College of Science

Hazard and Disaster Management

Postgraduate Programmes

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Welcome
Welcome to Hazard and Disaster Management Programmes at UC
The world in the 21st century is becoming an increasingly dangerous place, in spite of mind-boggling developments in science and technology. Destruction due to natural hazards appears to be continuing to increase exponentially, threatening developments and lives in many countries. New Zealand is intrinsically one of the most dynamic and dangerous countries on Earth, with oods, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunami all threatening a rapidly growing rst-world economy. This is an ideal location to develop ways of managing the risks from natural hazards, and the postgraduate programmes in Hazard and Disaster Management are designed to lead in exactly this direction. Starting with the premise that real advances are best made by improving the way in which science is used in community and institutional decision-making, these programmes give students with science and engineering backgrounds the opportunity to develop and practise skills in interdisciplinary use of science for managing hazards and disasters. Graduates will be equipped to start contributing immediately to hazard management policy, practice and preparation in a wide variety of environments and organisations. We hope this outline will be of interest to you and your organisation. Assoc Prof Tim Davies Programme Director, Hazard and Disaster Management Department of Geological Sciences

Contents
4 5 6 7 8 10 12 17 18 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 36 Aim of the Programmes Disasters a Rapidly Increasing Threat to Sustainable Development Education for a Developing Industry Sustainable Hazard Management Planning Programmes in Hazard and Disaster Management Programmes Potential Optional Courses Case Study Graduate Prole Research Projects Staff Current Research Programs Current Research Students and Thesis Topics Research Facilities and Equipment Library Facilities Field Stations Information for Students Information for Students From Outside the UC Tuition Fees Scholarships Other Sources of Funding Further Enquiries University of Canterbury and Christchurch Campus Map

Disclaimer While every effort has been taken to ensure the information contained in this Hazard and Disaster Management Handbook is accurate and up-to-date, the contents are periodically subject to change and review. The University of Canterbury make no guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this publication.

Aim of the Programmes

To contribute signicantly to reducing death and destruction from disasters .

Methods
Providing future professionals with opportunities to develop attitudes, skills and knowledge useful in hazard and disaster management (Education) Improving understanding of hazards and disasters (Research) Improving the usefulness of science in hazard and disaster management planning and decision-making (Communication)

Relevance
As human society increasingly develops into areas vulnerable to the natural processes of the Earth, disasters are becoming more common and severe. Understanding of the social drivers of disasters is increasing, as are opportunities to develop community resilience by risk management. These programmes aim to develop skills in hazard and disaster management through application of science to the interface between natural and human systems.

Disasters a Rapidly Increasing Threat to Sustainable Development

People and governments worldwide are increasingly aware that the built environment and economic activity are vulnerable to disasters associated with the behaviour of nature (natural hazards) and of society (societal hazards). The Indian Ocean tsunami has starkly driven this point home. Vulnerability to disasters is associated with rapid expansion of economic activity and built environments, and with socio-political change; it is clear that disasters are increasing rapidly in frequency and socio-economic cost, threatening the sustainability of many societies. There is a corresponding increase in global awareness of the need for better management of hazards and disasters. The recent Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and the semi-destruction of Niue by a cyclone in 2003 exemplify the vulnerability of both developing and developed nations. In the USA and Europe an increasing number of hazard- and disaster-related educational programmes have been initiated recently, and this is seen as a necessary response to an increasing number of disasters and economic losses. Many more qualied professionals are needed to address the growing issues of hazard and disaster management. In New Zealand, oods in the lower North Island in February 2004 and 2006 and in the Bay of Plenty in 2005 are striking local examples of natural events that drastically impacted the regional economy, infrastructure and lives. Recent New Zealand legislation (the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act 2002) puts in place comprehensive procedures for reducing vulnerability to disasters; however to effectively implement its terms requires a substantial increase in professional hazard and disaster management competence in councils, consultants and industry. The same is true in many other parts of the world. Understanding of hazard and disaster management has advanced considerably in recent years, in particular with respect to acknowledging the fundamental social causes of disasters and the consequent opportunities for developing resilience to disasters, and disaster avoidance, through understanding and inuencing changes in societal behaviour. This concept promises to break the long-standing deadlock in the traditional strategy of preventing natural disaster by modifying the behaviour of natural processes, which has been demonstrated to be ineffective in all but the shortterm. There is a rapidly growing body of literature and a number of international journals in this area. The University of Canterbury programmes in Hazard and Disaster Management are intended to prepare students for careers in this rapidlydeveloping area.

Education for a Developing Industry

The hazard and disaster management industry worldwide is presently at a formative stage. It is possibly more developed in New Zealand than many other places, because New Zealand is unusually active in a geohydrological sense. Here the need for the skills that the new University of Canterbury programmes in Hazard and Disaster Management will provide has been recognised by those charged with implementing the Civil Defence and Emergency Management Act (2002). This industry is community-based, centred on Regional Councils by the Resource Management Act (1991). whole eld of hazard and disaster management, from Reduction through Readiness and Response to Recovery; and to deal with both natural hazards and technological hazards. The new programmes have been initiated with this in mind, but will focus mainly on the application of science to hazard reduction, readiness and recovery, because of the existence of programmes in Emergency Management at Massey University and the desirability of being complementary rather than competitive. Similarly, the initial focus will be on natural hazards because that is where the existing University of Canterbury expertise lies. However, we shall utilise external expertise to complement in-house research project supervision in the areas of disaster management and technological hazards, in order to build up staff expertise. At postgraduate level students expect to be provided with opportunities to acquire a solid grounding in the specic subject area, together with a choice of courses which allows them to pursue personal interests in the subject context. They also expect a substantial part of the programme to relate closely to the profession they will follow on completion, and the skills that profession requires, as well as opportunity to pursue an individual research project to completion. The new programmes have been specically designed on this basis.

