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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons))

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A specific aim of the Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) degree is to develop advanced theoretical and research skills and in so doing to provide a platform for an advanced professional or academic career.

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Programme requirements

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Anatomy

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Biochemistry

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  • BIOC 490  Research Project

  • Three of:
    • BIOC 461  Research Design and Analysis in Biochemistry
    • BIOC 462  Molecular Biology
    • BIOC 463  Contemporary Technologies in Biochemistry
    • BIOC 464  Applied Biochemistry

    With approval from the Head of Department one 400-level BIOC paper may be replaced with a 400-level paper from another relevant subject.

    Prerequisites:
    At least five 300-level papers including at least four of BIOC 351, BIOC 352, BIOC 353, BIOC 360 

    With approval from the Head of Department one 300-level BIOC paper may be replaced with a 300-level paper from another relevant subject.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Botany

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  • BTNY 490  Dissertation

  • Three of:

    Note: With approval from the Head of Department another 400-level paper may be substituted for one of BTNY 461-470.

    Prerequisites:
    At least five 300-level papers including at least four 300-level BTNY or PLBI papers.

    With approval from the Head of Department, one of the papers listed may be replaced by another 300-level paper.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Chemistry

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  • CHEM 490  Dissertation

  • CHEM 461  Topics in Advanced Chemistry

  • CHEM 462  Topics in Advanced Chemistry

  • CHEM 463  Topics in Advanced Chemistry

    Prerequisites: at least five 300-level papers including at least four of CHEM 301, CHEM 302, CHEM 303, CHEM 305, CHEM 306.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Computer Science

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Ecology

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Economics

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Prerequisites:
ECON 375  Econometrics
ECON 377 Mathematical Economics
Two further 300-level ECON papers
18 further 300-level points

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Electronics

No new enrolments will be accepted for this subject.

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  • ELEC 490  Dissertation

  • Three of:
    • ELEC 441  Linear Systems and Noise
    • ELEC 442  Digital Signal Processing
    • ELEC 443  Boundary Value Problems of Mathematical Physics
    • ELEC 444  Logic Synthesis
    • ELEC 445  Inverse Problems and Imaging
    • ELEC 446  Computational Inference
    • 20 further 400-level points, as approved by the Programme Director

    Prerequisites:
    At least five 300-level papers including:
    At least three 300-level ELEC papers
    one further 300-level ELEC, MATH or PHSI paper

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Food Science

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  • FOSC 490  Dissertation

  • Three of:
    • FOSC 401  Topics in Advanced Food Science 1
    • FOSC 402  Topics in Advanced Food Science 2
    • FOSC 403  Topics in Advanced Food Science 3
    • FOSC 404  Topics in Advanced Food Science 4
    • FOSC 405  Topics in Advanced Food Science 5

    Note: With approval from the Head of the Department of Food Science, FOSC 460 or one 400-level paper from another relevant subject may be substituted for one elective 400-level FOSC paper.

    Prerequisites:
    FOSC 301 Food Chemistry, Structure and Function
    FOSC 302 Food Preservation and Processing
    FOSC 311 Food Product Development
    One of FOSC 306 Advanced Sensory Science, or MICR 331 Food Microbiology

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Genetics

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  • GENE 490  Dissertation

  • GENE 411  Current Topics in Genetics

  • GENE 412  Current Topics in Genetics

  • One of:
    • ANAT 456  Developmental Biology
    • BIOC 462  Molecular Biology
    • BIOC 463  Contemporary Technologies in Biochemistry
    • BTNY 467  New Zealand Plant Ecology and Evolution
    • MICR 461  Molecular Microbiology
    • PLBI 401  Special Topic
    • STAT 435  Data Analysis for Bioinformatics
    • ZOOL 410  Evolutionary Genetics

      With Programme Director approval, one of the papers listed above may be replaced by another 400-level paper.

    • Prerequisites: At least five of:
    GENE 312  Evolutionary Genetics
    GENE 313  Medical Genetics
    GENE 314  Developmental Genetics
    GENE 315  Genomes
    GENE 360  Special Topics in Genetics (highly recommended)
    BIOC 352  Advanced Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
    MICR 335  Molecular Microbiology

    With Programme Director approval, one of the papers listed above may be replaced by another 300-level paper.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Geography

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Geology

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Human Nutrition

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  • HUNT 490 Dissertation
  • HUNT 454 Nutritional Biostatistics
  • and two papers from:

    • HUNT 441  Research Methods
    • HUNT 442  Applied Nutrition & Disease Management
    • HUNT 443  Practice in Public Health Nutrition
    • HUNT 445  Applications in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
    • HUNT 452  Nutrition and Human Health

Prerequisites for 2020:
HUNT 311  Metabolism, Health and Disease
HUNT 312  Nutrition in Cancer and Heart Disease
HUNT 313  Life Cycle Nutrition
HUNT 314  Nutrition and Health Communication
HUNT 355  Perspectives in Sports Nutrition

