Bachelor of Arts majoring in Geography

You can take a major in Geography as one of your two BA majors (a double major). BA majors that complement Geography include Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Anthropology and Sociology. If you wished to add another dimension to your studies, you could choose your second major from any other BA subject, such as Media, Film and Television or English. You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.

Required courses

You must pass the following courses as part of the Geography major:

30 points

• GEOG 101 Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (S1 and S2)
• GEOG 102 Geography of the Human Environment (S1 and S2)
  

Additional courses include: 

• GEOG 103 Mapping Our World (S1)
• GEOG 104 Cities and Urbanism (S2)
• EARTHSCI 105 Natural Hazards in New Zealand (S1 and S2)

At 200-level you should take GEOG 250 plus at least two others, one of which must be either GEOG 202, 205, 261 or 262:

• GEOG 250 Geographical Research in Practice (S1)

• GEOG 202 Cities, Regions and Communities (S1)
• GEOG 205 Environment and Society (S2)
• GEOG 261 Climate and Society (S1)
• GEOG 262 Geomorphology (S2)
• GISCI 241 Remote Sensing (S2)
• GISCI 242 Spatial Analysis for Human Environments (S1)

• GEOG 305 Population, Health and Society (S1)
• GEOG 307 Urban Geography (not offered in 2023)
• GEOG 308 Geopolitics and Indigenous Rights (not offered in 2023)
• GEOG 320 Resources and Environmental Management (S1)
• GEOG 325 The Human Dimension of Disasters (S2)
• GEOG 327 Politics, Markets and Economies (S2)
• GEOG 335 Applied Physical Geography (S2)
• GEOG 351 Coastal and Marine Studies (S1)
• GEOG 352 Landscape, Environment and Heritage (S1)
• GISCI 341 Advanced Remote Sensing (S2)
• GISCI 343 GIScience Programming and Development (S2)
• GEOG 399 Capstone: Geography (S2)  
  

Please note that these courses are all officially listed on page 89 of the 2021 Calendar. 

For help with planning your BA and enrolling in your courses, please contact Student Hubs or contact us online.