Grow your ability to help create a better future

As an internationally respected land-based university, we are at the forefront of research that leads to innovative ways of addressing the complex challenges our biosphere faces.

Our PhD cohort are our partners in this work. The goal of the three-year full-time research-based PhD programme is to nurture your ability to analyse situations, evaluate research, then join with other leading thinkers to conceptualise and test new ideas that could lead to a healthier future.

 

• A relevant postgraduate honours degree awarded with a minimum second class honours (division one or equivalent).
• Your previous qualification must include a significant research component, incorporating a thesis, dissertation or project
• If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
• In addition to Domestic Tuition Fees, there is also an annual Student Services Fee.
• International PhD students are classified as domestic students provided you are resident in New Zealand during your study (apart from temporary absences carrying out approved doctorate research).
• If you don’t meet the domestic tuition criteria, international tuition fees will apply.
• International students are also required to have approved Medical and Travel Insurance.
• Accommodation is not covered in study fees.