The professional communities addressed by the new programmes include risk management, science (both physical and social), engineering and planning. Effective hazard management requires genuinely interdisciplinary investigation and synthesis, and the skills needed to meet this requirement are specically targeted by these programmes. There is widespread agreement among professional communities that the suite of postgraduate programmes needs to cover the

Effective disaster management requires a long-term, non-competitive, triplebottom-line planning framework.

Sustainable Hazard Management Planning

Development proposal Existing development perceived at risk

Past and present context of site: socio-economic, geomorphic, hydrological, cultural, ...

Future context of site: Risk assessment

Development scenarios

Future context of site: Risk assessment Modify development scenarios

Design possible actions

Long-term geomorphic, economic, social, environmental impacts of all actions

Recommended action

Consult ALL involved parties: community, council, scientists No Yes No

Implement action

Monitor effects

Programmes in Hazard and Disaster Management

Framework of the programmes
The new programmes deal with the whole spectrum of hazard and disaster management reduction, readiness, response and recovery. The science and engineering basis of the core courses means that the emphasis on pre-disaster analysis of hazard risks, vulnerability and mitigation, and recovery/redevelopment procedures, will be stronger than that on the emergency management procedures of the disaster itself. Similarly, while the programme ensures that graduates are familiar with the role of socio-cultural factors in causing vulnerability to hazard risks, their main expertise is in application of science and risk management techniques to hazard risk mitigation. This combination of breadth and depth will enable the graduates to work very effectively in a team with planners and emergency managers, and will be a specic target of the problem-based learning parts of the programme. With the help of external experts in supervision, however, theses in emergency and disaster management can form a part of these programmes.

Goals of the programmes

1. Graduate professionals who will be capable of contributing to the development and implementation of effective hazard risk and disaster management practices in a wide range of situations 2. Achieve acceptable academic rigour at postgraduate level, while providing sufcient acquaintance with practical matters that graduates can work effectively as professionals immediately upon completing the programme 3. Enable the student to acquire the advanced academic skills necessary for a postgraduate qualication in the context of the professional environment of hazard and disaster management, rather than in an isolated academic context. This is approached by utilising the technique of problem-based learning, explained in more detail below; and 4. Enable the student to carry out individual original research. The academic rationale is based on the fundamental concept that hazards and disasters result from people doing things that make them susceptible to damage from both natural and human-generated processes. Disasters are thus caused by people, and future management of hazard risks must recognise this to a much greater extent than in the past.

Learning outcomes include:

Knowledge of natural and human system processes Ability to apply principles and techniques of applied science and risk management to solving problems in hazard and disaster situations Knowledge of the New Zealand hazard and disaster management framework Acquaintance with a number of hazard and disaster management situations Understanding of why past situations have been unsatisfactory Experience of hazard management planning Knowledge of particular aspects of hazard and disaster management Experience of planning, executing and reporting an individual, original piece of research

Programme content core and optional courses

Programme coherence is achieved by the two HAZM courses, one in each semester of the year. The rst (HAZM 401) studies the principles of hazard and disaster management while the second (HAZM 403) involves students in a series of practical projects to develop and apply those principles. Risk Management (ENCI 601, semester 2) provides a framework for the analysis and management of hazard risks, and GIS (ENCI 462, semester 1) provides opportunities to acquire vital analytical and synthesis skills. The balance of the coursework component allows students to remedy gaps in knowledge or develop personal interests or specialisations in the context of the programme.

Seismic Hazard: Howard, M.E. 2001 (MSc ENGE)

Programmes
BSc (Hons) (Hazard & Disaster Management)
Semester 1
HAZM 401 Introduction to hazards and disasters (Geol. Sci.) Optional papers (see below) CW = 0.125

Semester 2
HAZM 403 Hazard and disaster investigation (Geol. Sci.) ENCI 601 ENCI 462 Risk Management (Civil Engineering) Geographical Information Systems CW = 0.125 CW = 0.100 CW = 0.100 CW = 0.350

HAZM 490 Research project

PG Dip Sci (Hazard & Disaster Management)

Semester 1
HAZM 401 Introduction to hazards and disasters (Geol. Sci.) Optional papers (see below) Geographical Information Systems Optional papers (see below) CW = 0.100 ENCI 462 CW = 0.125

Semester 2
HAZM 403 Hazard and disaster investigation (Geol. Sci.) ENCI 601 Risk management (Civil Engineering) CW = 0.125 CW = 0.100

MSc (Hazard & Disaster Management)

Year 1 Semester 1
HAZM 401 Introduction to hazards and disasters (Geol. Sci.) ENCI 462 Optional papers (see below) Geographical Information Systems Optional paper (see below) CW = 0.100 CW = 0.125

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Year 1 Semester 2
HAZM 403 Hazard and disaster investigation (Geol. Sci.) ENCI 601 Risk management (Civil Engineering) CW = 0.100 CW = 0.100

Year 2
HAZM 690 Thesis an original individual contribution to integrated hazard and disaster management.

PhD (Hazard & Disaster Management)

HAZM 790 Thesis 3 years independent research on a hazard- and disaster-related topic, presenting a thesis for examination. Optional Papers will be selected by individual students with the assistance of the Course Director, to form a coherent programme in the area of Hazard & Disaster Management with a total coursework weight of 1.0. Note GEOG* papers are being revised for 2007. Please contact the Geography Dept for details.

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Potential Optional Courses

Optional Papers will be selected by individual students with the assistance of the Course Director, to form a coherent programme in the area of Hazard & Disaster Management with a total course work weight of 1.0. Any suitable 400-level paper offered by the university may be chosen.

