- Duration
- Full-time: half year
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester One – 3 March
- 2025 Semester Two – 21 July
- Available locations
- City
- Points
- 60
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
Programme overview
New Zealand’s infrastructure is expected to grow dramatically in the next 20 years. Our new buildings, roads, and water systems are going to need people who know how to take care of them. Get a head start in this exciting field with the Postgraduate Certificate in Infrastructure Asset Management.
PGCertInfraAssetMgt graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and an advanced understanding of the Infrastructure Asset Management discipline.
Programme structure
ThePGCertInfraAssetMgt covers the overarching principles, processes and techniques employed in infrastructure asset management and the latest thinking on the application of bodies of knowledge to the infrastructure asset management sector.
A student pursuing this programme will choose from the following electives:
15 points:
CIVIL 765 Infrastructure Asset Management
At least 15 points from:
CIVIL 716 Engineering Risk Management
CIVIL 729 Humanitarian Engineering
CIVIL 766 Road Asset Management
ENGGEN 726 Climate Adaptation of Infrastructure
ENGSCI 755 Decision Making in Engineering
ENVENG 702 Engineering decision-making in Aotearoa
Up to 30 points from:
CIVIL 703 Project Management
CIVIL 731 Water Resources Modelling
CIVIL 782 Water Resources Engineering
DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management
DISMGT 703 Disaster Management and Resilience
ENERGY 722 Energy and Technology
GEOG 712 Land, Place and Culture
GEOG 714 Population, Mobilities & Well-Being
GLMI 705 People, Performance And Well-Being
GLMI 706 Working In An Age Of Uncertainty
GLMI 708 Critical, Creative And Strategic Thinking
ENVSCI 711 Assessing Environmental Effect
ENVMGT 741 Social Change for Sustainability
ENVENG 701 Urban Stormwater Management
ENVENG 750 Advanced Sustainability Engineering
ENVENG 752 Risk, LCA and Sustainability
LAWENVIR 723 Climate Change Law
LAWPUBL 745 Constitutions and Customs in the South Pacific
LAWPUBL 749 Indigenous Peoples: Law and Policy
POPLHLTH 717 Health and Society
POPLHLTH 725 Environmental Health
POPLHLTH 726 Health Protection
POPLHLTH 760 Principles of Public Health
URBPLAN 701 Urban Planning Contexts
URBPLAN 703 Urban Planning and the Environment
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Subjects available in this programme
- Infrastructure Asset Management
2025 entry requirements
My highest qualification is from:
Programme requirements
Minimum programme requirements
Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.
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Study optionTaught 60 pointsGrade requiredGPA Grade Point Average 3.0
Further programme requirements
Taught 60 points
You must have completed a relevant degree, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in 120 points above Stage III
A relevant degree may be in applied science, engineering, information technology, science, or technology.
Programme requirements
Minimum programme requirements
Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.
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Study optionTaught 60 pointsGrade requiredGPE Grade Point Equivalent 3.0
An undergraduate degree
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QualificationIELTS Academic International English Language Testing SystemScore required6.5
No bands below 6.0.
Further programme requirements
Taught 60 points
You must have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject from a recognised university (or similar institution). You will need a GPE of 3.0.
A relevant subject may be applied science, engineering, information technology, science, or technology.
How much does a Postgraduate Certificate in Infrastructure Asset Management cost per year?
2025 fees
- Domestic students
- NZ$10,303.80*
- International students
- NZ$26,602*
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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Scholarships and awards
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Student loans and allowances
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Cost of living
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Key dates
Note: For international applicants, the application closing date for Semester Two 2024 is 24 May 2024.
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
- Semester One 2025
- 8 December 2024
- Semester Two 2025
- 4 July 2025
Start dates
Here are the start dates for the programme.
| Semester One | Starts – 26 February |
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| Ends – 24 June | |
| Semester Two | Starts – 15 July |
| Ends – 11 November |
| Semester One | Starts – 3 March |
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| Ends – 30 June | |
| Semester Two | Starts – 21 July |
| Ends – 17 November |
Other important dates
See important dates for the academic year, including orientation, enrolment, study breaks, exams, and graduation.
Where could this programme take you?
There is a significant demand for qualified asset infrastructure management professionals across a range of disciplines. Potential career paths include data management and analytics, or senior roles in investment planning applications and management of linear infrastructure networks (pipes, roads and power networks). Employers in network management, maintenance and renewal planning, councils, government-owned assets and other utilities are leading the search for professionals in the field. This growing demand aligns with increasing expenditure in infrastructure both in New Zealand and globally for the next 20 years.
Jobs related to this programme
- Infrastructure Asset Manager
- Principle Tunnels and Building Asset Manager
- Project Manager
- Senior Asset Manager
- Asset Management Engineer
- Infrastructure Asset Planner
Student career planning service
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