Bachelor of Science (BSc) Majoring in Geology
Dunedin, New Zealand
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
TUITION FEES
NZD 45,045 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international fee | NZD 8300 - 9500 domestic fee
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Geology at the University of Otago studies Earth's past through fieldwork on Zealandia and labs. You study geological reasoning applied to environmental and resource challenges — climate change, sustainability and natural hazards — using integrated field and laboratory work to understand scales of Earth processes. Keywords: geology, geoscience, tectonics.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in environmental consulting, resource exploration, geotechnical engineering, hazard assessment, conservation, climate research and education. Employers include government, mining and energy firms, institutes and NGOs. Skills include mapping, analysis, GIS, data interpretation and communication for applied or research roles.
Discover Earth's past, explore its present, and help shape the future; learn about dynamic processes that shape our planet. Field trips around local Zealandia - Earth's youngest, most active continent.
This introduces geological reasoning applied to current environmental and resource challenges such as climate change, sustainability, and natural hazards. To understand how Earth and humanity will respond to these challenges, we must look to past periods of global change captured by the geological record. Integrated field and laboratory investigations are used to inform understanding of the spatial and temporal scales of Earth processes, and the ways in which they shape Earth and our lives.