Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management)

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.

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;