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Undergraduate Handbook 2013Department of Geological Sciences

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Contents

2 Welcome

3 Geology at UC

4 Graduate Proles

5 Why Geology?

7 BSc Degree Structure8 Starting your BSc in Geology

9 Pathways

11 Geology Courses

14 Science Headstart

15 Departmental Facilities

16 Field Stations17 Field Work and Equipment Costs

18 Careers in Geology

19 Postgraduate Programme

20 Teaching Staf

21 Design your Degree

22 Contact Inormation

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Published November 2012 by the Department ofGeological Sciences,University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800,Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.

The information included in this handbook ismeant to be a general guide to the enrolmentprocess. Full information on UCs GeneralRegulations and Policies can found in the UCRegulations website at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/regulations/
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Welcome

Welcome to Geology at UC

Geology is an incredibly diverse and multidisciplinary subject. Its aboutunderstanding Planet Earth so that we can benet human societyand sustain the environment that supports us. Geologists are time-travellers. The scientic detective work on events in deep geologicaltime help us to understand the present and both past and presentare the key to predicting the uture. Currently, many o our sta andpost-graduate students are at the oreront o research associated withunderstanding more about the series o earthquakes that impacted so

heavily on Christchurch city and the surrounding landscape over the lasttwo years. The results o what has, and continues to be a huge researcheort, will not only contribute signicantly to the rebuild o a saerChristchurch, but will also be inuential on a national and internationallevel. Scientists all over the world will have a greater understanding othe hows and whys o plate tectonics, and engineers and architects willuse our data to inuence the way they design and build. As geologistswe in Geological Sciences have a long-term commitment to improvingour understanding o how our planet works, despite the act that manyo us are ocussed on earthquakes right now. Questions such as: Whatis the pace o climate change and what can we do about uture sea-levelrise, and are there untapped energy and mineral resources both onshoreand oshore New Zealand; are also increasingly important concerns bothat the regional and global scales. Come and join us and help towardanswering these questions and many more!

We have excellent and challenging courses which prepare students or adiverse range o career options, such as in geo-exploration, volcanology,hazard management, engineering geology, environmental planning,water resources, science teaching and geoscience research - to namebut a ew! Our department has a very strong reputation or excellentteaching and support o its students. We are recognized as the best

research department in the College o Science, and one o the bestgeoscience departments in New Zealand. We can oer you exciting, up-to-date courses taught by active and inormed sta in an environmentwhere your saety is paramount.

Geology oers a rich variety o learning opportunities or students. Wewish you well in your studies at UC, and look orward to meeting you inthe Department.

Proessor Jarg Pettinga

Head, Department o Geological Sciences


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The Geology major oered at theundergraduate level provides a broadbased introduction to Geology.

Sta and research students in the Departmentare engaged in research in our areas o

geology that are important to society:

Geology dening the dynamics and physical

history o the Earth, the rocks o which it

is composed, and the physical, chemical,

and biological changes that the Earth has

undergone or is undergoing.

Engineering Geology the application of

geological sciences to civil engineering design

and construction practice, as well as geological

hazards mitigation and mining.

Hazards and DisasterManagement the

understanding of disasters and development ofcommunity resilience by risk management.

Environmental Science the study o the

environment, incorporating its structure and

unctioning, and human interactions with the

environment.

Geology is taught by the Department

o Geological Sciences. We oer 20

undergraduate courses in geology taught

by an enthusiastic team o sta who have

wide experience. We have special expertise in

volcanology, geological hazards, engineering

geology, active processes, Antarctic geology,geophysical exploration and palaeobiology.

This means that geology at UC has rst class

teaching and research. It is exciting as well as

being intellectually stimulating. Geology at UC

oers something or everyone!

We expect all our Geology majors to study the

three core papers:

Geol 111 Planet Earth: An Introduction to Geology

GEOL 112 Understanding Earth History

GEOL 113 Environmental Geohazards.

Having gained an introduction to the range

o Geology, many students start to avour

particular acets o geology. Such interests

are catered or in the major thematic areas

described in pages 11 and 12. You will see that

there is overlap between the streams. The

overlap is important the area o Volcanology

and Hydrothermal Systems, or example, is just

as important to the study o ore deposits as it is

to the study o Engineering Geology!

Entry into Geology

Entry into Geological Sciences is straight

orward. However, students who have not

completed Year 13 Science may nd the Science

Headstart summer course very useul. The

diagram at right shows the dierent paths that

may be ollowed to complete undergraduate

and postgraduate studies in Geoscience.

Geology at UC

School(Year 13)

Workforce

A Career in Geoscience

Science Pathways at UC

First YearSecond YearThird Year

BSc

PGDipSc

PGDipEngGeol

1 year

DiplomaMScPart I1 year

Part II1 year

MastersBSc(Hons)

1 year

Honours

PhD

3 year

Doctorate

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Zach Whitman

PhD Student

Coming rom New York, USA, Zach Whitman

has ound Canterbury, New Zealand, the ideal

place to study emergency management.

Hazard management is a generally new eld

with a lot o possibilities, and discovering what

those are is very exciting New Zealand oers

me an excellent chance to observe many o the

natural phenomena I study. Zach came to New

Zealand to enrol in an MSc ater completing a

BA in Geology at Colgate University, USA. While

doing his MSc he became interested in the

impact o geological hazards on organisations.

I chose to study at UC because o its Hazard

and Disaster Management programme. The

programme allows me to apply my background

in geology to help understand how natural

hazards aect organisations and more

importantly the people working in them.

The rst geology class I ever took was a

lab-based class that ocused on the dierent

techniques used in geochemical analysis.

I was taught how to analyse the chemical

composition o samples using a variety o

laboratory techniques.

What was so great about the class was that

it was sel-driven: you would create your own

research objectives, collect and analyse the

results, and report your ndings. The ormat

o the class prompted me to identiy the heavy

metal soil contamination in the river running

through my hometown and locate the source o

the contamination. Ater that, I was hooked.

Narges Khajavi

PhD Student

Ater our years teaching university students

at the Islamic Azad University o Dezoul in

Iran, Narges decided it was time to urther her

own education overseas. I decided to continue

my education and leave my country in order

to gain more knowledge and experience in

Geology, and also to have a new lie, riends,

and hobbies, she says.

I chose to come to New Zealand because o its

geological marvels and its pureness, and I chose

UC because o its riendly, welcoming and open-

minded sta and students. Nargess specialist

area o study is tectonics. I enjoy studying

earthquakes and nding the relationship

between them and other actors that aect and

trigger them using statistical methods, she

says. I am doing my PhD on active tectonicsusing LiDAR (light detecting and ranging)

technology which is an optical sensing system

or collecting topographical data. I want to

build digital elevation models, high resolution

topographic maps and geomorphic maps o the

Hope Fault in the Marlborough Fault System

rom LiDAR data. This study will lead to more

accurate determination o the magnitudes

o earthquakes and their recurrence intervals

or one o the most dangerous aults in New

Zealand.

Carolyn Boulton

PhD Student

Carolyn came to the University oCanterbury planning to complete an MScbeore returning to the workorce as a

geotechnical consultant. Ater arriving, shewas impressed with the acilities and stain the Department o Geological Sciencesand decided to pursue a PhD instead. Thedepartment has a unique high velocity ringshear, and I was keen to get it working, she

explains. It is a antastic piece o equipmentthat basically lets us create miniature aultzones and shear them at speeds reachedby aults during earthquakes. Only a ewuniversities have similar machines, and theability to combine eldwork in the Southern

Alps with experiments in the laboratoryhas made my PhD experience world class.Carolyn would encourage anyone interestedin studying geology to come to UC. I youare passionate about earth science, thenCanterbury is a great place to study. Thesta will do everything possible to get you a

project that piques your interest and to seeyou through to submission.

Graduate Proles


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Geology is the wide-rangingscientic study o our planet: itsmaterials and structure, its naturalprocesses and systems, its resourcesand history. We live on a dynamicEarth. In act New Zealand is one othe most active regions o the worldas our volcanoes, earthquakes andmountain ranges testiy. Geologists(or geoscientists) investigate these

natural phenomena and processesto understand how the planetworks. One o the most difcultthings to grasp is the vastnesso geological time, yet it is thiscontext that makes the scienticdetective work, known as Geology,so ascinating. Many geologicalprocesses have changed throughtime, and contained in the rockrecord is evidence or the origin andbiological evolution o lie itsel.

