Bachelor of Environmental Science with Honours in Ecosystem Health and Biosecurity

University of Canterbury

This degree will give you skills and the practical learning you will need to address the pressing environmental issues we face - in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally. Various disciplines of science intersect in this programme to create a layered understanding of complex sustainability challenges we face - for example in freshwater resources, marine contamination, coastal erosion, biosecurity, natural disasters, and climate change. You will assess impacts resulting from disasters, ecological change, and human activity. The BEnvSci(Hons) is accredited by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) to deliver environmental practitioners for roles in industry, government, education and research, and the community. Study Involve: This degree combines matauranga Maori and scientific knowledge to broaden your understanding and approach to environmental issues, using Ki Uta ki Tai From the Mountains to the Sea - the full journey and interconnectedness of the natural world. Lab and field-based learning, with 400 hours of work experience. Courses cover a variety of subjects to customise your degree with the issues you are most passionate about. This subject will help you understand the extent of our impact on the natural world and why it is so important to protect our native species and habitats. Study Involve: Learn about current threats to biosecurity and how these impact our own wellbeing by choosing your focus on areas such as marine biology, forestry, freshwater, and evolution. Study biodiversity and learn practical skills through UC research centres and field stations. Take part in work placements and projects working alongside community organisations. Studying this major as part of the Bachelor of Environmental Science with Honours is the only degree of its kind in Aotearoa, and is accredited by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) to deliver environmental practitioners for roles in industry, government, education, research, and the community.

Faculty of Science