Postgraduate options
Advance your career with postgraduate study options at University of Waikato. Discover specialised programmes and expert guidance.
![aquaculture tauranga97](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Find-a-study-option/Postgraduate/aquaculture_tauranga97.webp)
![find-study-option-postgraduate-students](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Find-a-study-option/find-study-option-postgraduate-students.webp)
Qualifications
Explore our postgraduate and higher degree options tailored to your interests and career goals with our flexible programs.
![economics istock 1299152059](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Subjects/WMS-Subjects/economics_istock_1299152059.webp)
Postgraduate study in Business and Management
Propel your career forwards with postgraduate study at Waikato Management School, ranked in the top 1% of business schools globally.
![gfggfg](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Find-a-study-option/Postgraduate/gfggfg.webp)
PhD and Doctoral
Discover information about doctoral (PhD, EdD, DHSc, SJD, DMA) or Master of Philosophy programmes.
![Dr Heather Connolly landscape1 81117](/assets/Uploads/News-and-events/News/2021-2023/Dr-Heather-Connolly_landscape1_81117.jpg)
Executive Education
Learn to lead with confidence and make connections that matter through our broad range of executive education and corporate development programmes — designed to meet the specific needs of business, and industry, and the needs of working managers.
![college students](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Find-a-study-option/college-students.webp)
Diploma in Postgraduate Preparation – Pre-Masters
Designed for International students, successful completion of this diploma provides direct entry to a range of postgraduate degree programmes.
![phd hat](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/How-to-apply/phd-hat.webp)
Find a PhD opportunity
Explore our PhD opportunities. We have a wide range of PhD research opportunities available and new vacancies are added regularly. If the vacancies don't match your interests, you can develop your own topic to explore in a research degree.
![PGSA logo](/assets/Uploads/Study-with-us/Find-a-study-option/Postgraduate/PGSA-logo.webp)
Postgraduate Students' Association
The PGSA exists to represent all postgraduate interests at the University of Waikato. We work towards improving conditions at the university so that your postgraduate experience is positive and rewarding.