Today Geology is a modern scienticmulti-discipline using a wide range

o advanced instrumentationand methods. Airborne inraredimagery and gas sampling o activevolcanoes, the chemical analysiso geological samples using X-raysand gamma-rays, the computeranalysis o records rom seismicdetectors, the evaluation o climatechange by looking at the rock andbiological records - these are but a

ew examples. Geological research isno longer conned to planet Earth;Mars and other terrestrial bodies oour Solar System are being activelyexplored.

Why study geology?

I you are interested in the naturalenvironment and want a challenging andexciting science-based career with ampletravel opportunities, then geology is for you.The multi-disciplinary aspect o Geologymeans that you may wish to combinestudies in geology with other subjects suchas chemistry, biology, physics, geography,mathematics or computer sciences. Such

combinations may lead you into the rapidlyexpanding areas o engineering geology,geophysics, geochemistry, hazardsmanagement or environmental science.Other powerul combinations are geologywith commerce or law - this could lead

you into management in the mineralsindustry or development o environmentallegislation. International travel is a highexpectation or a geologist. Advancedstudy on topics such as volcanic eruptionsor earthquake activity may take you toseveral countries. You may do research inAntarctic geology which has many links tothe geology o New Zealand.

As a geologist you could be involved in thesearch or new mineral deposits, oil, gasor water - the precious resources on whichour modern technological society is based.You could equally well be involved in theassessment o the environmental impact oexploration or mining. Environmental andconservation issues are part o any majorproposal or land utilization and geologists

have an important role in the planningprocess. Major building constructionssuch as roads, dams, reservoirs etc requiregeological expertise in the investigationo sites and oundations. Geologists are

Why Geology

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involved in the assessment o naturalhazards and disasters including volcanicand seismic activity, erosion and ooding.Geological knowledge underpins manyaspects o society in both developed andemerging economies. Earth is the onlyplanet we have and sustains all lie. Anunderstanding o its history and howit works should be part o everyoneseducation!

What background do I need?

There are no specic requirements orstarting First Year studies in Geology. Someknowledge o basic science is preerablebut not essential, and students will nd thesubject both ascinating and educationalregardless o whether or not they aremajoring in Sciences.

Students intending to proceed to advancedlevels in Geology must take other sciencesubjects. Although these are a matter opersonal choice, students should take

into account the various career pathwaysand the multidisciplinary aspects o thesubject such as geophysics, geochemistry,environmental science, engineering

Field Geology course to Glens o Tekoa (GEOL 240).

geology etc. Sta in the Department oGeological Sciences are always happy togive advice on the most appropriate courseor each individual case.

Do I need chemistry, maths,physics or stats?

More and more areas o Geology require abasic knowledge o statistics, mathematics,chemistry and physics. To give you someexamples, engineering geology and

structural geology require a workingknowledge o maths and basic algebra.The study o micro ossil populationsrequires some understanding o basicstatistics. A basic knowledge o chemistryis undamental to the study o igneousand metamorphic petrology and orgeophysics and earth dynamics physicsis a must. It is also worth keeping in mindthat areas o geology which as recently as10 years ago did not require maths, stats,physics or chemistry have now embraced

these disciplines. There are many nichesin geological sciences or those that arenot chemically or mathematically inclined,but a background in these areas may

expand your options. Statistical analysisand computer modelling have becomean essential part o geological research.Geology majors should think about takingSTAT 101 and MATH 101.

Find maths or chemistryintimidating?

Mathematics and chemistry can seemintimidating to many - i you lackcondence in these (or havent takenthem to year 13) but want to expand

your background, dont worry! UCprovides plenty o support. This includesintroductory courses at 1st year that arespecically tailored to geologist needs e.g.,Methods o Mathematics (MATH 101) andIntroductory Chemistry (CHEM 114). Thereis also the Science Headstart summerprogramme to help you up-skill i youhave no background in a range o sciencesubjects, see http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/bridging/headstart/. I in doubt, talk to one

o our academic advisors.

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The Bachelor o Science degree requiresa minimum total o 360 points. Atleast 255 points must be rom Sciencecourses. The remaining 105 pointscan be rom either Science courses orcourses rom other degrees.

At least 225 points must be romcourses above 100-level, with at least 90points at 300-level, at least 60 o whichmust be in a single Science subject

(unless specied otherwise) this isyour major. For a double major youmust complete 60 points in each o twoScience subjects.

BSc Degree Structure

Course workload

You should make sure you dont enrol in toomany courses. As a guide, a normal rst-year

workload or a ull-time student is 105120

points (7 to 8 courses). At some levels, you

may need to take a mix o 15 point courses and

courses with a range o other point values. A

typical ull-time student with a good NCEA

Level 3 or scholarship result would aim or 120

points each year. This may look like a relatively

light programme in terms o lecture hours,

particularly in non-laboratory courses, but a

university student is expected to complete

most o their workload outside ormal contact

hours through personal study, reading,

assignments. I you take too heavy a load thiswill aect your perormance in all your courses.

Students enrolling in only one semester should

select courses totalling 4560 points. You will

receive a workload warning letter or email i you

exceed 75 points in a single semester.

Lectures, labs and tutorials

Once enrolled you can access your timetableinormation through an online tool called My

Timetable*. This can be accessed at

https://mytimetable.canterbury.ac.nz and

via UC Student Web and Learn. Timetable

inormation or individual courses* can also be

ound atwww.canterbury.ac.nz/courses. Please

keep re-checking your timetable up to and

through the rst two weeks o the semester, as

some timetable details may be subject to minor

change.

Some departments will allow you to choose

certain class times to suit your personal

timetable in the rst weeks o a course. Your

lecturer will advise you o the process i thisoption is available. You will nd a class planner

or the rst semester on page 23 o this guide.

For more timetable details go to

www.canterbury.ac.nz/theuni/timetable/.

UC Undergraduate entrance

scholarshipsThe University o Canterbury oers

$13.5 million in scholarships and prizes

annually. Whether you are a new or returning

student, an undergraduate or postgraduate

student, a domestic or international

student, you could be eligible or a

scholarship at UC.

Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships

I you got merit or excellence endorsements

in Year 12 or Year 13 in 2013 (or their

equivalent), you are automatically eligible

to receive a cash scholarship ranging rom

$1000 to $3000. For more inormation go to

http://ucmerit.ac.nz/

Searching for scholarships

For a complete list o the scholarships

or which you might be eligible, go to the

Scholarship Search webpage

(http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipSearch.aspx)

and select the Level that applies to you rom

the drop down menu.

You can also search by College or School,

by Subject or by type o student (under

Specically or) by selecting the appropriatechoice rom the various drop down menus.

* Timetable inormation will be added shortly ater the

enrolment period opens in October 2012.

Bachelor o Science majoring in Geology - typical degree structure

Geology major required courses

Strongly recommended not required

Courses rom Scienceor other degrees

All students are encouraged to include 15 points o Statistics or Mathematics, which will count

as a Science course. Students completing a BSc degree with very good grades are eligible to be

admitted into a BSc(Hons) which is oered as an accelerated 12-month ull-time postgraduate

degree.

Each small block represents a 15-point course. However, some courses may be 30 points (or more).

GEOL240

GEOL241

GEOL242

GEOL243

GEOL244

GEOL245

GEOG205

200Level

Year 2

GEOL111

GEOL112

GEOL113

100Level

100Level

100Level

MATH101

STAT101

Year 1

GEOL300 Level

300or200Level

300or200Level

GEOL351

GEOL352

GEOL300 Level

GEOL300 Level

GEOL300 Level

Year 3
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Starting your BSc in Geology

Geological Sciences Major

The Bachelor o Science, orBSc degree, is a three yearundergraduate degree requiring360 points. The Department oersa single undergraduate major inGeological Science (GEOL). Ourthree core 100 level courses providea comprehensive overview o

geology, rom which our 200- and300-level courses provide advancedtraining in specialised areas. Webelieve that this broad approachin curriculum delivery is o greatbenet to student learning. To majorin GEOL, students must have GEOL111 and 112. To gain a pass a studentmust do satisactory practicalwork in laboratory classes and ineld courses as well as perormingsatisactorily in written tests andexaminations. Students who havenot taken Maths (with Calculus) toYear 13 or Scholarship level shouldstrongly consider taking 15 pointso MATH (e.g. MATH 101) beore

enrolling in 200 level courses.Students intending to enrol orourth year courses should havegained the equivalent o at least 90points in 300 level GEOL courses.GEOL 351 and 352 are essentialor ALL intending postgraduatestudents.

