Courses are the ‘papers’ that make up your chosen qualification.
Each course has a point value and you will be eligible to graduate in your chosen qualification when you have reached the required number of points.
Each course is identified by a unique course code made up of a four-letter abbreviation for the subject and a number (the first digit of which indicates the level of the course, eg: ECON104.)
Students usually take 100-level courses in their first year, 200 level in their 2nd year and 300 level in their 3rd year.
Each course at UC has a course code made up of a four-letter subject code and a three-digit number, for example 'PHYS339'. The subject code indicates the subject of the course, while the first digit of the number indicates the level of the course.
A course occurrence code includes additional information on when and where a course is held (year, semester, and site). A course can have multiple occurrence codes if it is offered in multiple semesters and/or multiple locations (such as on campus and online).
The four letter subject code indicates the subject of the course or the Department or School that teaches it, for example 'Physics' is represented by the subject code 'PHYS'. The subject codes currently in use at UC are listed below:
All courses have a three digit number following the subject code. The first digit indicates the level of the course:
The year the course is being offered is abbreviated to the last two digits of the year, for example '2023' is indicated by '23'.
A semester is a period over which a course is offered:
| SEMESTER INDICATOR | DESCRIPTION |
| S1 | Semester 1 |
| S2 | Semester 2 |
| W | Whole Year |
| CY | Cross Year |
| B1 | Bridging 1 (Term 1) |
| B2 | Bridging 2 (Term 2) |
| B3 | Bridging 3 (Term 3) |
| B4 | Bridging 4 (Term 4) |
| B5 / BSU2 | Bridging 5 (Term 5 - Summer) |
| FY | Full Year |
| M1 | MBA 1 |
| M2 | MBA 2 |
| M3 | MBA 3 |
| M4 | MBA Four |
| YA | Full Year A |
| YA1 | Full Year First Half |
| YA2 | Full Year Second Half |
| YB | Full Year B |
| YB1 | Year B First Half |
| YB2 | Year B Second Half |
| YC | Full Year C |
| YC1 | Year C First Half |
| YC2 | Year C Second Half |
| YD | Full Year D |
| YD1 | Year D First Half |
| YD2 | Year 2 Second Half |
| SU2 | Summer 2 (November start) |
| SU1 | Summer 1 (January start) |
| T1 | Term One |
| T2 | Term Two |
| T3 | Term Three |
| T4 | Term Four |
| X | General non-calendar based |
| A | Any Time Start |
Dates for each of these semesters can be found on the Key Enrolment Dates page.
The site code indicates where the course is taught:
| SITE CODE | LOCATION |
| C | On campus in Christchurch |
| D | Distance (online) |
| A | Arts Centre, Christchurch |
| M | Manawa |
| N | Nelson |
| R | Rotorua |
Enter your course codes to search and select a group of courses you are interested in studying, and find out how much they would cost to study.
(For programmes without a set programme fee.)
