Master of Science

Entry criteria

To enrol in a Master of Science in New Zealand 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
• any bachelor's degree and a qualifying programme
• other approved qualifying programmes.

You will need to have completed your previous degree with a B Grade Point Average or better.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Postgraduate language requirements. See how to provide your English language evidence to UC. 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, or other approved postgraduate programmes can apply to 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.