BIOL 479 Global Change Biology

0.2500 EFTS
This course will address major issues concerning the impact of human activities on the Earth system. These will include the role of terrestrial and marine ecosystems in carbon and nutrient cycling, the impacts of past climate change on biota, the signicance of biodiversity loss on ecosystem processes and strategies to mitigate climate change. P: Subject to the approval of the Head of School. R: BIOL 403 Domestic Fee: $1,270 (2008) International Fee: $6,875 (2009) BIOL479-09W (C) Whole Year (S1 and S2)

CULT 401 Cultural Studies, Globalisation and New Technologies

0.2500 EFTS
A course which will develop an advanced understanding of the theoretical and practical implications for the eld of Cultural Studies in the early 21st Century. P: Subject to approval of the Programme Director. R: GEOG 411 EQ: GEOG 411 Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) CULT401-09S1 (C) Semester 1 CULT401-09S2 (C) Semester 2

ENCH 455 Engineering Systems

12 points 0.1000 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 A General Systems approach to analysis and modelling of complex systems and processes in nature, technology and society. The aim is to enable students to adopt a critical and creative response to complex system problems ranging from hard technical systems to softer systems relating to the interface between technology and its social and physical environment. P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

DIPL 414 Political Economy of Mass Communication

0.2500 EFTS
This paper addresses the nature of the relationship between media and communications systems on the one hand and the broader social structure of society on the other. Major issues in the paper will examine how differential access to material and cultural resources shape our media and communications choices and with what implications for social relations locally and globally. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School. R: COMS 404 Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) DIPL414-09W (C) Whole Year (S1 and S2) Lect: Tu 9am-11am

ENCI 472 Engineering Geology 2

12 points 0.1000 EFTS
Geological data collection and input for engineering works. Engineering geology case studies. Elementary rock mechanics. Engineering and environmental geophysics. Landscape development processes and active tectonics. P: ENCI 271 Domestic Fee: $579 (2008) International Fee: $2,639 (2009) ENCI472-09S1 (C) Semester 1

EDED 400 Education for Sustainable Development

4 points 0.0333 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 This course is designed to address the role of education in communicating the notion of sustainability. The course integrates the concepts of environmental education, health education, economics, population, and social and human development. This will include an examination of equity issues, human rights, peace education, development, democracy, social action, and interdependence. The course will help students merge ethical, social and scientic concepts together in an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning.

ENCI 635 Ecological Engineering

0.1000 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 Ecological Engineering is the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benet of both. The course considers environmental issues at global and local levels, ecology, system principles, environmental assesment techniques, the RMA, ethics, social impact assesment etc. P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

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EDEM 654 Adult Learning and Education

0.2500 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 An introduction to the processes and practice of adult learning and education and the assumptions underlying diverse approaches to the education and training of adults. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School R: EDUC 646

ENGE 486 Engineering Geomorphology

0.1250 EFTS
This course covers the principles and processes of landform evolution - tectonic, uvial, mass movement, coastal, volcanic, glacial erosion and deposition: with application to site selection, eld exercises, case studies. P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $660 (2008) International Fee: $3,463 (2009) ENGE486-09S2 (C) Semester 2

EDHP 705 Matauranga Maori / Maori Knowledge Systems

20 points 0.1667 EFTS
The course will examine the nature, structure and function of Matauranga Maori. The course is underpinned by the theory that Maori knowledge and belief systems are held together by whakapapa and that tribal traditions and myths act as explanatory theories, while rituals are physical enactment of myth. Students will be exposed to Matauranga Maori (Maori forms of knowledge) with some comparisons and contrasts drawn with knowledge in a global context. However the emphasis will be on investigating, understanding and applying Matauranga Maori in both the traditional and contemporary contexts. Domestic Fee: $677 (2008) International Fee: $3,167 (2009) EDHP705-09X (C) Refer to website for dates

GEOG 404 Resource and Environmental Management (REM) in New Zealand

0.2500 EFTS
This course provides a deep and yet practical understanding of the processes involved in resource and environmental management in New Zealand, including the principles of kaitiakitanga. It aims to enable students to engage actively with the realities of the application of the Resource Management Act, and to be able to apply existing knowledge of environmental and/or human processes to the solution of environmental management problems. The course will be of interest to students with a wide variety of geographical backgrounds, as well as to engineers, lawyers, and those considering a career related to resource use. P: Entry subject to approval of Head of Department. R: GEOG 444 Domestic Fee: $1,264 (2008) International Fee: $6,340 (2009) GEOG404-09S1 (C) Semester 1 Lect: Mon 2pm-5pm Note: Limited entry. See limitation of entry regulations.

ENGE 476 Earthquake and Volcanic Hazards

0.1250 EFTS

The course develops aspects of both seismotectonic

hazard evaluation and volcanic hazard mitigation, and examines selected case histories of major disasters caused by tectonic processes. Slightly greater teaching time is allocated to active faulting, with emphasis on geological and seismological data input into hazard analysis. For the volcanic component emphasis is placed on hazard recognition, evaluation methods, surveillance techniques and mitigation measures. The course deals with the subject matter at an advanced level, and students with little or no geological background should seek advice prior to enrolment. Domestic Fee: $635 (2008) International Fee: $3,438 (2009) ENGE476-09S2 (C) Semester 2

GEOG 406 GeoVisualisation

0.2500 EFTS
This course explores the exciting and rapidly developing area of geovisualization, that is, the visualization of spatial data and information. It provides training in relevant techniques, and also considers applications of those techniques and their value. The techniques covered include application of GIS to visualization, and the use of other relevant software. P: Entry subject to approval of Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $1,224 (2008) International Fee: $6,300 (2009) GEOG406-09S2 (C) Semester 2

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GEOG 409 Coastal and Fluvial Earth Systems

0.2500 EFTS
This course explores the interlinked themes of coastal and uvial geomorphic processes in the context of an Earth systems approach to understanding earth surface processes. It also explores the ways in which understandings of these processes informs effective management of our environment. Core topics will include ocean waves, coastal and catchment sediments, integrated catchment management, river mouths and coastal inlets, theoretical and numerical models of shoreline evolution, articial and urban coasts, and tropical reefs. Examples will be drawn from New Zealand, the Pacic, and worldwide. P: Entry subject to approval of Head of Department. R: GEOG 437 Domestic Fee: $1,279 (2008) International Fee: $6,355 (2009) GEOG409-09S1 (C) Semester 1

