The postgraduate programmes in Biosecurity and Conservation offer advanced training for graduates and biosecurity practitioners who wish to learn more about invasion biology and the science behind current biosecurity issues. Graduates will be equipped to understand and protect the natural environment (both terrestrial and aquatic) from biosecurity threats. The programmes cover a range of topics including new discoveries in contemporary environmental and life sciences and their translation into tools for prevention and management of invasive species. The programmes will also offer networking opportunities for students to meet practitioners and leaders from the biosecurity sector and related research areas. Postgraduate research in this area

Potential opportunities for graduates include employment throughout the biosecurity sector in organisations such as MAF (Biosecurity New Zealand), local government, research consultancies, private pest control companies, non-governmental conservation organisations, Department of Conservation, Crown Research Institutes, and the tertiary education sector.