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Level 5
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
This course will give you a practical knowledge of New Zealand’s native plants. It discusses the ecology and unique characteristics of native plants.
This course is designed to enable you to play an active role in restoring and protecting areas of native vegetation. It is particularly useful if you work or intend to work in natural resource and conservation management.
Topics covered include:
- special characteristics of native plants
- conservation and protection of native plants, planting and revegetation
- non-cropping use and management of native plants in urban and rural landscapes
- economic uses, and
- other aspects of native plants.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are needed for this course.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable broadband internet and a data plan
Find out more about online learning
If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.