Choosing your courses in frst year

Starting your BSc in Geology is straightorward.

Geological Sciences oers a range o streams

to make planning your degree easy and still

allows you to create a personalised degree

that suits your interests. See pages 11 and 12 or

stream details. Most students begin by taking

the core geology courses during their rst year

at Canterbury, but students who discover an

interest in geology later can also take the core

courses during their second year. The three core

courses are:

GEOL 111 Planet Earth: An introduction to

Geology

GEOL 112 Understanding Earth History

GEOL 113 Environmental Geohazards

Ater your frst year

Second year courses in Geology are

semesterised and each o 15 points value. Two

courses, GEOL 240 and GEOL 241 deal with

Field Studies in Geology. Here we abandon

the classroom and the laboratory and take to

the Canterbury hills or the West Coast to learn

what geology is like in practice. These courses

are a great learning experience and great un.

In addition there are our other courses, GEOL

242-245, making it a total o 90 points in

Geology 200 level courses. We regard these as

CORE courses, highly recommended or thosestudents wishing to take up careers in Geology.

Most students, majoring in Geology, take all six

200 level Geology courses.

Third year courses are more specialised and

there are a number o options depending on

your preerences and objectives. GEOL 351-

352 are Advanced Field Studies courses and

essential or students wishing to proceed to

postgraduate study. Some 300 level courses

have specic 200 level course prerequisites.

The minimum requirement to complete a BSc

majoring in Geology is 60 points at 300 level

(within your 360 point total) but in practicemost students take six GEOL 300 point courses

together with GEOL 351 and 352 in order to

demonstrate a broad and credible coverage o

advanced level learning.

What other courses should I take?

More and more areas o geology require a

basic knowledge o statistics, mathematics,

chemistry and physics. For example,

Volcanology and Geothermal Research

requires a working knowledge o chemistry,

the study o Engineering Geology requires

some understanding o basic algebra andmathematics whereas statistics is a must in

areas as diverse as Geological Hazards, Basin

Studies and Environmental Changes. There are

many niches in geological sciences or those

that are not chemically or mathematically

inclined, but background in these areas may

expand your options.

GEOL 111 and 112 are required or your

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Pathways

Research Topics Geothermal and Hydrothermal Resource Development

Physical Volcanology

Petrology and Minaralogy

Coal Geology

Petroleum Basins

Research Topics Rock Mechanics Tunnel Excavation and Slope Stability

Geotechnical Investigations

Groundwater Mining and Environment Issues

Geophysics

Career PathIndustry: Power utilities - exploration, research and

management

Mining companies - exploration, research andmanagement (coal and minerals)

Consultants or geotechnical companies

Petroleum industry

Government Ministries and Agencies

A volcanologist working at a volcano observatory

A volcanologist at a University teaching and/or doingresearch (with PhD)

Government Ministries and Agencies Local & Regional Councils Research Laboratories

Recommended CoursesA rst year course in CHEM, PHYS or MATH is an advantage,

but not specically required

Energy and ResourcesPreambleResources and energy to support civilization are derivedrom a variety o geological processes. Understandingthe ormation o mineral and petroleum deposits involcanic, sedimentary and tectonic settings is vital

to the search and evaluation o Earths resources.Traditional energy resources o coal and petroleumremain widely used but New Zealand sits at theoreront o alternative resources such as geothermalpower. The enormous amount o heat energy associated

with volcanoes and their roots can be tapped intoby drilling into ossil or active geothermal systems.Economic mineral resources can be recovered romdrilling and mining ossil systems. The resultant powerrom active systems is clean and renewable, and hence

is becoming increasingly popular with Governmentsworldwide.

Engineering GeologyPreamble

An engineering geologist is a person who uses his orher knowledge o the geological sciences togetherwith knowledge o engineering analysis and design to

provide services in consulting, investigation, planning,design or supervision o engineering projects byensuring that the geological elements aecting theproject are properly understood, incorporated andaddressed by the design engineers. The engineering

geology programme is a specialisation that provides theinstruction required or application o geological skillsand knowledge to engineering design and construction.This is the only program o its kind in Australasiaand students completing this program are highly

sought by employers, both at home and abroad. Theengineering geology program is only oered at thepostgraduate level, which provides students with theoundation necessary either to enter the workorce asan engineering geologist or to continue in academia byconducting Doctoral level research.

Career Path

Consulting Geological Consultants

Engineering Geology Consultants

Civil Engineering Consultants

Environmental Consultants

Consultants to Specialised Engineering Fields(tunnelling, mining, rail, oil and gas, geothermal)

Industry

Mining Companies

Heavy Civil Construction Companies

Oil and Gas Companies Power Utilities (i.e. hydro, geothermal)


Government Ministries

Local and Regional Councils

Crown Research Institutes Universities Research Laboratories

Recommended Courses

First year course in MATH or STAT.

Geohazards and TectonicsCareer Path Hazards analyst/ofcer/manager, Regional/District/

City Council Ministry o Civil Deence & Emergency Management;

emergency management adviser, policy adviser

Hazards analyst, Ministry or the Environment

Hazards analyst, environmental/engineering

consultancy Risk analyst; insurance or investment company Environmental/landscape risk management

consultancy

Crown Research Institute/University (with PhD)

Insurance/banking/investment/reinsurance

PreambleThe world in the 21st century is becoming an

increasingly dangerous place, in spite o mind-bogglingdevelopments in science and technology. Destructiondue to natural hazards appears to be continuing toincrease exponentially, threatening developments andlives in many countries.

New Zealand is intrinsically one o the most dynamicand dangerous countries on Earth, with oods,earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunami all

threatening a rapidly growing rst-world economy. Thisis an ideal location to investigate the science behindthe geological event. The postgraduate programmes inHazard and Disaster Management are designed to leaddeveloping ways to manage and mitigate risk o natural

hazards.

Research Topics Active Tectonics and Landscape Evolution

Earthquake Processes Structural Geology

Volcanic Hazards

Basin Development

Recommended CoursesA rst year course in MATH and a second yearintroduction to Geographic Inormation Systems (GIS) is

a great advantage, but not specically required.


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Climate and EnvironmentCareer PathIndustry Environmental cleanup companies Hydrogeology companies

Consultants or Govt agencies around ResourceManagement

Petroleum companies - exploration, research,management, environmental mitigation

Coal Mining companies- exploration, research,management, environmental mitigation

Consultants or exploration companies


Earth Scientist at a University teaching and/or doingresearch (with PhD)

Earth Scientist at governmental or independentresearch agency (globally and domestic) e.g. GNS

Govt. Conservation departments and agencies

Global Change and related educational organisations

worldwide Government Ministries and Agencies (e.g. DoC)

Local & Regional Councils around the environmentand the Resource Management Act (e.g. ECan)

Research Laboratories

Recommended CoursesA rst year course in MATH is a great advantage, but not

specically required.

PreambleEnvironmental and climate change through time is

undamental to our understanding o how our planet worksand o how lie evolved. The ormation o ocean basins

and the creation o mountainous topography by tectonic

processes exerts a rst order control on global climate as it

controls the pattern o ocean currents and atmospheric ow

patterns. There are many dierent archives o past climate

and environmental changes that can be explored in order to

interpret the present and predict uture development. For

example, Quaternary glaciations/cold periods and related

geomorphological processes have ormed and modied

most o todays land surace. Our research includes

geochronological, geomorphological and sedimentological

investigations o the nature o past ice advances. Stable

isotopes can be used as palaeoclimate and paleobiological

proxies to reconstruct the earth system response to

perturbations in the system, whether human or natural or

extraterrestrial.

