Auckland
Liaison Officer
The liaison officer for Samuel Marsden Collegiate is Penelope Elliot.
Her email is p.ireland@auckland.ac.nz
Penny will be in school on 30th July at lunchtime, in MH6, for course planning support.
Course updates
From 2019 Auckland University is offering a new 4 year
Honours degree, the BAdvSci. There are 11 specialisations to choose from for
this degree and it may be completed as a conjoint. Specialisations are
chemistry, computational biology, computer science, ecology, environmental
change, geology, marine science, mathematics, physics, psychology, statistics.
See www.science.auckland.ac.nz/badvsci-hons
There is also a new major for the BSc available- Geographic
Information Science and a new green chemical science specialisation
There are two new programmes in 2019 at the University of
Auckland; the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours), and the Bachelor of
Advanced Science (Honours)
To read more, head to these links: Medical Imaging https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/new-programmes/bachelor-of-medical-imaging--honours-.html
Pathways to Medical degrees at Auckland
There are two options for the first year pathway to
medicine, Biomedical Science or Health Science.
For Health Science, it is recommended that students have
completed Level 3 Biology and Chemistry.
Students are required to have one
Table A (English rich) subject and one Table B subject at Year 13.
Table A
subjects are Classical Studies, English, Geography, History, History of Art and
Te Reo Maori.
Table B subjects are Accounting, Biology, Calculus, Chemistry,
Digital Technologies, Economics, Physics, Statistics.
For Biomedical Science there are no subject requirements,
from table A/B but it is strongly recommended that students have Level 3
Chemistry, it is recommended they have Level 3 Biology and an English rich
subject and it is useful to have studied Level 3 Physics and Mathematics,
either Statistics or Calculus. An English-rich subject (Classics, Geography,
English, History etc) is also recommended for most of Science majors, as there is
still some level of writing involved once at university. See https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckland/study/programmes-and-courses/undergraduate-study-options/information-for-careers-advisers/subject-guide-2019.pdf
First Year Mentoring
The University of Auckland UniGuide programme is a free mentoring service for first year students to help them transition into the University during the first semester.Students applying and enrolling to the University of Auckland should look at the following link https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/on-campus/student-support/personal-support/uniguide-programme.html
Parent Guide
Auckland University have written a parents' guide designed
to help parents support their daughter’s decision making. It contains many
answers to your questions about studying at Auckland University. See: https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/central/for/future-undergraduates/parentsguide/Parents%20Guide%202016%20Web.pdf