Bachelor of Environmental Management
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
Maybe you are passionate about climate change, local food systems or conservation, maybe you are passionate about getting a great job with the Ministry for Primary Industries, a regional Council, a renewable energy company, a local food company or an environmental consultancy company. Maybe you love camping and tramping and maybe you want to learn some useful skills like pest monitoring and water quality testing. If any or all of these apply to you then look no further because SIT’s Bachelor of Environmental Management programme offers you the broadest scope of any Environmental Management degree course in New Zealand.
SIT delivers an exciting, hands-on programme with a host of field trips, guest speakers and industry-related research projects. This degree course will develop your theoretical knowledge and practical skills for a growing number of environmental management careers.
The impact of human activities on our planet is sadly, becoming increasingly obvious. Learn how to manage human activity and create a sustainable balance with nature. Environmental Management is an all-encompassing area which looks to find the answers to a sustainable existence.
Learn about:
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable food systems
- Ecology
- Environmental Impact assessment
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Environmental Law
- Resource Management
- Conservation Principles
- Land, Freshwater and Marine Management
- Practical training includes First Aid, river crossing, camping skills, trip planning and assessment
Hands-on training with Environmental Management Equipment
- DJI Phantom 2 drone (aerial surveying)
- Topographic and land surveying tools
- Soil auger kit and soil research equipment
- Sedimentology research equipment
- Water quality testing equipment
- Environmental parameter testing (anemometer, sound meter)
- Faunal research equipment (bat detectors, motion activated cameras, tracking tunnels/chew cards, malaise traps)
- Primo Star Microscopes
- Chemistry lab analytical instruments
- Collection of rock and mineral specimens
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Christchurch, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have specialised faculties in music and rural education - MAINZ – Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (Christchurch) and Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.