荣誉科学学士学位（BSc（Hons））的特定目标是发展高级理论和研究技能，从而为高级专业或学术职业提供平台。生态学是关于动植物与环境有关的研究。人们对环境和生态问题的浓厚兴趣，以及公众和政府对此类问题的关注和辩论，导致需要经过科学培训的生态学家。生态学学位的毕业生具有一定的背景，使他们能够以专业生态学家或受过教育的公众身份对生态问题做出理性的判断。<br>生态学课程由植物学，地理学和地理学系的工作人员教授动物学。奥塔哥地区涵盖了从海洋到高山，从半干旱到全湿的广泛栖息地。各部门提供的许多论文都有实地考察的内
Ecology is the study of how plants, animals and other organisims interact with each other and with their environment. We learn about species, populations, and communities in a wide range of habitats from alpine to marine, and from semi-arid grasslands to cloud- and rainforests.Ecology is a multidisciplinary subject which links departments across the University: Botany, Geography, Geology, Information Science, Marine Science, Maths, Philosophy, Statistics, Surveying, and Zoology. The Ecology Degree Programme at Otago is organised to allow you to build pathways as you discover your interests for example, animal and plant ecophysiology, freshwater ecology, marine ecology, plant ecology, molecular and evolutionary ecology, as well as paleoecology, plantanimal interactions and information systems.<br>The career opportunities available to Ecology graduates reflect the breadth of training offered. Our graduates are spread far and wide in jobs as diverse as nature guides, resource management consultants, and information technologists.The Department of Conservation, Crown Research Institutes, local and and regional councils, tourism operations, secondary and tertiary teaching institutions and a range of environmental non-governmental organisations all employ graduates here in New Zealand and around the world.