Undergraduate study in Global Environment and Sustainable Development
What you can study in Global Environment and Sustainable Development
As part of a Bachelor of Global Studies majoring in Global Environment and Sustainable Development, you will learn about the connections between environmental and developmental challenges. You will also analyse the cultural practices and the legal and policy structures that shape and respond to those challenges.
Structuring your major in Global Environment and Sustainable Development
You can choose your courses from those listed in the BGlobalSt schedule for Global Environment and Sustainable Development. You must also meet any specific requirements indicated in the schedule.
2021 BGlobalSt schedule for Global Environment and Sustainable Development
Courses*
Core courses
Stage I courses
- EARTHSCI 105 Natural Hazards in New Zealand
- ECON 151 Understanding the Global Economy
- ECON 152 Principles of Economics
- ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management
- GEOG 102 Geography of the Human Environment
- GEOG 104 Cities and Urbanism
- GLOBAL 101 Global Issues, Sustainable Futures
- HISTORY 103 Global History
- INTBUS 151 Business across Borders
- MĀORI 130 Te Ao Māori: The Māori World
- POLITICS 106 Global Politics
- STATS 150 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
- SUSTAIN 100 Sustainability and Us
- URBPLAN 101 Introduction to Urban Planning
Stage II courses
- EDUC 212 Global Education Policy for All?
- GENDER 208 Thinking Gender
- GEOG 205 Environment and Society
- GLOBAL 251 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 252 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 277 Study Abroad 2A
- GLOBAL 278 Study Abroad 2B
- GLOBAL 279 Study Abroad 2C
- GLOBAL 280 Study Abroad 2D
- MEDIA 231 Eco/media
- PACIFIC 205 Pacific Innovation and Sustainability
- PHIL 250 Philosophy and the Environment
- SOCIOL 213 Ethnicity and Identity
- SOCIOL 229 Environmental Sociology
- SUSTAIN 200 The Sustainable Community
- URBPLAN 201 Urban Policy Analysis
Stage III courses
- ENVSCI 303 Environmental Science, Risk and Society
- GEOG 320 Resources and Environmental Management
- GEOG 324 Critical Perspectives on Sustainable Development
- GEOG 325 The Human Dimension of Disasters
- GLOBAL 351: Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 352: Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 377 Study Abroad 3A
- GLOBAL 378 Study Abroad 3B
- GLOBAL 379 Study Abroad 3C
- GLOBAL 380 Study Abroad 3D
- LAWENVIR 420 Global Environmental Law
- LAWENVIR 430 Environmental Constitutionalism
- LAWPUBL 435 Law of the Sea and Antarctica
- LAWPUBL 446 Indigenous Peoples in International Law
- LAWPUBL 458 Comparative Indigenous Law Topics
- MEDIA 332 Eco/media
- PACIFIC 305 Pacific Innovation Sustainability
- POLITICS 313 Governing Planet Earth
- PHIL 351 Philosophy and the Environment
- SOCIOL 307 The Pacific in the World
- SUSTAIN 300 A Sustainable World
- URBPLAN 301 Urban Economic Development
- URBPLAN 306 Global Contexts and Contemporary Urban Planning Issues
*Not all courses available in every year
Scholarships and awards
Help and advice
Our friendly staff will provide you with advice on planning your degree and enrolling in your courses at Student Hubs.
If you would like to find out more about studying Global Environment and Sustainable Development or need degree planning advice, you can book an appointment or contact the Global Studies Student and Programme Adviser, Dr Svetlana Kostrykina (s.kostrykina@auckland.ac.nz).