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ENGLISH 714
: Special Topic: Performing Writing2022 Semester One (1223)
Considers multilingual, multi-genre, and multi-modal writing across the last fifty years. Readings include paper books, performance writing texts (live, site-specific, and installations), and born-digital literature. Authors include Caroline Bergvall, Kamau Brathwaite, JR Carpenter, Caren Florance, Édouard Glissant, Duriel E. Harris, Aodán McCardle, Maggie O'Sullivan, Tru Paraha, John Pule, and Jack Ross.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
502
ENGLISH 787
: Literature USA: from the American Renaissance to the Jazz Age2022 Semester One (1223)
Examines a selection of classic texts and major issues in the literature of the United States from the American Renaissance of the 1840s and 1850s through to the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
503
ENGSCI 712
: Computational Algorithms for Signal Processing2022 Semester Two (1225)
Advanced topics in mathematical modelling and computational techniques, including topics on singular value decomposition, Principle Component Analysis and Independent Component Analysis, eigen-problems, and signal processing (topics on neural network models such as the multi-layer perception and self organising map).
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGSCI 311, 313, 314
504
ENGSCI 760
: Algorithms for Optimisation2022 Semester One (1223)
Meta-heuristics and local search techniques such as Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search and Ant Colony Optimisation for practical optimisation. Introduction to optimisation under uncertainty, including discrete event simulation, decision analysis, Markov chains and Markov decision processes and dynamic programming.
Prerequisite: COMPSCI 101 or ENGGEN 131
505
ENGSCI 761
: Integer and Multi-objective Optimisation2022 Semester One (1223)
Computational methods for solving optimisation problems. Algorithms for integer programming including branching, bounding, cutting and pricing strategies. Algorithms for linear and integer programmes with multiple objective functions.
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 391 or 765
506
ENVENG 701
: Urban Stormwater Management2022 Semester Two (1225)
Design and application of stormwater runoff quantity and quality control systems for urban development including: bioretention, living roofs, swales, permeable/porous pavement, detention ponds, and constructed wetlands. An independent project couples technical design, safety, maintenance, construction, hydrologic and water quality modelling, and stakeholder engagement in an application of "Low Impact Design" from the site to the catchment scale.
Prerequisite: ENVENG 244, 333
507
ENVENG 740
: Water and Wastewater Engineering2022 Semester One (1223)
Chemistry and microbiology of water and wastewater treatment, flow models and reactors. Unit operations and process analysis and design. Treatment plant design and operation. Nutrient removal processes. Effluent and residues disposal.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
508
ENVENG 746
: Surface Water Quality Modelling2022 Semester One (1223)
Advanced specialist topics in modelling of lakes and rivers. Specific topics covered include response to different loadings applied to surface water systems, and modelling of organic matter, dissolved oxygen consumption, eutrophication, and toxic substances. The core taught skills are extended by an individual project in which independent research is undertaken to solve a challenging surface water quality engineering problem.
Prerequisite: ENVENG 341, 342
509
ENVMGT 701
: Environmental Management in Practice2022 Semester Two (1225)
Research and practice in Environmental Management. Students will explore alternative perspectives and methodologies applied in environmental management and develop a research proposal that includes a critical review of a contemporary practice.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
510
ENVMGT 741
: Social Change for Sustainability2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores the concept of sustainability through different theoretical frameworks and how social and environmental movements have mobilised around this concept over time. Critically interrogates what is sustainable, what is social change, and how can social change be sustainable in a global economy. Draws on case studies of current environmental issues and associated popular social movements.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
511
ENVMGT 742
: Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change2022 Semester Two (1225)
An examination of the social dimensions of global environmental change. This includes a review of the history of climate science, the interaction of science with other knowledges, and contemporary debates surrounding climate change as well as other forms of environmental change. It also examines the different ways in which people respond to environmental risks and changes, and the challenges associated with mitigation and adaptation policies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
512
ENVMGT 746
: Collaborative Environmental Management2022 Semester Two (1225)
An exploration of participatory management and its potential for engaging communities, resource users and stakeholders in the pursuit of sustainable development. Students will examine strategies for incorporating local knowledge within conservation practices and for reconciling natural resource management with human welfare, social justice and indigenous rights.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
513
ENVMGT 748
: Coastal Management2022 Semester Two (1225)
Explores the physical, social and policy dimensions of coastal management. The nature of coastal environments is a function of physical coastal dynamics, the history of human occupation and utilisation of the coast, and governmental decision making. Discusses shifts in management approaches in the coastal environment, using national and international examples to highlight key coastal management issues.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
514
ENVMGT 749
: Environmental Sociotechnologies2022 Semester One (1223)
Considers contemporary environmental change in the context of the fourth industrial revolution, including the development of artificial intelligence. New environmental possibilities and responsibilities are considered such as: how technologies are developed; by and for whom, and for what purpose; how they are used and their implications. These are considered within the broader political, economic, cultural and ethical contexts of environmental sociotechnologies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
515
ENVMGT 751
: River Management2022 Semester Two (1225)
Explores biophysical, socio-economic, cultural and institutional dimensions of river management, contextualising the situation in Aotearoa New Zealand in global terms. A proactive and precautionary approach engages generatively with river futures, scoping sustainable solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Policy, planning and on-the-ground applications are outlined.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
516
ENVPHYS 702
: Subsurface Characterisation with Geophysical Methods2022 Semester Two (1225)
Pertains to subsurface characterisation through the inversion of geophysical observations. The course covers a combination of rock physics, seismic methods, ground-penetrating radar, as well as gravity, magnetic and electrical methods.
