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Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management)

Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand
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Course Overview

As a biodiversity management student, you’ll explore how ecosystems function and support biological diversity, and how managers of biodiversity are responding to increasing concern over the impact of human activities on the planet.

Find out how society views and influences the natural environment, discover how social, cultural, and policy frameworks influence management decisions, and develop plant identification knowledge and skills.

You’ll also develop an appreciation of the influence that government agencies, non-statutory organisations, and voluntary bodies have on biodiversity and biosecurity

General Eligibility

Academic requirements

For this programme, you will need the following:

  1. 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:

    • 14 credits in two different approved subjects; and

    • 14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved);

  2. 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (4 in reading, 4 in writing);

  3. 14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau;

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Compulsory Courses

Level 5

  • Diversity of Life: Plants and Fungi

  • Diversity of Life: Animals

  • Principles of Biology

  • Earth Processes

  • Principles of Ecology

  • Contemporary Issues in Biology

  • Science and Society

  • Techniques in Field Biology

Level 6

  • Research Methods

  • Concepts in Biodiversity

  • Behavioural Ecology

  • Ecological Evaluation and Management

  • Ecological Risk and its Mitigation

Level 7

  • Advanced Field Surveying of New Zealand Biota

  • Negotiated Research-SA/SB (Sem A)

  • Negotiated Research-SA/SB (Sem B)

2 Elective Courses

Level 5

  • Introduction to Animal Behaviour and Welfare

  • Principles of Animal Husbandry

Level 6

  • Companion Animal Behaviour

  • Animal Health and Welfare

  • Animal Breeding and Nutrition

  • Captive Wild Animal Management

  • Vertebrate Physiology

  • Geographic Information Systems

  • Practicum

  • Molecular Genetics and Evolution

Level 7

  • Global Issues in Animal Welfare

  • Anthrozoology

  • Restoration Ecology

  • Applied Animal Behaviour Science

  • Biosecurity

  • Field Trip

  • One Health

  • Conservation Science

  • Applied Geographic Information Systems

  • Internship

Language Requirement

If English is not your first language you will also need one or more of the following:

  • Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University entrance;

  • Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency;

  • Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years;

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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