Postgraduate

GEOG401
Wellbeing, Community and Place
Description
This course explores how health and wellbeing are shaped by our natural, built and social environments, in complex and sometimes unexpected ways. We will draw on a range of research to examine the connections between wellbeing, community and place.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG452
GEOG402
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Description
This course explores the contemporary and pressing issue of urban development. The course focuses on geographical issues related to urban planning for resource use and infrastructure, including energy use, transport networks and green development. It includes a focus on the growing need for cities to be resilient to the many challenges they face. The course includes an applied and practical element, conducted in collaboration with local government officials and communities.
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG446
GEOG409
Coasts and Rivers: from Natural Processes to Urban Environments
Description
This course explores coastal and fluvial geomorphic processes and how they interact with urban environments. Understanding these processes is essential for effective resource and environmental management, as well as for building resilient settlements. Core topics will include river and coastal geomorphology; hydrology and hydrodynamics; flooding from coastal, fluvial and pluvial sources; catchment processes; river mouth environments; sea level rise; theoretical and numerical modelling; human use of coasts and rivers; and laboratory and research methods in coastal and river science. Examples will be drawn from New Zealand, the Pacific, and worldwide.
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG437
GEOG412
Alpine Environments
Description
Alpine environments are harsh and dynamic, yet they can also be foci of human activity. In order to make decisions about activity and infrastructure in these environments people first need to understand how physical processes in these environments interact. For example, avalanche hazard is a result of complex interactions between snow accumulation, weather conditions, topography, and human activity. Future water storage will be influenced by long-term climate trends, topography, infrastructure and demand for water. Therefore in addition to understanding physical processes, to manage resources and activities in alpine environments, people also need an understanding of cultural values, and various policies and legislation that help govern development and activities.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2025
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of School
Restrictions
GEOG408 and GEOG410
GEOG420
Research Project
Description
This course represents the Research Project component of the Honours programme. A research topic will be chosen in discussion with a possible staff supervisor, a proposal developed and approved, and a written research report completed. This is a whole year course and work is done for the project across both semesters. Various milestones are included through the year including proposal development and oral progress reports.
Occurrences
Whole Year 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG480, GEOG490, GEOG481, GEOG491
GEOG660
MA Dissertation
Description
MA Dissertation
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Semester One 2025
Semester Two 2025
Points
60 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
GEOG690
MA Thesis
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Points
120 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
GEOG692
Community or Workplace Based Project
Description
Masters project, undertaken in collaboration with a community or organisational partner.
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
General non-calendar-based 2025
Points
60 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
GEOG693
Geospatial Data Science Project
Description
Masters project in Geospatial Data Science.
Occurrences
General non-calendar-based 2025
Points
60 points
Prerequisites
GISC402
GEOG695
MSc Thesis
Description
The thesis shall normally be completed and presented to the Registrar within a 12 month period. Students must consult the M.A. or M.Sc. Regulations for details of the other requirements for the degree.
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Points
120 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
GEOG697
Community Based Thesis
Description
Masters community placement and thesis, undertaken in collaboration with a community or organisational partner.
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Points
90 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Not Offered Courses in 2025

Postgraduate

GEOG404
Resource and Environmental Management (REM) in New Zealand
Description
This course provides a deep and yet practical understanding of the processes involved in resource and environmental management in New Zealand, including the principles of kaitiakitanga. It aims to enable students to engage actively with the realities of the application of the Resource Management Act, and to be able to apply existing knowledge of environmental and/or human processes to the solution of environmental management problems. The course will be of interest to students with a wide variety of geographical backgrounds, as well as to engineers, lawyers, and those considering a career related to resource use.
Occurrences
GEOG404-25S2 (C)
Semester Two 2025 - Not offered
For further information see GEOG404 course details
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG444
GEOG420
Research Project
Description
This course represents the Research Project component of the Honours programme. A research topic will be chosen in discussion with a possible staff supervisor, a proposal developed and approved, and a written research report completed. This is a whole year course and work is done for the project across both semesters. Various milestones are included through the year including proposal development and oral progress reports.
Occurrences
GEOG420-25CY (C)
Cross Year 2025 - Not offered
For further information see GEOG420 course details
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG480, GEOG490, GEOG481, GEOG491