GEOL493-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Unravelling Environmental Histories

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

Recent geological histories of Canterbury will be investigated via a lab-based collaborative research project utilizing palaeontological data along with sedimentological and chemical records. It is recommended for all students interested in palaeontology, environmental science or Quaternary sciences.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of Head of School

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Research proposal (Due Week 4) 15%
Research paper - methods and introduction sections (Due Week 6) 20%
Research introduction presentation - oral (Due end of Term 1) 10%
Research paper - draft results section (Due Week 10) 10%
Final project presentation - oral (Due Week 11) 15%
Final research paper (Due Week 12 - end of Term 2) 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,182.00

* 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 .

All GEOL493 Occurrences

  • GEOL493-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
Previous year