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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND See Also: Education in Australia Some Australian and New Zealand universities offer a Postgraduate Diploma ('''PostGradDip'''). The Graduate Diploma is then used for additional studies at an undergraduate level or studies in a new field while the Postgraduate Diploma indicates graduate level studies or advanced studies in an already familiar field. A Bachelor's Degree is typically required, although in some cases an Advanced Diploma is sufficient. People with extensive experience but without formal qualifications may be admitted, although usually the completion of a Graduate Certificate is required first. ENGLAND AND WALES See Also: Education in England There are a number of Postgraduate Diplomas available in England and Wales. This could be a Vocational course studied after an Academic Degree , such as the Legal Practice Course , the resulting diploma allows the student to become a Trainee Solicitor in a law firm. Alternatively, Postgraduate Diplomas allow a Graduate Student to study a new academic subject at degree level, but in a compacted space of time. For example, the Law Conversion Course allows a postgraduate student to sqeeze the important components of a three year Undergraduate law degree, into only 9 months. Posgraduate Diplomas that last a year or longer are often considered equivalent to a Masters degree. ''See also: Lancaster University's criteria for Postgraduate Diplomas REPUBLIC OF IRELAND See Also: Education in the Republic of Ireland The Postgraduate Diploma ('''PGradDip''') offered by University Of Dublin , Trinity College is of a similar standing to the Graduate Diploma or Higher Diploma available in the Republic of Ireland in other colleges and universities. The award is the main postgraduate non-degree award of the college and is offered in a wide variety of disciplines across all faculties. The Postgraduate Diploma (''Dioplóma Iarchéime'' in Irish ) will be awarded by the Higher Education And Training Awards Council from June 2005 in institutions associated with the council. This will be purely a professional type course compared to the Graduate Diploma it is replacing and will be offered in Arts , Business , Engineering and Science initially. |
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