GEOG215-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Environmental Hazards and Disasters

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course provides an understanding of environmental hazards and disasters, with a particular focus on flooding and coastal hazards and the related impacts on human communities. Examples will be drawn from New Zealand, which will include a consideration of Maori experiences of and responses to disasters, and from overseas.

Prerequisites

30 points of Geography or Geological Sciences at 100 level; or 30 points from Science, Arts, Commerce, or
Engineering.

Restrictions

GEOG305

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 009
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 102
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 Ernest Rutherford 212 Computer Lab
27 Jul - 16 Aug
14 Sep - 4 Oct
02 Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 464 Computer Lab
27 Jul - 16 Aug
14 Sep - 4 Oct
03 Thursday 09:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 248 Computer Lab
27 Jul - 16 Aug
14 Sep - 4 Oct
04 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Ernest Rutherford 211 GIS Comp Lab
27 Jul - 16 Aug
14 Sep - 4 Oct

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,058.00

International fee $5,388.00

* 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 on the departments and faculties page .

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