In the Bachelor of Science (Ecology) at Massey you’ll learn how to make sense of the natural world, how plants, animals and microbes interact with each other and their environment, how complex ecological systems function and how we can repair them when damaged.

Careers Many of our graduates work with the Department of Conservation or the Ministry for the Environment. There are great opportunities for graduates in ecology to work with managed ecosystems. The interactions between scientists interested in managed and natural ecosystems is a particular focus at Massey University. Many of our graduates go on to positions with central and local government or their agencies (such as regional and district councils), Crown Research Institutes, environmental or conservation organisations, school teaching, or technical and advisory work. A postgraduate qualification in ecology will allow you to approach many environmental research and management issues from a strong theoretical and practical base. You might work: With an interdisciplinary team in a private environmental consulting firm In a government laboratory Working with a regional council monitoring water quality With a Fish and Game Council concerned with the impacts of water quality on trout Other possible career areas include forestry, fisheries, eco-tourism and education.