Dunedin,
New Zealand
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc - Mathematics in Dunedin New Zealand | University of Otago
University of Otago
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Dunedin New Zealand
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Research)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
NZD
37,746
(c. USD21,875.51)
Attendance
Full-time
Mathematics serves practical purposes such as coordinating material deliveries to construction sites to minimize storage needs, securing online communications through encryption, simulating blood circulation in impaired hearts, and forecasting ice floe fragmentation.
These applications demonstrate mathematics actively shaping our world. The discipline explores prime number distributions, geometric shape characteristics, variable relationships, and infinite series summations.
Mastering these concepts creates a basis for applying mathematical solutions to everyday challenges. It equips you with tools to process today's vast quantities of numerical information. The study cultivates problem-solving and organizational abilities that employers highly value, while fostering both logical and innovative thinking. You'll encounter a remarkably diverse and deeply meaningful science with inherent elegance, grappling with age-old questions that have captivated humanity for generations.
For degree candidates completing coursework and a thesis, the standard program duration ranges from two to three years of full-time equivalent study. Thesis-only candidates typically require one to two years of full-time equivalent study. Any exceptions require approval from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
Every applicant must either
be a graduate with an average grade of at least B for the appropriate 300-level papers, or
have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
An applicant seeking admission to the thesis-only option of the programme (see regulation 2(c) below) on the basis of the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science or equivalent must have achieved a grade of at least B+ for the research report, thesis preparation, or dissertation requirement of the qualification concerned.
In considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be had to the detail of the course of study followed to gain the qualification, as well as the applicant's performance in the programme.
IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21.
Every applicant must either
be a graduate with an average grade of at least B for the appropriate 300-level papers, or
have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
An applicant seeking admission to the thesis-only option of the programme (see regulation 2(c) below) on the basis of the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours or the Postgraduate Diploma in Science or equivalent must have achieved a grade of at least B+ for the research report, thesis preparation, or dissertation requirement of the qualification concerned.
In considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be had to the detail of the course of study followed to gain the qualification, as well as the applicant's performance in the programme.
IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21.
Tuition
NZD
37,746