LevelPapersPoints 100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18 GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18 GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18 200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18 GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18 Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18 MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18 300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18 MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18</p><h3>Ecology major papers</h3><p>In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Ecology major has its own programme requirements.</p><table summary="Outline of papers and points needed to complete a Bachelor of Science majoring in Ecology" id="table47296"><tbody><tr><th class="degreelevel" scope="col" style="width: 120px;" id="table47296r1c1">Level</th><th scope="col" id="table47296r1c2">Papers</th><th class="degreepoints" scope="col" id="table47296r1c3">Points</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" headers="table47296r1c1"> 100-level </td><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BIOL112">BIOL 112</a> Animal Biology </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BIOL123">BIOL 123</a> Plants: How They Shape the World</td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL111">ECOL 111</a> Ecology and Conservation of Diversity </td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT110">STAT 110</a> Statistical Methods, or <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT115">STAT 115</a> Introduction to Biostatistics </td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table47296r1c1"> 200-level </td><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL211">ECOL 211</a> Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL212">ECOL 212</a> Ecological Applications </td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"> One of <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY201">BTNY 201</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY202">BTNY 202</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY203">BTNY 203</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=CHEM201">CHEM 201</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=CHEM205">CHEM 205</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=CHEM206">CHEM 206</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GENE222"> GENE 222 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG282">GEOG 282</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG284">GEOG 284</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG285">GEOG 285</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG286">GEOG 286</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG287">GEOG 287</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG288">GEOG 288</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG289"> GEOG 289 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG290">GEOG 290</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG298">GEOG 298</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG299">GEOG 299</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOL252">GEOL 252</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOL263">GEOL 263</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI201">MARI 201</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI202">MARI 202</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI204">MARI 204</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT210">STAT 210</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT260">STAT 260</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT270">STAT 270</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=SURV220" title="SURV 220">SURV 220</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL221">ZOOL 221</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL222"> ZOOL 222 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL223"> ZOOL 223 </a></td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table47296r1c1"> 300-level </td><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL313">ECOL 313</a> Ecology Field Course or <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL314">ECOL 314</a> Pacific Field Ecology </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL321">ECOL 321</a> Ecology of Species Introductions and Invasions </td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table47296r1c2"> Two of <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=AQFI352">AQFI 352</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY301">BTNY 301</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY302">BTNY 302</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BTNY303">BTNY 303</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL313">ECOL 313</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ECOL314">ECOL 314</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GENE312"> GENE 312 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG388">GEOG 388</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG389">GEOG 389</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG390">GEOG 390</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG392">GEOG 392</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG393">GEOG 393</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG394">GEOG 394</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG395"> GEOG 395 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG397">GEOG 397</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG398">GEOG 398</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG399">GEOG 399</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI302">MARI 302</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT311"> STAT 311 </a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=SURV309">SURV 309</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL313">ZOOL 313</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL315">ZOOL 315</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL316">ZOOL 316</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL318">ZOOL 318</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ZOOL319">ZOOL 319</a> or another suitable 300-level paper approved by the Programme Director. </td><td headers="table47296r1c3"> 36 </td></tr><tr class="degreetablesummary"><td colspan="2" headers="table47296r1c1 table47296r1c2"><strong>Total</strong> (including core papers)</td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table47296r1c3"><strong>360</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>" />
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Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) majoring in Ecology

Core papers

Every Bachelor of Sustainability programme must include the core papers listed below, as well as the required papers for the major subject.

LevelPapersPoints
100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18
GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18
200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18
GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18
Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18
MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18
300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18
MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18

Ecology major papers

In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Ecology major has its own programme requirements.

LevelPapersPoints
100-level BIOL 112 Animal Biology 18
BIOL 123 Plants: How They Shape the World 18
ECOL 111 Ecology and Conservation of Diversity 18
STAT 110 Statistical Methods, or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics 18
200-level ECOL 211 Ecology of Communities and Ecosystems 18
ECOL 212 Ecological Applications 18
One of BTNY 201, BTNY 202, BTNY 203, CHEM 201, CHEM 205, CHEM 206, GENE 222 , GEOG 282, GEOG 284, GEOG 285, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289 , GEOG 290, GEOG 298, GEOG 299, GEOL 252, GEOL 263MARI 201, MARI 202, MARI 204, STAT 210STAT 260, STAT 270, SURV 220, ZOOL 221, ZOOL 222 , ZOOL 223 18
300-level ECOL 313 Ecology Field Course or ECOL 314 Pacific Field Ecology 18
ECOL 321 Ecology of Species Introductions and Invasions 18
Two of AQFI 352, BTNY 301, BTNY 302, BTNY 303, ECOL 313, ECOL 314, GENE 312 , GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395 , GEOG 397, GEOG 398, GEOG 399MARI 302, STAT 311 , SURV 309, ZOOL 313, ZOOL 315, ZOOL 316, ZOOL 318, ZOOL 319 or another suitable 300-level paper approved by the Programme Director. 36
Total (including core papers)360
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