GEOL 489 Glacial Geology and Geomorphology

0.1250 EFTS
Field based studies in glacial sedimentology and glacial geomorphology supported by seminars on geochronology and glacial geological theory. P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $740 (2008) International Fee: $3,543 (2009) GEOL489-09S1 (C) Semester 1

HAPS 401 Philosophy of Science

0.2500 EFTS
The methodological and conceptual foundations of theoretical and experimental science. P: Subject to approval by a HAPS programme coordinator and the relevant Head of Department or School. Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) HAPS401-09W (C) Whole Year (S1 and S2) Lect: Tu 7pm-9pm (Semester 1), Wed 10am-12pm (Semester 2), Thu 7pm-8pm (Semester 1)

GEOG 411 Cultural Studies, Globalization and New Technologies

0.2500 EFTS
This course will develop an advanced understanding of the theoretical and practical implications of globalisation and new technologies for the eld of cultural geography and cultural studies in the early Twenty-rst Century. P: Entry subject to approval of HOD R: CULT 401 EQ: CULT 401 Domestic Fee: $1,224 (2008) International Fee: $6,300 (2009) GEOG411-09S2 (C) Semester 2

HAPS 413 Social Impact Assessment

0.2500 EFTS
This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary for an understanding of, and practice in, the eld of social assessment, including the social impact of science and technology. P: Subject to approval by a HAPS programme coordinator and the relevant Head of Department or School. R: SOCI 418 EQ: SOCI 418 Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) HAPS413-09S2 (C) Semester 2

GEOL 479 Active Tectonics and Geomorphology

0.1250 EFTS
Active deformation is explored in this course, introducing the criteria by which active deformation can be identied and located. The emphasis is on the interaction between tectonic and other geomorphic processes in shaping the landscape and the way in which the nature of the underlying deformation can be identied and quantied from an analysis of topography. P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $660 (2008) International Fee: $3,463 (2009) GEOL479-09S1 (C) Semester 1

HSRV 205 Social Organisation: Community Development and Global Change

22 points 0.1833 EFTS
In this course, the concept of community in the modern world is explored, together with theoretical and practical approaches to understanding community development. An introduction is provided to community analysis and the dynamics of change in communities. P: HSRV 101 and HSRV 102 or SOWK 101 and SOWK 102. Students without this prerequisite but with at least 72 points in appropriate courses may enter the course with the

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permission of the Head of School. R: SOCI 268, SOCI 368 Domestic Fee: $745 (2008) International Fee: $3,263 (2009) HSRV205-09S2 (C) Semester 2 Lect: Mon 1pm-3pm

HSRV 422 Development and Postcolonialism

0.2500 EFTS
Contemporary theoretical issues and debates of (post) modern and (post)colonial discourses in relation to the question of development are introduced. The aim of the course is to make the links visible between development as a discursive cultural conguration and development as an object category of economic growth. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School. R: GEND 408, SOCI 408 Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) HSRV422-09S1 (C) Semester 1 Lect: Fri 1pm-4pm

HSRV 202 Human Behaviour and Human Systems

22 points 0.1833 EFTS
This course examines the applications of human services of primary knowledge about human functioning and social behaviours, drawing on contemporary theories of psychosocial processes. The course explores selected developmental and external challenges facing children and families in New Zealand. The focus of the course is on usual developmental processes and the interface between individual and societal expectations, and implications for social service delivery. P: HSRV 101 and HSRV 102 or SOWK 101 and SOWK 102. Students without this prerequisite but with at least 72 points in appropriate courses may enter the course with the permission of the Head of School. R: SOWK 202 EQ: SOWK 202 Domestic Fee: $745 (2008) International Fee: $3,263 (2009) HSRV202-09S2 (C) Semester 2 Lect: Thu 10am-12pm

LAWS 644 Law and the Environment

0.3333 EFTS
P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $1,555 (2008) International Fee: $7,233 (2009) LAWS644-09FY (C) LAWS644-09CY (C) Cross Year

LAWS 636 Indigenous Peoples Rights

0.3333 EFTS
P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $1,555 (2008) International Fee: $7,233 (2009) LAWS636-09FY (C) LAWS636-09CY (C) Cross Year

HSRV 204 Indigenous Issues and the State

22 points 0.1833 EFTS
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to examine some of the cultural issues that have made an impact on the social fabric of New Zealand. It is designed so that students have opportunities to analyse and explore sociological and philosophical approach to New Zealands cultural and social history. P: HSRV 101 and HSRV 102 or SOWK 101 and SOWK 102. Students without this prerequisite but with at least 72 points in appropriate courses may enter the course with the permission of the Head of School. Domestic Fee: $745 (2008) International Fee: $3,263 (2009) HSRV204-09S2 (C) Semester 2 Lect: Thu 1pm-3pm

LAWS 629 Natural Resource Law

0.3333 EFTS
P: Subject to approval of the Head of Department. Domestic Fee: $1,555 (2008) International Fee: $7,233 (2009) LAWS629-09FY (C) LAWS629-09CY (C) Cross Year

MAOR 409 Indigenous People, Human Rights and Self-determination

0.2500 EFTS
The political practice, theory, and development of indigenous rights in international contexts. Topics include: the emergence of indigenous movements; the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; American States Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous

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Peoples; UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 169, the Mataatua Declaration and other relevant international instruments. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School. Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) MAOR409-09S2 (C) Semester 2 Lect: Wed 5pm-7pm, Fri 3pm-5pm No nal exam

P: Subject to approval of the Programme Co-ordinator. Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) COMS407-09W (C) Whole Year (S1 and S2) Lect: Tu 2pm-4pm

