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Study Wildlife Management at Otago

    Overview

    A one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Management is open not only to graduates in Zoology or Ecology but also to non-graduates with appropriate practical experience.

    For further information see the subject entry for Zoology.

    Papers

    See the full list of Wildlife Management (WILM) papers.

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    Whether you are advancing your career with our specialised graduate qualifications or pursuing in-depth research and expertise through our postgraduate programmes, Otago is here to support your aspirations.

    Postgraduate qualifications

    Honours, Master’s, PhDs, and other advanced degrees for graduates. Just one additional year of study will earn you a valuable postgraduate degree. Or perhaps you want the depth of a full year of research-only time during a Master’s or to step up to a PhD.

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    Programme details

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    Papers

    The programme shall consist of 120 points comprising:

    • WILM 401 Principles of Wildlife Management
    • WILM 402 Techniques of Wildlife Management
    • Plus at least 80 points from WILM, ZOOL and other 400-level papers
    Notes: Must include WILM 404 (or equivalent) if ZOOL 316 has not been passed previously.
    A candidate may be exempted from some of the required papers as prescribed above on the basis of previous study.

    Papers and Thesis

    Papers

    • WILM 401 Principles of Wildlife Management

    • WILM 402 Techniques of Wildlife Management

    • WILM 501 Wildlife Management Research Placement

    • Papers worth at least 100 points from 400-level WILM, ZOOL, and other 400-level papers

      Note: Every programme of study must include WILM 404 (or equivalent) if ZOOL 316 has not been passed previously, and must include WILM 406 if 300-level course work in Conservation Biology has not been taken previously.

    Papers

    View a list of all related papers below.

    WILM papers

    Paper Code Year Title Points Teaching period
    WILM401 2025 Principles of Wildlife Management 20 points Semester 2
    WILM402 2025 Techniques of Wildlife Management 20 points Semester 1
    WILM404 2025 Data Analysis for Wildlife Management 20 points Semester 1
    WILM405 2025 Special Topic 20 points Semester 1, Semester 2
    WILM406 2025 Conservation Biology for Wildlife Management 20 points Semester 2
    WILM501 2025 Wildlife Management Research Placement 40 points Semester 1, Full Year, 1st Non standard period (1 January 2025 - 18 June 2025)

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    Email zoology@otago.ac.nz

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    Regulations on this page are taken from the 2025 Calendar and supplementary material.

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