Postgraduate study in Biosecurity and Conservation

You will work on a wide range of biosecurity, biodiversity and conservation topics, and network with future employers, gaining the confidence and skills to contribute to the rapidly growing fields of biosecurity and conservation.

Skill development includes writing risk assessments for new-to-New Zealand species, developing incursion response plans, biodiversity management plans and research proposals, as well as gaining advanced science communication skills.

If you are a Master of Science (MSc) student, examples of past research projects include:

• Comparative stress physiology of grey-faced petrels
• Improving outcomes for water quality monitoring in Samoa via environmental DNA
• The impact of hedgehogs on urban forest fragments
• The ecological relationship between Cook’s scurvy grass (Lepidium oleraceum s.s.) and seabirds
• The legacy effect of soil conditions on ecological restoration of retired pastures
• The spatial extent of biodiversity outcomes from mammalian predator pest management
• The establishment and dispersal of invasive insects
• Impacts of introduced herbivores on sand dune restoration
• Estimating a damage function for feral pig impacts
• The importance of invertebrates in decomposing coarse woody debris
• Trophic interactions between geckos and honeydew-producing scale insects
• Pollination ecology of native New Zealand orchids and the role of introduced species

Explore the full programme structure using the links to the Curriculum Catalogue below:

Master of Science (MSc) in Biosecurity and Conservation 120-point (one-year) research masters

Master of Science (MSc) in Biosecurity and Conservation 240-point (two-year) research masters

Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Biosecurity and Conservation

Explore the postgraduate courses you can take for the Biosecurity and Conservation specialisation:

• Postgraduate Biological Sciences courses
• Postgraduate Environmental Science courses
• Postgraduate Environmental Management courses
• Postgraduate Marine Science courses

Potential opportunities for our graduates include employment throughout the biosecurity and conservation sector.

Jobs related to Biosecurity and Conservation

• Biodiversity ranger
• Biosecurity officer
• Biosecurity or biodiversity technical advisor
• Environmental officer
• Environmental scientist
• Incursion response investigator
• Museum collections technician
• Operations manager
• Pest control technician
• Research technician
• Researcher
• Science communicator

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