Undergraduate courses and programmes
We offer undergraduate courses in Earth Sciences, Environmental Change, Environmental Science, Geography, Geophysics and Geographic Information Science (GIS).
Stage one Environment courses
Course code | Course title | Semester offered | Course coordinator |
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EARTHSCI 105 | Natural Hazards in New Zealand | Summer; S1; S2 | Summer/S1: Ingrid Ukstins S2: Jennifer Eccles |
EARTHSCI 120 | Planet Earth | S1; S2 | Nick Richards |
ENVSCI 101 | Environment, Science and Management | S1; S2 | Sonia Fonua |
GEOG 101 | Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | S1; S2 | Joe Fagan |
GEOG 102 | Geography of the Human Environment |
S1; S2 | Salene Schloffel-Armstrong |
GEOG 103 | Mapping Our World | S1 | Tom Dowling |
GEOG 104 | Cities and Urbanism | S2 | Salene Schloffel-Armstrong |
SCIGEN 101 | Communicating in a Knowledge Society | S1 | Anthony Gampell |
SUSTAIN 100 | Sustainability and Us | S2 | Joe Fagan |
TFCENV 91F | Environment and Society 1 | S1 | Rachael Boswell |
TFCENV 92F | Environment and Society 2 | S2 | Rachael Boswell |
Stage two Environment courses
Course code | Course title | Semester offered | Course coordinator |
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EARTHSCI 202 | Earth Story | S1 | Barry O'Connor |
EARTHSCI 203 | Rock and Minerals | S1 | Phil Shane |
EARTHSCI 205 | New Zealand: Half a Billion Years on the Edge | S2 | Barry O'Connor |
EARTHSCI 208 | Earth Structure | S2 | Barry O'Connor |
EARTHSCI 220 | Practice in Earth Sciences 1 | S1 | Nick Richards |
EARTHSCI/GEOG 261 | Climate and Society | Not offered in 2024 | |
EARTHSCI/GEOG 262 | Geomorphology | S2 | Jon Tunnicliffe |
ENVSCI 201 | Natural and Human Environmental Systems | S1 | Sam Trowsdale |
ENVSCI 203 | Modelling Environmental Systems | S2 | Giovanni Coco |
GEOG 202 | Cities, Regions and Communities | S1 | Nick Lewis |
GEOG 205 | Environment and Society | S2 | Emma Sharp |
GEOG 250 | Geographical Research in Practice | S1 | Joe Fagan |
GISCI 241 | Principles of Remote Sensing | S2 | Murray Ford |
GISCI 242 | Principles of GIScience | S1 | Katarzyna Siła-Nowicka |
SCIGEN 201 | Innovating in a Knowledge Society | S1 | Marie McEntee |
Stage three Environment courses
Course code | Course title | Semester offered | Course coordinator |
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EARTHSCI 303 | Sedimentary Systems | S1 | Lorna Strachan |
EARTHSCI 307 | Dynamic Quaternary Environments | S1 | Paul Augustinus |
EARTHSCI 308 | Tectonic and Magmatic Systems | S2 | James Muirhead |
EARTHSCI 320 | Practice in Earth Sciences 2 | S1 | Lorna Strachan |
EARTHSCI 361 | Exploration Geophysics | Not offered in 2024 | |
EARTHSCI 372 | Engineering Geology | S2 | Martin Brook |
EARTHSCI 399 | 399 Capstone: Earth Sciences | S2 | Phil Shane |
ENVSCI 301 | Natural and Human Environmental Systems | S1 | Luitgard Schwendenmann |
ENVSCI 303 | Environmental Science, Risk and Society |
S2 | Sonia Fonua |
ENVSCI 399 | Capstone: Environmental Science | S2 | Emma Ryan |
GEOG 305 | Population, Health and Society |
S1 | Salene Schloffel-Armstrong |
GEOG 307 | Urban Geography | Laurence Murphy | |
GEOG 320 | Resources and Environmental Management | S1 | Brad Coombes |
GEOG 325 | The Human Dimension of Disasters |
Not offered in 2024 | |
GEOG 327 | Politics, Markets and Economies | Not offered in 2024 | |
GEOG 351 | Coastal and Marine Studies | S1 | Mark Dickson |
GEOG 352 | Landscape, Environment and Heritage | S1 | Gretel Boswijk |
GEOG 335 | Applied Physical Geography | S2 | Jennifer Salmond |
GISCI 341 | Advanced Remote Sensing | S2 | Tom Dowling |
GISCI 343 | GIScience Programming and Development | S2 | Katarzyna Siła-Nowicka |
GEOG/GISCI 399 | Capstone: Geography | S2 | Tom Baker |
SUSTAIN 300 | A Sustainable World | S2 | Anthony Gampell |
SCIGEN 301/301 G | Engaging in a Knowledge Society | S2 | Marie McEntee |
2024 field trips
More details about the field trips can be found in the Course Outline.
If you require further information, please reach out to the course coordinator.
Choosing your courses and programme
- Read about study options in the School of Environment.
- For help with your undergraduate programme contact an academic adviser.
- Find timetable information at Student Services Online.
- Download a Faculty of Science prospectus.