ENNR 451 Engineering in Developing Communities

12 points 0.1000 EFTS
Water supply and sanitation (solid and liquid waste management) issues in developing communities, agricultural issues and impacts of land-use changes, sustainable rural and city transportation, shelter and housing construction in rural communities, engineering in a cultural and sustainable context using appropriate technology. P: ENCI 383 or HOD approval Domestic Fee: $510 (2008) International Fee: $2,570 (2009) ENNR451-09S2 (C) Semester 2

COMS 404 Political Economy of Mass Communication

0.2500 EFTS
This course addresses the nature of the relationship between media and communication systems on the one hand and the broader social structure of society on the other. Major issues in the paper will examine how differential access to material and cultural resources shape our media and communications choices and with what implications for social relations locally and globally. P: Subject to approval of the Programme Co-ordinator. R: DIPL 414 Domestic Fee: $1,109 (2008) International Fee: $5,425 (2009) COMS404-09W (C) Whole Year (S1 and S2) Lect: Tu 9am-11am No nal exam

SOCI 426 Collective Behaviour

0.2500 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 This course will be organised around the interests of the students and lecturer. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School.

SOCI 430 Science, Technology and the Politics of Knowledge

0.2500 EFTS
Not Offered in 2009 This course will look at a number of debates in the broad area of the Sociology of Science, Technology and the Politics of Knowledge. Issues to be explored include risk society, actor network theory, biotechnology, evolutionary psychology, information society and social constructionist views of technology. The course will also explore a variety of critiques of the process of technoscientic knowledge creation. P: Subject to approval of the Head of School. R: HAPS 412 EQ: HAPS 412

COMS 407 Marginalized Representations and Alternative Media Revolutions

0.2500 EFTS
This course examines how marginalized groups are represented in mainstream media and how these groups often utilise alternative media as sources of identity and social capital. The course will draw upon relevant media theory to critically explore the social, cultural and ideological ramications of marginalized groups representation in mainstream media. The course will then examine case studies of alternative media with an emphasis on visual communication, underground print media, community radio, small-scale independent documentary, lm and video, alternative music and a variety of uses of the Internet for maintaining and mobilizing social movements and political change.

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Case Study Landslide dambreak ood risk management, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
Tourist accommodation perceived to be at risk from landslide dambreak oods in Callery River Risk assessment carried out: http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite. nsf/Files/MCDEMWaihoRiverRiskAssessment/$le/ MCDEMWaihoRiverRiskAssessment.pdf Risk Acceptable?

Main divide of the Southern Alps

No
Actions: 1. Structural protection? 2 .Warning/evacuation? Risk manageable? Feasible?

No No
Abandon site Govt/Community/Councils: Compensation? Relocation? Warning signs erected

Accommodation relocated

Risk managed

Franz Josef Village

Waiho River Alpine Fault

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Graduate Prole
Graduates will have the following abilities:
Independence of thought and learning, and ability to work well in a group. Mastery of the concept that the origin of natural hazards and disasters is the vulnerability of humans and their facilities to the behaviour of natural and human systems, and analysis of the implications of this concept. Demonstrated ability to develop advanced knowledge of specific aspects of both natural and technological hazards and management situations (ability and motivation to learn). Advanced knowledge and understanding of natural system behaviours, and their responses to modication, both generally and to mastery in at least one specialised hazard topic. Ability to access and critically evaluate the current knowledge of hazard and disaster management. Ability in intellectual analysis, critique and problem-solving in the context of hazard and disaster management. Understanding of human, technological and built environment system behaviours. Understanding of the legal, institutional, social and cultural contexts of hazard and disaster management opportunities in New Zealand. Advanced knowledge and skills in hazard and disaster investigation research, analysis and assessment; risk analysis, assessment and management; and vulnerability analysis and assessment in New Zealand (core professional competency). Skills in developing, planning and reporting hazard and disaster management strategies in New Zealand (core professional competency). Skills in investigating, solving and reporting a substantive hazard and disaster management problem in New Zealand (core professional competency). Experience and skills in communicating hazard and disaster matters to a wide range of audiences (core professional competency). High-level ability in planning, execution and reporting of original research. Understanding of some of the difficulties of engagement between institutions and communities in developing hazard and disaster management plans.

Learning to be a professional requires the student to develop his or her own attitudes, skills and knowledge. The fundamental skill is thus the ability to learn.

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These attributes will be developed by:

case studies, to illustrate use of knowledge and skills in a particular real-life situation; lectures, providing information on specific topics in the context of the programme or to transfer appropriate information and explain common difculties; and the opportunity to progress a topic by discussion; individual student projects and critique thereof to develop independence of learning, analysis and synthesis, and reporting; group projects and critique thereof to develop organisational, discursive and communication abilities; tutorials and exercises to develop skills of understanding and use of knowledge in specific situations; field exercises to develop investigation skills and to become acquainted with the experience of past hazard and disaster situations; a substantial original individual research project, reported by a thesis. Practitioner seminars form an important component of HAZM 403 to increase knowledge of specic situation responses. The required academic expertise in the core subject areas of hazards and their management is available via the Programme Director and other staff in Geological Sciences, and by utilisation of the skills and experience available in other Departments of the University of Canterbury, and external agencies such as the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences and the National Institute for Water and Atmosphere. Professional skills in hazard and disaster management are available through the Ministry for Emergency Management; Ministry for the Environment; Canterbury (and other) Regional Council(s); and a number of local consultants. The physical facilities most relevant to a professional programme of this nature are the potential hazard and disaster situations that exist within reach of Christchurch, and in this respect the programmes are better-resourced than many other such programmes worldwide. Programme delivery is in the rst instance on-campus, using lectures, tutorials, guided problem-solving, eldwork and seminars. Development of web-based materials is, however, a high priority for off-campus delivery of appropriate components of core courses as soon as possible.

