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Regulations for the Degree of Master of Environmental Sciences (MEnvSci)1

  1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Degree must have
    • (a) qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Science (Technology) of the University of Waikato with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
      (b) qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours with at least second class honours (second division), or for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma of the University of Waikato in a relevant subject, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent,
      and
      (c) satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board.
  2. In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree for candidates admitted under 2(a) of these regulations is one calendar year or one and a half academic years. The normal minimum period of enrolment for candidates admitted under 2(b) of these regulations is one academic year.
  2. Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and follow an approved programme of study.
  3. Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations must gain 180 points at 500 level or above. Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations must gain 120 points at 500 level or above.
    • (a) Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations must gain at least 60 points from the papers listed in Appendix A to these regulations across at least three different subjects, as defined by the prefixes of the paper codes. They must also gain an additional 60 points from the papers listed in either Appendix A or Appendix B to these regulations.
    • (b) Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations must gain at least 30 points from the papers listed in Appendix A to these regulations, and a further 30 points listed in either Appendix A or Appendix B to these regulations, including any compulsory papers prescribed in the Environmental Sciences entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
  4. Candidates must include a dissertation in their subject equivalent to 60 points.
  5. If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more than 30 points in total), they may repeat the paper or papers or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed with the Degree.3

Award of Honours

  1. The Degree may be awarded with
    • (a) First Class Honours, or
      (b) Second Class Honours (first division), or
      (c) Second Class Honours (second division), or
      (d) or without honours.
  2. Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the level of honours will be calculated on the basis of grades for all of the papers completed for the Degree, including any failed paper.

Variations

  1. The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Notes:

1. This Master's Degree is not offered in 2020.

2. Candidates who are ineligible to continue with the Degree may be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.


Appendix A


BIOL503 Data Analysis and Experimental Design (15 points)
BIOL560 Freshwater Ecology (15 points)
BIOL561 Aquatic Ecosystem Modelling (15 points)
BIOL562 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (15 points)
BIOL571 Plant Physiology and Ecology (15 points)
BIOL573 Conservation and Restoration (15 points)
BIOL576 Animal Ecophysiology (15 points)
BIOMO503 Microbiomes (15 points)
BIOMO512 Molecular Techniques for Environmental Science (15 points)
CHEMY501 Green Chemistry (15 points)
CHEMY503 Analytical Methodology (15 points)
EARTH501 Volcanic Techniques and Applications (15 points)
EARTH502 Land and Soil Evaluation (15 points)
EARTH503 Coastal Processes: Analysis and Prediction (15 points)
EARTH504 Geohazard Risk (15 points)
EARTH505 River Dynamics (15 points)
EARTH506 Geological Models in Engineering Geology (15 points)
ENGEV544 Environmental Technology Water and Wastewater 1 (15 points)
ENGEV545 Environmental Technology Water and Wastewater 2 (15 points)
ENVSC503 Terrestrial Ecosystem - Atmosphere Exchange Processes (15 points)
ENVS524 Environmental Evaluation (15 points)
SCIEN511 Scientific Supercomputing (15 points)

Appendix B


ANTHY512 Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples (15 points)
DEVST502 Sustainable Resource Issues (30 points)
ENVPL505 Māori Environmental Management (15 points)
GEOGY520 Human Dimensions of Environmental Change (30 points)
GEOGY538 Automated Spatial Analysis using Geographic Information Systems (15 points)
GEOGY548 Advanced Gepgraphic Information Systems Modelling (15 points)
GEOGY558 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Research and Planning(15 points)
LCOMM584 Sustainable Futures (30 points)
POLSC504 Gender, Justice and the Environment (15 points)
POLSC537 Environmental Politics and Public Policy (30 points)
SCTED513 Environmental and Sustainability Education (30 points)
THMGT502 Tourism Development and the Environment (30 points)