Showing 15 courses for the subject Physical Geography
Climate Dynamics
PHYG413
Provides an overview of the circulation of the global atmosphere, the basic drivers of the climate system, including the global radiation balance, and how climate varies seasonally and from year to year.
This course examines the contemporary issue of climate change in the context of the past (Quaternary paleoclimate) and how these “lessons from the past” can inform understanding of contemporary climate change and inform future projections. Emphasis w...
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PHYG415
Special Topic B
PHYG416
Topic to be decided.
Environmental Modelling
PHYG417
Knowledge and understanding of hydrological processes and interactions, assessment and management tools.
This courses provides an examination of the theoretical basis for the study of landform systems. It also explores the application of those geopmorphic principles to the management of the environment and its relationship with human activity.
This course provides an understanding of the nature, distribution and frequency of natural hazards both within New Zealand and globally. It analyses the causes of natural hazards, the processes driving them, the methodologies used in their analysis a...
Hydrology and Water Resources
PHYG420
In this course, we delve into the science of hydrology underpinning water resources, and cover issues concerning the measurement, allocation, and vulnerability of water resources. You'll acquire essential quantitative skills for addressing water-rela...
Field Geomorphology
PHYG423
Through the undertaking of a field examination of the landform systems of New Zealand, this course analyses both both contemporary and past landform evolution, and considers the impact this has had and continues to have upon human interaction with th...
Directed Individual Study
PHYG440
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School.
Research Project
PHYG489
A research project on a topic approved by the Board of Studies in Physical Geography.
Thesis
PHYG591
MSc thesis in Physical Geography.
Physical Geography for PhD
PHYG690
Physical Geography for PhD (ARC)
PHYG695
Physical Geography for PhD (Antartctic Research Centre).
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Showing 1 - 15 of 15 results for Physical Geography