The Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) is an opportunity for Bachelor of Science graduates to advance their qualifications. Pursue advanced study in your specialist area with the Postgraduate Diploma in Science. Extend your knowledge with coursework or try a project or dissertation as part of your diploma – the option is yours. The PGDipSci offers a pathway toward masters and doctoral study. Programme structure The PGDipSci programme involves one year of full-time study, or up to four years of part-time study, after you have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. 120 points in your specialist subject listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Science schedule A project or dissertation of up to 45 points may be included Medical Statistics, or Biostatistics, is the study of human health and disease. Medical statisticians detect and monitor disease and evaluate treatments. The main focus to this work is research, which sees medical statisticians design, implement and analyse clinical studies and present their findings in reports or publications. The role of a medical statistician is integral to public health education and policy making. The University of Auckland is ranked first in New Zealand, and also in the top 100 worldwide, for statistics and operations research. Where can Medical Statistics take you? Medical statisticians work in public health and universities, as well as the private sector in epidemiology and the pharmaceutical industry. Further study options Master of Science Master of Speech Language Therapy Practice Master of Bioscience Enterprise Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Clinical Psychology