this University with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher, and a relevant major or specialisation, or have equivalent prior study

b completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Science from this University with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher in 60 points above Stage II, and a relevant major or specialisation.

2 Equivalence and relevance in Regulation 1 will be determined by the University. Equivalence pertains to the standard as well as nature and level of study.

Notes:

(i) A relevant subject may be bioinformatics, biological sciences, biomedical engineering, biomedical science, biotechnology, food science, medical devices and technologies, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, physiology or psychology.

(ii) This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. Selection criteria are available from the Faculty of Science.

3 A student enrolled for this postgraduate diploma must:

a pass courses with a total value of 120 points

and

b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Postgraduate Diplomas.

4 The total enrolment for this postgraduate diploma must not exceed 160 points.

5 A student enrolled for this postgraduate diploma must complete the requirements as listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise Schedule.

6 A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

7 This postgraduate diploma may be awarded with Distinction or Merit in accordance with the General Regulations – Postgraduate Diplomas.

8 In exceptional circumstances the Programme Director may approve a variation to a student’s programme of study in accordance with the Enrolment and Programme Regulations.