UC’s Science degrees offer world-class education and research.
UC is renowned for practical degrees that support the high-growth tech, health, and sustainability sectors.
Located in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, UC has easy access to a Living Laboratory of mountains, sea, forests, and even an International Dark Sky Reserve. UC has more field stations situated around the country than any other New Zealand university, offering a unique connection to a diverse natural landscape for you to learn from.
Join students from around the world on our Christchurch campus - home to the most modern university science facility in the Southern hemisphere.
Science degree options
UC offers a wide range of internationally recognised, globally transferrable programmes.
What career options will I have after graduating?
UC is ranked in the top two universities in New Zealand for employment outcomes (2026 QS Rankings) and has over 3,000 employer connections.
Our Science degrees are designed to give you hands-on learning and practical applications to the real world, with opportunities such as consulting work, projects with industry partners, seminars with experts, internships, and field trips.
In our latest survey, 84% of our graduates found a job shortly after finishing studies.
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