Bachelor of Science (BSc), majoring in Earth Sciences, for students enrolled prior to 2019
If you are enrolling for the first time this year, visit the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Earth Sciences page.
Some courses offered prior to 2019 may no longer be available. If you began your degree prior to 2019 we strongly recommend you seek advice to ensure you are taking the correct courses.
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Your single or first major must include:
- 30 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms***
- BIOSCI 102 Plants, Microbes and Society^
- BIOSCI 104 New Zealand Ecology and Conservation^
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World
- CHEM 120 Chemistry of the Material World
- MATHS 108 General Mathematics 1
- MATHS 110 Mathematics for Science
- MATHS 150 Advancing Mathematics 1**
- MATHS 162 Computational Mathematics
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
- STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce
- PHYSICS 120 Advancing Physics 1
- PHYSICS 121 Advancing Physics 2
- PHYSICS 160 Physics for the Life Sciences
- At least 15 points from:
- At least 45 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- At least 45 points from:
Second major must include:
- 30 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- BIOSCI 101 Essential Biology: From Genomes to Organisms***
- BIOSCI 102 Plants, Microbes and Society^
- BIOSCI 104 New Zealand Ecology and Conservation^
- BIOSCI 106 Foundations of Biochemistry
- CHEM 110 Chemistry of the Living World
- CHEM 120 Chemistry of the Material World
- GEOG 210 Introduction to GIS and Spatial Thinking
- MATHS 108 General Mathematics 1
- MATHS 110 Mathematics for Science
- MATHS 150 Advancing Mathematics 1**
- MATHS 162 Computational Mathematics
- STATS 101 Introduction to Statistics
- STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce
- PHYSICS 120 Advancing Physics 1
- PHYSICS 121 Advancing Physics 2
- PHYSICS 160 Physics for the Life Sciences
- At least 45 points from:
- At least 15 points from:
- At least 45 points from:
*From 2019 EARTHSCI 120 Planet Earth replaces EARTHSCI 103.
**From 2019 MATHS 120 Algebra and MATHS 130 Calculus replace MATHS 150.
***From 2019 BIOSCI 101 has changed its name to Life! Origins and Mechanisms.
^This course is unavailable in 2019.
^^From 2019 EARTHSCI 202 has changed its name to Earth History.
^^^From 2019 EARTHSCI 203 has changed its name to Rock and Minerals.
^^^^From 2019 EARTHSCI 303 has changed its name to Sedimentary Systems.
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BSc in Earth Sciences degree planner (for students enrolled prior to 2019). Size: 284.1 kB.
Document Description: Use this degree planner to plan your BSc majoring in Earth Sciences if you enrolled prior to 2019.
Doing a double major with Earth Sciences
If you choose to do a double major in your BSc, we recommend the following subjects to complement Earth Sciences: Anthropological Science, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Physics and Statistics.
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