Bachelor of Science, majoring in Ecology, for students enrolled prior to 2019
If you are enrolling for the first time this year, visit:
- Bachelor of Science majoring in Biological Sciences, with an Ecology pathway
- Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) specialising in Ecology.
Some courses offered prior to 2019 may no longer be available. If you began your degree prior to 2019 we strongly recommend you seek advice to ensure you are taking the correct courses.
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To complete your BSc in Ecology, you must take the following core courses:
75 points:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms
- BIOSCI 104 New Zealand Ecology and Conservation
- ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management
- GEOG 101 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics or STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce
45 points from:
- BIOSCI 206 Principles of Ecology
- BIOSCI 209 Biometry
- ENVSCI 201 Natural and Human Environmental Systems
At least 15 points from:
- BIOSCI 333 Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 394 Conservation Ecology
- BIOSCI 396 Terrestrial Ecology
- MARINE 303 Freshwater and Estuarine Ecology
45 points from:
- ANTHRO 349 Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation
- BIOSCI 320 Pure and Applied Entomology
- BIOSCI 321 Plant Pathology
- BIOSCI 322 Evolution of Genes, Populations and Species
- BIOSCI 323 Plant Diversity
- BIOSCI 328 Fisheries and Aquaculture
- BIOSCI 329 Biology of Fish
- BIOSCI 333 Marine Ecology
- BIOSCI 335 Ecological Physiology
- BIOSCI 337 Animal Behaviour
- BIOSCI 347 Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
- BIOSCI 394 Conservation Ecology
- BIOSCI 395 Pacific Biogeography and Biodiversity
- BIOSCI 396 Terrestrial Ecology
- ENVSCI 301 Environmental Science in Practice
- GEOG 317 Remote Sensing and GIS
- GEOG 318 GIS Principles and Practice
- GEOG 319 GIS Project
- GEOG 320 Resources and Environmental Management
- GEOG 330 Research Methods in Physical Geography
- GEOG 331 Fluvial Geomorphology
- GEOG 332 Climate and Environment
Taking a suitable range of these courses will allow you to branch off into one of the following Stage III study options:
- Conservation Ecology and Biosecurity
- Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
- Marine and Coastal Ecology
- Quantitative Ecology and Modelling
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