University of Canterbury Courses

Those wishing to enrol in the Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Maori must have one of the following:

• a bachelor's degree with a major in Te Reo Maori; or
• any bachelor's degree, and have also completed a Graduate Diploma in Arts in Te Reo Maori; or
• any bachelor's degree, and have relevant professional experience and fluency in Te Reo Maori.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Maori or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

Enrolment in a PhD requires completion of a research-focused honours or master's degree, at First or Second Class (Division I) Honours or Distinction level (or equivalent qualifications).

Applicants with qualifications from outside Aotearoa New Zealand must have been granted admission to the University. Our admissions team, in consultation with the host department, look at your qualifications and transcripts to ensure that you have the background required to complete a PhD. It is possible that you may be required to complete preparatory courses prior to or after admission into a PhD programme.

In exceptional circumstances applicants without the typical academic background, but who can demonstrate the ability to pursue a PhD, may be admitted at the discretion of the Dean of Postgraduate Research.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Doctor of Philosophy or use the admission requirements checker.

The government has announced new vaccination requirements for the health and education sectors. At UC, our programmes are strongly connected to our communities of practice. For many of our programmes, you will not be able to complete research or practice-oriented courses if you are not vaccinated. This is due to research/practice taking place in health centres and schools/kura where all employees and volunteers are required to be vaccinated.

For enrolment in the Health Sciences major, you will be required to be vaccinated in line with the NZ Government regulations, and supply evidence of your vaccination status.

PhD students must contact a potential supervisor before applying. Information about the research interests of academic staff (supervisors) can be found on the relevant department website, or the UC Research Profile.

Find out more about how to apply for PhD and Doctoral degrees.

To enrol in the Master of Financial Engineering you should have:

• a bachelor's degree with a B+ Grade Point Average in 300-level courses; and
• completed specified 200-level MATH and STAT courses (or equivalent courses); and
• been approved to enrol.

If you have a minimal statistics and finance background, you may be required to take FIEC601 Quantitative Finance and Economics in January-February before enrolling.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Financial Engineering or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

To enrol in the Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal, you will need to have an approved university degree which is relevant to urban resilience and renewal (eg, Geography, Environmental Science, planning, Sociology, or other approved subjects).

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Urban Renewal and Resilience or use the admission requirements checker.

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Any bachelor's degree, or other qualifications of an equivalent standard, is required to enrol in the Diploma.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication or use the admission requirements checker.

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To enrol, you should have previously completed a sport and/or science-related Aotearoa New Zealand degree, or equivalent, and normally should have achieved at least a B Grade Point Average in 300-level courses in the degree.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Sport Science or use the admission requirements checker.

The government has announced new vaccination requirements for the health and education sectors. At UC, our programmes are strongly connected to our communities of practice. For many of our programmes, you will not be able to complete research or practice-oriented courses if you are not vaccinated. This is due to research/practice taking place in health centres and schools/kura where all employees and volunteers are required to be vaccinated.

For these courses you will be required to be vaccinated in line with the NZ Government regulations, and supply evidence of your vaccination status.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

Every student for the Master of Computer-Assisted Language Learning will need a bachelor's degree with a B Grade Point Average or better, or equivalent, and approval to enrol. The relevance and standard of undergraduate studies and any subsequent professional work experience are the main criteria of approval.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Computer-Assisted Language Learning or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

Applicants must have qualified for a Bachelor of Arts, or an equivalent degree, and satisfied the prerequisites for the subject concerned. Prerequisites vary between departments, but normally good grades in 300-level courses in that subject are required.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

The MSW is accessible only to those who have obtained a professional qualification in Social Work and have completed fieldwork requirements. For more details, contact Tauwhiro Hapori | Department of Social Work. Those who do not have a professional qualification in Social Work may instead consider the Master of Social Work (Applied).

To enrol in the MSW, you must have completed one of the following:

• a Bachelor of Social Work with First Class or Second Class Honours Division I
• any bachelor's degree and the Graduate Diploma in Social Work
• any bachelor's degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work with a B+ Grade Point Average or above (or equivalent)
• completed an approved qualifying course to the standard to the prerequisite courses.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Social Work or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

You will need University Entrance (or equivalent) to enrol.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For information on the enrolment process, please see how to apply for undergraduate qualifications.

The Bachelor of Music is open to everyone (except for the Performance major - see below). Having some previous study or knowledge of music will be especially helpful.

Entry to some first-year Performance courses are limited based on an audition with an instrument or in singing.

Applications should be made to Te Kura Puoro | School of Music no later than 20 September. Early auditions begin 22 August.