Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Already have a degree and want to prepare yourself for higher-level careers or a master's degree or PhD? The Bachelor of Science (Honours) is for students with an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics, computer science or science.
At the heart of the programme is the honours dissertation; an independent small-scale research project on a scientific topic. We have strong links with key industry organisations, and many students complete their research project in collaboration with an industry partner. courses in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) focus on the latest developments in applied mathematics, computer science and science.
Start date: 2023
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Minimum entry requirements
- Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences or Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) with a B grade average or higher in level 7 courses.
International student entry requirements
English language requirements
- IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent
The degree consists of courses and a dissertation where you undertake a supervised research project, sometimes in collaboration with an industry partner.
You can specialise in:
- Applied conservation
- Computer and mathematical sciences
- Marine science
- Science
For the Applied Conservation specialisation you need to successfully complete the courses below.
Complete 60 points from the following courses
ENVS804 Geospatial Science for Conservation
CONS801 International Conservation Biology (15 points)
CONS802 Applied New Zealand Conservation (15 points)
CONS803 Socio-ecological Systems Analysis (15 points)
CONS804 Global Change Biology (15 points)
And complete
SCIE808 Advanced Scientific Inquiry or other approved postgraduate course for 15 points
And complete a dissertation
SCIE896 Dissertation (45 points)
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Complete the following course
COMP811 Research Methods (15 points)
Choose 60 points from
ASTR800 Advanced Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
COMP808 Logic, Games and Automata (15 points)
COMP809 Data Mining and Machine Learning (15 points)
COMP810 Data Warehousing and Big Data (15 points)
COMP813 Artificial Intelligence (15 points)
COMP815 Nature Inspired Computing (15 points)
COMP826 Mobile System Development (15 points)
COMP827 Advanced Computer Graphics (15 points)
COMP835 Server System Development (15 points)
COMP840 Specialist Topic A* (15 points)
COMP841 Specialist Topic B* (15 points)
MATH800 Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics (15 points)
MATH802 Advanced Financial Modelling and Analytics (15 points)
MATH803 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (15 points)
MATH805 Advanced Numerical Analysis (15 points)
STAT800 Stochastic Modelling (15 points)
STAT801 Multivariate Analysis (15 points)
STAT802 Advanced Topics in Analytics (15 points)
STAT803 Official Statistics
STAT804 Optimisation and Operations Research (15 points)
Or other postgraduate courses in a related subject with the approval of the programme leader.
Master of Science
And complete a dissertation
COMP896 Dissertation (45 points)MATH896 Dissertation (45 points)
More details about courses in this programme
Email cmspg@aut.ac.nz
Enrolment in courses is subject to meeting all requirements and availability of courses.
For the Marine Science specialisation you need to successfully complete the courses below.
Complete one of:
And complete the following:
- MASC801 Advanced Biological Oceanography
- MASC802 Fisheries Science
- MASC803 Marine Ecosystem Functions
- MASC804 Marine Spatial Planning
And complete
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Further your understanding of a specialist science field. Choose from a wide range of courses and conduct research in areas like food science, evolutionary biology, earth and oceanic sciences, chemistry, microbiology, molecular genetics or biotechnology.
Complete the following courses
- SCIE805 Quantitative Analysis or SCIE807 Advanced Ecological Data Analysis
- SCIE806 Scientific Research or SCIE808 Advanced Scientific Inquiry
Choose 45 points from
Semester 1 courses
- CHEM805 Biological Inorganic Chemistry I (15 points) - taught by Nicola Brasch
- CONS803 Socio-Ecological Systems (15 points) - taught by Rebecca Jarvis
- ECOL801 Advanced Ecology (15 points) - taught by Hannah Buckley
- ENVS801 Applications of Geographical Information Systems (15 points) - taught by Dan Breen
- ENVS803 GIS Programming (15 points) - taught by Brad Case
- FOOD801 Food Science (30 points) - taught by Owen Young
- MICR801 Selected Topics in Microbiology (15 points)
- MELS801 Biomedical Ethics (15 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
- PHIL880 Ethics of Biotechnology (15 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
Semester 2 courses
- BIOL801 Biomedical Science & Technology (30 points) - taught by Jun Lu
- BIOL803 Introduction to Medicinal Cannabis (15 points) - taught by Ali Seyfoddin
- CHEM801 Physical Chemistry I (15 points) - taught by Allan Blackman
- CHEM803 Chemistry for Drug Discovery (15 points) taught by Jack Chen
- CHEM808 Molecular Spectroscopy (15 points) - taught by Marcus Jones
- CHEM809 Metabolites and Proteins (15 points)
- CONS801 International Conservation Biology (15 points) - taught by Dave Towns
- CONS804 Global Change Biology (15 points) - taught by Sebastian Leuzinger
- ENVS802 Advanced Applications of Geographic Information Systems (30 points) - taught by Brad Case
- FOOD802 Frontiers of Food Microbiology (30 points) - taught by Brent Seale
- FOOD803 Recent Trends in Food Science (15 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
- FOOD804 Current Topics in Food Science (30 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
- GENE802 Contemporary Molecular Genetics (30 points) - taught by Colleen Higgins
- INFS812 Bioinformatics (15 points)
- MASC801 Advanced Biological Oceanography (15 points) - taught by Kay Vopel
- MASC802 Fisheries Science (15 points) - taught by Armagan Sabetian
- MASC803 Marine Ecosystem Functions (15 points) - taught by Armagan Sabetian and Kay Vopel
- MASC804 Marine Spatial Planning (15 points) - taught by Dan Breen
- MELS802 Quality Assurance in Laboratory Services (15 points) - taught by Joe Chang
- SCIE803 Specialist Readings in Applied Science (30 points) - taught by Holly Perry
- SCIE809 Selected Topic (15 points)
Other courses that may be offered in some years
- CHEM802 Green and Sustainable Chemistry (15 points)
- CHEM804 Organic Chemistry II (15 points)
- CHEM806 Biological Inorganic Chemistry II (15 points)
- CONS802 Applied New Zealand Conservation (15 points) - taught by Dave Towns
- ECOL802 Macroecology and Biogeography (15 points) - taught by Hannah Buckley
- ENVS804 Geospatial Science for Conservation (15 points) - taught by Barbara Bollard
- ENVS805 Advances in Remote Sensing (15 points)
- ENVS806 Advances in Geospatial Analysis (15 points)
- ENVS807 Geospatial Customisation and Visualisation (15 points)
- ENVS808 Geospatial Internship (15 points)
- FOOD805 Advanced Sensory Analysis of Food (15 points) - taught by Nazimah Hamid
- SCIE804 Selected Topics in Applied Science (30 points)
- ENVS805 Advances in Remote Sensing (15 points)
- ENVS806 Advances in Spatial Analysis (15 points)
And complete a dissertation
SCIE896 Dissertation (45 points)
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Skills you will develop
The outcomes for graduates of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.
($8,957 tuition fees + $934 student services levy)
($37,600 tuition fees + $934 student services levy)
Science: $39,934 (for 120 points)
($39,000 tuition fees + $934 student services levy)
- Fees shown are based on a full-time workload for the points indicated next to the fee. The exact fee charged will depend on which courses you select at the time of enrolment.
- Fees are subject to change year to year. If you are planning for study beyond the current year, fees may vary from those stated.
- There may also be other fees and charges you need to pay.
- International students' tuition fees reflect the full cost of tuition. Domestic students' tuition fees are less due to a proportion of the tuition fees being funded by the New Zealand Government.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.