Overview

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.

During the Bachelor of Applied Science - Biodiversity Management from Northland Polytechnic, 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.

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.

Career Opportunities

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

Programme Structure

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.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-07-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Whangarei, New Zealand

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation Natural Sciences View 21 other Bachelors in Natural Sciences in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Students who have successfully completed the New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6) or the Diploma in Conservation and Environmental Management at NorthTec with at least a B+ average will be allowed direct entry into this programme. Students will be enrolled on their Programme with Unitec and will be required to complete 120 credits, i.e. the equivalent of one year’s full time study.
Applicants for whom English is not their first language require a minimum IELTS score of 6 with no band lower than 5.5, or NZCEL Level 4 (Academic) are eligible for enrolment at all levels of the NZQF.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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