Schedule of core Geology degree papers
Core geology degree papers are offered every year.
Summer School
100-level
Semester 1
100-level
200-level
300-level
- GEOL 302 Independent project
OR
GEOL 304 Accelerated independent project - GEOL 344 Advanced field studies
- GEOL 353 Tectonics
Semester 2
100-level core
Schedule of optional papers for Geology
Papers that are double coded at 200- and 300-level (e.g. GEOL 261/361 or GEOG 283/389) in Geology and Geography are only offered in alternate years. These double coded papers cannot be taken at both 200 and 300-level. In general, geology degrees require that you take at least two of the papers listed below at 200-level and one at 300-level.
2025
Semester 1
- GEOL 276 / GEOL 376 Geological Resources for a Sustainable New Zealand
- MARI 201 Oceanography: The Physical Ocean
- SURV 220 GIS
Semester 2
- GEOL 273 / GEOL 373 Modern and Ancient Sedimentary Systems
- GEOL 275 / GEOL 375 Rock deformation
- GEOG 283 / GEOG 389 Climate Change: The Past
2026
Semester 1
- GEOL 262 / GEOL 362 Geochemistry
- GEOL 265 / GEOL 365 Natural Hazards of New Zealand and beyond
- GEOG 289 / GEOG 395 Geomorphology
- MARI 201 Oceanography: The Physical Ocean
- SURV 220 GIS