The Bachelor of Science with Honours degree comprises one full-time year of coursework that includes a research component. Students are admitted to the BSc(Hons) programme following the completion of a Bachelor of Science degree with a high level of achievement in appropriate subjects. Subject areas range from Astronomy to Zoology and a student may complete the programme in two subjects if desired (combined honours). Students who complete the Bachelor of Science with Honours with high grades are normally eligible to proceed directly to a Doctor of Philosophy.

UC science graduates find work in a range of different fields and sectors. Depending on your chosen path, you can become anything from a seismologist to a soil technician, meteorologist to a marine biologist, psychologist to a policy advisor, software engineer to a science writer, forensic analyst to a food technician. Canterbury’s leading-edge IT sector is facing a shortage of qualified graduates, meaning UC Computer Science graduates are in high demand.