Geology lecture and lab timetable
- Geology timetable (PDF)
Schedule of papers for the Geology undergraduate degree
Some papers are offered each year, and others are offered only in alternate years.
- View the schedule of papers for the Geology undergraduate degree
- View/download the Minimum Requirements for a BSc in Geology (PDF)
- View/download the Minimum Requirements for a BAppSc in Geology (PDF)
Geology papers
100-level Geology Papers
200-level Geology papers
- GEOL 221 Special Topic
- GEOL 251 Minerals and Rocks
- GEOL 252 Field Studies and New Zealand Geology
- GEOL 261 Geophysics of the Earth
- GEOL 262 Geochemistry
- GEOL 263 Fossils, Strata and Hydrocarbon Basins
- GEOL 264 Igneous Petrology and Volcanology
- GEOL 265 Natural Hazards of New Zealand and Beyond
- GEOL 272 Evolution of New Zealand Biota
- GEOL 273 Sedimentary Processes and Materials
- GEOL 274 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Mineralisation
- GEOL 275 Rock Deformation
- GEOL 276 Geological Resources for a Sustainable New Zealand
300-level Geology papers
- GEOL 302 Independent Project
- GEOL 304 Accelerated Independent Project
- GEOL 321 Special Topic
- GEOL 341 Special Topic
- GEOL 344 Advanced field studies
- GEOL 353 Tectonics
- GEOL 361 Geophysics of the Earth
- GEOL 362 Geochemistry
- GEOL 363 Fossils, Strata and Hydrocarbon Basins
- GEOL 364 Igneous Petrology and Volcanology
- GEOL 365 Natural Hazards of New Zealand and Beyond
- GEOL 372 Evolution of New Zealand Biota
- GEOL 373 Sedimentary Processes and Materials
- GEOL 374 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Mineralisation
- GEOL 375 Rock Deformation
- GEOL 376 Geological Resources for a Sustainable New Zealand
400-level Geology papers
- GEOL 401 Current Topics and Advanced Methods in Geoscience
- GEOL 402 Current Topics and Advanced Methods in Geoscience 1
- GEOL 403 Current Topics and Advanced Methods in Geoscience 2
- GEOL 450 Special Topic
- GEOL 451 Special Topic
- GEOL 461 Advanced Topics in Geophysics 1
- GEOL 462 Topics in Geochemistry
- GEOL 463 Advanced Topics in Paleobiology and Evolution
- GEOL 464 Advanced Topics in Igneous Processes
- GEOL 465 Advanced Topics Structural Geology
- GEOL 471 Advanced Topics in Geophysics 2
- GEOL 472 Advanced Topics in Environmental Geochemistry
- GEOL 473 Advanced Topics in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
- GEOL 474 Advanced Topics in Metamorphism and Mineralisation
- GEOL 475 Advanced Topics in Rock Deformation
- GEOL 480 Research Project
- GEOL 490 Dissertation
- GEOL 495 Master's Thesis Preparation
Geology degree papers taught by other departments
In addition to the core 100-level geology papers EAOS111 and GEOL112, you will need to complete at least one of the following papers MATH 120, MATH 130, MATH 140, COMO 101, STAT 110, STAT 115 in your geology degree.
You will also need to complete at least one 18 point paper from one of the following science paper codes BIOL, BTNY, CELS, CHEM, ECOL, or PHSI
Below are lists of papers taught by other departments at 200 and 300-level that you can incorporate into your degree. These are papers with a substantial geology component.
200-level papers from other departments
A 200-level paper with a substantial geology component from another department.
- EMAN204 Energy Resources
- GEOG 282 Climate Change: Present and Future
- GEOG 283 Climate Change: The Past
- GEOG 284 Soils and the Environment
- GEOG 288 Rivers and Runoff
- GEOG 289 Geomorphology
- GEOG 298 Coastal Geomorphology
- OCEN 201 Physical Oceanography
- PHSI243 Environmental Physics
- SURV 208 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
300-level papers from other departments
A 300-level paper with a substantial geology component from another department.
- GEOG 388 Climate Change: Present and Future
- GEOG 389 Climate Change: The Past
- GEOG 390 Soils and the Environment
- GEOG 394 Rivers and Runoff
- GEOG 395 Geomorphology
- GEOG 398 Coastal Geomorphology
Course-related terminology used at the University of Otago
Course: The collection of papers for which a student
is enrolled in a particular semester or year.
Paper: The smallest individual academic components of a course (and thus of a Programme).
Papers are characterised by:
- being recorded as separate entities on an academic record
- having some form of result attached to them
- generating a definable portion of the tuition fees payable.
Thus the Otago term 'paper' is equivalent to the US term 'course'.
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