What qualifications do you need?

To be considered for a PhD with us, you will need to meet the requirements listed below. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee entry – information on admission considerations and additional requirements are available in the PhD Statute*

If your highest qualification is from New Zealand:

• Grade Point Average of 6.00 or higher in a relevant honours or masters degree  
• Evidence of significant research completed to an appropriate standard, usually undertaken as part of prior study (if you have not done significant research, see the information about our Postgraduate certificate below)

If your highest qualification is from outside New Zealand:

• University of Auckland Grade Point Equivalent of 6.0 or higher in a relevant masters-level qualification or in the equivalent of a University of Auckland bachelors degree with honours in a relevant field
• IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher, with no bands less than 6.0
• Evidence of significant research completed to an appropriate standard, usually undertaken as part of prior study (if you have not done significant research, see the information about our Postgraduate Certificate below)

*Disclaimer: In the event of conflict, the PhD Statute takes precedence over any information on this page.

If you have not undertaken significant research but all other requirements of the PhD Statute are satisfied, you may be considered for a doctoral bridging programme in the form of our Postgraduate Certificate in Bioengineering. The Postgraduate Certificate is taught in the first semester, and is comprised of two 15-point Level 8 taught courses and a 30-point Level 9 research project.

The taught courses and research project will provide students with the relevant disciplinary training and experience to advance to a PhD in Bioengineering. To be admitted to this doctoral bridging programme, a student must have a current offer of admission to the PhD in Bioengineering that is conditional on completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Bioengineering. The student must then complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Bioengineering with an overall GPA of 6.0 (B+) or higher in both the coursework and research project components to qualify for admission to the PhD.

You can find a list of our currently available PhD projects here.

To be considered for a Masters in Bioengineering, you will need to meet the requirements listed below. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee entry – information on admission considerations and additional requirements are available in the Masters requirements*

If your highest qualification is from the University of Auckland:

• Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher
• To study a 120 point Masters, you will need a Bachelors with Honours in an approved subject
• If you do not have Honours as part of your Bachelors, you can apply for the 180 point Masters in Bioengineering. Your Bachelors degree will need to be in an approved subject
  

If your highest qualification is from another tertiary institution:

• Grade Point Equivalent of 5.0 or higher (Calculate your Grade Point Equivalent)
• To study a 120 point Masters, you will need a Bachelors with Honours in an approved subject
• If you do not have Honours as part of your Bachelors, you can apply for the 180 point Masters in Bioengineering. Your Bachelors degree will need to be in an approved subject
• IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher, with no bands less than 6.0