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Qualifications covered

  • Bachelor of Science with Honours

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  • .1: Changes for Academic Board BSc(Hons)-13, -14
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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)

and

Acceptance

To be accepted by the

relevant Head

head of

the School

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)

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

.

Subject

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

Subject requirements

Biotechnology

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed:

  • BTEC 301
  • TECH 302SCIE 310
  • Further courses worth 35 points from:
    • BIOL 334-354
    • BMSC 301
    • BMSC 334-354
    • Either CHEM 305 or CHEM 306

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete courses worth

at least 30 points from BTEC 401-479.Complete further courses to total

120 points

from

:

  • BTEC 401-489435
  • BTEC 580
  • BIOL 400-480
  • CHEM 400-480
  • MBIO 400-480

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

  • Complete courses at least 30 points are from courses 489
  • One further course from BTEC 401-479.
  • Complete further courses to total 60 points fromFurther 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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed:

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

Complete courses

worth 120 points from:BIOL 430-440

worth 120 points:

  • CBIO 489
  • CBIO 580

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:
  • Complete courses worth 60 points fromFurther courses worth 90 points from:
    • BIOL 430-440
    • CBIO 489
    • CBIO 580

Chemistry

    • BMSC 433

Chemistry

Have previously completed

200- and 300- level courses worth 135 points from CHEM or other approved courses, including
  • At least 60 points at 300-level.

For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete approved courses worth 120 points from

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

Cell and Molecular Bioscience

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

  • Have previously completed:
    • Either BIOL 114 or BMSC 114
    • PSYC 232
    • 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 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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:

  • Have previously completed:
    • COMP 308
    • MDDN 311
    • Further courses worth 45 points from 
      • COMP 301-399
      • NWEN 301-399
      • SWEN 301-399

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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed four courses

worth 60 points from

:

  • COMP 301300-399
  • NWEN 301300-399
  • SWEN 301300-399
For the Postgraduate Diploma:

Complete courses worth 120 points

from

:

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

For the Postgraduate Certificate:

  • Complete courses worth 60 Courses worth 90 points from:
    • COMP 401-489479
    • SWEN 401-489479
    • NWEN 401-489479

Conservation Biology

For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

Have previously completed

approved

:

  • Approved courses worth 60 points from:
    BIOL from BIOL 300-399
  • STAT 193
For the Postgraduate Diploma:
  • or equivalent

Complete

BIOL 420
  • Complete further courses worth 90 points from:
    • BIOL 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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:four courses:

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

    Ecology and Biodiversity

    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 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 or equivalent

    Complete courses worth 120 points:

    • EBIO 489
    • BIOL 403
    • BIOL 422
    • Further courses worth 30 points from:Have previously completed approved 300-level or higher
      • BIOL 401-440405
      • 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

    Electronic and Computer Systems

    For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      • 420
      • BIOL 423
      • BIOL 426
      • BIOL 519

    Electronic and Computer Systems

    Have previously completed courses worth 60 points from:

    • Courses Approved 300- and 400-level courses listed for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
    • COMP 300-399
    • PHYS 300-399

    For the Postgraduate Diploma:

    Complete approved courses worth 90

    Complete courses worth 120 points:

    • ELCO 489 
    • Approved courses worth 60 points from:
      • ECEN 401-479
      • ENGR 440
      • ELCO 489
      • ELCO 580
    • Complete further approved 400-level Further approved 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 courses

      worth 120

      worth 120 points

       from

      :

      • GEOG 401-489
      • GEOG 580
      • PHYG 401-488

      For the Postgraduate Certificate:

      • Complete courses worth 60 points from489 
      • Approved courses worth 90 points from:
        • GEOG 401-489GEOG 580488
        • PHYG 401-488

      Geology

      For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      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

      worth 120 points:

      • ESCI 401-GEOL 489
      • ESCI 580
      • PGEO 401

      For the Postgraduate Certificate:

      • Complete courses worth 60 points fromApproved courses worth 90 points from :
        • ESCI 401-489488
        • ESCI 580
        • PGEO 401

      Geophysics

      For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      Have previously completed approved courses worth 60 points from:

      • GPHS 300-399
      • ESCI 301300-399GPHS 301
      • GEOL 300-399
      • MATH 301300-399
      • PHYS 301300-399
      For the Postgraduate Diploma:

      Complete courses

      worth 120 points from

      worth 120 points:

      • ESCI 407
        • ESCI 411GPHS 489
      • Courses worth 90 points from:
        • GPHS 401-489
        • GPHS 580
        • MATH 461
        • PGEO 401

      For the Postgraduate Certificate:

      • Complete courses worth 60 points from:
        • 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 Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      Have previously completed

      approved

      :

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

      For the Postgraduate Diploma:

      • Complete BIOL 423
      • Complete further approved courses worth 90 or equivalent

      Complete courses worth 120 points:

      • BIOL 422
      • BIOL 423
      • BMAR 489
      • Further courses worth 30 points from:
        • BIOL 401-440403
        • BIOL 519405
        • 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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:
        • BIOL 410
        • BIOL 416
        • BIOL 417
        • BIOL 420
        • BIOL 425
        • BIOL 519

      Mathematics

      Have previously completed four approved courses

      worth 60 points

      from MATH 300-399

      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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      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 DiplomaComplete courses worth 120 points:

      • 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 MBIO 489
      • BIOL 430
      • Further courses worth 60 points from:
        • BIOL 400-429BIOL 431401-439BIOL 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

      For the Postgraduate Diploma and the Postgraduate Certificate:

      Have previously completed

      • Either GEOG 318 or GEOG 319
      • GEOG 324
      • GEOG 323325
      • Further approved 300-level courses worth 20 points from courses listed for the BSc
      For the Postgraduate Diploma:

      Complete courses

      worth 120 points from

      worth 120 points:

      • 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 and the Postgraduate Certificate:

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

      Physics

      Have previously completed 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

      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 232Further
      • Three further courses from PSYC 200-level PSYC courses worth at least 45 points299
      • PSYC 325
      • Three further courses from PSYC 300-level PSYC 399

      Complete courses worth

      at least 45 points

      For the Postgraduate Diploma:

      Complete courses worth 120 points from

      120 points:

      • 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:
      • 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 300301-391
      • STAT 393-399

      For the Postgraduate Diploma:

      Complete approved 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.
     
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