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Problem-based learning
A distinctive feature of the learning philosophy of the core courses of this programme is that in an essentially professional programme, students learn academic skills most usefully in experiential situations. The technique of problem-based learning has been very successful in medicine and engineering for many years, and is suitable also for the proposed programmes; it involves setting up realistic learning contexts in which students are motivated by the context to acquire knowledge and understanding, and to apply them to the problem under consideration. Problem-based learning will therefore form a signicant part of the core courses. The technique is well suited to utilisation of elearning, in combination with campus- and eld-based exercises.

Assessment
Assessment in the two HAZM courses will be as follows: HAZM 401 4 25% assignments; no nal examination. HAZM 403 typically one 30% group assignment report, one 50% group assignment report and one 20% group assignment report; no nal examination. Assessment in the existing courses taken as options will be as for the individual courses.

The best motivation and learning happen when students work in a real-life problem-solving and decision-making environment.

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Research Projects

Typical examples of thesis topics now able to be supervised within the Geological Sciences Department include: Develop a GIS-based landslide dambreak aggradation hazard map of Westland GIS-based assessment of urban earthquake vulnerability GIS-based assessment of debris flow hazard and vulnerability on the West Coast Alpine fault earthquake improving disaster management and recovery All-hazards vulnerability assessment of Arthurs Pass township Acceptable options for managing seismic hazards in Kaikoura Guidelines for managing hazards on active alluvial fans Drought and fire in Canterbury vulnerability assessment, disaster management and recovery Vulnerability assessment and recovery the effect of a major natural event on the wine, dairying, tourism and other industries.

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Staff
Assoc Prof Tim Davies
(Hazard and Disaster Management) tim.davies@canterbury.ac.nz Room 301, Department of Geological Sciences Phone 364 2987 ext 7502 Programme Director

Prof Jarg Pettinga

(Earthquake hazards) jarg.pettinga@canterbury.ac.nz Room 326, Department of Geological Sciences Phone 364 2987 ext 7716

Prof Jim Cole

(Volcanology) jim.cole@canterbury.ac.nz Room 409, Department of Geological Sciences Phone 364 2987 ext 6766

Mr David Bell
(Engineering Geology) david.bell@canterbury.ac.nz Room 303, Department of Geological Sciences Phone 364 2987 ext 6717

Dr Erica Seville (nee Erica Dalziell)

(Risk Management) erica.saville@canterbury.ac.nz Room, E413, Department of Civil Engineering Phone 364 2232

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Current Research Programmes

J. Pettinga J. Cole T. Davies E. Seville D. Bell Active tectonics and earthquake hazards Volcanic hazards of the Taupo Volcanic Zone Landslide-induced river aggradation, hazards Initiation, processes and consequences of large rock avalanches, hazard management on alluvial and debris-ow fans Resilient organisations Geological hazard assessment and mitigation

Part-time study
The Hazard & Disaster Management programmes may be studied on a part-time basis, according to regulations corresponding to those for the BSc (Hons), MSc, PG Dip Sci and PhD programmes in other specialisations.

Extramural study
This is not yet available for these programmes, but planning for extramural study is a high priority. The professional nature of the programmes means that periods of residence (block courses) on-campus will be a feature of extramural study.

The Natural Hazards Research Centre

Based in the Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, this Centre carries out education, research and consultancy in the areas of hazard risk assessment and disaster reduction and management. It involves staff teaching into the Hazard and Disaster Management programmes, as well as specialists in other disciplines such as social sciences and communication. The NHRC is associated with the National Natural Hazards Centre formed by two Crown Research Institutes, the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (GNS) and the National Institute for Water & Atmosphere (NIWA). Staff of the CRIs and NHRC cooperate in scientic research, education and consultancy. The Director of the NHRC is Prof Jim Cole.

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Current Research Students and Thesis Topics

PhD
Barnard, Scott A quantitative analysis of the vulnerability of components of infrastructure to volcanic ash Bazgard, Ali Predicting location and volume of coseismic landslides Dufresne, Anja Inuence of runout path material on debris avalanche mobility: analogue modelling and eld evidence Dykstra, Jesse A quantitative analysis of the risk of landslide-generated Tsunami at Milford Sound, southwestern New Zealand Hanenkamp, Elke Flow processes of volcanic block-and-ash ows Kaye, Grant Volcanic Hazards Risk Assessment for the Rotorua District, New Zealand: A prototype proximal hazards module for the RISKSCAPE Project Podolsky, Dean Natural Hazards Risk Assessment for the New Plymouth District, New Zealand for the GNS Regional Riskscape Project Schwartz, Ilan Development and analysis of a virtual simulation tool for Civil Defence emergency management Tatard, Lucille (Co-tutelle LUniversit de Grenoble I, France) Coseismic landslide hazards in New Zealand and France Wilson, Thomas Vulnerability of pastoral farming systems in New Zealand to volcanic hazards

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MSc
Doherty, Angela Blue-sky eruptions: Do they exist? Dundas, Kate An All-hazards vulnerability assessment of Arthurs Pass township Keith, Hamish Disaster management and response: A lifelines study for the Queenstown Lakes District Williams, Shaun Delimiting the tsunami hazard potential of the down-faulted benches on the south ank of Tau, Manua Group, Samoa Islands

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Research Facilities and Equipment

