Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science

Summary

Science has driven innovation and progress in agriculture, food and food production, medicine, transport, communications and other cornerstones of our lives. Today, science is increasingly focusing on better ways to manage and conserve our biosphere and its natural resources. Lincoln’s Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science expands your knowledge and expertise with a flexible programme of learning that lets you select courses from our advanced Master’s programmes in Science, Applied Science, Agricultural Science and Horticultural Science. You can even use the Postgraduate Certificate as a way to staircase your learning toward a Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s degree.

Programme Structure

This is normally a single semester, full-time study qualification. You’re required to achieve 60 credits from the schedule of courses, matching the regulations of the relevant master’s degree. The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science is a highly flexible programme. You can select courses from Lincoln University’s Master’s programmes in Agricultural Science, Horticultural Science, Applied Science and Science.

Electives

Select your courses from the Schedule of Courses for:

• Master of Agricultural Science
• Master of Horticultural Science
• Master of Applied Science
• Master of Science

Degree staircasing

After completing the Postgraduate Certificate, you can choose to add one or two more semesters of study, and upgrade your qualification to a Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s Degree.

Year 1

Semester 1

• FINC 603 - Commercial Banking
• MGMT 638 - Agribusiness Organisations
• TOUR 603 - Tourism Management
• SOSC 629 - Soil Physics
• BICH 601 - General Biochemistry
• BICH 636 - Plant Biochemistry
• ECOL 608 - Research Methods in Ecology
• ECOL 609 - Conservation Biology
• ECOL 631 - Animal Behaviour
• MICR 604 - Advanced Microbiology
• RECN 640 - Events and Festivals: Contexts and Concepts
• RECN 604 - Sport, Physical Activity and Fitness
• ERST 601 - Advanced Theory in Resource Studies
• SOCI 601 - Social Science Research Methods (Quantitative)
• ERST 609 - Advanced Risk and Resilience
• SOSC 630 - Soil Fertility and Management
• MGMT 615 - Planning and Assessing International Development Projects
• ECON 615 - Applied Research Methods
• MGMT 611 - Management Research Methods
• ERST 606 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems A
• ERST 632 - Economics in Environmental Policy

Semester 2

• ERST 636 - Aspects of Sustainability: An International Perspective
• FINC 604 - Finance, Futures and Options
• MGMT 624 - International Agribusiness Systems
• MAST 603 - Mana Kaitiaki (Maori Resource Management)
• RECN 626 - Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
• TOUR 604 - Tourist Behaviour
• SOSC 628 - Soil Chemistry
• SOSC 627 - Soil Resources
• BICH 633 - Protein Biochemistry
• BICH 634 - Plant Cell Physiology
• SOCI 602 - Social Science Research Methods (Qualitative)
• ERST 604 - Advanced Urban, Regional and Resource Planning
• ERST 624 - Advanced Professional Planning Methods and Practice
• RECN 627 - Advanced Sport and Recreation Management
• PSYC 602 - Advanced Social Psychology of Wellbeing
• ECOL 612 - Wildlife Management
• ECON 602 - International Trade
• ERST 621 - Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment
• WATR 603 - Water Management, Policy and Planning

Variable

• MGMT 628 - Agribusiness in Developing Economies