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Geography

Overview

Geographers seek to understand the web of interactions and interconnections which link people and the environment. To succeed in that they require a firm grounding in a number of study areas.

In the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme students focus on: regions of uneven development; geographies of social categories like ethnicity and gender; urban and rural change; geopolitical conflict; the human use of natural resources; the process and implications of economic restructuring.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) students focus on topics which are at the core of physical geography. These include landforming processes and their expression in the landscape, the earth's weather systems and climates, factors which lead to geographic variations in the distribution and growth of living things, and environmental controls on the availability and quality of water.

Students are also introduced to the basics of social and environmental science through fieldwork and practical courses in research methods.

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Qualifications

Papers

See the full list of Geography (GEOG) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Geography

Level Papers Points
100-level

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

18

18

200-level

GEOG 280

Two further 200-level GEOG papers (excluding GEOG 290)

18

36

300-level

GEOG 380

Three further 300-level GEOG papers

18

54

Plus

198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts

198
Total   360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Geography

Stage Papers Points
1st stage

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

90 further points

18

18

90

2nd stage

GEOG 280

Three further 200-level GEOG papers

54 further points

18

54

54

3rd stage

GEOG 380

GEOG 396 *

Three further 300-level GEOG papers

36 further points

* GEOG 396 is not available in 2010: Students must enrol for one further 300-level GEOG paper instead.

18

18

54

36

4th stage

GEOG 490

Three further 400-level GEOG papers

48

72

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Geography

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Geography is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Geography

Level Papers Points
100-level

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

STAT 110

18

18

18

200-level

GEOG 290

One of GEOG 281, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 285, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289

One further 200-level GEOG paper (excluding GEOG 280)

18

18

 

18

300-level

GEOG 380

Two of GEOG 387, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 391, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395

One further 300-level GEOG paper

18

36

 

18

Plus

180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science

180
Total   360

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Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)) in Geography

Stage Papers Points
1st stage

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

STAT 110

72 further 100-level points

18

18

18

72

2nd stage

GEOG 290

Two of GEOG 281, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 285, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289

Two further 200-level GEOG papers

36 further points

18

36

 

36

36

3rd stage

GEOG 380

GEOG 396 *

Two of GEOG 387, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 391, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395

One further 300-level GEOG paper

36 further points

* GEOG 396 is not available in 2010: Students must enrol for one further 300-level GEOG paper instead.

18

18

36

 

18

36

4th stage

GEOG 490

Four further 400-level GEOG papers

48

96

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Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Geography

Papers

GEOG 470

Four further 400-level GEOG papers

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Master of Science (MSc) in Geography

Papers

GEOG 495, and 400-level GEOG papers worth 96 points.

Thesis: GEOG 5

 

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Minor Subject Requirements

Geography as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Tourism (BTour), Bachelor of Arts (BA), or Bachelor of Theology (BTheol) degree

Level Papers Points
100-level

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

18

18

200-level Two 200-level GEOG papers (excluding GEOG 290) 36
300-level One 300-level GEOG paper (excluding GEOG 380 and GEOG 396) 18
Total   90

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Geography as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree

Level Papers Points
100-level

GEOG 101

GEOG 102

18

18

200-level Two of GEOG 216, GEOG 281, GEOG 282, GEOG 283, GEOG 284, GEOG 285, GEOG 286, GEOG 287, GEOG 288, GEOG 289, GEOG 290 36
300-level One of GEOG 387, GEOG 388, GEOG 389, GEOG 390, GEOG 391, GEOG 392, GEOG 393, GEOG 394, GEOG 395, GEOG 397 18
Total   90

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Further Information

Email us at geography@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/geography

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