Some perturbations are made by human activity. We studythe environmental impacts o human activities on lakes and

and in estuaries. We work on extinction and diversication

processes in the ocean and the dispersal and biogeography

auna. Global climate change and environmental responses

will aect the lives o all people and we use the study ancient

global changes to better inorm ourselves as to uture

changes.

Reconstructing past environments and past geography is

also important to utilizing our petroleum and coal reserves.

The landscape in which the plants and kerogens developed

Research Topics Palaeoclimate Palaeoenvironment reconstructions and

Palaeogeography

Stable isotope geochemistry and biochemistry Glacial, Process and Climate Geomorphology

Tectonic geomorphology Sedimentology and Basin Analysis Quaternary geochronology

Palaeontology

Geoeducation and Science CommunicationResearch Topics Improving Traditional Learning with Interactive

Techniques in the Classroom

Disaster Role-play Scenarios and Simulations Learning in the Laboratory and on Fieldtrips

Intergrating Maori Perspectives in ExperientalLearning on Fieldtrips

Science Communication with the Public and the Media

Development and testing o Geological Videogamesand Applications to Improve Learning

Preamble

The way we access and communicate science

inormation is changing ast. The graduate attributes

most desired by employers are communication and

interpersonal skills. In the department o Geological

Sciences, we are actively researching better ways

to learn and communicate geological inormation.

These methods range rom interactive techniques

in lectures and labs, role-play disaster scenarios,

to the use o videogame technology. The result is a

dynamic learning environment in the department

where students graduate with a ull set o desirable

graduate attributes and a consciousness o the

inormation age in which we live. We also oer the

opportunity or students to actively research and

test new methods or learning and communicating

through collaborations with the Universitys Academic

Development Group, the Human Interace Technology

Lab, the College o Education and local Secondary

schools in Canterbury.

Career PathEducational research is useful for any career path

following on with a degree of Geology

Grounded educational research: qualitative,

quantitative and mixed-methods; Graduate skills

(attributes) such as writing, critical thinking,

communicating, teamwork, and decision-making are

emphasized in this research path.

Possible careers include: Educational Researcher

Government or industrial geologist with an emphasis

on project management University lecturer/academic advisor

High School Science or Earth Science teacher Science communicator with the Media (TV, Internet,

Written media)

100-levelRequired: GEOL111 and GEOL112

Required or honours:

Geology: 60 points rom 100-level Astronomy,

Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science,

Geography, Mathematics, Physics or Statistics.Engineering Geology: 15 points o 100-level

Mathematics and a urther 30 points rom 100-level

Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer

Science, Geography, Physics or Statistics.

200-levelRequired: 45 points rom 200-level GEOL

Recommended: GEOL 240 and GEOL 241

300-levelRequired: 60 points rom 300-level Geology

Recommended: GEOL 351 or GEOL 352

Required or BSc(Hons) in Geology and Engineering

Geology, PGDipSc in Geology, PGDipEngGeol, or MSc

in Geology or Engineering Geology: a minimum o 90points o 300-level GEOL, including GEOL 351 and GEOL

352 (105 points are recommended). At least 15 points

o 100-level MATH, or a demonstrably equivalent

standard in Mathematics, are a prerequisite or entry

to 400-level ENGE

must rst be understood beore they can be adequately mined.

Paleontology, sedimentology, and biogeochemistry are key tothe petroeum industry.

Understanding the undamental process o tectonic activity

and how it interaces with processes at the earths surace

(biosphere, atmosphere, pedosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere)

is undamental to understanding the environmental or

climate change. Understanding how the various subdisciplines

(e.g. Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Atmospheric Sciences,

Tectonics, Geomorphology, Geochronology, Geophysics etc.)

are interlinked on geologic timescales is a ascinating and ar-

reaching aspect o the Earth Sciences.


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Geology Courses

GEOL 111 Planet Earth: An

Introduction toGeology

Semester 1 15 points

The lecture course covers such topics as

the Earth and its interior, an introduction

to continental drit and plate tectonics,

earthquake activity, geomagnetism, absolute

dating, minerals and rocks, igneous processes

and volcanoes, sedimentary processes in

marine, river and glacial environments,

metamorphic processes, evolution and dating

o the Earths crust. A comparison will be made

with processes and rock types on the Moon

and other planets as well as introducing topicsrelated to critical zone processes (terroir) and

medical geology. Practical work includes the

study and recognition o common minerals and

rocks in hand specimen, and the signicance

o outcrop relationships in terms o geological

history.

Lect: 3 x 50 minutes per week

Lab: 1 lab (2.5 hour) per week

GEOL 112 UnderstandingEarth History

Semester 2 15 pointsThe Earth has had a continuously active history

since its ormation more than 4 thousand

million years ago. The course will start by

outlining the basic rules o geological history

that govern the relationship o dierent rock

units in the Earths crust. The nature and

origin o structures produced by deormation

within the Earths crust will be explained.

New Zealands dynamic setting astride an

active plate boundary will be used to explain

the relationship o structure, deormation

and earthquake activity in New Zealands

geological history. Practical work includes an

interpretation o simple geological maps and

structures; types o ossilization and examples

o common invertebrate ossil groups.



GEOL 113 EnvironmentalGeohazards


GEOL113 Environmental Geohazards provides

a general introduction to the dynamic nature

o the Earths surace, and the hazards that

certain geological phenomena pose or human

society and the natural environment. Emphasis

is placed on natural processes, specically

earthquake, volcanic, ood (inundation) and

landslide hazards, with selected examples o

both disastrous events and hazard mitigationtechniques. There is signicant ocus on the

recent earthquake sequence in Canterbury in

both lecture and practical components o the

course.


Lab: no laboratories

GEOL 240 Field Studies A -Mapping


Geological mapping involves the observation,

recording, presentation and interpretation o

eld data, all undamental skills required by

practising geologists. Students enrolling in

GEOL240 will prepare a geologic map, cross-

section, and written report or the Glens o

Tekoa area o North Canterbury based on eld

data collected during a 5-day eldtrip held

during semester break. Laboratory exercises

will introduce undamental eld techniques and

geological map reading skills.

Specic eld trip dates will vary rom year-to-

year pending enrolments and the UC Calendar.

Assessment in GEOL240 is based on two

geological mapping exercises (75%) and a

laboratory examination (25%).

Lect: No lectures


P: GEOL 111 and GEOL 112, or, with a B+ average,

or a standard acceptable to the Head o

Department, GEOL 113 may be substituted

or GEOL 111 or 112

R: GEOL 230

C: 15 point rom any o GEOL 242-245 oered in

the same semester

GEOL 241 Field Studies B -Field Techniques


Geological mapping involves the observation,

recording and interpretation o eld data, and

is a undamental skill required by all practicing

geologists. GEOL 241 introduces eld techniques

to students these include identication and

description o metamorphic, igneous and

sedimentary rocks, measuring stratigraphic

columns, collection and interpretation o rock

deormation structures. GEOL 241 comprises7 days eld geology, based in Westport and

Christchurch, during August/September, and

7 x 2 hour laboratory classes, beore and

ater the eld trip as an introduction to eld

techniques, and as post-trip interpretation o

collected eld data.

Lect: No lectures





or GEOL 111 or 112

R: GEOL 231

C: 15 point rom any o GEOL 242-245 oered inthe same semester

GEOL 242 Rocks, Minerals andOres


The course will provide an introduction

to mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic

petrology, and related ore deposits. Basic

principles o mineralogy and microscopy will be

built upon to describe and interpret igneous,

metamorphic and economically important

rocks and minerals. The practical work involves

naming and describing hand samples ocommon minerals, rocks and ores. In addition

each student will be allocated a microscope

or the laboratory work, and selected samples

will be additionally examined and described

in thin section and/or polished mount using

transmitted light microscopy. The lectures

provide a theoretical background to some o

the practical work (such as optical mineralogy

and rock classication), but also provide an

introduction to important mineralogical and

rock-orming processes.


Lab: 1 lab (2.5 hour) per weekP: GEOL 111 and GEOL 112. With a B+ average,


Department, GEOL 113 may be substituted or

GEOL 112.

R: GEOL 232, GEOL 238

To gain a pass a student must do satisactory

practical work in laboratory classes and in eld

courses as well as perorming satisactorily in

written tests and examinations.

