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Qualifications

The Department of Geology offers qualifications in Geology, Applied Geology and Geophysics. For programme details and to apply, visit the qualification pages:

Undergraduate

At undergraduate level, Geology is a major subject for the Bachelor of Science. It can also be taken as a minor subject for many other undergraduate degrees.

Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)

The Diploma for Graduates is an academically integrated course of study, designed for graduates and others with equivalent qualifications or experience, who require additional training or training in another discipline, without the necessity to undertake another full degree course; or who wish to extend their knowledge of an area of study or bring it up to date; or who wish to satisfy the requirements for a second major subject additional to the one included in the first degree.

Postgraduate

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Candidates for this degree must have qualified with the degree of Master of Science, or with the degree of Bachelor of Science with First or Second Class Honours, or with the Postgraduate Diploma in Science with Credit (i.e. at the standard of First or Second Class Honours) or, in the case of graduates of other universities, have reached a standard deemed to be equivalent to one of these qualifications. Candidates for PhD are required to pursue a course of full-time advanced study and research for at least two and a half years, or part-time work (combined perhaps with demonstrator duties) for a rather longer time period. In practice, candidates in geology seldom complete in less than three years.

Programme requirements

Bachelor of Science (BSc) majoring in Geology

LevelPapersPoints
100-level EAOS 111 Earth and Ocean Science 18
GEOL 112 Dynamic Earth: A New Zealand Perspective 18
One of
MATH 120 Mathematics for Scientists
MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1
MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2
COMO 101 Modelling and Computation
STAT 110 Statistical Methods
STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics 		18
200-level GEOL 251 Minerals and Rocks 18
GEOL 252 Field Studies and New Zealand Geology 18
One of GEOL 221, GEOL 261, GEOL 262, GEOL 263, GEOL 264 , GEOL 265, GEOL 272 , GEOL 273, GEOL 274, GEOL 275 , GEOL 276 18
One of GEOL 221, GEOL 261, GEOL 262, GEOL 263, GEOL 264 , GEOL 265, GEOL 272 , GEOL 273, GEOL 274, GEOL 275 , GEOL 276, ENRG 204, GEOG 282, GEOG 283 , GEOG 284 , GEOG 288, GEOG 289, GEOG 298, MARI 201, PHSI 243 , SURV 220 18
300-level GEOL 302 Independent Project or GEOL 304 Accelerated Independent Project 18
GEOL 344 Advanced Field Studies 18
GEOL 353 Earth Evolution and Plate Tectonics 18
One of GEOL 321, GEOL 341, GEOL 361, GEOL 362, GEOL 363 , GEOL 364, GEOL 365 , GEOL 372, GEOL 373, GEOL 374 , GEOL 375, GEOL 376, GEOG 388, GEOG 389 , GEOG 390 , GEOG 394, GEOG 395, GEOG 398 18
Plus 162 further points must include 18 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Science 		162
Total   360

Geology as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BCom, BEntr, BHealSc, BACom, BASc or BComSc degree

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree

LevelPapersPoints
100-level

EAOS 111 Earth and Ocean Science or GEOL 112 Dynamic Earth: A New Zealand Perspective

18

200-level

See below

 
300-level

Four further EAOS or GEOL papers, of which three must be 200-level or above including at least one at 300-level.

Note: Students should check the prerequisites for 200- and 300-level papers.		72
Total 90

Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Geology

Papers
(Requirements prior to 2027)
Papers
(Requirements from 2027)

Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Applied Geology

120 points from papers listed for the subject in schedule D.
Review relevant papers under Master of Science (Applied).

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

Papers

Master of Science (Thesis) MSc(Thesis) in Geology

Papers and Thesis
  • GEOL 495 Master's Thesis Preparation
  • GEOL 401 Current Topics and Advanced Methods in Geoscience
  • Six further 400-level GEOL papers
  • Thesis: GEOL 5

    Note: The papers are normally taken before undertaking the thesis.

Master of Science (Thesis) MSc(Thesis) in Geophysics

Papers and Thesis
  • GEOL 495 Master's Thesis Preparation
  • GEOL 401 Current Topics and Advanced Methods in Geoscience
  • Further 400-level papers worth a total of at least 60 points from GEOL, MATH, PHSI, or SURV
  • Thesis: GEPX 5

    Note: The papers are normally taken before undertaking the thesis.

Master of Science (Applied) MSc(Applied) in Applied Geology

Papers

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