The Department has research laboratories for soil and rock mechanics, geochemistry, paleontology, sedimentology and microscopy. In addition there are workshops or preparation facilities for petrology, geophysics, electronics, photography and drafting, and mechanical engineering. Research in the Department is supported by experienced technical staff. Equipment available for research includes the following:
Thermo Delta V Plus Continuous Flow Gas Isotope Ratio mass spectrometer with a fluid inclusion line. X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Philips PW 2400) with automatic sample changer and ancillary preparation and processing equipment. X-ray diffractometer (Philips PW 1720) with computer search/match software and full diffraction data file. Scanning electron microscopes: Leica S440 and a JEOL 7000F FE-SEM with Oxford 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 and other crushing, cutting, grinding and polishing equipment for geochemical and petrographic preparation. Wykeham-Farrance compression tester, direct shearbox apparatus, ring shear apparatus and other engineering geology testing equipment. A new rock mechanics laboratory opened in 1999 with uniaxial/triaxial compression tester, point-load tester, shearbox and sample preparation facility. 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. Trimble Pro-XR GPS surveying equipment (3 units) and software; Trimble 5600 direct reflex total station, wild electronic theodolite and distomat. Four Accusat 406 MHz GPS equipped emergency beacons. Computer graphics and GIS cartographic laboratory. Laser Particle sizer for determination of particle size in sedimentary samples. Cosmogenic sample preparatory laboratory for determining the age of glacial, landslide and other deposits. A range of personal computers, both IBM-type and Macintosh, on a Departmental network and linked to the University mainframe machines. The Department owns two Hiace minivans and one 4WD Hilux vehicle. Geomorphology modelling includes state-of-the-art software (PFC-3D, FLAC-3D Dynamic) as well as hardware model facilities (alluvial fan table, debris ow channel, fragmenting rock rheometer, granular ow channel). Equipment in other Departments at the University of Canterbury may be used by arrangement. Arrangements can also be made to use an electron probe microanalyser, isotopic and geochronological facilities at other universities and research institutes, both in New Zealand and overseas.

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Landslide-induced aggradation in the Poerua Valley, Westland

Library Facilities
The University of Canterbury Library is made up of the Central Library and ve Branch Libraries which in total houses over one million books. Holdings in the Geological Sciences are extensive and are contained in the Central Library, Physical Sciences Library and Engineering Library. The number of periodical subscriptions in the geosciences is high by international standards and the Library operates an efcient interloan system. Library online search facilities and electronic journal access is developing rapidly.

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Field Stations
Field Sciences are a distinctive feature of the subjects offered at the University of Canterbury and supported through a range of field facilities. The Field Station Facilities comprises the field laboratories at Cass, Hari Hari, Kaikoura and Westport. They support the true field studies carried out in the locations and environments around the field stations. The University of Canterbury has the most extensive network of field stations of any New Zealand university, ensuring that field-work opportunities for UC staff and students are maximized. The field stations are operated by the Field Facilities Centre.

Westport Field Station (West Coast)

The Westport Field Station comprises two units, the Maxwell Gage Field Centre and the Brian Mason Research Unit. Opened in 1995, the Field Station provides facilities for studies on the West Coast of the South Island. The Maxwell Gage Field Centre provides accommodation for 36 people. Adjacent to this is the self-contained Brian Mason Research Facility which houses an additional 6 people.

Cass Field Station (Southern Alps)

The mountain biology Field Station, as the Cass Field Station is sometimes referred to, is situated at Cass, 105km west of Christchurch in the mountains of the Waimakariri Basin. Field trips are housed in a modern 42-bed building with associated laboratory facilities. An 8-bed flat with a laboratory is available for small parties engaged in research.

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Kaikoura Field Station (Kaikoura)

The Edward Percival Field Station at Kaikoura has residential facilities for staff and students and laboratory facilities for maintaining live animals for study. The Teaching Laboratory accommodates up to 32 people in seven bunkrooms. The George Knox Research Laboratory provides accommodation for research students and visiting scientists. The building includes a large general research laboratory, library, computer facilities, a smaller workroom and tank rooms as well as a large covered general working area.

Hari Hari Field Station (West Coast)

The Hari Hari (Charles Fowler) Field Station was established to support teaching and research on sustainable forest management, logging of indigenous forests and ecology on the West Coast. Hari Hari is no longer a centre of the timber industry. The station is mainly an accommodation building of two floors with bunkrooms on the upper floor.

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Information for Students

Students Intending to Enrol in a Postgraduate Degree or Diploma
Students wishing to enrol in, or make enquiries about courses within the BSc Honours, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc programmes in Geology, Engineering Geology or Hazard & Disaster Management should contact the 400 level co-ordinator Jamie Shulmeister, Room 326. All enquiries concerning PhD enrolment should be directed to the Postgraduate Coordinator. A guide to the department for postgraduate students is available on the Postgraduate website at http://www.geol.canterbury.ac.nz/ Handbooks/PG Guide_09.pdf

Additional Information for Students from Outside the University of Canterbury

Students from outside the University of Canterbury should, in the rst instance, contact the Postgraduate Coordinator. They should include a copy of their academic record and indicate the degree in which they would like to enrol. If known, the particular branch of geology in which the student is most interested in undertaking research should be identied at that time. Students who have gained a university entrance qualication in another country and wish to enter a New Zealand university course must apply for admission ad eundem statum, i.e. admission with recognition of their overseas qualications as being equivalent to the entrance qualication for the degree sought at the University of Canterbury. An application fee of NZ$100 must be paid by New Zealand and Australian students with overseas qualications before the application will be considered and this fee is retained by the University whether or not the application is successful. Applicants whose rst language is not English must reach a level satisfactory to the Academic Board in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Written English (TWE), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Cambridge English Test (CPE) before they will be admitted. TOEFL is administered by the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6155, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6151, U.S.A. to whom enquiries should be made. Examination centres are established in many places outside the U.S.A. including South East Asia. A list of TOEFL testing centres can be found at http://www.ets.org. When completing Item 8 (Score Reports) of the registration form, candidates must enter the following address: International Ofce, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. (Institution Code 9482). Please check http:// www.canterbury.ac.nz/intstud/admiss/english. shtml for full regulations.

