WATR411-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Water Governance

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

The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the governance of freshwater resources from a social-ecological systems perspective. The course will explore water science and management as embedded in complex social and ecological contexts, shaped by interactions among culture, politics, economics and ecologies. Drawing on examples from local to global, the course will examine major paradigms of water resource management, and how these are applied and contested by diverse societal actors and stakeholders in politics and decision-making at different scales, incorporating examples from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Rehua 530 13 Jul - 2 Aug
10 Aug - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
1 Saturday 09:00 - 15:00 Christchurch 3 Aug - 9 Aug

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Individual short essay 10% Individual short essay
Group project report 50% Group project report
Individual video presentation 20% Individual video presentation
Individual learning reflection 20% Individual learning reflection

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,286.00

International fee $5,663.00

* 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 .

All WATR411 Occurrences

  • WATR411-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026