Prerequisites from 2021:
HUNT 341  Nutrition and Behaviour Change Communication
HUNT 342  Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
HUNT 343  Community and Public Health Nutrition
HUNT 345  Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition
HUNT 346  International Nutrition and Health

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Information Science

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Prerequisites for 2017 or 2018:
INFO 312  Information Systems Development Project
Two of:
INFO 321  Enterprise Data Management
INFO 322  Information Systems Strategy and Governance
INFO 323  Distributed Information Systems
INFO 324  Adaptive Business Intelligence
Two further papers from:
300-level INFO papers
SENG 301 Software Project Management

Prerequisites from 2019:
INFO 301 Applied Project, INFO 302 Information Systems Strategy and Governance, and three further 300-level INFO papers.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Marine Science

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Note: With approval from the Head of Department, one MARI 400-level paper may be replaced with a 400-level paper from another relevant subject.

Prerequisites:
At least five 300-level papers in Sciences, including at least one in MARI, AQFI or OCEN

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Mathematics

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Microbiology

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  • MICR 490  Research Project

  • MICR 461  Molecular Microbiology

  • MICR 463  Trends in Microbiology

  • MICR 464  Medical Microbiology and Immunology

    Prerequisites:
    At least five 300-level papers including at least four of:
    MICR 331  Food Microbiology
    MICR 332  Health Microbiology
    MICR 334  Advanced Immunology
    MICR 335  Molecular Microbiology
    MICR 336  Applied and Environmental Microbiology
    MICR 337  Virology
    MICR 360  Special Topics: Preparation for Postgraduate Study (highly recommended)

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Neuroscience

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Prerequisites:
At least five of ANAT 332, ANAT 335, ANAT 336, ANAT 337, NEUR 301, NEUR 302, NEUR 303, PHAL 303, PHSL 341, PHSL 342, PSYC 313, PSYC 317, PSYC 319, PSYC 323, PSYC 330, ZOOL 314

Note: With approval from the Programme Director, another 300-level paper may be substituted for one of the papers listed.

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Pharmacology

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  • PHAL 490  Dissertation

  • PHAL 421  General Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • Two of:
    • PHAL 423  Neuropharmacology
    • PHAL 426  Clinical Pharmacology
    • PHAL 427  Special Topic: Cancer Pharmacology
    • PHAL 428  Current Research Literature in Toxicology
    • PHAL 430  Advanced Topic in Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • PHAL 431  Special Project

    Prerequisites:
    At least five 300-level papers including at least four of:
    PHAL 303  Neuropharmacology
    PHAL 304  Human Pharmacology
    PHAL 305  Molecular and Immunopharmacology
    PHAL 306  Human Toxicology
    PHAL 307  Current Topic (highly recommended)

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Physics

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Prerequisites:
Two of MATH 202, MATH 203, COMO 204; PHSI 331, PHSI 341, PHSE 381
Two further 300-level PHSI or MATH papers (PHSI 365 recommended)

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Physiology

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Plant Biotechnology

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Psychology

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Or, for students granted provisional admission to PGDipClPs

Prerequisites:
At least five 300-level papers including:
PSYC 311  Quantitative Methods
and four from PSYC 313, PSYC 315, PSYC 317, PSYC 318, PSYC 319, PSYC 321, PSYC 323, PSYC 324, PSYC 325, PSYC 326, PSYC 327, PSYC 328, PSYC 329, PSYC 330, PSYC 331

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Sport, Exercise and Health

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Prerequisites:
At least five 300-level SPEX papers

Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Statistics

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Zoology

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Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons))

  1. Admission to the Programme

    1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
    2. Every applicant shall have fulfilled one of the following conditions:
      1. have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science majoring in the subject or subjects of study proposed with an average grade of at least B+ for the appropriate 300-level papers;
      2. have been admitted with the status of one who is entitled to proceed to the degree;
      3. have a qualification acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and produce evidence acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of ability to proceed to the degree.

  2. Subjects of Study

    The degree may be awarded in any one of the subjects listed above, or in an approved combination of the subjects (Combined Honours) listed above.

  3. Structure of the Programme

    1. Every programme of study shall satisfy the reqirements for the subject concerned as set out in the subjects listed above.
    2. With the permission of the Heads of Departments concerned, a candidate may substitute a paper of another subject for one of the required papers.
    3. A student who has obtained the degree in one subject may become a candidate for the degree in any other subject.
    4. The research report must be submitted by 1 June or 1 November of the semester in which the degree is completed.

  4. 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).

  5. Duration of the Programme

    A candidate shall complete the requirements for the degree in one academic year of full-time study following admission to the Honours programme.

  6. Level of Award of the Degree

    1. The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours, with Second Class Honours (Division I), with Second Class Honours (Division II), or with Third Class Honours.
    2. Should a candidate fail to obtain Honours, the papers passed may be credited towards a Postgraduate Diploma.
    3. A candidate who fails to obtain Honours may not resit all or part of the Honours programme in a subsequent year, unless the Senate has determined that his or her performance in those examinations was seriously impaired.

  7. Variations

    The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

Note: The due date for applications for enrolment in the programme is 10 December. Late applications will be considered.

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