Overview
To introduce students to ecological and resource management principles underlying contemporary environmental issues.

Content
Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate a theoretical and practical knowledge of New Zealand’s
  terrestrial and marine ecosystems and their constituent flora and fauna
• Explain the concept of sustainability as it applies to environmental
  management
• Discuss the use of resource management and conservation
  techniques for the sustainable management of terrestrial and marine
  ecosystems
• Introduce practical skills to monitor terrestrial and marine ecosystems
• Present and report on the results of investigations clearly; and
• Demonstrate involvement in the protection and restoration of the
  natural, rural and urban environments in Northland.

Papers offered include:

   - Environmental Issues

   - Marine Ecology

   - New Zealand Conservation

   - New Zealand Ecology

   - Plant and Animal
   - Diversity

   - Principles of Biology

   - Professional Studies

   - Resource Management.

Career Options

• Ranger Assistant
• Junior Field Technician
• Trainee Environmental Advisor

Further Study Options

• Diploma in Conservation and Environmental Management

Admission Information
In addition to generic entry requirements, school leavers require a Year 12, NCEA Level 2 education or higher, and it is recommended that they hold 14 or more NCEA Level 3 Credits in Geography and/or a Science.

Students over 20 years of age will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0.

Qualification Gained:

Northland Polytechnic Certificate in Conservation and Environmental
Management