Advance your understanding of multilingualism, cultural competency, discourse, language education, translation and interpreting in as little as one year.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Language and Culture offers a fresh and flexible approach to applied and sociolinguistics. You can choose from a wide range of papers across language and culture.

The programme is suitable for professionals and graduates with a background in languages, applied and sociolinguistics, education, translation and interpreting.

With the growth of linguistic and cultural diversity, there’s an urgent demand for graduates who can analyse and apply their advanced professional practice and research to our changed societal conditions.

An advanced understanding of multilingualism and intercultural communication is required in many fields, including:

• Language teaching and education
• Language and cultural policy analysis
• Interpreting (including NZ Sign Language Interpreting)
• Translation
• Research
• Management
• Industry training
• Human resources
• Diplomacy
• NGO positions