The minor in Applied Geology is in the process of being discontinued. New applications are not being accepted for 2023.
Overview
Otago's unique Applied Science degrees link the excitement of science and the power of technology with the challenges of business. Applied Science programmes help graduates to become innovative thinkers with an entrepreneurial spirit, the very attributes successful New Zealanders are well-known for. As a graduate you'll be in better control of your career, able to contribute to the success of any organisation. And if innovation attracts you, an Applied Science degree combined with work experience will provide the right background if you decide to start your own business.
Major subjects
For a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) degree you must major in at least one of the following subjects:
- Agricultural Innovation
- Applied Geology (No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject)
- Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Computational Modelling (No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject)
- Consumer Food Science (No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject)
- Data Science
- Energy Management
- Environmental Management
- Forensic Analytical Science
- Geographic Information Systems
- Molecular Biotechnology (No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject)
- Physical Education, Activity and Health
- Software Engineering
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Approved minor and second major subjects
It is a requirement that every programme normally includes an approved minor subject or an approved second major subject. Usually such a minor or second major subject must be selected from the tables below which list the approved combinations of major subjects with minor or second major subjects. However, the course director for the initial major subject may approve a minor or second major subject not listed in the table, provided that the overall combination of subjects and papers constitutes a coherent and integrated programme of study. Alternatively, but with the same requirement for a coherent and integrated programme, a course director may approve a programme without a specified minor or second major subject but which includes a selection of papers worth at least 90 points, including at least 18 points at 300-level and 54 points above 100-level.
Full list of available approved minor and second major subjects
Programme requirements
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) in Agricultural Innovation
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | AGRI 101 Agricultural Innovation CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology One of: at least one paper from at least two of the following lists of 100-level natural, human, or technical world papers: a. Natural world papers:
b. Human world papers:
c. Technical world papers:
Recommended: complete at least one paper from all three lists. | 18 18 18
36 |
| 200-level | AGRI 221 New Zealand Agricultural Systems GENE 223 Developmental and Applied Genetics MICR 222 Microbes in Action One natural, human, or technical world paper from the following list *: BIOC 221, BTNY 201, CHEM 206, ECOL 211, ENVI 211, FOSC 202, GENE 221, GENE 222, GEOG 216, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289, GEOG 290, GEOG 298, GEOG 299, MART 211, MATS 204, MICR 221, STAT 210, SURV 206, SURV 208 | 18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | AGRI 321 Agricultural Production and Food Security AGRI 322 Innovation and Healthy Soils AGRI 323 Agricultural Genetics and Breeding One natural, human, or technical world paper from the following list *: BIOC 352, BTNY 301, BTNY 302, BTNY 303, CHEM 306, ENVI 311, ENVI 312, FOSC 301, FOSC308, GENE 312, GENE 314, GENE 315, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395, GEOG 397, GEOG 398, GEOG 399, MART 306, MICR 331, MICR 332, MICR 335, MICR 336, PLBI 301, PLBI 302, SOCI 319, STAT 310, SURV 306, SURV 309 | 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 126 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers. *Students should examine prerequisites for their selected 200-level and 300-level papers when choosing their 100-level and 200-level options. With approval from the Programme Director, other papers relevant to Agricultural Innovation may be substituted for one of the optional natural, human, or technical world papers at 100-level, one optional paper at 200-level and for one optional paper at 300-level. | 126 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Applied Geology
No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject.
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | EAOS 111 Earth and Ocean Science GEOL 112 Dynamic Earth: A New Zealand Perspective One of | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | GEOL 251 Minerals and Rocks GEOL 252 Field Studies and New Zealand Geology One of GEOL 221, GEOL 261, GEOL 262, GEOL 263, GEOL 264, GEOL 265, GEOL 272, GEOL 273, GEOL 274, GEOL 275, GEOL 276 One of GEOL 221, GEOL 261, GEOL 262, GEOL 263, GEOL 264, GEOL 265, GEOL 272, GEOL 273, GEOL 274, GEOL 275, GEOL 276, EMAN 204, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 288, GEOG 289, GEOG 298, MARI 201, PHSI 243, SURV 208 | 18 18 18
18 |
| 300-level | GEOL 302 Independent Field Studies or GEOL 304 Accelerated Independent Project GEOL 344 Advanced Field Studies GEOL 353 Tectonics At least one of GEOL 321, GEOL 341, GEOL 361, GEOL 362, GEOL 363, GEOL 364, GEOL 365, GEOL 372, GEOL 373, GEOL 374, GEOL 375, GEOL 376, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 394, GEOG 395, GEOG 398 | 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 162 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers. | 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Aquaculture and Fisheries
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BIOL 112 Animal Biology MARI 112 Global Marine Systems STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics Three of: | 18 18 18 54 |
| 200-level | MARI 202 Marine Invertebrate Ecology and Biology AQFI 251 Principles of Aquaculture Two of BTNY 203, CHEM 201, CHEM 205, CHEM 206, ECOL 211, ECOL 212, FOSC 201, FORS 201, GENE 222, GENE 223, MARI 201, PHIL 235, STAT 210, SURV 208, ZOOL 221 | 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | AQFI 301 Field Methods for Assessment of Fisheries and Aquatic Habitats AQFI 352 Fisheries Ecology Two of CHEM 301, CHEM 306, FORS 301, GENE 312, GENE 314, GENE 315, MARI 301, MARI 302, ZOOL 316, ZOOL 319 | 18 18 36 |
| Plus | 108 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 108 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Computational Modelling
No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject.
