Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise (PGDipBioEnt)

• Taught in partnership between the School of Biological Sciences (SBS), the Business School and the Law School.
• Interdisciplinary study covering the Business and Science fields.
• Regular forums offered by senior industry practitioners.
• Unique to the Southern Hemisphere and one of the few available in the world.

Business and science often seem like two different worlds. The Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise represents an interdisciplinary programme which aims to give science graduates the skills to move with confidence in both. You will gain skills in the financial, marketing and legal aspects of science which will prepare you for a wide range of job opportunities in science and business enterprises.

The programme also offers plenty of networking opportunities for students to meet practitioners and leaders from industry and business. Scientists graduating from this programme will be business-savvy and comfortable in a business environment, and may give a company a competitive edge or be the key to a successful start-up.

Both the Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise and the Master of Bioscience Enterprise were developed in partnership between the School of Biological Sciences (SBS), the Business School and the Law School.

For more detailed programme information visit the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology (IIB) website.
 

Requirement:

• 90 points: SCIENT 701–706
• 30 points from approved 700 level courses in Biological Sciences, Bioinformatics, Medical Science, Food Science or Bioscience Enterprise listed in the Postgraduate Diploma of Science Schedule, or courses from other approved programmes

Entry into the PGDipBioEnt requires completion of a Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Technology. In addition, students need to have completed one of the relevant subject majors or specialisations as listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Bioscience Enterprise schedule.

Find more information about pre-requisites for the PGDipBioEnt

Find information on how to apply

Potential opportunities for graduates include marketing, market-analysis, product development, the regulatory and business development aspects of research commercialization in biotech companies, pharmaceutical companies, reagent or devices companies, the food and beverages industry, in technology transfer offices at Universities and Crown Research Institutes, and as analysts and consultants in business development firms, finance and investment firms, and Government agencies.
 

• Master of Bioscience Enterprise (MBioEnt)

For further information visit the Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology (IIB) website

or contact:

Professor Joerg Kistler
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88250
Email: j.kistler@auckland.ac.nz