Studying environmental science at Massey will give you the tools and understanding needed to help create a sustainable path for New Zealand and the world.

Environmental science focuses on the connections between humans and their natural environments.

Managing and mitigating human impacts on the environment is crucial for New Zealand and the world. 

The university's reputation depends on us becoming truly clean and green despite the increased pressure on the environment.

Join one of New Zealand’s leading universities in the study of environmental impacts.

Improve our planet

The Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) will see you become involved in Massey’s aims to develop a sustainable path for the future. 

The program involves lab work and field trips to water treatment plants and a range of managed and mismanaged environments across the North Island. 

You’ll explore processes and investigate interactions between pollutants, soils, water quality, and more. 

From there, you can help to address issues in the food sector, by combining environmental science with a major in agriculture, horticulture, geography, or soil science.

To take your studies overseas, you can progress into the university postgraduate program in environmental management, where you could undertake research all over the world

Topics

Some of the topics taught in environmental science courses include:

• New Zealand environmental issues
• global environmental issues
• ecology and conservation
• environmental science fieldwork.

Note: July start will take 3.5 years to complete.

• Officially verified copies of Birth certificate/ Current passport, including any residency visa/ Citizenship certificate
• Proof of the name change
• High School graduation certificate
• Academic transcripts
• English Language proficiency
• A statement of any disability or health condition (If Applicable)
• Evidence of any scholarships (If Applicable)

To be admitted to an undergraduate qualification, applicants will need a minimum level of academic achievement from school, or another university or tertiary institution. 

The specific level depends on which country or region of the world they are from.

China:

• Senior High School graduation plus successful completion of one year of bachelor's-level study from a recognized institution; or
• Successful completion of a two-year diploma, or a minimum of two years out of a three-year diploma from a recognized institution; or
• Completed Gaokao with a tier-one score from the related province

India: 

• All India Senior School Certificate (AISSC) Year 12 or Indian School Certificate (ISC) Year 12, with an overall average of 75% and a minimum of 60% in English; or
• Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) – State Board Examination in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujurat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, with:
  • an overall average of 85% or higher (with no less than four academic subjects), with
  • a minimum of 70% or above in English.

Foundation qualifications to meet entry requirements

If you don't have the skills or qualifications you need to be accepted into your chosen study, you can do foundation qualifications.

• Foundation Certificate (International)
• Foundation Certificate (International Accelerated)

Specific requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this qualification, outside of university admission regulations.

However, there is some expected background knowledge.

Expected high school preparation

• At least 16 credits in NCEA Level 2 Mathematics 
• At least 14 credits in NCEA Level 3 Chemistry
• NCEA Level 3 Biology
• NCEA Level 3 Physics