NorthTec's Bachelor of Applied Science, in partnership with Unitec, is a hands-on course focusing on conservation management.

Complete the final year of the Bachelor of Applied Science with Unitec in Whangārei!

After successfully completing the Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6) at NorthTec | Te Pūkenga, you can enrol straight into this Unitec | Te Pūkenga degree in your third year. You will gain comprehensive knowledge of regional, national and global challenges to biodiversity management. Enjoy small classes, plenty of field trips and a friendly atmosphere.

You’ll develop practical skills to monitor ecosystems and analyse, comprehend and evaluate results, understand how to engage appropriate resources for environmental investigation, and learn to critique social, cultural and policy frameworks and their effect on management decisions.

The Environmental Management pathway at NorthTec offers three qualifications in three years:

After one year of study: New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 5)
After two years of study: New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6)
After three years of study: Bachelor of Applied Science (Biodiversity Management) (From Unitec)
What will I learn?
This is the next step after the New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6) and will help you gain advanced knowledge of ecology and environmental management to prepare yourself for a great career. Get actively involved in the protection and restoration of ecosystems.

You will gain:

A solid background in ecology, conservation, and environmental management.
Vital skills in field techniques, data analysis, problem-solving and critical thinking.
The chance to make valuable contacts within your chosen field through work placement and research.
A comprehensive knowledge of, and some solutions to, regional, national and global challenges to biodiversity management.
The ability to engage appropriate resources for environmental investigation and critique social, cultural and policy frameworks and how they influence management decisions.
Practical skills to monitor ecosystems and analyse, comprehend and evaluate results.

Wildlife management
Biosecurity officer
Restoration ecology
Conservation/biodiversity officer
Ecology consultant
Consent management and monitoring
Environmental educator
Environmental monitoring
Scientist
Postgraduate study