Bachelor of Science (Honours)

The degree consists of courses and a dissertation where you undertake a supervised research project, sometimes in collaboration with an industry partner.

You can specialise in:

• Computer and mathematical sciences

• Marine science

• Science

Computer and Mathematical Sciences:

Research Methods

Choose from the following courses to complete 60 points:

• Advanced Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics

• Logic, Games and Automata

• Data Mining and Machine Learning

• Data Warehousing and Big Data

• Artificial Intelligence

• Nature Inspired Computing

• Mobile System Development

• Advanced Computer Graphics

• Server System Development

• Specialist Topic A*

• Specialist Topic B*

• Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics

• Advanced Financial Modelling and Analytics

• Mathematical Modelling and Simulation

• Advanced Numerical Analysis

• Stochastic Modelling

• Multivariate Analysis

• Advanced Topics in Analytics

• Official Statistics

• Optimisation and Operations Research

Or other postgraduate courses in a related subject with the approval of the programme leader.

Master of Science

And complete a dissertation

• Dissertation

• Dissertation

Marine Science

For the Marine Science specialisation you need to successfully complete the courses below.

Complete one of:

• Quantitative Analysis

• Advanced Data Analysis

And complete the following:

• Advanced Biological Oceanography

• Fisheries Science

• Marine Ecosystem Functions

• Marine Spatial Planning

And complete

• Dissertation in Marine Science

Science courses

Further your understanding of a specialist science field. Choose from a wide range of courses and conduct research in areas like food science, evolutionary biology, earth and oceanic sciences, chemistry, microbiology, molecular genetics or biotechnology.

Complete the following courses

• Quantitative Analysis or  Advanced Ecological Data Analysis

• Scientific Research or Advanced Scientific Inquiry

Choose 45 points from

Courses offered

• Biomedical Science & Technology

• Introduction to Medicinal Cannabis

• Physical Chemistry I

• Green and Sustainable Chemistry

• Chemistry for Drug Discovery

• Organic Chemistry II

• Biological Inorganic Chemistry I

• Biological Inorganic Chemistry II

• Molecular Spectroscopy

• Metabolites and Proteins

• International Conservation Biology

• Applied New Zealand Conservation

• Socio-Ecological Systems

• Global Change Biology

• Advanced Ecology

• Macroecology and Biogeography

• Applications of Geographical Information Systems

• Advanced Applications of Geographic Information Systems

• GIS Programming

• Geospatial Science for Conservation

• Advances in Remote Sensing

• Advances in Geospatial Analysis

• Geospatial Customisation and Visualisation

• Geospatial Internship

• Food Science

• Frontiers of Food Microbiology

• Recent Trends in Food Science

• Current Topics in Food Science

• Advanced Sensory Analysis of Food

• Contemporary Molecular Genetics

• Bioinformatics

• Advanced Biological Oceanography

• Fisheries Science

• Marine Ecosystem Functions

• Marine Spatial Planning

• Selected Topics in Microbiology

• Biomedical Ethics

• Quality Assurance in Laboratory Services

• Ethics of Biotechnology

• Specialist Readings in Applied Science

• Selected Topics in Applied Science

• Selected Topic

And complete a dissertation

• Dissertation