ANTA201-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Antarctica and Global Change

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course provides a multidisciplinary approach to understanding how Antarctica will be affected by global change. It takes a Science System approach and investigates the linkages between the Antarctic atmosphere, cryosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.

Prerequisites

30 points from 100-level Antarctic Studies, Biology, Geography or Geology courses

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Quizzes (4) 20%
Essay Proposal 5%
Essay 25%
Mid-term test 25%
Final Exam 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Knox, G. A; Biology of the Southern Ocean ; 2nd ed; CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2007.

Thomas, David N; Sea ice ; Third edition; John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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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