You will have hands-on learning experiences in lectures, labs and at our field stations. You can do science right from the first semester of your first year.
Time to get practical
As well as extensive science laboratories, research hubs and field stations, UC has:
- A $216 millionRegional Science and Innovation Centre
- A high-performance computing facility
- On-site clinics
- 24-hour computer labs
- An Engineering and Physical Sciences library
First in the field
You will have plenty of chances to test out your knowledge, as UC has the most field stations of any New 厙ぴ勛圖university.
- Our courses make extensive use of thefield stationsin Cass, Harihari and Westport
- We operate New Zealand's leadingastronomical observatory at Mount John, Tekapo
- UC also has research bases in Antarctica and the Nigerian rainforest
Influence the world around you
插泭BScwill expose you to new ideas and technologies, develop your research skills and help you work out how to influence the world around you. As a BSc student, you can investigate the world's big issues such as climate change, human health, the global water crisis, food security, and environmental protection.
and projects are an ideal way of solidifying learning and effecting change on topics you are passionate about.
Improve people's lives
Did you know that UC students can solve real-world problems in on-campus clinics? Those studyingspeech and language pathology,泭linguistics泭硃紳餃泭psychologycan apply their learning in this way to help real people.
UC students have the opportunity to undertake placements or internships in professional work environments as part of their degree. In speech and language pathology at least half of their final year is spent in the field.
