Postgraduate Certificate in Commerce

A Postgraduate Certificate in Commerce (PGCertCom) is a flexible qualification that gives you the tools for success—whether in your career or for further study.

Choose from a wide range of postgraduate subjects and quickly build specialised knowledge that you can put to use in your work.

Or perhaps you want to do a PhD, but your Master’s degree was all coursework and no research. In that case, you could take the PGCertCom with a specialisation in Research. This introduces you to postgraduate research and opens a potential pathway to PhD study.

Refine your research, writing, and analytical skills while further developing your knowledge in a specific field within Commerce.

Investigate contemporary topics such as:

• the intersection of climate change and accounting
• digital marketing and issues of data privacy
• the future of work
• digital government
• evidence-based policy making
• sustainable tourism management
• reputational risks and uncertainties in organisations
• complexity in the real and virtual world
• the economics of disasters.

Take advantage of Wellington School of Business and Government’s strong links with international academic and professional bodies. Its close ties with Wellington’s public and private sectors also offer you a multitude of opportunities for research and networking.

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you’ll need:

A Bachelor of Commerce

To be accepted by the programme director as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 50)

Victoria University of Wellington English for Academic Purpose (EAP) programme: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5

Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176 or higher, with each skill score no less than 169

New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 5 (Academic)

NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 3 (with no skill lower than Level 2)