Key

P: Pre-requisites

C: Co-requisites

RP: Recommended Preparation

R: Restrictions

See central timetabling or all lectures and

laboratories at www.canterbury.ac.nz/theuni/

timetable/

GEOL 240 and 241 are essential prerequisites orGEOL 351 and 352 and or those students wishingto proceed to postgraduate study in Geology andEngineering Geology. It is strongly recommendedor all students wishing to major in Geology andEngineering Geology.
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GEOL 243 DepositionalEnvironments andStratigraphy


This course ocuses on modern sedimentary

environments at the surace o the Earth as

a key to interpreting the past in geological

history, and the techniques and approaches that

allow geologists to deal with geological time.

The course opens with lectures and laboratory

classes that introduce the principles o uid

ow, sediment transport, and sedimentarydepositional environments and how these

processes aect the texture and composition o

sedimentary rocks.






or GEOL 111 or 112

R: GEOL234 and GEOL235

GEOL 244 Structural Geology

and GlobalGeophysicsSemester 2 15 points

When rocks in the Earths crust are subjected

to stresses generated by dynamic tectonic

processes, they are deormed into a variety o

structures. The material properties o rocks

aect the way in which they respond and this

course introduces the physical principles, which

explain the origin o common structures, such

as olds and aults.

While the lecture course emphasizes the

nature and origin o the range o deormation

structures, the laboratory course concentrates

on the practical geometric methods

associated with deriving and representing the

three dimensional orm o such structures.

This involves the use o various projection

techniques to solve problems that are

commonly encountered in geological practice.

In the latter part o the course, a synthesis o

the way in which characteristic associations

o structures develop into distinctive styles in

dierent tectonic settings are introduced.



P: GEOL 111 and GEOL 112, or, with a B+ average,or a standard acceptable to the Head o


or GEOL 111 or 112

R: GEOL233 and GEOL236

GEOL 245 Earth SystemScience


Dynamic interactions between the geosphere,

hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

determine the natural conditions o Earth at all

spatial and temporal scales. These interactions

cycle matter and energy through the earth

system via coupled chemical and physical

processes. For example, the tectonic uplit o

mountain belts alter atmospheric circulation

patterns which in turn inuence regionalclimate conditions promoting revisions to

biodiversity. The time scale over which such

events operate, and the specic age at which

certain events occur in the geological record,

represent the oundations o geochronology.



P: GEOL 111 and 112 or with a B+ average,



or GEOL 111 or 112

In addition 15 point rom GEOG, BIOL, CHEM

or MATH

R: GEOL234RP: 100-level MATH course strongly

recommended

GEOL 331 Principles of BasinAnalysis


The aim o this course is to introduce

basin analysis and the techniques used to

reconstruct depositional, post-depositional,

and burial history. The lecture programme

will include: basin ormation and tectonic

setting, subsidence mechanisms, sedimentary

responses to tectonic activity and modernexamples o basin types drawn rom

Australasia. An introduction to various

techniques used in basin analysis will include

provenance analysis and seismic reection and

sequence stratigraphy.



P: GEOL 243, plus an additional 15 points rom

GEOL242-245

RP: GEOL242 or GEOL244

C: Students taking GEOL 331 are also

recommended to take GEOL 351, 352, and

GEOL 334

GEOL 334 Tectonics andthe New ZealandContinent

NOT OFFERED IN 2013

The rst hal o the course will ocus on

tectonic and structural aspects o convergent

and divergent plate margins. An overview on

subduction zones, collisional orogens as well as

extensional margins and rits will be provided.

We will be seeking to discover what structural

geology can tell us about mountain building

processes, relationships between deormationand metamorphism and the eedback between

tectonics and climate.

In the second hal o the course will ocus on

our major topics, the origin o the New Zealand

basement rocks and terranes, the protracted

history o subduction-related magmatism, the

break-up o the basement and isolation o New

Zealand in the Cretaceous, and the structure

and tectonics o the present plate boundary.

GEOL 336 Magmatic Systems

and VolcanologySemester 2 15 points

This course is designed to examine the

nature, origin, and interpretation o igneous

rocks and mineral assemblages as well as the

magmatic processes that have produced these

materials. Additionally, it aims to develop an

understanding o the petrological evolution

o the crustal lithosphere within a modern

plate dynamic ramework. Students taking this

course will receive a broad grounding in the

experimental, petrographical and geochemical

aspects o igneous petrogenesis and magmatic

processes. In the second term, emphasis will begiven to the petrological aspects o volcanology

which will benet those students wishing to do

volcanological research. This course consists o

two lectures and one laboratory class per week

or the second semester.



P: GEOL232 or GEOL242 and an additional 15

points rom GEOL243-245


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GEOL 337 Exploration andMining Geology


Mineral Exploration encompasses many o

those areas o geology within which many

university graduates nd employment,

and specialist postgraduate courses are

recommended or those wishing to pursue

proessional careers in these disciplines.

Geochemical and geophysical exploration

techniques are widely used in the location o ore

bodies by identiying chemical and/or physicalanomalies that justiy ollow-up by drilling and

other sampling or testing methods. Modern

exploration is typically concept-oriented, given

that the majority o outcropping ore deposits

have already been located. An understanding

o ore genesis models is critical to the

identication o geological environments in

which particular ores or non-metallic deposits

might be ound. GEOL242 provides useul and

important background material.



P: GEOL 242 and an additional 15 points rom

GEOL 243-245

GEOL 338 Engineering andEnvironmentalGeology


Engineering Geology as a discipline is concerned

with site and oundation conditions, geological

and geotechnical hazards aecting a particular

development, and availability o construction

materials. All civil and mining projects impact

on the natural environment, and concern or

sustainable development requires careulconsideration and the mitigation o negative

eects o projects. Conventional civil site

investigation practice involves evaluation

using invasive techniques (drilling; trenching;

etc), and can benet rom the use o non-

invasive geophysical methods to provide

additional site data. Mining operations and

their environmental impacts require careul

consideration o the landscape and o the

geochemical eects associated with ore

recovery, processing and waste management.



P: GEOL242 and an additional 15 points rom

GEOL243-245

GEOL 351 Advanced FieldTechniques


The course is designed to integrate dierent

types o geologic data to interpret a geologic

history o a region through examination o

sedimentary, metamorphic and volcanic

rocks. Students will chose between one o two

concurrently running eld trips outlined below

(West Coast or Oamaru). Both eld trips have

the same teaching goals and both support

study in other 300 level courses. Field teachingtakes place o-campus and a reasonable degree

o physical tness is desirable.

Field trip options

West Coast This trip to Westport ocuses on

the Cretaceous history o Gondwana breakup

the development o the New Zealand land

mass by examining metamorphic core complex

deormation and associated basin deposits

leading up into the Tertiary sequence and coal

basins. (Likely dates 2-9th April - TBC)

Oamaru This eld trip ocuses on Cretaceous

to early Miocene geological history and

acies patterns in response to tectonicsthrough interpretation o basaltic volcanics,

and siliciclastic and carbonate sedimentary

environments. (Likely dates 11-18th April - TBC)

P: (1) GEOL 230 or GEOL240 (2) GEOL 231 or GEOL

241 (3) 45 points rom GEOL242-245

CR: 15 points rom GEOL331-338 oered in the

same semester

GEOL 352 Advanced FieldTechniques

First semester 15 points

(This eld course will run Feb 11-17th PRIOR to the start

o semester one)

Students will undertake eld mapping exercises

based at either Kaikoura Peninsula or Castle Hill.

Both trips will involve (a) bedrock geological

mapping and cross-section production, (b)

one day o tectonic geomorphic mapping, and

(c) one day o climatic geomorphic mapping

o either marine terraces (Kaikoura) or glacial

eatures (Castle Hill). The course will involve

pre-trip reading ollowed by a 7 day eld trip to

Castle Hill or Kaikoura (Feb 11-17th) preceding

Semester One. This course is designed to

compliment GEOL351. Field mapping takes place

o-campus and a reasonable degree o physicaltness is desirable.

