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Learn more about programmes, qualifications, or outstanding teaching facilities that you won't find anywhere else in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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    • Agricultural Innovation
      New Zealand's only programme that takes you from farm to plate
    • Bioethics
      A minor in Bioethics, the study of the ethical, social and legal issues in healthcare, is only offered at Otago
    • Botany
      The only university in New Zealand specialising in the science of plants
    • Dentistry
      New Zealand's National Centre of Dentistry is one of the world's newest dental teaching hospitals
    • Energy Science and Technology
      The only energy-focussed undergraduate degree in Australasia
    • Entrepreneurship
      A uniquely self-directed degree that equips you to start a business
    • Neuroscience
      The only New Zealand university to offer an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience
    • Pharmaceutical Science
      The Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science incorporates rongoā Māori to give you training that's only available at Otago.
    • Radiation Therapy
      University of Otago's Wellington campus is the national provider of Radiation Therapy undergraduate and postgraduate education.
    • Science of Religion
      The only programme in New Zealand that equips students with an understanding of scientific methods that can be used in the study of Religion
    • Sport and Exercise Nutrition
      New Zealand's only dedicated sports nutrition programme
    • Surveying
      Otago is the only university in the country to offer a professional degree in Surveying

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