Lincoln University’s Bachelor of Science programme is applied and context-based. We aim to produce graduates who have a firm grounding in the basic sciences.
These can be applied to processes in the environment, in ecosystems and biota or at the molecular level; helping you contribute to sustainable management and conservation of land, water and air and the country’s abundant natural resources. This degree has seven majors to choose from, depending on your interest and career aspirations.
As our world changes, we need highly skilled individuals who can tackle the big issues. How do we feed the world while minimising environmental impact? How do we protect our environment from biological threats? How do we maintain good environmental quality? These are the pressing questions facing scientists of the future. As a Lincoln B.Sc. graduate, you can help answer them.
Conservation and Ecology
DESCRIPTION:The Conservation and Ecology major of Lincoln’s BSc focuses on giving you the practical skills, experience, and industry connections you will need to contribute to ecological and conservation activities of government and private agencies in New Zealand and beyond.
Our courses include hands-on field trips and laboratories as well as weekly lectures. Courses in the first year will provide a solid grounding in the biological sciences – biology, ecology, plant and animal sciences. Practical-based courses will integrate the different focus areas of your degree at both second and third year levels.
Practical experience is also available through paid summer scholarships working with ecologists and conservationists and through third year research placements. At Lincoln you’ll study with one of the most experienced groups of ecological researchers in a New Zealand university.
Lincoln University’s expertise in conservation and ecology include wildlife biology, entomology, plant ecology, urban ecology, restoration ecology, biosecurity, evolutionary biology, vertebrate and invertebrate pest management, and weed management – which are reflected in second and third year course options.
Compulsory Courses
BIOS 110 Biological Sciences
ECOL 103 Ecology I: New Zealand Ecology and Conservation
PHSC 107 Introduction to Earth and Ecological Sciences
plus one of ANSC 105 Animal Science or PLSC 104 Plant Science I
QMET 201 Biometrics
ECOL 202 Biological Diversity
ECOL 204 Molecular Ecology and Evolution
ECOL 293 Field Ecology Methods
ECOL 302 Applied Ecology and Conservation
ECOL 309 AgroEcology
SCIE 393 Advanced Field Research
plus two of
ENTO 304 Insect Ecology and Diversity
ERST 310 GIS and Applications in Natural Resource Analysis
LASC 312 Landscape Ecology
PLPT 305 Plant Diseases
PLPT 306 Sustainable Plant Protection
PLSC 325 Environmental Plant Biology
Electives
Select from the Schedule of Courses. Students should obtain course advice to ensure that course choices form a coherent programme of study.
Food Science
DESCRIPTION:
The Food Science major in Lincoln’s BSc focuses on something that we all need – food. Food also happens to be key to New Zealand’s economy. Graduates of this major will be the drivers of the New Zealand economy of the future and will possess the scientific and personal skills to make you highly employable not only in the New Zealand food industry but globally.
The course is taught by world-leading academics and covers practical and theoretical aspects of food composition, processing, microbiology, safety, nutrition, sensory evaluation and consumer-focused product innovation. Guest speakers from industry, together with problem-based active learning tasks, ensure students have a hands-on engagement with potential employers from the beginning of their studies.
Compulsory Courses
FOOD 101 Food Quality and Consumer Acceptance
BIOS 110 Biological Sciences
PHSC 101 Chemistry IA
FOOD 201 Processing Food for Consumers
FOOD 202 Food Safety and Microbiology
ENGN 230 Food Engineering
QMET 201 Biometrics
BICH 207 Biochemistry II
FOOD 301 Food Product Innovation and Quality
FOOD 302 Advanced Food Processing
FOOD 304 Microbial Biotechnology
FOOD 399 Research Placement
PLSC 325 Environmental Plant Biology (2019 only)
Electives
Select from the Schedule of Courses. Students should obtain course advice to ensure that course choices form a coherent programme of study.
Individual
DESCRIPTION:
An Individual major in Lincoln’s Bachelor of Science enables you to create your own science major in an area not covered by the named Majors: for example in biochemistry, genetics, animal science or plant science. This Individual major offers flexibility but must have an area of focus, determined by the courses that you choose as your electives. It is also possible in an Individual major to combine different disciplines: for example you may be interested in ecology and soil science, or animal science and genetics.
You need to select at least 75 credits at 300-level from the Bachelor of Science schedule and at least 60 of those 300-level credits must be selected from Schedule A, Part II, along with a maximum of 165 credits at 100-level. In general an area of focus should normally be defined by a minimum of three 300-level courses with the same prefix. The prefix of a course determines the broad subject area, for example, SOSC courses are all Soil Science.
To determine an area of focus for your individual major you need to check the course listing on this website for courses with the same prefix. Advice from one of our Course Advisors is a requirement for an Individual major to ensure you pick the right first and second year courses to be able to take your selection of 300-level courses for your area of focus.
Compulsory Courses
BIOS 110 Biological Sciences
QMET 201 Biometrics
plus one of
PHSC 101 Chemistry IA
PHSC 103 Environmental Physics
PHSC 107 Introduction to Earth and Ecological Sciences
Course Advice is a requirement for this major to ensure a coherent programme of study is chosen.
Electives
Select from the Schedule of Courses. Students should obtain course advice from the Programme Academic Coordinator to ensure that course choices form a coherent programme of study.