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Apply by 1 May 2025 to start 7 Jul 2025
This programme can be studied as a general science qualification, or you can choose to specialise in a specific subject. Find out what qualifications you need to get into the GCertSc and what courses you need to take to complete it.
Programme requirements
For the GCertSc, you’ll need to complete a coherent programme approved by the Head of School.
With approval, you may substitute up to 20 points' worth of courses from other programmes at this university.
You may obtain a GCertSc with a specialisation if your course of study includes 45 points from the 200- and 300-level requirements of the corresponding major subject (see below).
Select your specialisation
Mathematics
Explore the potential of mathematics while you confront some of the world’s most difficult unsolved intellectual challenges. Investigate problem-solving techniques that you can use in several disciplines—including pure and social sciences—and that you can apply in a variety of professions. Learn from some of New Zealand’s best research mathematicians. Begin by studying calculus, algebra, and discrete mathematics and then move on to explore more theoretical concepts or applied mathematics. Discover logic and computation, matroid theory and combinatorics, and general relativity and cosmology.
Subject requirements
In addition to the programme requirements, for this specialisation you’ll need to complete:
At least 45 points from:
Other specialisations
Actuarial Science
Artificial Intelligence
Biology
Biotechnology
Cell and Molecular Bioscience
Chemistry
Computer Graphics and Games
Computer Science
Data Science
Development Studies
Earth Science
Ecology and Biodiversity
Electronic and Computer Systems
Environmental Studies
Geography
Geology
Marine Biology
Physics
Psychology
Science Communication
Statistics
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