Subjects for postgraduates | University of Canterbury

Applied Data Science

Build data science capability onto your study background.

Applied Data Science

Build data science capability onto your study background.

Applied Data Science

Architectural Engineering

UC offers practice-focused qualifications on technical and design architecture skills.

Architectural Engineering

UC offers practice-focused qualifications on technical and design architecture skills.

Architectural Engineering

Art History and Theory

Toi o Nehe, Toi Ariā

Develop expertise in how to look at things in detail, and gain insight into histories and cultures.

Art History and Theory

Toi o Nehe, Toi Ariā

Develop expertise in how to look at things in detail, and gain insight into histories and cultures.

Art History and Theory

Astronomy

Mātai Kōkōrangi

Carry out intensive research on the Universe with access to advanced technologies.

Astronomy

Mātai Kōkōrangi

Carry out intensive research on the Universe with access to advanced technologies.

Astronomy

Audiology

Audiology coursework trains professional clinical audiologists in acoustics, psychoacoustics, and neuroscience.

Audiology

Audiology coursework trains professional clinical audiologists in acoustics, psychoacoustics, and neuroscience.

Audiology

Biochemistry

Mātai Matū Koiora

Postgraduate Biochemistry examines subjects as diverse as pharmaceuticals and nanotechnology.

Biochemistry

Mātai Matū Koiora

Postgraduate Biochemistry examines subjects as diverse as pharmaceuticals and nanotechnology.

Biochemistry

Bioengineering

Create medical engineering technologies for rehabilitation, therapeutics, and medical informatics.

Bioengineering

Create medical engineering technologies for rehabilitation, therapeutics, and medical informatics.

Bioengineering

Biological Sciences

‌Postgraduate study allows in-depth and targeted research into biological fields, from oceanography to food production.

Biological Sciences

‌Postgraduate study allows in-depth and targeted research into biological fields, from oceanography to food production.

Biological Sciences

Biotechnology

‌Develop knowledge of biochemical, molecular, and evolutionary processes and economical solutions.

Biotechnology

‌Develop knowledge of biochemical, molecular, and evolutionary processes and economical solutions.

Biotechnology

Cellular and Molecular Biology

‌Study one of the most fundamental sciences in understanding organisms.

Cellular and Molecular Biology

‌Study one of the most fundamental sciences in understanding organisms.

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Chemical and Process Engineering

Pūhanga Matū, Tukanga

Postgraduate study offers research and development of new products and processes.

Chemical and Process Engineering

Pūhanga Matū, Tukanga

Postgraduate study offers research and development of new products and processes.

Chemical and Process Engineering

Chemistry

Mātai Matū

Chemistry propels advances in modern society and has an important role in solving global challenges.

Chemistry

Mātai Matū

Chemistry propels advances in modern society and has an important role in solving global challenges.

Chemistry

Chinese

Haina

The Chinese language courses offered at UC are suitable for a range of learners, including business people.

Chinese

Haina

The Chinese language courses offered at UC are suitable for a range of learners, including business people.

Chinese

Cinema Studies

Mātai Kiriata

Our courses reflect the global scope of film history by covering a wide range of films and directors through the eras.

Cinema Studies

Mātai Kiriata

Our courses reflect the global scope of film history by covering a wide range of films and directors through the eras.

Cinema Studies

Civil Engineering

Pūhanga Metarahi

Civil Engineering graduates can be found working in structural, geotechnical, transportation, and environmental fields.

Civil Engineering

Pūhanga Metarahi

Civil Engineering graduates can be found working in structural, geotechnical, transportation, and environmental fields.

Civil Engineering

Classics - postgraduate

Pūawaitanga

Classics courses teach Latin and Greek languages, and the history, literature, and art of the ancient world.

Classics - postgraduate

Pūawaitanga

Classics courses teach Latin and Greek languages, and the history, literature, and art of the ancient world.

Classics - postgraduate

Clinical Psychology

‌This programme uses a strong practical component to facilitate understanding of real people and their experiences.

Clinical Psychology

‌This programme uses a strong practical component to facilitate understanding of real people and their experiences.

Clinical Psychology

Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences

‌A postgraduate discipline and a fast-growing area dealing with big data.

Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences

‌A postgraduate discipline and a fast-growing area dealing with big data.

Computational and Applied Mathematical Sciences

Computer Science

An analysis of user needs and creating appropriate solutions.

Computer Science

An analysis of user needs and creating appropriate solutions.

Computer Science

Construction Management

‌Postgraduate learning taught in block course mode allowing professionals to upskill while working.

Construction Management

‌Postgraduate learning taught in block course mode allowing professionals to upskill while working.

Construction Management

Cultural Studies

Mātai Ahurea

Develop advanced skills in critical thinking while studying a range of cultural forms.

Cultural Studies

Mātai Ahurea

Develop advanced skills in critical thinking while studying a range of cultural forms.

Cultural Studies

Disaster Risk and Resilience

‌This is an interdisciplinary field around natural, social, and political sciences and the economics of disaster reduction.

Disaster Risk and Resilience

‌This is an interdisciplinary field around natural, social, and political sciences and the economics of disaster reduction.

Disaster Risk and Resilience

Earthquake Engineering

‌A range of postgraduate qualifications, endorsed in Earthquake Engineering, are available at UC.

Earthquake Engineering

‌A range of postgraduate qualifications, endorsed in Earthquake Engineering, are available at UC.

Earthquake Engineering

Ecology

Conduct more in-depth research around native and introduced organisms in the environment.

Ecology

Conduct more in-depth research around native and introduced organisms in the environment.

Ecology

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Pūhanga Hiko

An increasingly demanded discipline which covers everything from nano scale to power generation.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Pūhanga Hiko

An increasingly demanded discipline which covers everything from nano scale to power generation.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering

Postgraduate study in Engineering at UC offers a range of specialisation options including course-only qualifications, research-based (thesis) qualifications, and more.

Engineering

Postgraduate study in Engineering at UC offers a range of specialisation options including course-only qualifications, research-based (thesis) qualifications, and more.