Lincoln University is celebrating its position at the nexus of agriculture and the environment with a raft of innovative new course major offerings, recognising a desire from students and industry for multi-disciplinary flexibility and the delivery of programmes cognisant of contemporary issues.
Students this year will be able to include a transferable environmental major in commerce, agricultural science and tourism degrees, ensuring they ready to meet the environmental challenges they will face in the future.
Chief academic Officer, Professor Bruce McKenzie, said the move showed Lincoln was "putting a stake in the ground and accepting responsibility for providing our new generations with the academic capacity to create and design solutions in the clash between agriculture, water, tourism and conservation".
"Students studying the Bachelor of Agricultural Science will be able to add breadth with a major in Environmental Management, making Lincoln the only university in the country that has this combination of academic achievement."
These additional course majors come after a ringing endorsement of Lincoln University's role in the national economy, in the recent Transformation Board report, with Chancellor Steve Smith saying it demonstrates how the University will be critical to delivering better outcomes in land, food and eco-systems into the future.