Overview
Students will understand environmental processes and the impacts that human beings can have on them.

Content
Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive ecological knowledge of Northland’s
  terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems
• Communicate an understanding of, and some solutions to, regional,
  national and global challenges to biodiversity and resource
  management
• Engage appropriate resources for an environmental investigation
• Apply practical skills to monitor ecosystem dynamics and analyse,
  comprehend and evaluate results
• Demonstrate involvement in the active protection and restoration of
  the natural, rural or urban environments in Northland.

Papers offered include:

   - Biosecurity and Invasive Ecology
   - Conservation Management

   - Education for Sustainability
   - Environmental Design

   - Fresh Water Ecology

   - Marine Conservation
   - Practicum

   - Research Processes.

Career Options

• Environmental Monitoring
• Wildlife Management
• Biosecurity Officer
• Restoration Ecology
• Conservation Officer
• Ecology Consultant
• Consent Management and Monitoring

Further Study

• Bachelor of Applied Science

Admisson Information
Admission to the Diploma requires successful completion of the Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Management Level 5.

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

Qualification Gained:

Northland Polytechnic Diploma in Conservation and Environmental
Management