Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science

Summary

Cultivate your advanced abilities to apply science to key industries including agriculture, as well as the management of the planet and its precious resources.

Lincoln University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science focuses on nurturing your advanced understanding of how science can be applied to problem-solving in industries such as agriculture, medicine, communications and transport. And now of crucial importance, the role science plays in management and conservation of our biosphere and its precious resources. This one-year senior study programme offers flexibility. Subject areas range from soil science and transport studies to environmental management. Plus you have the option to staircase your study towards a Master’s degree.

Programme Structure

This is usually a single year, full-time study qualification. You’re required to achieve 120 credits from the schedule of courses, matching the regulations of the relevant master’s degree.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science is a highly flexible programme.

Applied Science Courses

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

Degree staircasing

You can use the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Science to staircase your study for a Master’s Degree. If this appeals, please discuss your course options with a course advisor for one of the Master’s level qualifications that you’re interested in to ensure you make the most appropriate selection.