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | COMO 101 Computational Mathematics MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1 MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2 One of: | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | COMO 204 Differential Equations MATH 202 Linear Algebra MATH 203 Calculus of Several Variables | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | COMO 303 Numerical Methods MATH 304 Partial Differential Equations At least two further COSC, MATH or STAT papers | 18 18 36 |
162 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 162 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Consumer Food Science
No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject.
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | FOSC 111 Food Principles FOSC 112 Introduction to Food Marketing STAT 110 Statistical Methods, or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology (recommended) or another paper | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | FOSC 201 Food Systems 1 FOSC 202 Food Systems 2 FOSC 213 Sensory Science | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | FOSC 306 Advanced Sensory Science FOSC 308 Food and Consumers FOSC 311 Food Product Development | 18 18 36 |
162 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 162 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Data Science
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
COMP 101 Foundations of Information Systems COMP 120 Practical Data Science COMP 161 Computer Programming COMP 162 Foundations of Computer Science STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics Note: Students are exempt from COMP 161 if they have gained entry to COMP 162 by passing COMP 151 with a grade of at least B or via an Advanced Placement Test. |
18 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level |
COSC 201 Algorithms and Data Structures INFO 204 Introduction to Data Science STAT 210 Applied Statistics STAT 260 Visualisation and Modelling in R |
18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level |
COSC 343 Artificial Intelligence INFO 304 Advanced Data Science STAT 312 Modelling High Dimensional Data One of COSC 344 Database Theory and Applications, STAT 310 Statistical Modelling |
18 18 18 18 |
| Plus |
144 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers. |
144 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Energy Management
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | One 100-level PHSI paper (PHSI 132 Fundamentals of Physics II recommended) MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1 MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2 BSNS 114 Financial Decision Making | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | EMAN 201 Thermoprocesses 1 EMAN 204 Energy Resources PHSI 243 Environmental Physics | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | EMAN 301 Fluids and Heat Transfer EMAN 308 Thermoprocesses 2 One of: One further paper from FINC 302-310, MANT 303, PMAN 401, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 392, GEOG 397, PHSI 365, PHSI 381, COMO 303, INFO 304, ENVI 312 | 18 18 18
18 |
162 further points (MATH 203 highly recommended), including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 162 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Environmental Management
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | ENVI 111 Environment and Society GEOG 101 Physical Geography GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures One of: | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | GEOG 216 Environmental Management: Principles and Values GEOG 201 Field Research Methods Two of GEOG 281, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289, GEOG 298, GEOG 299 | 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | GEOG 301 Field Research Studies GEOG 397 Environmental Management: Policy and Practice Two of GEOG 387, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395, GEOG 398, GEOG 399 | 18 18 36 |
144 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 144 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Forensic Analytical Science
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BIOC 192 Foundations of Biochemistry CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology CHEM 191 The Chemical Basis of Biology and Human Health HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1 STAT 110 Statistical Methods, or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics At least one of the following is recommended: | 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | CHEM 206 Analytical Chemistry FORS 201 Analytical and Forensic Science GENE 222 Genes, Chromosomes and Populations At least two of BIOA 201, BIOC 221, CHEM 201 or CHEM 205, FOSC 201, GENE 221, MICR 221, MICR 222, PHAL 211, PHAL 221, STAT 242, STAT 261, STAT 210, STAT 260, STAT 270 | 18 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | FORS 301 Analytical Forensic Biology CHEM 306 Forensic Chemistry At least two of BIOA 301, BIOC 352, FOSC 301, GENE 312, GENE 315, PHAL 306, PSYC 325, 300-level MICR and STAT papers | 18 18 36 |
90 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or second major subject or other approved papers | 90 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Geographic Information Systems
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | COMP 101 Foundations of Information Systems COMP 161 Computer Programming, or COMP 162 Foundations of Computer Science MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1, or MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2 SURV 120 Surveying and Spatial Science At least one of COMP 151, EAOS 111, GEOG 101, GEOG 102, GEOL 112, STAT 110, SURV 130, ENGL 228 Note: Students are exempt from COMP 161 if they have gained entry to COMP 162 by passing COMP 151 with a grade of at least B or via an Advanced Placement Test. | 18 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | INFO 201 Developing Information Systems 1 INFO 202 Developing Information Systems 2 SURV 220 Geographic Information Science At least one 200-level GEOG or SURV paper | 18 18 18 18 |
| Above 200-level | SURV 309 Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies SURV 314 3D Reality Capture SURV 319 Spatial Algorithms and Programming SURV 320 Spatial Analysis and Visualisation At least one further 300-level GEOG or SURV paper | 18 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 108 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers Notes:
| 108 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Molecular Biotechnology
No new enrolments are being accepted for this major subject.
