Diploma in University Studies: Science

The Diploma in University Studies: Science is equivalent to the first year of your undergraduate science studies. Upon completion of the programme, you will be eligible to progress to the second year of the Bachelor of Science degree and you will be able to choose from a variety of specialisations.Facilities for science are world-class and include field stations throughout the South Island of New Zealand and in Antarctica.Cutting-edge laboratories, access to 24-hour computer labs and specialist library collections.UC’s scientists are involved in internationally ground-breaking research. They have designed components for the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, are discovering new ways to combat superbugs, developing new non-invasive diagnostic techniques in medicine and have ring lasers to measure Earth’s rotation.