What will I learn?

The Master of Regional Development will provide students with an opportunity to critically engage with bodies of advanced scholarly knowledge and underlying principles in the fields of regional development, with a focus on environmental, educational and social policy, programme design, development, and evaluation.The MRegDev has been developed specifically to draw on interfaculty expertise, and so bridges economic, scientific and resource management, with education and social and community well-being.It will provide those with professional experience working in regional and iwi policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, or those looking to enter the field, with the latest academic and policy expertise.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Education and Social Work

Study options

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees

NZ$39,995.10 (US$ 23,857) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected July 2025

More details

Start date

March 2025

Venue

University of Auckland

City Campus,

Alfred Nathan House, 24 Princes Street,

AUCKLAND CITY,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Online/Distance (120 Hours)

Tuition fees

NZ$39,995.10 (US$ 23,857) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected July 2025

More details

Start date

March 2025

Entry requirements

For international students

Taught 120 points

You must have either:

A one-year postgraduate qualification with at least a GPA of 5.0 from a recognised university (or similar institution) and have at least two years of relevant professional experience in regional development or equivalent, or a bachelors degree from a recognised university (or similar institution), and have passed 60 points towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Regional Development from the University of Auckland with at least a GPA of 5.0, provided that the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded.

Taught 180 points

You must have either:

A bachelors degree with at least a GPA of 5.0 from a recognised university (or similar institution) and have at least two years of relevant professional experience in regional development or equivalent, or a bachelors degree from a recognised university (or similar institution) and have passed 60 points towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Regional Development from this university with at least a GPA of 5.0, provided that the postgraduate certificate has not been awarded.

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.