P: (1) GEOL 230 or GEOL240 (2) GEOL 231 or GEOL

241 (3) 45 points rom GEOL242-245

C: 15 points rom GEOL331-338 oered in the

same semester

GEOL 353 Past Climates andGlaciations


This course examines the climatic history o

the Earth, beginning with a look at climate

drivers in the Proterozoic and Phanerozoic

with an emphasis on New Zealand Tertiary and

Quaternary climate events and glaciations, and

their relationship to global events. The rst

part o the course ocuses is on the causes and

eects o palaeoclimate and oceanographic

change in the past, and the resultant inuenceon evolution. The middle and later parts o

the course cover the history, dynamics, and

consequences o Quaternary glaciations and

related environmental changes. The lectures

aim to be topical examinations o major issues

in bio-geosciences and draw on a broad base o

geological evidence rather than being heavily

ocussed within palaeontology. The lectures are

supported by a seminar series in which students

research and present a topic o their interest,

and a series o related laboratory classes in

which students learn how to process and

present related data in a scientic way.



P: GEOL243 and additional 15 points rom

GEOL 242GEOL245.

RP: GEOL 245

GEOL 354 Geodynamics andGeohazards


This course ocuses on the processes and

impacts o geological hazards and how they

impact on society. Some attention is given to

techniques and strategies or hazard mitigation.Lectures on the tectonic evolution o New

Zealand provide a ramework or understanding

contemporary earthquake, volcanic and

landslide hazards. Topics such as earthquakes,

volcanic eruptions, liqueaction, rockall,

ooding, tsunamis, glacial hazards, will all be

addressed. Case studies revealing how natural

and human environments were impacted by

these hazards, and how these hazards were

successully (or unsuccessully) mitigated will

be presented. Students taking this course will

gain an understanding o the undamentals

o geological processes and impacts that will

greatly benet those wishing to do urthertectonics and/or geohazards research.

P: 45 points rom GEOL240-245


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GEOL 355 Water andGeothermalSystems


This course provides an introduction towater in the geological environment. Theemphasis is on the common uniyingconcepts that underlie the three maintopics covered - surace water, groundwater,geothermal systems - and the linkages and

dierences between them. In addition tothe concepts, the students will learn howto observe, measure and/or estimate keyparameters, e.g. surace fow, hydraulicproperties, etc. For geothermal systems, thiswill encompass the liquid and gas phases owater and how surace measurements canprovide insights into the deep reservoir.



P: 15 points rom GEOL242 245

GEOL 356 Field FocusedResearch Methods


GEOL356 is a ocused undergraduateresearch course or students enrolled inthe Frontiers Abroad programme. Thiscourse is designed to link eld mappingand/or data collection with instruction inresearch methods and tutorials dedicatedto working in research teams analysing,

processing and interpreting data. As parto this course, students conduct their ownindependent research component as part oa larger team research project. At the end othe course students will have completed aseries o learning objectives, written a short

journal-article style paper, and delivered aproessional research presentation.

Lect: There will be one 3-hour combined

lecture and laboratory each week day

and times to be coordinated with class at

the start o semester.

Field trip: A seven day eld trip will be

held in January-February prior to the start

o semester.

A major in Geological Sciences and

enrolment in the Frontiers Abroad

programme.

R: GEOL 230 and GEOL 231, GEOL351 and

GEOL 352. This course is not open to

University of Canterbury students enrolled

in a UC degree programme.

Science Headstart

Students intending to major in Engineering, Science or Forestry

need a solid background in key science and mathematics subjects.

Headstart courses are catch-up courses designed or newcomers to

tertiary study who:

want, or are required, to take a course in a subject in which they

dont eel condent

have been away rom study or some timeHeadstart will also assist secondary students who wish to study a

subject at NCEA level 3 but do not have a good background at NCEA

level 2. Headstart courses cover essential pre-university material.

I you have a strong background in a subject at NCEA level 3 or

equivalent, you dont need Science Headstart. On the other hand,

i you have no background in your chosen subject, you may nd

Headstart very challenging. You may need to do some preliminary

study beore attending the course. All Headstart courses are taught

by well-qualied and supportive tutors. Practical work in the

Universitys well-appointed laboratories eatures in the relevant

courses. The depth and pace at which each course is taught

depends on the abilities and backgrounds o the students. These

are intensive courses, and extra work will be required outside class

hours.

Please note: Headstart courses do not constitute an entryqualication and do not contribute credit points towards a degree.I you have more time, the Certicate in University Preparation(CUP) ofers a more thorough grounding in these subjects.

Geology MSc student Jeni Savageduring her eld work in Antarctica.
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Department Facilities

In Geological Sciences we arepursuing research questions aimedat advancing our understandingo everything rom crustaldeormation, geothermal systems,to water resources, to climatechange.

The Department has research laboratories

or soil and rock mechanics, geochemistry,

paleontology, sedimentology and microscopy.

In addition there are workshops or preparationacilities or petrology, geophysics, electronics,

photography and drating, and mechanical

engineering. Equipment available or research

includes the ollowing:

Thermo Delta V Plus Continuous Flow Gas

Isotope Ratio mass spectrometer with a uid

inclusion line.

X-ray uorescence spectrometer (Philips

PW 2400) with automatic sample changer

and ancillary preparation and processing

equipment.

X-ray diractometer (Philips PW 1720) withcomputer search/match sotware and ull

diraction data le.

Scanning electron microscope: Leica

S440 and a JEOL 7000F FE-SEM with

Oxord Instruments cold stage, EDS, and

cathodoluminescence detector, plus

Robinson backscatter detector.

Zeiss and Leitz research microscopes, Leica

DM XRP + Quantimet 500 image analyser.

Zeiss Phomic III with DIC. Zeiss UMSP50

Coal Research microscope with photometry,

UV and spectral scanning capabilities.

Logitech thin section equipment andother crushing, cutting, grinding and

polishing equipment or geochemical and

petrographic preparation.

Forty-eight channel Geometric Stratavisor

seismograph with mini-sosie source and

CDP cables. Geometrics G856 total eld

magnetometer/gradiometer, Geometrics

EM31 ground conductivity meter, PROTEM

47D transient electromagnetic system,

pulseEKKO 100 ground penetrating radar

system, GeoInstruments GMS-2 magnetic

susceptibility meter, and AVO DET5/4R

resistivity meter.

PhD student Tom Brookman adjusting oxygen owon the isotope ratio mass spectrometer.

BSc(Hons) student Hamish Cattel determines mineralcompositions using the X-ray difractometer.

PhD student Florence Begue on the scanning electronmicroscope investigating cathodoluminescence o quartz.


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Field Stations

Field Sciences are a distinctive eature o the subjects oered at the University o Canterbury and supportedthrough a range o eld acilities. The Field Station Facilities comprises the eld laboratories at Cass, Hari Hari,Kaikoura and Westport. They support the true eld studies carried out in the locations and environments aroundthe eld stations. The University o Canterbury has the most extensive network o eld stations o any New Zealanduniversity, ensuring that eld-work opportunities or UC sta and students are maximized.

Westport Field Station

The Westport Field Station comprises two

units, the Maxwell Gage Field Centre and theBrian Mason Research Unit. Opened in 1995,the Field Station provides acilities or studieson the West Coast o the South Island.The Maxwell Gage Field Centre providesaccommodation or 36 people. Adjacentto this is the sel-contained Brian Mason

Research Facility which houses an additional6 people.

Cass Field Station, Canterbury

The mountain biology Field Station, as the

Cass Field Station is sometimes reerred to, issituated at Cass, 105km west o Christchurchin the mountains o the Waimakariri Basin.

Field trips are housed in a modern 42-bed

The Edward Percival FieldStation, Kaikoura

The Edward Percival Field Station at Kaikoura

includes a large general research laboratory,library, computer acilities, a smallerworkroom and tank rooms as well as a largecovered general working area.

Kaikoura Peninsula is known or superboutcrop exposures o Tertiary sedimentarysequences, and the eld station location alsoprovides easy access to the Hope Fault.

building with associated laboratory acilities.An 8-bed at with a laboratory is available

or small parties engaged in research. We are

ortunate that such interesting geology andgeomorphology have been so easily availableat Cass.

Hari Hari Field Station, Westland

The Hari Hari (Charles Fowler) Field Station iswell located in central Westland to providegeology eld courses with the opportunity

to study the Alpine Fault and Quaternaryglacial deposits and landorms.

