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 atCoursework and research

Location: On-campus (Kelburn, Wellington)

Complete: 120 points (approximately 7-8 courses)

Entry: Bachelor of Science 's degree 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)

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

head of

school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Programme requirements

For this programme you’ll need to:

Important information

• If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of 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.

Programme requirements

Complete 120 points, usually from 400- and 500-level courses

Satisfy the subject requirements

Subject requirements

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

Biotechnology

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Biotechnology

Have previously completed:

• BTEC 301
• SCIE 310
• Further courses worth 35 points from:
  • BIOL 334-354
  • BMSC 301
  • BMSC 334-354
  • Either CHEM 305 or CHEM 306

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• BTEC 435
• BTEC 489
• One further course from BTEC 401-479.
• Complete further courses to total 120 Further courses worth 60 points from:
  • BTEC 401-489479
  • BTEC 580
  • BIOL 400401-480
  • CHEM 400401-480
  • MBIO 400401-480

Cell and Molecular Bioscience

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • BIOL 430-440
  • CBIO 489
  • CBIO 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed:

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

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• CBIO 489
• Further courses worth 90 points from:
  • BIOL 430-440
  • CBIO 489
  • CBIO 580BMSC 433

Chemistry

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Have previously completed nine courses:

• CHEM 401-489201
• CHEM 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete approved courses worth 120 points from:
  • CHEM 401-489
  • CHEM 580

Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from
  • PSYC 404
  • PSYC 417
  • PSYC 422
  • PSYC 424
  • PSYC 444
  • PSCY 445
  • PSYC 446
  • PSYC 448
  • PSYC 489
  • BIOL 432
  • BIOL 433
  • BMSC 432
  • BMSC 433
  • CBNS 580
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from
  • PSYC 404
  • PSYC 417
  • PSYC 422
  • PSYC 424
  • PSYC 444
  • PSCY 445
  • PSYC 446
  • PSYC 448
  • PSYC 489
  • BIOL 432
  • BIOL 433
  • BMSC 432
  • BMSC 433
  • CBNS 580
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

Computer Graphics

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete CGRA 408 and CGRA 409
• Complete either MMDN 401 or MMDN 442
• Complete at least 30 points from:
  • CGRA 401-489
  • COMP 401-479
  • SWEN 401-479
• Complete further courses to total 120 202
• CHEM 203
• CHEM 205
• CHEM 206
• Four courses from CHEM 300-399

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• CHEM 480
• CHEM 489
• Further approved courses worth 75 points from CHEM 401-441

Computer Graphics

Have previously completed four courses:

• COMP 308
• Three further approved courses from:
• • COMP 300-399
  • NWEN 300-399
  • SWEN 300-399

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• CGRA 408
• CGRA 409
• CGRA 489
• Further approved courses courses worth 60 points from:
  • CGRA 401-489479
  • COMP 401-479
  • MMDN MDDN 401-479
  • SWEN 401-479

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete CGRA 408 and CGRA 409
• Complete either MMDN 401 or MMDN 442

Computer Science

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Have previously completed four courses:

• COMP 401300-489399SWEN 401
• NWEN 300-489399
• NWEN 401-489

• SWEN 300-399

Complete courses worth

120 points

:

• COMP 401-489
• SWEN 401-489
• NWEN 401-489

Conservation Biology

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete BIOL 420
• Complete further courses 489
• Courses worth 90 points from:
• Complete either BIOL 422 or BIOL 425
• Complete
  • BIOL COMP 401-440
  • BIOL 519
  • ERES 525-527
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete BIOL 420
• Complete further courses worth 30 points from:
  
  • BIOL 401-440
  • BIOL 519
  • ERES 525-527
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

Cross-Cultural Psychology

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:

• 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:

• • 479
  • SWEN 401-479
  • NWEN 401-479

Conservation Biology

Have previously completed:

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

Complete four courses:

• CONB 489
• BIOL 420
• Two further courses from:
  • BIOL 403
  • BIOL 422
  • BIOL 423
  • BIOL 424

Ecology and Biodiversity

Have previously completed:

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

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• EBIO 489
• BIOL 403
• BIOL 422
• Further 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:

