- Duration
- Part-time: Varies
- Next start date
- 2025 Quarter Two – 31 March
- 2025 Quarter Four – 15 September
- Available locations
- University of Auckland Online
- Points
- 60
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
Programme overview
This 60-point programme will provide you with an understanding and knowledge of information governance concepts. You will acquire a platform of professional skills that will equip you to enter roles related to privacy and information governance within organisations.
The PGCertInfoGov will be available to working professionals needing to upskill in this important field through a shorter qualification. It will also equip new graduates for entry-level career or junior management roles in information governance and/or privacy.
The programme will be offered online through University of Auckland Online. You will be immersed in a rich, flexible and interactive learning environment that is designed to help you to learn and to develop professional skills in information governance.
The PGCertInfoGov is an alternative pathway for graduates who are initially uncertain about committing to a masters programme, and for those who do not achieve the required GPA for direct entry to the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Governance (PGDipInfoGov) (or the Master of Information Governance (MInfoGov), which is being developed for introduction in 2022).
Programme structure
Taught: 60 points
Requirement:
60 points from:
- INFOGOV 700 Environment of Information Governance
- INFOGOV 701 Information Research in Practice
- INFOGOV 702 Information Ethics
- INFOGOV 703 Technology and Compliance
- INFOGOV 704 Artificial Intelligence Regulation
- INFOGOV 706 Cybersecurity Techniques and Regulation
- INFOGOV 707 Dispute Resolution Techniques
- INFOGOV 708 Intellectual Property and Information
- INFOGOV 709 Access to Information
- INFOGOV 710 Sectors and Information Governance
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Sample programme structure
60 points: Taught - Note this is a sample structure only. Part-time study (30 points per quarter) starting in Quarter Two.
2021 60 points
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 700 (Q2/21)
- Name:
- Environment of Information Governance
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 709 (Q2/21)
- Name:
- Access to Information
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 703 (Q3/21)
- Name:
- Technology and Compliance
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 707 (Q3/21)
- Name:
- Dispute Resolution Techniques
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
Sample programme structure
60 points: Taught - Note this is a sample structure only. Part-time study (15 points per quarter) starting in Quarter Two.
2021 45 points
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 700 (Q2/21)
- Name:
- Environment of Information Governance
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 707 (Q3/21)
- Name:
- Dispute Resolution Techniques
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 702 (Q4/21)
- Name:
- Information Ethics
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
2022 15 points
-
- Code:
- INFOGOV 706 (Q1/22)
- Name:
- Cybersecurity Techniques and Regulation
- Type:
- Core taught
- Points:
- 15 pts
Subjects available in this programme
- Information Governance(Online)
2025 entry requirements
Programme requirements
You must have completed the requirements for a Bachelors degree from this University with a GPA of 4.0 or higher (or equivelent prior study)
or
a Bachelors degree from this University with a GPA of 4.0 or higher in 60 points above stage II.
This programme is available for part-time study and is open to domestic students only.
Further programme requirements
60 points Taught
In exceptional circumstances applicant with with at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation may be admitted.
How much does a Postgraduate Certificate in Information Governance cost per year?
2025 fees
- Domestic students
- NZ$5,481.60*
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. Amounts shown are indicative only. In addition to the tuition fees, there is a Student Services Fee of $8.88 per point, estimated at $532.80 for full-time study (60 points). Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses.
*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.
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Key dates
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.
Application closing dates
- Quarter Two 2025
- 1 February 2025
- Quarter Four 2025
- 1 July 2025
Start dates
Here are the start dates for the programme.
| Quarter Two | Starts – 8 April |
|---|---|
| Ends – 22 June | |
| Quarter Four | Starts – 23 September |
| Ends – 7 December |
| Quarter Two | Starts – 31 March |
|---|---|
| Ends – 14 June | |
| Quarter Four | Starts – 15 September |
| Ends – 29 November |
Other important dates
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For enquiries and advice, please email Auckland Online at: online.auckland@auckland.ac.nz
Where could this programme take you?
The PGCertInfoGov will be available to working professionals needing to upskill in this field through a shorter qualification. It will also equip new graduates for entry level career or junior management roles in information governance and/or privacy. This programme can lead to further study at masters level (Master of Information Governance).
Jobs related to this programme
- Compliance officer
- Data protection professional
Some career paths may require further study.
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