diploma

Diploma In Information And Communications Technology - Applied

<h1>About Wairarapa</h1>
Wairarapa, known as “The Wairarapa”, located in the southern-eastern corner of New Zealand. It occupies the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of Wellington and south-west of the Hawke’s Bay region. Located at the heart of the wine trail and coast-side, Wairarapa is known as the New Zealand’s top food and wine destination. With several vineyards areas, the region gives its hard presence with being the fine wines and artisan food producers. It is only approx. an hour-long travel distance from Wellington. This is a perfect tourism spot for the adventure-loving individuals who loves seek to explore natural beauty or simply relax.
The area is rich in natural beauty, mountain ranges, pristine beaches, forests parks, and a wild spread of rugged coastline. In Wairarapa region, there is also have coastal walks for calming and peaceful evening walks, cycling tracks for capturing the nature’s beauty with cycling in the morning, and other nature trails that suits and attracts everyone from across the globe. This region comprises of five small beautiful towns, namely, Martinborough, Featherston, Greytown, Carterton, and Masterton. With the charm of the country’s epic beauty and wide-open spaces along with rugged coastline and beaches view, the Wairarapa region is a good option for a stay in the Wellington.
Apart from providing astonishing views and tourist spots, this place also holds some of the good-quality, reputed colleges, and other educational organizations that help students from all across the globe to pursue higher studies.
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<h2>Top Universities in Wairarapa</h2>
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	<li>Universal College of Learning (UCOL)</li>
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Universal College of Learning was established in 1902, and is located in Masterton town is well-reputed educational institution nationwide. Widely known for its teaching and training methods, this educational institution is a modern institute of technology and polytechnic, does have a lot for any international students to choose this place for higher studies. Having strong ties with the local native community, providing quality classroom experiences, peaceful environment and international standard facilities and campus ensures the quality of this institution.
UCOL has overall five campuses nationwide located in Palmerston North, Whanganui, Wairarapa, Horowhenua and Levin.  This institution provides many higher studies programs like diplomas, degrees including undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. The environment specially built and designed to support and enhance student learning, helped by reclaimed highly qualified teaching faculties, which all help in grooming and evolving a student’s educational experiences and valuable life skills.
Many international students from all across the globe, choose UCOL for their higher studies to acquire an internationally recognized qualification and work experience while they study. According to a survey in 2017 by International Student Barometer, Education New Zealand, the international graduates rated UCOL for its classroom experiences and teaching approach and also in terms of living cost.
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<h2>Top Courses in Wairarapa</h2>
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	<li>Bachelor/Master’s of Applied Management</li>
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This course is a three-year program, is designed to give the understandings and expertise to work in today’s ever-changing business environment with practical industry experiences. There are various branches a student can choose for their majors like:
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	<li>Accounting</li>
	<li>Business Information System</li>
	<li>Operations &amp; Production Management</li>
	<li>Project Management</li>
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	<li>Bachelor/Master’s of Design and Arts</li>
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UCOL’s Bachelor of Design and Arts course of study includes study in majors in visual arts, graphic design and textile/fashion design to succeed in the exciting fields of diverse art and design industries. Various branches to choose from for majors are:
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	<li>Visual Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Digital Arts</li>
	<li>Textile/Fashion Design: Fabric Printing, Textile Art, Fashion Photography</li>
	<li>Design Media: Typography &amp; Print, Animation, Video, Web.</li>
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	<li>Bachelor/Master’s of Information Technology and Communications</li>
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This course gives a broad foundation in essential ICT skills and technologies and progresses towards other technical areas like Software Engineering, System Analysis, Databases, Web Development, Network Installation, etc. In this course, the majors can be done in the following branches:
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	<li>Business &amp; System Analysis</li>
	<li>Data Management &amp; Analytics</li>
	<li>Network Management</li>
	<li>Security</li>
	<li>Software Engineering</li>
	<li>Systems Administration</li>
	<li>Web Mobile Development</li>
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	<li>Bachelor/Master’s in Nursing</li>
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This course provides learning opportunities in the Nursing sector and enables a student to become an effective registered nurse, providing competent, comprehensive nursing care.  Giving a personal tutor to guide a student through his/her nursing journey, later in this programme there will also be clinical experiences which include primary healthcare, medical and surgical, and mental health settings.
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	<li>Security</li>
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This course of study gives the knowledge, skills, and attributes that are required to work in the security industry, including maintaining security and safety at sites. Also, it enables you to how to respond and operate as an officer in critical and emergency situations and by also being in the legal system.
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<h2>Cost of Living and Other Expenses in Wairarapa</h2>
The basic necessities in Wairarapa are quite affordable and can be easily fit into the budget of an international student. The housing, i.e. renting an apartment (1 Bedroom) can range from 700-900 NZ$. Food and groceries can be done in a monthly budget of 50-60 NZ$. However, Transportation can be little budget unfriendly and they range from 70-80 NZ$ for a monthly pass. And, the basic fares of normal means of private transportation like cabs can be around 3.50NZ$/km.
The currency that runs in the Wairarapa region is New Zealand Dollars (NZ$), which is approx. equal to 46.20 Indian Rupees/NZ$. So, living in the Wairarapa region can be somewhat affordable to the students depending on their lifestyle and the surrounding living area they choose to live in.