• Complete either BIOL 422 or BIOL 425
• Complete courses worth 90 points from:
  
  • BIOL 401-440
  • BIOL 519
  • ERES 525
  • ERES 526
  • ERES 527
  • Other courses approved by the Head of School

• • 405
  • BIOL 420
  • BIOL 423
  • BIOL 426
  • BIOL 519

Electronic and Computer Systems

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Have previously completed courses worth

60 points from:

• ECEN 401-479
• ENGR 440
• ELCO 489
• ELCO 580
Complete further approved Approved 300- and 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:

• 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:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • GEOG 401-489
  • GEOG 580
  • PHYG 401-488

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete courses worth 60 points from:
• GEOG 401-489
GEOG 580
• COMP 300-399
• PHYS 300-399

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• ELCO 489 
• Approved courses worth 60 points from:
  • ECEN 401-479
  • ENGR 440
• Further approved courses worth 30 points from
  • ECEN 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

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• GEOG 489 
• Approved courses worth 90 points from:
  • GEOG 401-488
  • PHYG 401-488

Geology

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • ESCI 401-489
  • ESCI 580
  • PGEO 401

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed:

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

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• GEOL 489
• Approved courses worth 90 points from :
  • ESCI 401-489488
  • ESCI 580
  • PGEO 401

Geophysics

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete courses worth 120 points from:
  • ESCI 407
  • ESCI 411
  • GPHS 401-489
  • GPHS 580
  • MATH 461
  • PGEO 401

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:

• GPHS 300-399
• ESCI 300-399
• GEOL 300-399
• MATH 300-399
• PHYS 300-399

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• GPHS 489
• Courses worth 90 points from:
  • GPHS 401-488
  • ESCI 407
  • ESCI 411
  • GPHS 401-489
  • GPHS 580
  • MATH 461
  • PGEO 401
  • Approved courses listed for the BSc(Hons)

Marine Biology

For the Postgraduate DiplomaHave previously completed:

• Complete BIOL 423
• Complete further approved courses worth 90 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:

• • 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

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

• Complete approved courses worth 120 points from MATH 401-489.

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

• Complete approved courses worth 60 points from MATH 401-489.

Molecular Microbiology

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 points from:
• BIOL 400-429
• BIOL 431-439
BIOL 489Approved courses worth 60 points from BIOL 300-399
• STAT 193 or equivalent

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• BIOL 422
• BIOL 423
• BMAR 489
• Further courses worth 30 points from:
  • BIOL 403
  • BIOL 405
  • BIOL 410
  • BIOL 416
  • BIOL 417
  • BIOL 420
  • BIOL 425
  • BIOL 519

Mathematics

Have previously completed four approved courses from MATH 300-399

Complete approved courses worth 120 points from MATH 401-489

Molecular Microbiology

Have previously completed four courses:

• BIOL 340
• BMSC 301
• BTEC 201
• One course from:
  • BIOL 236
  • BMSC 334
  • BTEC 301

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• MBIO 434
• MBIO 489
• BIOL 430
• Further courses worth 60 points from:
  • BIOL 401-439
  • BMSC 401
  • MBIO 440

Questions

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

Petroleum Geoscience

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

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

Physics

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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:

Physical Geography

Have previously completed

• Either GEOG 318 or GEOG 319
• GEOG 324
• GEOG 325
• Further approved 300-level courses worth 20 points listed for the BSc

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• PHYG 489
• Courses worth 90 points from PHYG 404-488

Physics

Have previously completed four courses:

• PHYS 304
• PHYS 305
• PHYS 307
• PHYS 309

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• PHYS 490
• PHYS 491
• Further approved courses worth 90 points from PHYS 401-488

Psychology

Have previously completed eight courses:

• PSYC 232
• Three further courses from PSYC 200-299
• PSYC 325
• Three further courses from PSYC 300-399

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• PSYC 489
• Approved courses worth 90 points from PSYC 401-488

Important information

You will only be allowed to do PSYC 451 and/or PSYC 452 if you are enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology. 

Statistics

Have previously completed courses worth 45 points from:

• MATH 353
• MATH 377
• OPRE 300-399
• STAT 301-391
• STAT 393-399

Complete approved courses worth 120 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.

• Other courses approved by the head of school