Undergraduate courses and programmes
We offer undergraduate courses in Earth Sciences, Environmental Change, Environmental Science, Geography, Geophysics and Geographic Information Science (GIS).
Undergraduate Earth Sciences courses
EARTHSCI 102 Foundation for Earth Sciences
EARTHSCI 105 Natural Hazards in New Zealand
EARTHSCI 105G Natural Hazards in New Zealand (General Education)
EARTHSCI 120 Planet Earth
EARTHSCI 202 Earth History
EARTHSCI 203 Rock and Minerals
EARTHSCI 205 New Zealand: Half a Billion Years on the Edge
EARTHSCI 205G New Zealand: Half a Billion Years on the Edge (General Education)
EARTHSCI 208 Earth Structure
EARTHSCI 220 Practice in Earth Sciences 1
EARTHSCI 261 Climate and Society
EARTHSCI 262 Geomorphology
EARTHSCI 303 Sedimentary Systems
EARTHSCI 307 Dynamic Quaternary Environments
EARTHSCI 308 Tectonic and Magmatic Systems
EARTHSCI 315 Analytical Skills in Geology
EARTHSCI 320 Practice in Earth Sciences 2
EARTHSCI 361 Exploration Geophysics
EARTHSCI 372 Engineering Geology
EARTHSCI 388 Field Focused Research in Earth System Science
EARTHSCI 399 Capstone: Earth Sciences
Undergraduate Environmental Change courses
Undergraduate Environmental Science courses
ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management
ENVSCI 101G Environment, Science and Management (General Education)
ENVSCI 201 Natural and Human Environmental Systems
ENVSCI 203 Modelling Environmental Systems
ENVSCI 301 Environmental Science in Practice
ENVSCI 303 Environmental Science, Risk and Society
ENVSCI 399 Capstone: Environmental Science
Undergraduate Geography courses
GEOG 101 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
GEOG 102 Geography of the Human Environment
GEOG 103 Mapping Our World
GEOG 103G Mapping Our World (General Education)
GEOG 104 Cities and Urbanism
GEOG 104G Cities and Urbanism (General Education)
GEOG 202 Cities, Regions and Communities
GEOG 205 Environment and Society
GEOG 250 Geographical Research in Practice
GEOG 261 Climate, Hydrology and Biogeography
GEOG 262 Geomorphology
GEOG 305 Population, Health and Society
GEOG 307 Urban Geography
GEOG 308 Geopolitics and Indigenous Rights
GEOG 312 Geographies of Pacific Development
GEOG 320 Resources and Environmental Management
GEOG 322 Culture and Environment in East Asia
GEOG 324 Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development
GEOG 325 The Human Dimension of Disasters
GEOG 327 Politics, Markets and Economies
GEOG 331 Fluvial Geomorphology
GEOG 332 Climate and Environment
GEOG 334 Environmental Change
GEOG 342 Technology, Power and Social Change
GEOG 351 Coastal and Marine Studies
GEOG 352 Landscape, Environment and Heritage
GEOG 399 Capstone: Geography
Undergraduate Geophysics courses
GEOPHYS 213 The Geophysical Environment
GEOPHYS 310 Physics of the Earth
GEOPHYS 311 Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Physics
GEOPHYS 361 Fundamentals and Applications of Geophysical Exploration
GEOPHYS 399 Capstone: Geophysics
Undergraduate Geographic Information Science (GIS) courses
GISCI 241 Principles of Remote Sensing
GISCI 242 Principles of GIScience
GISCI 341 Advanced Remote Sensing
GISCI 343 GIScience Programming and Development
GISCI 399 Capstone: GIScience
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.