From 2027, eight core papers for the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) programme will use the SUST paper code prefix. Students enrolling in the BSust for 2027 will see the SUST papers (SUST 101, SUST 102, SUST 111, SUST 204, SUST 211, SUST 280, SUST 311, SUST 337) listed as core requirements when selecting papers in eVision.

No changes to papers MAOR 202 or MAOR 204 for 2027.

Current students who wish to change their programme of study to the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust), and have completed any of the core papers under their existing paper codes, will be able to credit these towards the core requirements for the BSust through the course variation process.

Core papers

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

(NOTE: The core paper requirements table will be updated to show SUST paper codes once the approval process has been finialised.)

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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>Marine Science major papers</h3><p>In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Marine Science major has its own programme requirements.</p><table summary="Outline of papers and points needed to complete a Bachelor of Science majoring in Marine Science" id="table18655"><tbody><tr><th class="degreelevel" scope="col" style="width: 120px;" id="table18655r1c1">Level</th><th scope="col" id="table18655r1c2">Papers</th><th class="degreepoints" scope="col" id="table18655r1c3">Points</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table18655r1c1"> 100-level </td><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=EAOS111">EAOS 111</a> Earth and Ocean Science </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI112">MARI 112</a> Marine Biology: The Living Ocean </td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c2"> One of<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=COMO101">COMO 101</a> Modelling and Computation<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MATH120">MATH 120</a> Mathematics for Scientists <br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MATH130">MATH 130</a> Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1 <br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MATH140">MATH 140</a> Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2 <br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT110">STAT 110</a> Statistical Methods<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=STAT115">STAT 115</a> Introduction to Biostatistics </td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" headers="table18655r1c1"> 200-level </td><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI201">MARI 201</a> Oceanography: The Physical Ocean </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI202">MARI 202</a> Ecology and Biology of Marine Invertebrates </td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c1">&nbsp;</td><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI204">MARI 204</a> Marine Ecology and Ecosystems </td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table18655r1c1"> 300-level </td><td headers="table18655r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=AQFI301">AQFI 301</a> Field Methods in Applied Marine Science </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c2"> Two of:<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=AQFI352">AQFI 352</a> Fisheries Ecology<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI302">MARI 302</a> Biology and Behaviour of Marine Vertebrates<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MARI322">MARI 322</a> Coastal and Shelf Seas Oceanography </td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 36 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c2"> One additional paper in <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=AQFI&amp;level=3">AQFI</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=BTNY&amp;level=3">BTNY</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=CHEM&amp;level=3">CHEM</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=COMO&amp;level=3">COMO</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=ECOL&amp;level=3">ECOL</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=EMAN&amp;level=3">EMAN</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=ENVI&amp;level=3">ENVI</a> , <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=GEOG&amp;level=3">GEOG</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=GEOL&amp;level=3">GEOL</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=MARI&amp;level=3">MARI</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=MATH&amp;level=3">MATH</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=PHSI&amp;level=3">PHSI</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=STAT&amp;level=3">STAT</a>, or <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=ZOOL&amp;level=3">ZOOL</a></td><td headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table18655r1c1"> Plus </td><td headers="table18655r1c2"> 18 points from recommended papers<br /><br /><small> Notes:<br /> (i) Students should check the prerequisites for 300-level papers when selecting 200-level papers.<br /> (ii) Students majoring in Marine Science will not be permitted to major or minor in Aquaculture and Fisheries. </small></td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table18655r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr class="degreetablesummary"><td colspan="2" headers="table18655r1c1 table18655r1c2"><strong>Total</strong> (including core papers) </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table18655r1c3"><strong>360</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>" />
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Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) majoring in Marine Science

From 2027, eight core papers for the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) programme will use the SUST paper code prefix. Students enrolling in the BSust for 2027 will see the SUST papers (SUST 101, SUST 102, SUST 111, SUST 204, SUST 211, SUST 280, SUST 311, SUST 337) listed as core requirements when selecting papers in eVision.

No changes to papers MAOR 202 or MAOR 204 for 2027.

Current students who wish to change their programme of study to the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust), and have completed any of the core papers under their existing paper codes, will be able to credit these towards the core requirements for the BSust through the course variation process.

Core papers

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

(NOTE: The core paper requirements table will be updated to show SUST paper codes once the approval process has been finialised.)

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

Marine Science major papers

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

LevelPapersPoints
100-level EAOS 111 Earth and Ocean Science 18
MARI 112 Marine Biology: The Living Ocean 18
One of
COMO 101 Modelling and Computation
MATH 120 Mathematics for Scientists
MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1
MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2
STAT 110 Statistical Methods
STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics 		18
200-level MARI 201 Oceanography: The Physical Ocean 18
MARI 202 Ecology and Biology of Marine Invertebrates 18
 MARI 204 Marine Ecology and Ecosystems 18
300-level AQFI 301 Field Methods in Applied Marine Science 18
Two of:
AQFI 352 Fisheries Ecology
MARI 302 Biology and Behaviour of Marine Vertebrates
MARI 322 Coastal and Shelf Seas Oceanography 		36
One additional paper in AQFI, BTNY, CHEM, COMO, ECOL, EMAN, ENVI , GEOG, GEOL, MARI, MATH, PHSI, STAT, or ZOOL 18
Plus 18 points from recommended papers

Notes:
(i) Students should check the prerequisites for 300-level papers when selecting 200-level papers.
(ii) Students majoring in Marine Science will not be permitted to major or minor in Aquaculture and Fisheries. 		18
Total (including core papers) 360
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