Prerequisite: 15 points from EARTHSCI 361, ENVPHYS 300, GEOPHYS 310
Restriction: GEOPHYS 761
Restriction: GEOPHYS 761
517
ENVSCI 701
: Research Practice in Environmental Science2022 Semester Two (1225)
An understanding of research in Environmental Science. Students will be introduced to a range of methodologies and will be challenged to critically analyse information and data. Principles of scientific writing and communication will also be addressed. Students will apply these skills by developing and writing a research proposal or critical review.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
518
ENVSCI 701
: Research Practice in Environmental Science2022 Semester One (1223)
An understanding of research in Environmental Science. Students will be introduced to a range of methodologies and will be challenged to critically analyse information and data. Principles of scientific writing and communication will also be addressed. Students will apply these skills by developing and writing a research proposal or critical review.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
519
ENVSCI 705
: Handling Environmental Data2022 Semester One (1223)
Contemporary approaches to understanding and analysing environmental data with an emphasis on developing skills to support the ‘transformation, visualisation, modelling’ cycle. The importance of adopting reproducible research practices (eg, data and code archiving) will be emphasised. The course focuses on an applied laboratory component and will be taught in open-source software. Assessment will be via projects analysing environmental data. No formal prerequisites but an understanding of basic statistical methods equivalent to STATS 101 will be presumed.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
520
ENVSCI 711
: Assessing Environmental Effects2022 Semester Two (1225)
A focus on the interdisciplinary, scientific assessment of environmental activities with specific reference to the New Zealand context. Methodologies used in the assessment, monitoring and regulation of environmental effects, trends and risks will be critically evaluated. Aspects of the RMA, including consenting procedures and the role of public and professional participants in the process, will be discussed. A key component of the assessment is the preparation of an individual Assessing Environmental Effects report.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
521
ENVSCI 714
: Environmental Pollution2022 Semester One (1223)
Contaminants of soil and water emitted by point and non-point sources. Monitoring of legacy and emerging contaminants, and impact assessment. Application of science and technology to pollution prevention, mitigation and remediation.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
522
ENVSCI 716
: Applied Freshwater Ecology2022 Semester Two (1225)
Applied freshwater management and restoration issues considered in light of general ecological processes in freshwater systems. Contemporary issues in New Zealand and overseas such as eutrophication, invasive species and climate change are considered. Students will be introduced to methods of measuring ecological health of streams and lakes. Field and laboratory experience in data collection and analysis relevant to environmental management.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
523
ENVSCI 737
: Applied Terrestrial Ecology2022 Semester One (1223)
The dynamics of change in terrestrial ecosystems with a focus on forest and wetland environments. Students will be introduced to methods for vegetation assessment and ecosystem ecology, including multivariate statistical methods. Students are required to participate in a residential field course. No formal prerequisite but a knowledge of ecology equivalent to Stage II, including associated quantitative analysis, is assumed
No pre-requisites or restrictions
524
ENVSCI 738
: Water and Society2022 Semester One (1223)
Probes experiments with radical urban change to examine the co-constitution of water and society in the pursuit of improved futures.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
525
EXERSCI 702
: Projects in the Exercise Sciences2022 Semester Two (1225)
Provides students with an opportunity to collect data in an area of interest, with the aim of validating an area of study towards their theses.
Restriction: SPORTSCI 702