Field Geology course to the West Coast (GEOL 351).Students on Hall Ridge (Paparoa Range) looking towards Greymounth.


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Field Work and Equipment Costs

Study in the eld (outdoors) is a vital

component o any rst degree in Geology

and all students are required to participate in

eld work as outlined in the various course

contents. In addition, some voluntary eld trips

are oered. Field trip costs are not covered by

University o Canterbury Tuition Fees but are

subsidised by the University. The anticipated

costs to students participating in eld trips

include:

1) a $15/day ood charge or residential trips;

2) additional course charges towards

accommodation and transport (day-triptransport only).

The additional course charges per course are

as ollows and costs will need to be paid at

enrolment:

GEOL 111 - $25 (1 day)

GEOL 112 - $25 (1 day)

GEOL 113 - $25 (1 day)

GEOL 240* - $26 (7 day trip)

GEOL 241* - $26 (7 day trip)

GEOL 351* - $32 (8 day trip)

GEOL 352* - $32 (8 day trip)* Prices are subject to amendment. B asic costs (inclusive

o GST) o these required eld trips or individual courses

in 2013 are indicative only, and do not include the daily

ood cost which will be available to all participants as a

voluntary catered eld trip option in 2013.

Some courses have optional eld trips, which

incur additional costs. For eld trips to the

West Coast the Department o Geological

Sciences uses the University eld centre in

Westport, which provides accommodation and

a study centre. During trips to other localities

inexpensive accommodation is obtained in

shearers quarters, orest huts etc.

For the eld trips in GEOL 240, 241, 351 and 352,

students must have weatherproo clothing,

sturdy eld boots and a sleeping bag. In

addition, all students attending geology eld

trips at 200 level and above should equip

themselves with the ollowing essential items

o eld gear. Through bulk purchasing, the

department is able to oer these items at the

lowest price possible to students.

Departmental prices (inclusive o GST) are:

Geological hammer $70.00

Hand lens $22.00

Saety glasses $11.00

Grain size comparator $2.00

Field Geology course to the West Coast (GEOL 351).


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Careers in Geology

Research Associations

CRL Energy Ltd Coal petrology and

geochemistry, hydrogeology, environmental

monitoring, 3D geological modelling o

mineral resources

Ministries

Ministry or the Environment resource

management, natural hazards management,

water quality, hazardous waste and

contaminated sites

New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals coal

geologist, coal analyst and adviserMinistry o Civil Deence and Emergency

Management communities resilient to

hazards

Ministry o Research, Science and

Technology science policy adviser

A career in Geology oers a very widespectrum o work environments andvariety o employment matched byew other proessional disciplines.Geologists are well paid and haverewarding lie-styles with ample jobsatisaction.

Careers include work in mineral and petroleum

exploration, advanced research at Crown

Research Institutes and universities, resourcemanagement and environmental management

and protection. Still others choose to use their

training in other ways by moving into teaching,

banking, real estate, law, the stock market and

IT and the tourist industries.

Potential Employers

Education

School Teacher general science, science

advisors

University lecturer, technician, researchassistant

Crown Research Institutes

Institute o Geological & Nuclear Sciences

(GNS) - structural geology, paleontology and

stratigraphy, sedimentary and petroleum

geology, physical volcanology, igneous

and metamorphic petrology, mineralogy,

geomorphology, sediment transport

geophysics, geochemistry, isotope science,

mathematical modelling

Industrial Research Ltd (IRL) energy

technologies, hydrothermal resources, coal

research, geochemistry, petrology, electron

microscopy

National Institute o Water & Atmosphere

Ltd (NIWA) natural hazards research,

geophysics, seismology, hydrodynamics,

sediment-transport, water quality

Landcare Research NZ Ltd geochemistry,

conservation, soil science, pollution

Institute o Environmental Science and

Research Ltd (ESR) orensic scientists and

technicians

Other

Regional Councils (ECan) - environmental

monitoring and assessment, resource

management, water quality, communities

resilient to hazards

Department o Conservation - genetics

marine ecology, wildlie biology,

ornithology, entomology, resource

management, reshwater biology, plant

ecology, conservation

Museums - science communication

PhD student Paul Ashwell is studying the internalstructure o lava domes.


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Postgraduate studyThe Department has a strong interest in

postgraduate studies in geology, engineering

geology, hazard and disaster management.

An interdisciplinary course, Environmental

Science, is also oered at postgraduate level by

Geological Sciences, Geography and Biological

Sciences.

The main aim o the postgraduate programme

in Geology is to prepare students or careers

in research or industry by in-depth pursuit o

a selected group o topics within geologicalsciences. Individual courses have specic

educational goals but all postgraduate

programmes oer the ollowing outcomes to

students:

development o independent thinking and

intellectual sel-sufciency

an ability to critically assess and synthesise

geological literature and data

a knowledge o contemporary issues in

geological sciences, an understanding o

modern concepts, and an awareness o the

research interace in selected elds.

an ability to communicate geologicalinormation eectively

increased practical skills in the eld and/or

the laboratory

Able undergraduate students are encouraged

to keep in mind the possibility o going on to

postgraduate study. We invite you to discuss

with sta, as early as possible, your continuing

academic career. Details o the range o

postgraduate courses oered within the

Department o Geological Sciences are to be

ound in our Postgraduate website at:

http://www.geol.canterbury.ac.nz/postgrad/

index.shtml

Scholarships and prizesAt UC we believe in rewarding high achievers.

Thats why weve increased our scholarship

unding or 2013 by more than a third! Please

visit the UC scholarship pages listed below

to see scholarships and prizes available to all

students. Most scholarships require students to

apply by a particular date.

UC Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships

These scholarships were established in 2011 by

the University o Canterbury to recognise and

support top achieving students commencingan undergraduate degree programme at

the University o Canterbury. Take a look at

the regulations to see how you can get a UC

Entrance Scholarship o between $1000 and

$3000 or your rst year at UC. Please visit

the UC scholarship page or Undergraduate

Entrance Students at http://www.canterbury.

ac.nz/scholarshipsearch/ScholarshipDetails.

aspx?ScholarshipID=6935.1325

UC Undergraduate Scholarships

I you are planning to enrol or are currently

enrolled in an undergraduate degree then there

are a wide range o scholarships you can apply

or. Please visit the UC scholarship page or

Undergraduate students at

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

ScholarshipSearch/ScholarshipResults.

aspx?Level=UG&IncludeGeneral=1

Postgraduate Students

A wide range o scholarships are oered,

catering or all levels o study up to doctoral

level to assist you to progress your studies

through continuing study and research.

http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

ScholarshipSearch/ScholarshipResults.aspx?Level=PG&IncludeGeneral=1

Current 400-level courses

GEOL473 Structural Geology (Not oered in 2013)

GEOL474 Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry

GEOL475 Environmental and Engineering

Geophysics

GEOL476 Physical Volcanology

GEOL477 Sediment Transport and Deposition

GEOL479 Active Tectonics and Geomorphology

(Not oered in 2013)

GEOL480 Geological Evolution o NZ and

Antarctica

GEOL481 Applied Palaeobiology

GEOL483 Petroleum and Coal GeologyGEOL489 Glacial Geology and Geomorphology

GEOL490 Research Project

ENGE410 Engineering Geology Research Methods

and Practice

ENGE411 Engineering Construction Practice

ENGE112 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

ENGE413 Soil Mechanics and Soil Engineering

ENGE414 Applied Hydrogeology

ENGE415 Engineering Geomorphology

ENGE416 Engineering Geology Projects

HAZM410 Risk Assessment

ENGE490 Research Project

HAZM401 Introduction to Hazards and DisastersHAZM403 Hazard and Disaster Investigation

HAZM408 GIS and Hazard and Disaster

Management

HAZM410 Risk Assessment

HAZM476 Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards

Students on the Island Hills feldtrip (GEOL240)

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Postgraduate Programme and Scholarships
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Kari Bassett

(Room 306, Ext. 7732)Sedimentology and basin analysis, especially

in relation to active margin tectonics. Special

interests include basin dynamics in obliquely

convergent or divergent margins, petrographic

and geochemical provenance analysis and the

eect o volcanism on sedimentary processes

and acies architecture. Geoarchaeology is a

newly developed interest.

