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Level 5
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Delivery type:Online
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Course cost:$890 NZ Domestic$5,742 NZ International
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
Environmental and natural resource management is a rapidly expanding field in New Zealand. This is driven by the growing requirements of environmental legislation and public demand for enhanced environmental management practices. An essential knowledge area in this field is an understanding of ecology.
This course is designed to provide you with an understanding of ecological processes and the key characteristics of New Zealand’s terrestrial and aquatic environments. You will examine critical factors underpinning ecological sustainability, explore current issues in conservation and evaluate approaches to ecosystem management in New Zealand.
Topics covered include:
- threatened species
- New Zealand’s terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
- impacts of human settlement; and
- ecosystem management issues.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are needed for this course.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable internet and data plan.
If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol.
How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.