At-a-glance 

Name: Bachelor of Science with Honours

Abbreviation: BSc(Hons)

Duration: 2 trimesters 

Duration details: 2 trimesters of full-time study or normally 4 if studied part-time

Schedule: Lectures

Intensity: Part time and full time

Type: Coursework 

Study at: On-campus (Kelburn, Wellington)

Complete: 120 points (approximately 7 courses)

Entry: Bachelor of Science with a B+ average

Start: Trimester 1 or 2

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Requires

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

• A Bachelor's degree with at least a B+ average 
• To have met the prerequisites for the subject you wish to study (see subject section below) and
• Acceptance by the relevant Head of the School as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

Programme requirements

For this programme you’ll need to:

• Complete at least 120 points from (mostly) 400- and 500-level courses.

Subject requirements

In addition to the programme requirements, for this subject you’ll need to:

Biotechnology

Have previously completed:

• BTEC 301
• TECH 302
• Further courses worth 35 points from:
  • BIOL 334-354
  • BMSC 301
  • BMSC 334-354
  • Either CHEM 305 or CHEM 306

Complete three courses:

• BTEC 435
• BTEC 489
• One further course from BTEC 401400-479

Complete further courses worth 60 points from:

• BTEC 401400-479
• BIOL 400-480
• CHEM 400-480
• MBIO 400-480

Cell and Molecular Bioscience

Have previously completed:

• BIOL 340
• BMSC 339
• Further courses worth 40 points from:
  • BMSC 301
  • BIOL 329-354
  • BMSC 329-354

Complete CBIO 489 and

• Further courses worth 90 points from BIOL 430-440.

Chemistry

Have previously completed nine courses:

• CHEM 201
• CHEM 202
• CHEM 203
• CHEM 205
• CHEM 206
• Four further courses from CHEM 300-399.

Complete seven courses:

• CHEM 480

• CHEM 489

• Five further approved courses

• from CHEM 400-441

Computer Graphics

Have previously completed five courses:

• COMP 308
• MDDN 311
Further courses worth 45 points from 
• Three further courses from:
• • COMP 301300-399
  • NWEN 301300-399
  • SWEN 301300-399

Complete four courses:

• CGRA 408
• CGRA 409
• CGRA 489
• Either MMDN 401 or MMDN 442

Complete further courses worth 30 points from:

• CGRA 401400-479
• COMP 401400-479
• MMDN 401400-479
• SWEN 401400-479

Computer Science

Have previously completed four courses worth 60 points from:

• COMP 301300-399
• NWEN 301300-399
• SWEN 301300-399

Complete COMP 489 and further courses worth 90 points from:

• COMP 401400-489
• SWEN 401SWEN 400-489
• NWEN 401NWEN 400-489

Conservation Biology

Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:

• BIOL 300-399
• STAT 193

Complete for courses:

• CONB 489

• BIOL 420

• Two further

• courses

• from:
  • BIOL 403
  • BIOL 422
  • BIOL
  404
  • 423
  • BIOL
  421-
  • 424

Cross-Cultural Psychology

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed:
  • PSYC 232
  • Further 200-level PSYC courses worth at least 45 points
  • PSYC 325
  • 300-level PSYC courses worth at least 45 points

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete PSYC 433 and PSYC 434
• Complete courses worth 30 points from:
  • PSYC 423
  • PSYC 431
  • PSYC 432
• Complete further courses worth 60 points from:
  
  • PSYC 401-448
  • CPSY 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete PSYC 433 and PSYC 434
• Complete courses worth 30 points from:
  • PSYC 423
  • PSYC 431
  • PSYC 432
  • CPSY 580

Ecological Restoration

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:
  
  • BIOL 300-399
  • STAT 193

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete ERES 525 and ERES 526
• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  
  • BIOL 403
  • BIOL 404
  • BIOL 421-440
  • ENVI 503-508
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete either ERES 525 or ERES 526
• Complete further courses worth 30 points from:
  • ERES 525
  • ERES 526
  • Approved BIOL, CONB or ENVI courses.

Ecology and Biodiversity

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:
  
  • BIOL 300-399
  • STAT 193

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete either BIOL 422 or BIOL 425
• Complete courses worth 30 points from:
  
  • BIOL 401-440
  • BIOL 519
  • ERES 525
  • ERES 526
  • ERES 527
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Ecology and Biodiversity

Have previously completed STAT 193 and 

• Approved courses worth 60 points from BIOL 300-399

Complete three courses:

• EBIO 489
• BIOL 403
• BIOL 422

Complete courses worth 30 points from:

• BIOL 400-440
• BIOL 519
• ERES 525
• ERES 526
• ERES 527
• Other courses approved by the Head of School

Electronic and Computer Systems

Have previously completed approved 300-level or higher courses worth 60 points from:

• Courses listed for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
• PHYS 300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete approved

Complete ELCO 489 and approved courses worth

90

60 points from:

• ECEN 401400-479
• ENGR 440ELCO 489
• ELCO 580

Complete further approved

400-level

courses worth 30

points from those listed for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Complete approved courses worth 45

points from

:

• ECEN 401-440
• ELCO 489
• ELCO 580
• Complete further approved 400-level courses worth 15 points from those listed for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.

Forensic Psychology

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed
  • PSYC 325
  • Further courses worth 45 points from PSYC 300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete PSYC 412 and PSYC 442
• Complete courses worth 90 points from:
  
  • FPSY 401-580
  • PSYC 400-488

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete PSYC 412 and PSYC 442
• Complete courses worth 30 points from:
  
  • FPSY 401-499
  • PSYC 400-488

Important information

If you are studying the Postgraduate Diploma you may replace courses worth up to 30 points with the approval of the Head of School.

