SCIGEN (Science General)
Stage I
SCIGEN 101G - Communicating in a Knowledge Society (15 pts)🏳
Effective communication is required for specialists in all fields to engage meaningfully with society. In this course students gain an understanding of the important role communication plays in a knowledge society. Through case studies and practical experience students learn about the responsibilities and skills required to communicate with a variety of audiences. They learn how to effectively manage and present data and practice oral, written, visual and electronic communication.
SCIGEN 102 - (15 pts)🏳
SCIGEN 102G - Contemporary Science in Aotearoa New Zealand (15 pts)🏳
What does it mean to do science here and now? This course considers how knowledge of place enhances your learning, the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and how knowledge systems frame understanding. Students will think critically about the relationships between science and our environment, along with the ethics of science in practice. Sociology
SCIGEN 189 - Special Topic (10 pts)🏳
Selected topics in Science designed as a short credit course for exchange students coming to New Zealand. This course is only available to inbound exchange students.
Stage II
SCIGEN 201 - Innovating in a Knowledge Society (15 pts)🏳
Interdisciplinary examination of science innovation at policy, organisational and project levels including context, impacts and roles of business and research organisations, and ways innovations are presented and received. Case study analysis of the business environment including how innovation is both enabled and constrained in science- based organisations and society, and innovation strategies in science–based organisations.
Stage III
SCIGEN 301 - Engaging in a Knowledge Society (15 pts)🏳
Addressing complex issues requires knowledge experts to engage with a variety of people. Solutions will be gained from collaborations that co-produce knowledge in transdisciplinary partnerships that lead to new ways of thinking. This course explores meaningful ways to engage with communities, and reassesses current ways of knowing and doing.
SCIGEN 310 - Directed Study (15 pts)🏳
Directed study on a topic or topics approved by the Academic Head.
SCIGEN 311 - Scholarship Research Project (0 pts)🏳
SCIGEN 399 - Capstone: Science (15 pts)🏳
A multidisciplinary capstone for students coming from any science discipline. Students apply their cumulative knowledge and skills to a scientific phenomenon from a list of topics, considering the science in the context of sociocultural, ethical, or environmental challenges. Emphasises team as well as self-directed work to support mastery of academic competencies and key transferable skills.