ENVR303-25W (C) Whole Year 2025

Matapuna Kai and Environmental Science

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 16 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 August 2025

Description

This project and lecture-based course is focused on issues affecting mahika kai or traditional resources of importance to local Maori communities. Real world environmental problems that affect mahika kai on environments managed by Maori, local and national environmental agencies (e.g. Department of Conservation, Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council), or private landowners, will be addressed. This course advances students’ professional, field and communication skills in environmental science, drawing on problem-based and service learning approaches.

Prerequisites

ENVR209 and ENVR210 and approval by the Head of Department.

Restrictions

This course is restricted to students enrolled in the BEnvSci(Hons)

Restricted against GEOG309

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Beatrice Tinsley 111
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Saturday 08:00 - 16:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
28 Apr - 4 May
12 May - 18 May
02 Sunday 08:00 - 16:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
28 Apr - 4 May
12 May - 18 May
Field Trip B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Saturday 08:00 - 16:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
02 Sunday 08:00 - 16:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug

Course Coordinator

Matiu Prebble

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Individual critque/reflections of guest seminars 15% Individual critque/reflections of guest seminars
Individual online terms tests (x2 worth 5% & 10%) 15% Individual online terms tests (x2 worth 5% & 10%)
Individual critical review data, cultural IP 15% Individual critical review data, cultural IP
Written Group Report & ARC Storymap 40% Written Group Report & ARC Storymap
Individual reading the Whenua/Moana 15% Individual reading the Whenua/Moana

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,073.00

International fee $10,375.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

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