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BIOC 192 Foundations of Biochemistry CELS 191 Cell and Molecular Biology CHEM 191 The Chemical Basis of Biology and HUman Health HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1 | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | BIOC 221 Molecular Biology GENE 221 Molecular and Microbial Genetics MICR 221 Microbes to Medicine At least two of BIOC 222, BIOC 223, BTNY 201, GENE 222, GENE 223, MICR 222, MICR 223 | 18 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | Four of BIOC 351, BIOC 352, GENE 313, GENE 314, GENE 315, MICR 335, MICR 336, MICR 337, PLBI 301, PLBI 302 | 72 |
126 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers | 126 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Physical Education, Activity and Health
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | SPEX 101 Sport, Science and Society SPEX 102 Principles of Exercise for Health and Performance ANAT 101 Anatomy for Sport and Exercise (or HUBS 191 and HUBS 192) PHSL 101 Physiology for Sport and Exercise (or HUBS 191 and HUBS 192) | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three of: | 54 |
| 300-level | Four of: | 72 |
| Plus | 162 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved paper | 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Software Engineering
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | COMP 101 Foundations of Information Systems COMP 161 Computer Programming COMP 162 Foundations of Computer Science One of: | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | INFO 201 Developing Information Systems 1 INFO 202 Developing Information Systems 2 COSC 201 Algorithms and Data Structures COSC 202 Software Development COSC 203 Web, Databases, and Networks | 18 18 18 18 18 |
300-level | COSC 349 Cloud Computing Architecture INFO 303 Enterprise Information Systems Infrastructure INFO 310 Software Project Management | 18 18 18 18 |
126 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers. Notes: (i) Students are exempt from COMP 161 if they have gained entry to COMP 162 by passing COMP 151 with a grade of at least B or via an Advanced Placement Test. (ii) Students who have passed at least one of MATH 120, 130, 140, or FINC 102 as part of another subject’s requirements do not need to pass another one of these papers to fulfil the Software Engineering requirements. | 126 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BIOC 192 Foundations of Biochemistry CHEM 191 The Chemical Basis of Biology and Human Health HUBS 191 Human Body Systems 1 HUBS 192 Human Body Systems 2 HUNT 141 Understanding Human Nutrition | 18 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | HUNT 245 Sport and Exercise Nutrition* Two of:
SPEX 201 Biomechanics and SPEX 203 Exercise Physiology, or | 18 36
36 |
| 300-level | HUNT 345 Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition Two of:
SPEX 303 Exercise Energetics and Physiology and SPEX 305 Athletic Conditioning and Rehabilitation, or | 18 36
36 |
90 further points (POPH 192 recommended), including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers Students who are interested in becoming dietitians, and working in the area of sports nutrition, must include the Supplementary Nutritional Science minor in their BAppSc programme. Students wishing to apply for dietetics must also include the HUNT344 in their BAppSc programme. | 90 | |
| Total | 360 |
Further information regarding the BAppSc majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition is available on the Department of Human Nutrition website.
Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) majoring in Sports Technology
No new enrolments will be accepted for this subject.
| Year | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | SPEX 102 Principles of Exercise for Health and Performance PHSL 101 Physiology for Sport and Exercise ANAT 101 Anatomy for Sport and Exercise One of COMP 151, COMP 161, COMP 162, MATH 130, MATH 140, (STAT 110 or STAT 115) | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | SPEX 201 Biomechanics SPEX 202 Motor Behaviour Two of APPS 201, COSC 201, COSC 202, COSC 203, HUNT 245, INFO 201, INFO 202, INFO 203, INFO 204, MATS 204, STAT 210, STAT 260 | 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | SPEX 311 Sports Technology Three of COSC 342, COSC 343, COSC 344, COSC 345, INFO 304, INFO 305, STAT 310, STAT 311, STAT 312 including up to two of SPEX 301, SPEX 302 or SPEX 305 | 18 54 |
| Plus | 144 further points, including either requirements for an approved minor or approved second major subject or other approved papers Note: Students should check the prerequisites for 200- and 300-level papers when selecting their 100-level and 200-level papers. | 144 |
| Total | 360 |
Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc)
Structure of the Programme
Every programme of study
- shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points,
- shall satisfy one of the major subject requirements listed above,
- must include an approved minor or second major as specified above, except that the Course Director for the major subject may approve either
- a minor or second major subject not listed above, or
- a selection of papers worth at least 90 points, including at least 18 points at 300-level and at least 54 points above 100-level, provided that the overall combination of subjects and papers constitutes a coherent and integrated programme of study.
No paper may count for both a major and a minor subject requirement or for more than one minor subject requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both requirements.
No paper above 200-level may count for more than one major subject requirement.
Duration of the Programme
The programme may be taken by full-time candidates in three years.
Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
- Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).
- With the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences) a candidate may enrol for a paper at 200-level without having satisfied the normal prerequisites. In such cases the candidate shall not be credited with the prerequisite papers. A candidate may not, having passed any such paper at 200-level, enrol subsequently for any prerequisite paper from which exemption has been given.
Cross Credits
Cross credits between two programmes are governed by the Cross Credit provisions of the General Regulations.
Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.
