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Geography matters because it is about human relationships: between people and the environment, between people and other people. A clearer grasp of Geography can provide insight into environmental, social and cultural problems and help us manage our resources more effectively.
Geography is available as major for the BA, BSocSc and BTour. Geography may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
To complete a major in Geography for the BA and BSocSc, students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Geography, including at least 60 points above 200 level.
To complete a major in Geography for the BTour, students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Geography, including GEOG224, TOST306, and a further 40 points at 300 level.
It is recommended that students intending to major in Geography include GEOG101 and GEOG103 in the first year of their programme of study in order to meet prerequisites for study at 200 level.
Most Geography papers include practical work in the laboratory and/or fieldwork. Fieldwork is carried out in weekends or in teaching recesses.
Further details are available from the Geography Programme.
Note: Candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in Geography papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in Geography papers above 200 level.
| 100 level | 200 level | 300 level | Prescriptions for the GradCert(Geog) and GradDip(Geog) | Prescriptions for the PGCert(Geog), PGDip(Geog), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc | Prescriptions for the MPhil | Prescriptions for the PhD |
100 level |
| ENVP106 - 12A (HAM) - Introduction to Environmental Planning |
| GEOG101 - 12B (HAM) - People and Place: Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography |
| GEOG103 - 12A (HAM) - Resources and Environmental Sustainability |
200 level |
| ANTH206 - Food, Taste, Cuisine: Origins and Transformations |
| ENVP206 - 12B (HAM) - Principles of Environmental Planning |
| GEOG209 - 12B (HAM) - Contemporary Cultural Geographies |
| GEOG210 - 12A (HAM) - Regional Geography: Pacific Islands Region |
| GEOG219 - 12A (HAM) - Maori Lands and Communities |
| GEOG224 - 12B (HAM) - Tourism Environments |
| GEOG228 - 12A (HAM) - Information Technology and Cartography |
| POPS201 - 12A (HAM) - Introduction to Population Studies |
| SSRP202 - 12A (HAM) & 12B (NET) - The Practice of Social Science Research |
300 level |
| ENVP306 - 12A (HAM) - Planning in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
| ENVP390 - 12A (HAM), 12B (HAM) & 12S (HAM) - Directed Study |
| GEOG301 - 12B (HAM) - Research in Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning |
| GEOG306 - 12A (HAM) - Disasters and Development |
| GEOG309 - 12A (HAM) - Gender, Place and Culture |
| GEOG323 - 12A (HAM) - Colonial Treaties and Tribal Lands: Comparative Studies |
| GEOG328 - 12B (TGA) & 12B (HAM) - Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG390 - 12A (HAM), 12B (HAM) & 12S (HAM) - Directed Study |
| TOST306 - 12A (HAM) - Geographies of Tourism Planning and Development |
Prescriptions for the GradCert(Geog) and GradDip(Geog) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Geography at an advanced level in their first degree. |
Prescriptions for the PGCert(Geog), PGDip(Geog), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in graduate Geography papers, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Geography papers or all their undergraduate Geography papers. The requirements for admission to masters level study in Geography are set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Handbook. |
| ENVP503 - 12A (HAM) - Legal Principles and Processes for Planners |
| ENVP504 - 12B (HAM) - Strategic Spatial Planning |
| ENVP505 - 12A (HAM) - Maori Planning and Resource Management |
| ENVP508 - 12C (BLK) - Plan Interpretation and Consent Processing |
| ENVP510 - 12B (HAM) - Advanced Planning Theory |
| GEOG504 - 12A (NET) - Geographies of Education |
| GEOG512 - 12A (HAM) & 12B (HAM) - Special Topic |
| GEOG515 - 12A (HAM) - Maori Geography |
| GEOG518 - 12B (HAM) - Advanced Cartographic Theory and Practice |
| GEOG519 - 12A (HAM) - Crossing Boundaries |
| GEOG520 - 12B (HAM) - Human Dimensions of Environmental Change |
| GEOG521 - 12B (HAM) - Advanced Tourism Research |
| GEOG538 - 12B (HAM) - Automated Spatial Analysis using Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG548 - 12B (HAM) - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Modelling |
| GEOG558 - 12B (HAM) - Applied Geographic Information Systems for Research and Planning |
| GEOG568 - 12A (HAM) - Applications of Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG590 - 12A (HAM) & 12B (HAM) - Directed Study |
| GEOG591 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| GEOG592 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| GEOG593 - 12C (HAM) - Geography Thesis |
| GEOG594 - 12C (HAM) - Geography Thesis |
Prescriptions for the MPhil The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| GEOG800 - 12C (HAM) - Geography MPhil Thesis |
Prescriptions for the PhD The Doctor of Philosophy is a two year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| GEOG900 - 12C (TGA) & 12C (HAM) - Geography PhD Thesis |
Current information as of 15 May 2012 5:04pm
