WATR203-24X (C) General non-calendar-based 2024

Freshwater Science Field Skills

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 November 2024
End Date: Sunday, 15 December 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 17 November 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 December 2024

Description

In this course students will develop practical skills in sampling freshwaters, identification of freshwater organisms, and assessing hydrological conditions and water-quality.

You will learn basic field and lab skills required to measure aspects of freshwater ecosystems, including physical habitats, water chemistry, algae, aquatic plants, freshwater invertebrates, and fish.

Prerequisites

A freshwater-related course of study or appropriate freshwater-related work experience as determined by the Head of Programme.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 140
25 Nov - 1 Dec
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 140
25 Nov - 1 Dec
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Monday 12:00 - 23:55 Cass
25 Nov - 1 Dec
01-P2 Tuesday 00:00 - 00:00 Cass
25 Nov - 1 Dec
01-P3 Wednesday 00:00 - 00:00 Cass
25 Nov - 1 Dec
01-P4 Thursday 00:00 - 00:00 Cass
25 Nov - 1 Dec
01-P5 Friday 00:00 - 09:00 Cass
25 Nov - 1 Dec

Timetable Note

In 2024 a weeklong field trip will run Nov 25 - Nov 29 2024 at Cass Field Station.

Course Coordinator

Issie Barrett

Lecturer

James Brasington

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $978.00

International fee $4,988.00

* 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.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 30

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

All WATR203 Occurrences

  • WATR203-24X (C) General non-calendar-based 2024