What will I learn?

We have designed this programme with budding scientists in mind. Its for students who want to pursue postgraduate research. From Chemistry to Computational Biology, and Ecology to Environmental Change, the 13 specialisations available in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) span the spectrum of the sciences. Youll develop advanced disciplinary knowledge and relevant research skills, and youll undertake original research in your chosen area. Depending on how well you do in your courses, you may be able to progress straight to a PhD. You may be able to transfer between the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours), with faculty approval. You can also study for a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) as a conjoint programme, which means you can take two undergraduate programmes at the same time. While your Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) will prepare you for doctoral study, youll also emerge with the advanced knowledge and skills demanded by employers in your sector of interest.Your BAdvSci(Hons) programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 480 points. Some students will feel more prepared for our Chemistry and Biology courses if they have already studied some science subjects in high school.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Science

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$51,966.00 (US$ 30,998) per year

Tuition Fees: NZ $50,810 - NZ $53,122

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected July 2025

More details

Start date

March 2025

Venue

University of Auckland

City Campus,

Alfred Nathan House, 24 Princes Street,

AUCKLAND CITY,

Auckland Central,

1010, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For students from Hong Kong

Applicant must have secondary school qualification or equivalent; Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE): 22 (Category B subjects are excluded). The 5 subjects must include the 4 Core subjects in Category A and the best elective subject from either Category A or C. The subject level of 1 is equal to 1 point up to 5 points for the level of 5, and 6 for 5 and 5. If extended Mathematics is taken with Core Mathematics, the scores may be combined and averaged as one score.)

For international students

Secondary school qualifications

You need to have one of the following:

International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum total score of 24.

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. You must have completed a minimum of three A-Level subjects.

Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). You must have completed a minimum of three A-level subjects.

GCE 鈥楢 Level requirements apply to 鈥楢 Level qualifications examined by bodies such as AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC, CCEA and Pearson Education Limited taken outside of New Zealand.

IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands below 5.5; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 80 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 60 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 169 and no bands below 162; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 50 and no PTE Communicative score below 42; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of C-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 80.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.