Southern Institute of Technology
The Southern Institute of Technology is the most well recognised Tertiary Education Institution of the province of Southland, New Zealand.The institute has several campuses around Invercargill; the Main Campus is situated in Tay St, SIT Downtown in Don St, and SIT Sound in Deveron St. Satellite campuses are also located in Gore, Queenstown, and Christchurch. It is famed for its Zero Fee Scheme upon where NZ students are only required to pay material costs and not tuition fees.Undergraduate academic programs are offered in the following subject areas: Animal Health & Applied Life SciencesAutomotive EngineeringBusinessConstruction, Carpentry & JoineryDesign & Visual ArtsDramatic Arts & Digital MediaElectrotechnologyHairdressing, Beauty,and PharmacyHealth, Exercise and RecreationHospitality & TourismInformation Systems & ComputingJournalismLanguages (English, Chinese or Maori)Mechanical EngineeringMusic & Audio ProductionNursingSocial ServicesVocational Preparation & Teaching Post-Graduate academic programmes are offered in the following subject areas: BusinessHealth Science SIT is accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.Student accommodationSIT has one hall of residence, the Grand Hall of Residence, a former hotel. LivingSpace at The Tower is purpose-built student accommodation, and homestay is available for international students.
