Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management

Program Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management equips students for careers in Aotearoa's growing infrastructure asset management field. It covers the latest thinking and practical solutions to real-life challenges in infrastructure services. The program requires a relevant bachelor's degree and is offered full-time over 1 year. Graduates can pursue careers in asset infrastructure management across data management, analytics, investment planning, and management of infrastructure networks.

Program Outline

Postgraduate Diploma in Infrastructure Asset Management (PGDipInfraAssetMgt)

Degree Overview:

• Equips students for careers in Aotearoa's rapidly growing Infrastructure Asset Management field.
• Provides a pathway for infrastructure asset managers who cannot commit to a full master's program to upskill in the field.
• Covers the latest thinking and application of knowledge to infrastructure asset management.
• Offers practical solutions to real-life challenges faced in infrastructure services and their interaction with modern societies.

Outline:

• Subjects:
• Infrastructure Asset Management
• Climate Adaptation of Infrastructure
• Project Management
• Engineering Risk Management
• Humanitarian Engineering
• Water Resources Modelling
• Road Asset Management
• Disaster Risk Management
• Disaster Management and Resilience
• Energy and Technology
• Research Methods for Engineers
• Decision Making in Engineering
• Urban Stormwater Management
• Engineering decision-making in Aotearoa
• Advanced Sustainability Engineering

Careers:

• Careers in asset infrastructure management across data management, analytics, investment planning, and management of infrastructure networks (pipes, roads, power networks).
• Potential employers include network management, maintenance and renewal planning, councils, government-owned assets, and utilities.
• Increasing demand for professionals in the field aligns with growing infrastructure expenditure in New Zealand and globally.

Other:

• Requires a relevant bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in 120 points above Stage III.
• Offered full-time over 1 year.
• Next start dates are 2024 Semester Two (15 July) and 2025 Semester One (3 March).
• Points: 120