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Get ahead at work
Expand your existing expertise at work or advance your career with Massey. Or change direction with a new qualification.
Overview
Enjoy subjects such as maths and technology, biology, chemistry or physics? Turn that interest into a rewarding career, with high demand for people who understand the sciences and technology.
Our qualifications, degrees and courses give you the in-depth knowledge and skills-based learning employers want. We’re flexible with what we offer. Specialise in one area, or pick and choose to see where studying at uni might take you.
Learn from world-class lecturers with expertise in areas such as:
- Agriculture and horticulture
- Animal science
- Biological and natural sciences
- Computer science and information technology
- Construction and built environment
- Food and nutrition
- Mathematics and statistics
- Māori knowledge
- Natural environment
- Psychology and mental health
- Sustainability
- Veterinary science
Join us. Massey's College of Sciences prepares you for success in your chosen field, including helping to solve scientific challenges facing our world.
Sciences events for future students
What you could study
Here's a small sample of the qualifications and courses you could study as a sciences student at Massey.
Undergraduate qualifications
Bachelor of Agribusiness – BAgribusiness
At Massey, many of our agribusiness students have jobs before they even graduate. Join to gain the skills and sound business knowledge to help progress the future of New Zealand’s primary production sector.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science – BAgSci
Massey’s Bachelor of Agricultural Science will give you the contemporary agriculture-related skills you need to become a leader in this rapidly growing international industry.
Bachelor of Animal Science – BAnSci
Combine your love of animals and science with the only animal science degree available in New Zealand.
Bachelor of Construction – BConst
The Bachelor of Construction will help you become a highly sought-after construction expert who can contribute to all sectors of the construction industry.
Bachelor of Earth and Environmental Science – BEarthEnvSc
Balance the prosperity and environmental stewardship of the Earth. Understand how we impact Earth’s systems and use your scientific skills to steer us towards a more sustainable future.
Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours – BFoodTech(Hons)
Massey University’s Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours is the only degree in Australasia that combines food science, food engineering, and food business. Our graduates are highly employable and sought after.
Bachelor of Horticultural Science – BHortSci
Do you have a passion for plants and people? This is the only horticultural degree in New Zealand fully co-designed and created in collaboration with the industry.
Bachelor of Information Sciences – BInfSc
Exciting careers are available in software development, business analysis, project management. Massey provides you with the technical skills and knowledge to take your place in the fastest-growing industry in the world.
Bachelor of Science – BSc
Massey’s Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a flexible qualification that will challenge you, while giving you the satisfaction of discovery.
Bachelor of Veterinary Science – BVSc
By studying veterinary science at Massey University, you’ll join a world-leading veterinary qualification that will qualify you to work as a veterinarian in many different areas.
Postgraduate qualifications
Master of Agribusiness – MAgribus
Gain skills and knowledge sought by employers in New Zealand and internationally. Help address global challenges in the rapidly evolving feed, food, and fibre industries.
Master of Construction – MConstr
Become a world-leading construction specialist, with Massey University’s Master of Construction.
Master of Dairy Science and Technology – MDairyScTech
Learn chemistry, microbiology, and process technology required to manufacture high-quality dairy products. The qualification covers dairy industry structure, strategy, organisation, and function, including legislation and safety.
Master of Environmental Management – MEnvMgmt
Gain sought-after, advanced knowledge of current land and water-based environmental management with Massey's Master of Environmental Management.
Master of Food Technology – MFoodTech
Massey’s Master of Food Technology will provide you with the practical skills needed to undertake independent research in the food industry. Become a research and development champion in the food industry.
Master of Information Sciences – MInfSc
Focus on information sciences
The Master of Information Sciences will give you in-depth knowledge and expertise in a range of topics within the area of information sciences.
Master of Science – MSc
With Massey's Master of Science, you will get the knowledge and skills you need to gain a more in-depth understanding of an area of scientific study.
Master of Veterinary Medicine – MVM
Shaping the future of veterinary science: evidence to impact. This world-leading online education qualification attracts students from around the globe.
Master of Veterinary Studies – MVS
Progress your professional development by gaining expertise in a specific area of veterinary science.
What our students say
“My lecturers were always helpful, and I have found that a lot of what I learnt in my classes I use in my job every day.”
“I really enjoyed the software papers I took and principles that I learnt I apply in my current job. The top IT graduate jobs are highly competitive and I am glad that I studied with Massey University, I felt it prepared me well for the workplace.”
“It was very satisfying to publish my research and see it become available to the scientific community.”
Our facilities
You'll have access to a wide range of first-class facilities when you study sciences with us. Here's a snapshot of what's on offer.
Large Animal Teaching Unit (LATU)
This is a dedicated facility to help train Massey veterinary students in aspects of large animal handling and examination across a range of species.
The facility includes a small working farm with horses, cattle, sheep and camelids. A range of veterinary procedures are taught as students progress through their course.
Location: Manawatū campus
Massey Farms
Students and researchers can access 2,000 hectares at our six working farms, including:
- dairy farms
- sheep and beef farms
- deer breeding unit
- mixed enterprise and cropping unit.
Location: Manawatū campus
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Massey’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital's state-of-the-art equipment includes canine hydrotherapy, MRI scanners, tomography, dynamic and video endoscopy, ultrasound and radiology equipment and arthroscopy as well as surgical expertise on many animal types.
Location: Manawatū
Massey horticultural units
Purpose-built facilities for teaching and research in plant science and production include:
- 7 hectare orchard
- 25 glasshouses
- six temperature-controlled rooms
- growth cabinets.
Plantings include apples, pears, green and gold kiwifruit, and vegetable trials of traditional Māori crops.
Location: Manawatū campus, Palmerston North
Contact: Mark Osborne
Email: m.a.osborne@massey.ac.nz
Microbrewery
Massey's microbrewery is used for teaching, research and commercial partnerships. The facility includes:
- 200L brew capacity
- ten 200L combined fermentation and conditioning tanks
- clean-in-place (CIP) system
- computer-based process control and data acquisition system
- plate and tube heat exchangers.
Cetacean Pathology Unit
Our post-mortem facility assesses cetacean (whale, dolphin and porpoise) anatomy, life history, diet and human impacts. We hold a 30-year national tissue collection (frozen, fixed and dry) for research purposes.
Research includes:
- markers of health and disease in stranded cetaceans
- environmental contaminants
- climate and nutritional stress effects
- animal welfare in strandings response and euthanasia.
FoodPILOT
Learn to create and test food and nutrition products, using industrial-standard processing equipment such as:
- extruders
- high-pressure processors
- pasteurising equipment
- sterilisation equipment.
Businesses from boutique makers to exporters use FoodPILOT to turn ideas into reality.
Location: Manawatū campus
What our students say
“Physics always struck me as the most interesting of the sciences and the majority of scientists who I really look up to are all physicists. Studying at Massey was worthwhile as there was a lot of learning about things that are used in the real world.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Massey and feel it provided the necessary basis to enter the workforce in my chosen field.”
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