Planning an MSc

Before being admitted into a masters programme, you will need to get the approval of the Depart¬ment of Mathematics, then find a supervisor for your thesis and have them complete a simple thesis proposal form.

The emphasis in a masters is on original research. To get a Master of Science (MSc) or a Masters or Arts (MA), you must either do a 120 point thesis or a 90 point thesis and 30 points of other courses. Depending on your research topic, you can do an MSc in Mathematics, Ap¬plied Mathematics, Bioinformatics or Logic and Computation, a MA in Mathematics or a Master of Education in a Mathematics Education subject.

Before you can enrol in an MSc you must have a Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons) or a Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) with sufficiently high marks in the required major.

If you obtained your PGDipSci or BSc (Hons) degree from The University of Auckland, you will need a B- average over at least 90 points of your courses, of which at least 75 points must be in 700-level, (graduate level), courses. An MSc can be done part time over two years. If your average mark for your MSc is sufficiently high you will be awarded the degree with honours.

If you require more information about doing a masters, please visit Academic Advisers.