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Overview

Programme Overview

This 120–point taught programme will equip you with a set of attributes and values while you enrich your understanding and knowledge of Information Governance concepts. It will enable you to build a strong platform of professional skills and enhance your effectiveness in managing privacy and information governance programmes within organisations.

The PGDipInfoGov will be available to working professionals needing to upskill in this important field. It will also equip new and recent graduates for entry level and junior management roles in similar fields.

The programme will be offered online through University of Auckland Online . You'll be immersed in a rich, flexible and interactive learning environment that is designed to help you to gain knowledge and professional skills in information governance.

Also available: Postgraduate Certificate in Information Governance (PGCertInfoGov) (60 points). This programme can lead to further study at masters level, such as the Master of Information Governance (MInfoGov).

Programme Careers

Potential Careers

You’ll be able to acquire a platform of knowledge and skills that will equip you for roles related to privacy and information governance within organisations where an understanding of regulatory issues relating to the collection, storage and use of information is critical. This programme can lead to further study at masters level (Master of Information Governance).

Jobs related to this programme

  • Compliance officer
  • Data protection professional
  • Information Governance consultant/analyst
  • Information officer
  • Privacy officer
  • Project manager
  • Records manager

Student career planning services

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

Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Programme Entry Requirements

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) - 4.0 Grade Point Average

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Further Programme Entry Requirements

This programme is available for part-time study only and is open to domestic students only.

Postgraduate Requirements

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

Other Pathways to Study

You must completed a bachelors degree from this University with a GPA of 5.0 or higher in at least 60 points above stage II.

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.

Also available: PGCertInfoGov - Postgraduate Certificate in Information Governance (60 points). This programme can lead to further study at masters level, such as the MInfoGov - Master of Information Governance .

Fees and scholarships

Fees

Fees Disclaimer

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.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

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Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

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Cost of Living

Cost of living

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Advice on Programme Limits

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.

Key Dates

Application Advice

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.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date
2026 Quarter Two01 March 202613 April 202627 June 2026
2026 Quarter Four01 July 202628 September 202612 December 2026

Other Important Dates

See important dates for the academic year, including orientation, enrolment, study breaks, exams, and graduation.

Regulations

Preamble

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.

Admission

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

a completed the requirements for a Bachelors degree from this University with a Grade Point Average of 4.0 or higher, or have equivalent prior study

or

b a relevant Bachelors degree from this University with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher in 60 points above Stage II.

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.

3 In exceptional circumstances the requirements in Regulation 1 may be waived by the relevant Associate Dean Academic or nominee if they determine that an applicant has at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

Note: 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 Business and Economics.

Duration and Total Points Value

4 A student admitted to 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

and

c not exceed 160 points for the total enrolment for this postgraduate diploma.

Structure and Content

5 A student enrolled for this postgraduate diploma must complete 120 points from courses listed in Master of Information Governance Schedule, excluding INFOGOV 780.

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.

Credit, Cross-credit and Reassignment

7 Cross-credits will not be granted towards the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Governance.

Transfer from Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma

8 A student who has passed courses towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Information Governance that are available in this postgraduate diploma may apply to reassign those courses to this postgraduate diploma provided that the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded.

Distinction

9 This postgraduate diploma may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as specified in the General Regulations – Postgraduate Diplomas.

Variations

10 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.

Regulation Commencement or Amendment

11 These regulations have been amended with effect from 1 January 2025.

Schedule

Programme Schedules

Complete 120 points comprising:

  • 120 points from Master of Information Governance Schedule Courses, and
  • 1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Master of Information Governance Schedule Courses

Complete exactly 120 points from the following:

No credit will be given for INFOGOV 780, INFOGOV 780A, or INFOGOV 780B.

Academic Integrity Course

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

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