Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

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Overview
Entry requirements
Programme structure

Study hours: Check the course pages for weekly study hours
Study plan PDF
Time limit: Maximum completion time

Maximum completion time

To be awarded this qualification you need to complete the required number of courses in the programme within the given timeframe, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

See the 'Programme structure' tab for information about how many courses you need to do.

Within 4 years of your first enrolment
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Programme Structure

To gain this qualification you need to complete six courses, with at least 80 credits at level 7.

Enrolment in BIT701 IT Project will be dependent on each student’s individual situation, previous skills and experience, and will be subject to Course Leader approval.

Course has in person component.

Course has in person component

While most of the learning for this course is done online, it has an in-person component, such as a noho marae, practicum, workshop, lab or exam.

Go to the course page to find out more.

Course has prerequisite.

Prerequisites

A prerequisite is a course or courses you need to study before you can enrol in a more advanced course.

To check the prerequisite requirements, go to the course page.

Costs

Elective Section - Select SIX Courses, with at least 80 Credits at Level 7

Level

Credits

Cost

Next intake

Programming II (BIT603)

Prerequisites

You need to have completed the following prerequisites to enrol in this course:

BIT504 Programming I

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

October enrolment dates

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6 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
7 Feb 2027

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7 Feb 2027

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16 Nov 2026
7 Mar 2027

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21 Dec 2026
11 Apr 2027

2027

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25 Jan 2027
16 May 2027

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22 Feb 2027
13 Jun 2027

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11 Jul 2027

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19 Apr 2027
8 Aug 2027

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17 May 2027
5 Sep 2027

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21 Jun 2027
10 Oct 2027

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19 Jul 2027
7 Nov 2027

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3 Aug 2027
16 Aug 2027
5 Dec 2027

September enrolment dates

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7 Sep 2027
20 Sep 2027
9 Jan 2028

Testing (BIT606)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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6 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
7 Feb 2027

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7 Feb 2027

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13 Jun 2027

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21 Jun 2027
10 Oct 2027

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Web Development (BIT607)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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6 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
7 Feb 2027

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7 Feb 2027

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16 Nov 2026
7 Mar 2027

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8 Dec 2026
21 Dec 2026
11 Apr 2027

2027

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25 Jan 2027
16 May 2027

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22 Feb 2027
13 Jun 2027

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22 Mar 2027
11 Jul 2027

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19 Apr 2027
8 Aug 2027

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17 May 2027
5 Sep 2027

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21 Jun 2027
10 Oct 2027

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19 Jul 2027
7 Nov 2027

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3 Aug 2027
16 Aug 2027
5 Dec 2027

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7 Sep 2027
20 Sep 2027
9 Jan 2028

Web Programming (BIT608)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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19 Oct 2026
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13 Jun 2027

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11 Jul 2027

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8 Aug 2027

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5 Sep 2027

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10 Oct 2027

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9 Jan 2028

IT Project (BIT701)

Prerequisites

You need to have completed the following prerequisites to enrol in this course:

ALL are required
60 Credits or more at Level 7 in Information Technology.
BIT501 Business Concepts and Communications
BIT502 Fundamentals of Programming
BIT503 Fundamentals of Information Technology
BIT504 Programming I
BIT505 Introduction to Software Development
BIT601 System Analysis and Design
BIT602 Project Management
BIT604 Database

$1,780

NZ $5,495

$1,780

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6 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026
30 May 2027

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21 Jun 2027
6 Feb 2028

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Interaction Design (BIT702)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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10 Oct 2027

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Web Technologies (BIT703)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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7 Sep 2027
20 Sep 2027
9 Jan 2028

Advanced Database (BIT704)

Prerequisites

You need to have completed the following prerequisites to enrol in this course:

BIT604 Database

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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20 Sep 2027
9 Jan 2028

Current and Emerging Technologies (BIT705)

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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10 Oct 2027

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Programming III (BIT706)

Prerequisites

You need to have completed the following prerequisites to enrol in this course:

BIT603 Programming II

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

October enrolment dates

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6 Oct 2026
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20 Sep 2027
9 Jan 2028

Software Engineering (BIT707)

Prerequisites

You need to have completed the following prerequisites to enrol in this course:

BIT603 Programming II

$890

NZ $2,748

$890

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6 Oct 2026
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