The University of Otago offers over 150 different qualifications, in Humanities, Law, Sciences, Health Sciences, Education, and Commerce. Courses are taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level on campus and via the distance learning programme.
The University offers support to prospective and current students to assist in the planning of your chosen degree.
Degrees are comprised of papers, with a major, minor, or subject specialisations. Papers have prerequisites, co-requisites, restrictions, and a maximum workload. You can take various combinations of papers depending on your degree selection, and adjust your programme to your specific needs, including the ability to take a double degree or to take single papers through interest-only study or a certificate of proficiency.