Entry requirements

You must have completed one of the following:

• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Science with Honours
• Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology with Honours
• Postgraduate Diploma in Science
• Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Geology
• or any bachelor's degree and a qualifying programme.

One or more courses in this degree may also require vaccinations. Check each course page for more details.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements. If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Science or use the admission requirements checker.

Notes:

• Students who have qualified for a Bachelor of Science with Honours or Postgraduate Diploma in Science can complete the MSc by Part II only (thesis-only) in their subject.
• For the Biotechnology major, you can have instead completed the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.
• The Child and Family Psychology major has other requirements – see the website for more information on the application process required to enrol into this major programme.
• For the Water Science and Management major, you can register your interest to enrol by contacting waterways@canterbury.ac.nz
• For the Industrial and Organisational Psychology major, you will need to meet specific English language requirements - an IELTS (Academic) average of at least 7.0, with no score lower than 6.5.

See more information on how to enrol into the Master of Science.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

Subjects and courses

See the Schedule for the Master of Science for course options and requirements for each subject.

Contact Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao | Faculty of Science for information about these subject areas:

Astronomy Biochemistry Biological Sciences Biotechnology Cellular and Molecular Biology Chemistry Child and Family Psychology Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences Computer Science Data Science Disaster Risk and Resilience Ecology Economics Engineering Geology Environmental Science

Finance Geography Geology Geospatial Data Science Industrial and Organisational Psychology Mathematics Medical Physics Medical Physics (Clinical) Microbiology Philosophy Physics Psychology Speech and Language Sciences Statistics Water Science and Management

Further study

You may go onto Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies in your subject after completion of this degree.

Career opportunities

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.