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Applicants who intend to commence studies at the start of the next academic year should take the test no later than September of the year preceding entry. IELTS is administered through British Council Ofces and British Embassies world wide. The Cambridge English test (CPE Certicate of Prociency in English) is also acceptable. A B or better must be achieved. The minimum performance levels for all postgraduate level is:
Test IELTS Test (academic) CPE TOEFL +TWE paper-based Overall 7.0 B 600 5.0 Section 6.5 TWE/Essay

with translations certied). Applications for admission with credit should also include details of course content for the courses shown in the transcript and extracts from the applicants university calendar describing the structure of the course so that the appropriate credit may be calculated. Transcripts will not be returned to applicants. International students granted admission to the University must obtain study permits for the specic course in which they intend to enrol. A letter is sent by the university to all successful students granting them admission to a specied course. This letter must be shown to a representative of the New Zealand government at a diplomatic mission when applying for a study permit. The University guarantees to provide accommodation for international students when they arrive in the country for at least the rst four weeks. Wherever possible, the International Accommodation Ofcer will try to provide the rst choice of accommodation but it may not be possible to suit all individual preferences.

All applications for admission ad eundem statum at entrance level, with credits or with graduate status must be accompanied by original or certied true copies of academic certicates and, in the case of applications for credit or graduate status, transcripts of academic records (translated into English where necessary and

Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for most postgraduate programmes in Geology and Engineering Geology in 2009 are predicted to be NZ$5,080 p.a. at the New Zealand domestic rate, although the fees for BSc Honours at 400 level may be set at a slightly higher rate. Tuition fees for postgraduate students of international origin below PhD level are expected to be about NZ$27,500 p.a., but international PhD students, accepted by the University, only have to pay the domestic rate. All postgraduate students from Australia, Germany and France also only pay fees at the domestic rate.

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Scholarships
A number of postgraduate scholarships for PhD and MSc research are awarded each year by the University. Currently (2009) these scholarships stand at NZ$20,000 with a smaller number of $25,000 scholarships also given out and NZ$12,000 respectively, and the scholarships include the payment of tuition fees at the domestic rate. Information on scholarships, awards and prizes may be obtained from the Registry, University of Canterbury. International students may apply for either of these scholarships, but include tuition fees only at the New Zealand rate. This means that scholars from countries other than Australia, Germany and France will need to meet the difference between $27,500 and the domestic New Zealand fee for MSc degrees. (PhD are now exempt the International Student fee). A new international PhD scholarship was established by the New Zealand Government in 2005 and administered by Education New Zealand, which will cover tuition fees, a monthly living allowance (NZ$1708.33/month), travel allowance (up to NZ$2000), health insurance (NZ$600) plus a NZ$500 Establishment Allowance and a book and thesis allowance (NZ$800). Students will need to have an A average or equivalent in their studies to date and meet the requirements for entry to a PhD in New Zealand. Applications need to be received no later than 15 July. For further details go to http://www.newzealandeducated.com/int/en/ institutions_courses/scholarships.

Other Sources of Funding

MSc and PhD students, once accepted by the Department of Geological Sciences, are encouraged to demonstrate and instruct in undergraduate laboratory classes for which they receive payment. Through the generosity of Dr Brian Mason (Curator Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.), the Mason Trust Fund of the Department of Geological Sciences provides partial support of the research costs for postgraduate students. Applications are called for three times a year (31 March, 30 September and 31 October) for contributions to eld work, analytical costs and thesis preparation expenses. Numerous research projects are undertaken with grants, contracts or logistical support from a range of governmental agencies and private bodies. Postgraduate students often gain access to such funds.

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For more Information

Please contact us if you have further questions regarding our courses or research. Questions for individual staff can be sent via email using the format rstname.surname@canterbury.ac.nz. Mail Address Department of Geological Sciences University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140 New Zealand Delivery Address Warehouse, 20 Kirkwood Avenue Ilam Christchurch 8140 New Zealand Street Address End of Zoology Carpark of Forestry Road Ilam Christchurch 8020 Phone: +64 3 364-2700 Fax: +64 3 364-2769 Email: geology@canterbury.ac.nz www. geol.canterbury.ac.nz Administration Team Mrs. Pat Roberts (room 334) Mrs. Janet Warburton (room 333) Phone: 364-2700 Email: geology@canterbury.ac.nz

Head of Department Professor Jarg Pettinga (room 332) Phone: 364-2987 ext. 7716 Programme Director Assoc Prof Tim Davies (room 332) Phone: +64 364-2987 ext. 7502

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University of Canterbury and Christchurch

Canterbury University College was founded in 1873 as part of the University of New Zealand. It was only the fourth such institution to be established in Australasia. Women were admitted from the start and Helen Connon was the rst woman in the then British Empire to gain an honours degree. The Colleges most distinguished graduate was the nuclear physicist and Nobel Laureate, Ernest Rutherford. The College became the University of Canterbury in 1957 and soon afterwards moved from the Gothic stone buildings of the cramped central city to a spacious campus at Ilam, 5km west of the centre of Christchurch. The move was completed in 1974; one year after the University celebrated its centenary. Today the University hosts over 12,500 students in Colleges of Arts, Commerce, Engineering and Science and a School of Law, including more than 1,850 postgraduates. Academic staff number about 650 with more than 800 support staff. The campus, set in park-like surroundings, has modern purposebuilt facilities including a bookshop, several

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Christchurch

banks, eating establishments and sports and recreation centre. The Students Union has its own refectory and houses a theatre, medical and child-care centre and a wide range of societies and clubs. Regular bus services link the University to the centre of Christchurch, and other parts of the city. The city of Christchurch, with a population of approximately 325,000, is the largest centre in New Zealands South Island. It was founded in 1850 and sits on the Pacic coast at the edge of the extensive Canterbury

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Department of Geological Sciences Tel: 365 2700, Fax: 364 2769 Email: geology@canterbury.ac.nz www.geol.canterbury.ac.nz University of Canterbury Te Whare Wnanga o Waitaha Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8020, New Zealand Tel: +64 3 366 7001, Fax: +64 3 364 2999 Email: info@canterbury.ac.nz www.canterbury.ac.nz

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