Geography

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• 400-499
• ENGR 400-499
• COMP 400-499
• NWEN 400-499
• SWEN 400-499

Geography

Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from GEOG 300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete

GEOG

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

489 and further courses worth 120 points from:

• GEOG 401400-489GEOG 580
• PHYG 401400-488

Geology

Have previously completed

• ESCI 341
• ESCI 342
• Further courses worth 60 points from ESCI 300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete

courses worth 120 points from:

• ESCI 401-489
• ESCI 580
• PGEO 401

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Complete courses worth 60

GEOGL 489 and courses worth 90 points from:

• ESCI 401400-489488
• ESCI 580
PGEO 401

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Geophysics

Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:

• ESCI 301300-399
• GPHS 301300-399
• MATH 301300-399
• PHYS 301300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete GPHS 489 and courses

worth 120

worth 90 points from:

• ESCI 407
• ESCI 411
• GPHS 401400-489488
• GPHS 580
MATH 461
• PGEO 401

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  • ESCI 407
  • ESCI 411
  • GPHS 401-489
  • GPHS 580
  • MATH 461
  • PGEO 401

Marine Biology

• Approved courses listed for the BSc(Hons)

Marine Biology

Have previously completed

STAT 193 and

• Approved courses worth 60 points from:
  from BIOL 300-399
• STAT 193

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete BIOL 423.

Complete three courses:

• BIOL 422
• BIOL 423
• BMAR 489

Complete further

courses worth

30 points from:

• BIOL 401-440403
• BIOL 519410
• ERES 525
• ERES 526
• ERES 527
• Other courses approved by the Head of School

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• • Complete BIOL 423
  • Complete further approved courses worth 60 points from:
    
    • BIOL 401-440
    • BIOL 519
    • ERES 525
    • ERES 526
    • ERES 527
    • Other courses approved by the Head of School

Mathematics

• BIOL 416
• BIOL 417
• BIOL 420
• BIOL 421
• BIOL 425
• BIOL 426
• BIOL 519

Mathematics

Have previously completed four approved courses

from MATH 300-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:.

Complete approved courses worth 120 points from

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

MATH 400-489.

Molecular Microbiology

Have previously completed four courses:

• BIOL 340
• BMSC 301
• BTEC 201
• Courses worth 20 points One course from:
  • BIOL 236
  • BMSC 334
  • BTEC 301

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete BIOL 430 and MBIO 434
• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  • BIOL 400-429
  • BIOL 431-439
  • BIOL 489
  • BMSC 401
  • MBIO 440

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Complete BIOL 430 and MBIO 434

Complete courses worth 60

Complete three courses:

• BIOL 430
• MBIO 434
• MBIO 489

Complete further courses worth 60 points from:

• BIOL 400-429BIOL 431-439
• BIOL 489
• BMSC 401
• MBIO 440

Questions

1. PGCert courses seem to total 90 points. What is wrong?

Petroleum Geoscience

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed:
  • ESCI 341
  • ESCI 342
  • Further courses worth 70 points from ESCI 301-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete seven courses:
  
  • PGEO 401
  • PGEO 511
  • PGEO 580
  • ESCI 403
  • ESCI 406
  • ESCI 407
  • ESCI 411

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  
• PGEO 401
• PGEO 511
• PGEO 580
• ESCI 403
• ESCI 406
• ESCI 407
ESCI 411

Physical Geography

Have previously completed

• Either GEOG 318 or GEOG 319
• GEOG 323
• Further approved 300-level courses worth 20 points from courses listed for the BSc

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete courses worth 120

points from:

• PHYG 404-489
• PHYG 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Complete courses worth 60

points from:

• PHYG 404-489
• PHYG 580

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Physics

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously four courses:
  • PHYS 304
  • PHYS 305
  • PHYS 307
  • PHYS 309

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from PHYS 401-491

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from PHYS 401-491

Psychology

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed:
  • PSYC 232
  • Further 200-level PSYC courses worth at least 45 points
  • PSYC 325
  • 300-level PSYC courses worth at least 45 points

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • PSYC 401-489
  • CBNS 580
  • CPSY 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  • PSYC 401-489
  • CBNS 580
  • CPSY 580

Statistics

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed courses worth 45 points from:
  
  • MATH 353
  • MATH 377
  • OPRE 300-399
  • STAT 300-391
  • STAT 393-399

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • OPRE 401-489
  • STAT 401-489
  • STOR 401-489
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School
• Ensure that at least 60 points are from 400-level OPRE, STAT or STOR courses.

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
  • OPRE 401-489
  • STAT 401-489
  • STOR 401-489
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

Stochastic Processes in Finance and Insurance

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Have previously completed
  • Courses worth 45 points from:
    
    • MATH 301
    • MATH 312
    • MATH 377
    • STAT 332
  • Further approved 300-level courses from MATH, ECON, FINA, OPRE or STAT 

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth at least 45 points from:
  • MATH 441
  • MATH 442
  • OPRE 457
  • STAT 433
  • STAT 435
  • STAT 437
  • STAT 457
• Complete further courses to total 120 points from:
  • MATH 441
  • MATH 442
  • MATH 461
  • MATH 462
  • MATH 463
  • MATH 464
  • OPRE 401-489
  • STAT 401-489
  • STOR 401-489
  • Or approved alternatives

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 45 points from:
  • MATH 441
  • MATH 442
  • OPRE 457
  • STAT 433
  • STAT 435
  • STAT 437
  • STAT 457
• Complete further courses worth 15 points from:
  • OPRE 401-489
  • STAT 401-489
  • STOR 401-489

Find out more

• If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some the entry requirements you should contact the Programme Director or Administrator to discuss your options.
• The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.