Course Structure and Assignments

Completing the Certificate requires full-time commitment, including self-directed study during evenings and weekends.

The first four to five weeks of the course involve lectures, presentations, local field trips and similar activities. These are followed by a 10 day tent-based field trip to Antarctica. We return to New Zealand in the New Year to complete one further week of lectures then devote the remaining time to project work.

During the course students have to produce for assessment:

• A literature review
• Four reports based on field projects conducted in Antarctica
• A syndicate presentation and report
• A personal research project