GEOL473-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Structural Geology

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 will focus on tectonic and structural aspects of convergent and divergent plate margins. It will give an overview on subduction zones, collisional orogens as well as extensional margins and rift. We will be seeking to discover what structural geology can tell us about mountain building processes, relationships between deformation and metamorphism and the feedback between tectonics and climate.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 221 Geog/Geol Teaching Lab
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Field Trip A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Saturday 09:00 - 00:00 Kaikoura
31 Aug - 6 Sep
01-P2 Sunday 00:00 - 18:00 Kaikoura
31 Aug - 6 Sep

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 1 30% Assignment 1: Essay
Assignment 2 40% Assignment 2: Field trip report
Assignment 3 30% Assignment 3: Oral Presentation

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,328.00

* 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 GEOL473 Occurrences

  • GEOL473-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026