David Bell

(Room 303, Ext. 6717)Engineering Geology with particular interests

in slope stability problems, natural hazard

assessment, land-use planning, loess

geotechnology and chemical stabilisation o

soils. Hydrogeology and Quaternary Geology

studies. Exploration and Mining Geology, with

emphasis on environmental management

issues.

Jim Cole

(Room 402, Ext. 6766)Volcanology, petrology, geochemistry and

tectonics o the Taupo Volcanic Zone and south-

west Pacic. Intra-plate volcanic processes inCanterbury region. Volcanic hazards.

Tim Davies

(Room 301, Ext. 7502)Natural hazards; long-runout landslide

modelling and analysis; erosion processes and

control; river behaviour; hydraulic modelling;

natural system behaviour.

Darren Gravley

(Room 319, Ext. 45683)Volcanology, geothermal systems,

environmental science, eld geology,

international student education.

Sam Hampton

(Room 302, Ext. 6770)Physical volcanology, volcanic geomorphology,

geothermal systems, and volcanic hazards.

Recent research has ocussed on the volcanic

evolution o Lyttelton Volcano, Banks Peninsula.

Travis Horton

(Room 339, Ext. 7734)Stable isotope geochemistry and

biogeochemistry. Relationships among

tectonic, topographic, and climatic processes

and conditions. Source and transport o

fuids in active orogens. Biogeochemical

palaeoclimatology. Geochemical tracing

and quality assessment o water resources.

Biogeochemical evaluation o oodweb

structure including nutrient and trace element

transport paths in exotic ecosystems.

Ben Kennedy

(Room 320 Ext. 7775)Physical volcanology and igneous geochemistry,

physical experimental modelling, hazard analysis.

David Nobes

(Room 304, Ext. 7733)Near-surace geophysics. Correlation o

physical properties with other rock properties.

Mapping and monitoring o groundwater

resources, glaciers, archaeological sites, andother near-surace eatures and structures.

Christopher Oze

(Room 329, Ext. 45680)Petrogenesis, serpentinization/alteration,

weathering, and geochemistry o ultramac/

mac materials using eld, laboratory, and

theoretical methods. Implications o this

research are directly applicable to hydrothermal

systems, plate tectonics, economic geology,

environmental geology, the origins o lie, lie

on Mars, soil science, and medical geology.

Kate Pedley (Senior Tutor)

(Room 308A, Ext. 3892)Modelling the eects o seamount impacts and

plate movement on morphology, tectonics and

stability o the Poverty Bay Indentation on the

Hikurangi subduction margin, oshore East

Coast, North Island.

Jarg Pettinga

(Room 332 Ext. 7716)Engineering and Structural Geology: special

interests include slope stability, and

seismotectonics; active tectonics and structure

o North Canterbury, east coast North Islandand southern Caliornia.

Mark Quigley

(Room 337 Ext. 7779)Structural geology and active tectonics,

palaeoclimate and tectonic geomorphic

responses, landscape evolution.

Catherine Reid

(Room 326, Ext. 7764)Palaeoecology and biogeography o Late

Palaeozoic invertebrate aunas o Australia and

New Zealand, particularly bryozoans; Tertiary

invertebrate palaeoecology o New Zealand;biotas o temperate estuarine environments in

the geological record.

Tom Wilson

(Room 322, Ext. 45511)Natural hazard and risk assessment, with

special interest in volcanic eruptions. Impacts

o natural hazards to critical inrastructure and

primary industries. Community resilience to

natural hazards. Evacuation and loss modelling

using geospatial platorms (GIS).

Marlene Villeneuve

(Room 323, Ext. 45682)Laboratory and computational analysis o

racture mechanics o rocks, stress-induced

ailure o intact rocks, and impacts on

excavatability and rippability o intact rocks.

Implications o mineralogy, texture, abric and

geological deormation history to racture

behaviour and yield strength o intact rocks.

Applications to underground excavation o

tunnels and caverns and to slope stability o

rock masses.

Stefan Winkler

(Room 325, Ext. 45681)Holocene and Late Quaternary glacier chronology

and climate history, particularly Neoglaciation

o maritime mountain regions and comparativeattempts/spatial and temporal diversity; Recent

mountain glacier dynamics and their relationship

to climate; Relative-age and numerical dating

techniques, particularly the development o

specic regional multi-proxy approaches; Glacial

geomorphology and high mountain landscapes.

*All staf email addresses have the ormat

[email protected]

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Lecture and Laboratory Planner or Semester 1

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9 -10

10 - 11

11 - 12

12 - 1

1 - 2

2 - 3

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Create your personalized BSc degree in Geology

The Bachelor o Science degree requires a minimum total o 360 credit points, o which at least 255 points must be rom science courses. The remaining

105 points can be either science or non-science courses. At least 225 points must be rom courses above 100-level, 90 points at 300-level, o which at

least 60 must be at 300-level in a single subject (GEOL) this is your major. Students can take more than 225 points above 100-level and some choose to

do a double major by taking two science subjects through to 300-level with 60 points in each.

3

Major 300 le vel Major 3 00 le vel Major 30 0 le vel Major 30 0 level other Science 300

level

other Science 300

level

Science 200 level Science 200 level Science 200 level

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Major 200 level Major 200 level Major 200 level Science 200 level Science 200 level Science 200 level Any 200 level Any 200 level Any 200 level

1

GEOL 111 GEOL 112 GEOL 113 Science 100 level* Science 100 level Any 100 level Any 100 level Any 100 level Any 100 level

Each box represents 15 points, unless otherwise stated. This is the minimum, other combinations are possible. Here GEOL 113 is an option - you dont have to take the

course at this stage but its a great idea i you want to go on in Geology. The Science 100 level courses above are in another subject that you may like to advance in, or to

develop basic scientic knowledge.

* All students are encouraged to include 15 points o statistics or mathematics, which count as a science course.

Design your Degree

100-level

Required: GEOL111 and GEOL112

Required or honours:

Geology: 60 points rom 100-level Astronomy,

Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science,

Geography, Mathematics, Physics or Statistics.

Engineering Geology: 15 points o 100-level

Mathematics and a urther 30 points rom 100-level

Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer

Science, Geography, Physics or Statistics.

200-level

Required: 45 points rom 200-level GEOL

Recommended: GEOL 240 and GEOL 241

300-level

Required: 60 points rom 300-level Geology

Recommended: GEOL 351 or GEOL 352

Required or BSc(Hons) in Geology and Engineering

Geology, PGDipSc in Geology, PGDipEngGeol, or MSc

in Geology or Engineering Geology: a minimum o 90

points o 300-level GEOL, including GEOL 351 and GEOL

352 (105 points are recommended). At least 15 points

o 100-level MATH, or a demonstrably equivalent

standard in Mathematics, are a prerequisite or entry

to 400-level ENGE


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Head o Department

Proessor Jarg Pettinga

Enquiries

Phone: (03) 364-2700

Fax: (03) 364-2769Email: [email protected]

Web: www.geol.canterbury.ac.nz

Mailing address: Department o Geological

Sciences

University o Canterbury

Private Bag 4800

Christchurch 8140

Programme and Levelcoordinators 2013

Chris Oze/Kate Pedley (100 level)

Travis Horton (200 level)Mark Quigley (300 level)

Kari Bassett (400 level GEOL)

David Bell - Advisor (400 level ENGE)

Tim Davies - Advisor (400 level Hazard)

Jim Cole (BScHons)

Stean Winkler (MSc)

Ben Kennedy (PhD)

Student Advisor,College o Science

The Student Advisor is available to provide

accurate and timely academic advice and

assistance on course options and/or degree

programmes in science subjects.

Ms Tracey Robinson

+64 3 364 2987 ext 3132

[email protected]

University o CanterburyContact Centre

For more inormation about study optionsor an enrolment pack get in touch with thecontact Centre on:

Freephone: 0800 VARSITY(0800 827 748) in New Zealand

Or phone: +64 3 364 2555

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.canterbury.ac.nz

For additional inormation about our courses, sta and their research interests contact either the Departmental Ofce (Enquiries below), or email the

relevant sta member using the ollowing ormat: [email protected]

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