University of Otago

Department of Management   (www.business.otago.ac.nz/mgmt)  

The Department teaches courses in management to Masters level, supervises Ph.D. students, carries out research in management-related areas and publishes in a variety of media.

Department of Mathematics & Statistics   (www.maths.otago.ac.nz)  

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago.

Department of Physics   (www.physics.otago.ac.nz)  

Department of Physics, University of Otago.

Department of Physiology   (www.otago.ac.nz/Physiology)  

The largest and best known Department of Physiology in New Zealand. Established in 1905, it is now 96 years old.

Department of Preventive and Social Medicine   (www.otago.ac.nz/prevmed)  

The Department teaches medical students and physiotherapy students, and also offers undergraduate papers in Epidemiology and Health Promotion for students in other faculties.

Department of Psychology   (psy.otago.ac.nz)  

The Department of Psychology at the University of Otago offers some of the most popular and highly-rated undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university.

Department of Theatre Studies   (www.otago.ac.nz/theatrestudies/)  

The Department employs innovative teaching methods in which dramatic practice, theory and history are intertwined. Students have opportunities to make their own theatre.

Department of Theology   (www.otago.ac.nz/theology)  

Offers courses in Biblical Studies, Christian thought and history and pastoral theology.

Department of Tourism   (www.business.otago.ac.nz/tourism)  

A national and international leader in tourism research and teaching.

Department of Tourism   (divcom.otago.ac.nz/tourism/)  

The tourism department of the University of Otago.

Department of Zoology   (www.otago.ac.nz/zoology/)  

Known internationally for its research in freshwater and marine ecology, wildlife and conservation ecology, neurobiology and animal behaviour, parasitology, environmental physiology and evolutionary studies.

Design Studies   (designweb.otago.ac.nz)  

Design is the thought process underlying the creation of new products and ideas.

Disabilities Office   (www.otago.ac.nz/disabilities/)  

Provides resources and support to students who are Deaf or have physical, learning, visual, psychiatric, and medical conditions.

Division of Commerce   (divcom.otago.ac.nz/com/)  

Commerce is one of the University's four teaching divisions, with over 3000 students. Commerce subjects have been taught at Otago since 1912 and the division is housed in a purpose built complex which was first occupied in 1991.

Division of Health Sciences   (healthsci.otago.ac.nz)  

Postgraduate, Research and Student information.

Division of Humanities   (www.otago.ac.nz/humanities)  

Humanities subjects at Otago cover two main areas of learning: the Arts and the Social Sciences. Together they comprise those subjects that explore the processes and systems of the human world, and the ways in which men and women interpret and represent their experience of it. Professional programmes in Law, Social Work, Teaching and Theology are an integral part of these studies.

Division of Sciences Departments   (www.sciences.otago.ac.nz)  

A full range of sciences including degree programmes in consumer and applied sciences, physical education, and surveying.

Energy Studies   (www.physics.otago.ac.nz/eman)  

Examines how to make the best use of energy resources to get the services needed in a sustainable manner.

Environmental Science   (www.otago.ac.nz/envscience)  

Offers two courses, a two-year Master of Science and a one-year PGDipSci course.

Faculty of Education   (education.otago.ac.nz)  

BA students with a major in Education are able to apply for most fields open to Arts graduates.

Faculty of Law   (www.otago.ac.nz/law)  

Today the Faculty of Law has 25 full-time teaching staff, drawn from seven different countries, 12 part-time teaching staff, and the equivalent of nearly 700 full-time students.

Foundation Studies at the University of Otago   (www.otago.ac.nz/foundationstudies)  

Helping international students prepare academically and socially for university education.

French Department   (www.otago.ac.nz/french)  

Offer a full range of courses for all levels, from Introductory French for beginners to postgraduate programmes for advanced students.

General Practice   (www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/mgp.html)  

The Department has the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Research Unit, the Rural Health Unit and offices for staff involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research and administration.

Genetics   (www.otago.ac.nz/subjects/gene.html)  

Genetics combines the classical approaches of Mendelian genetics and cytogenetics with the recently developed discipline of molecular genetics.