Specialise in Biological Sciences for your Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Technology at Massey

Massey University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Technology (Biological Sciences) gives you the opportunity to join the pathway to in-depth research at a master's level. The qualification consists of 90 credits of taught courses and 30 credits of research.

World-class facilities

Our world-class facilities include:

the Manawatu Microscopy and Imaging Centre

the Massey Genome Service (part of New Zealand Genomics Limited)

controlled environment plant growth facilities

unique and extensive university orchards

state-of-the-art plant physiology and biology equipment.

Massey has a dedicated tissue culture facility, real-time PCR instruments, specialised fluorescence microscopes and plate readers. It also has a microscopy centre offering confocal and scanning, transmission and epifluorescence microscopy services.

Genome sequencing services are also readily accessible with both the Massey Sequencing Service and a New Zealand Genome Limited laboratory. They are on the university’s Manawatu campus. This service centre is equipped with ABI3730 and Illumina MiSeq instruments and associated expertise. We also have a full suite of protein purification, separation and analysis equipment including DIGE imaging, and access to mass spectrometers.

A Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Technology in Biological Sciences is a good fit if you:

would like a broad-based science postgraduate qualification that doesn’t constrain you to one particular subject

are interested in postgraduate sciences study, but do not have a research background

would like to undertake a predominantly taught postgraduate qualification.