What will I learn?

Study Computer Science at Otago and take control of your future. Doors open to many areas – from machine learning, computer animation, computer games, software design and robotics, through to legal, financial and business careers.Computer Science forms the basis for all information technology and it is a fast-changing and rapidly growing field. Computing is now central to the way our modern society works, and it will remain that way. Computer scientists analyse, design and implement computer algorithms and computer systems. Their skills are desperately needed in New Zealand and worldwide.At Otago, we cover all core areas of Computer Science and actively research at the cutting-edge in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, computer graphics and vision, distributed computing, databases, search, biological data science and theory.

Which department am I in?

Division of Humanities

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$38,418.00 (19,33,565) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

Expected April 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Dunedin Campus

University of Otago Clocktower Building,

362 Leith Street,

DUNEDIN,

North Dunedin,

9016, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

We recognise many other qualifications as equivalent to the New Zealand qualification for entrance.

We also accept the following international qualifications:

International Baccalaureate: IB Diploma with a minimum of 24 points.
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) GCE Advanced Levels: minimum Numerical Score of 8
A minimum of CCC across the NCUK IFY
Satisfactory completion of one year's study at a recognised tertiary institution.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic module) (including IELTS Online) - Overall score of 6.0, no individual band below 5.5.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 80 and a writing score of 20.
C1 Advanced (previously Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) or C2 Proficiency (previously Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE)) - Overall score of 169 (with no individual band below 162)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 50 with no communicative skills score below 42.
LanguageCert - International ESOL: C1 Expert (LRWS) with a pass overall and no less than a pass in each skill
NZCEL - NZCEL 4 Academic endorsement
English New Zealand's Accredited Pathway Assessment - Assessment Level 2 (with no skill lower than Level 1)
APIEL Advanced Placement International English Language Examination - Grade 3 or higher

July commencement may be possible, although the duration of the qualification may be longer, or paper selection may be limited.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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