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In the Bachelor of Science (Ecology and Sustainability) at Massey you’ll learn how to make sense of the natural world.

The Bachelor of Science (Ecology and Sustainability) at Massey offers some of the best courses on ecology in New Zealand. This makes it the number one choice if you want a broad knowledge in the discipline.

• Our ecology staff are world-leading and their cutting edge research feature heavily in the teaching.
• You can expect to learn about the latest research findings in lectures.
• Our ecology programme is the longest running programme of its kind in New Zealand (over 20 years).
• Practical labs and field trips are an important part of all ecology courses.

Hands-on experience

During your studies you could work as a volunteer for the Department of Conservation recording native bird populations. You could be helping with recovery programmes, gain a summer internship with one of New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes or work alongside a Massey researcher. This experience will put you a step ahead when finding a job. It will also give you a taste for what your future job may be like.

Broad range of topics

Some of the courses taught in the Ecology and Sustainability major include:

• flora and fauna of New Zealand
• ecology and conservation
• biological evolution
• limnology
• applied ecology
• resource management
• plant ecology
• community and ecosystem ecology
• biodiversity
• entomology
• behavioural ecology.

Careers

Many of our graduates work with the Department of Conservation or the Ministry for the Environment. There are great opportunities for graduates in ecology to work with managed ecosystems. The interactions between scientists interested in managed and natural ecosystems is a particular focus at Massey University.

Many of our graduates go on to positions with central and local government or their agencies, Crown Research Institutes, environmental or conservation organisations, school teaching, or technical and advisory work.

A postgraduate qualification in ecology will allow you to approach many environmental research and management issues from a strong theoretical and practical base. You might work:

• with an interdisciplinary team in a private environmental consulting firm
• in a government laboratory
• working with a regional council monitoring water quality
• with a fish and game council concerned with the impacts of water quality on trout.

Other possible career areas include forestry, fisheries, eco-tourism and education.