Program Overview

Undergraduate Study in Global Environment and Sustainable Development

The University of Auckland offers a Bachelor of Global Studies majoring in Global Environment and Sustainable Development. This program focuses on the connections between environmental and developmental challenges, analyzing cultural practices and legal and policy structures that shape and respond to these challenges.

What You Can Study

As part of this major, students learn about the complex relationships between environmental issues and developmental challenges. The program encompasses a broad range of topics, including but not limited to, environmental science, policy, economics, and sociology, providing a comprehensive understanding of global environment and sustainable development issues.

Structuring Your Major

To structure their major in Global Environment and Sustainable Development, students choose courses from the BGlobalSt schedule for Global Environment and Sustainable Development, ensuring they meet any specific requirements indicated in the schedule.

Courses

The courses for this major are divided into core courses, stage I courses, and stage II and III courses, each designed to progressively deepen the student's understanding of global environment and sustainable development issues.

Core Courses

• GLOBAL 102 Introduction to Global Studies
• GLOBAL 200 Global Challenges
• GLOBAL 300 Research Project
• Required Course:
  • For 2025 new students: ENV 102 Social and Environmental Change
  • For pre-2025 students: ENV 102 Social and Environmental Change or ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management

Stage I Courses

• ENV 100 Shaping Planet Earth
• ENV 101 Environmental Challenges
• ENV 103 Digital Earth
• EARTHSCI 105 Natural Hazards in New Zealand
• ECON 151 Understanding the Global Economy
• ECON 152 Principles of Economics
• ENVSCI 101 Environment, Science and Management
• GEOG 102 Geography of the Human Environment
• GEOG 104 Cities and Urbanism
• GLOBAL 101 Global Issues, Sustainable Futures
• HISTORY 103 Global History
• INTBUS 151 Business across Borders
• MORI 130 Te Ao Mori: The Mori World
• POLITICS 106 Global Politics
• STATS 150 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
• SUSTAIN 100 Sustainability and Us
• URBPLAN 101 Introduction to Urban Planning

Stage II Courses

• EDUC 212 Global Education Policy for All?
• GENDER 208 Thinking Gender
• GEOG 205 Environment and Society
• GLOBAL 251 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
• GLOBAL 252 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
• GLOBAL 277 Study Abroad 2A
• GLOBAL 278 Study Abroad 2B
• GLOBAL 279 Study Abroad 2C
• GLOBAL 280 Study Abroad 2D
• MEDIA 231 Eco/media
• PACIFIC 205 Pacific Innovation and Sustainability
• PHIL 250 Philosophy and the Environment
• SOCIOL 213 Ethnicity and Identity
• SOCIOL 229 Environmental Sociology
• SUSTAIN 200 The Sustainable Community
• URBPLAN 201 Urban Policy Analysis

Stage III Courses

• ENVSCI 303 Environmental Science, Risk and Society
• GEOG 320 Resources and Environmental Management
• GEOG 325 The Human Dimension of Disasters
• GLOBAL 351 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
• GLOBAL 352 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
• GLOBAL 377 Study Abroad 3A
• GLOBAL 378 Study Abroad 3B
• GLOBAL 379 Study Abroad 3C
• GLOBAL 380 Study Abroad 3D
• LAWENVIR 420 Global Environmental Law
• LAWENVIR 430 Environmental Constitutionalism
• LAWPUBL 435 Law of the Sea and Antarctica
• LAWPUBL 446 Indigenous Peoples in International Law
• LAWPUBL 458 Comparative Indigenous Law Topics
• MEDIA 332 Eco/media
• PACIFIC 305 Pacific Innovation Sustainability
• POLITICS 313 Governing Planet Earth
• PHIL 351 Philosophy and the Environment
• SOCIOL 307 The Pacific in the World
• SUSTAIN 300 A Sustainable World
• URBPLAN 301 Urban Economic Development
• URBPLAN 306 Global Contexts and Contemporary Urban Planning Issues

Scholarships and Awards

The University offers various scholarships and awards to support students in their academic pursuits. Students can find more information on these opportunities through the University's scholarship database.

Help and Advice

The University's Student Hub provides friendly and professional advice on planning degrees and enrolling in courses, ensuring students have the support they need to succeed in their academic journey.

Undergraduate Programmes

The Bachelor of Global Studies is one of the undergraduate programmes offered by the University, providing students with a comprehensive education in global environment and sustainable development.

Related Subjects

Related subjects to Global Environment and Sustainable Development include Global Politics and Human Rights, International Relations and Business, and Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice, offering students a wide range of interdisciplinary study options.