Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. McIntosh.
The course covers 2 major areas: • The study of natural coastal processes at work within Omaha. Selecting and applying skills and important geographic ideas to topics. • Sustainability of Tourism is studied with a 3 day field trip to Rotorua • Studies of contemporary geographic issues on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Piracy. Field work is an integral part of the course and assessment. Students must be able to go on these field trips.
Mining Engineer, Survey Technician, Historian, Outdoor Recreation Guide/Instructor, Surveyor, Fishing Skipper, Urban/Regional Planner, Emergency Management Officer, Meteorologist, Miner/Quarry Worker, Mine/Quarry Manager, Driller, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Engineer, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher
Equipment/Stationery and Contributions (indicative only)EQUIPMENT/STATIONERY:
In addition to a laptop computer and some general stationery, specific items for each course will be confirmed at the beginning of each school year.
As an indication, for this course you are likely to need:
- 14B8 Refill
- 40 Pocket Clear File
- Protractor
- Calculator
Although we aim to enable every learner to be enrolled in their preferred courses, your selection does not guarantee a course will be available, or that you have approval to take a selected course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results, and in some cases, class sizes and staff availability.