Overview
Your future starts here.
A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree lets you explore a range of subjects, from politics, philosophy and history, to criminology, anthropology, music, English and more. The Otago BA is designed to be flexible – giving you the freedom to change your major or minor subjects.
The BA opens up a diverse range of career pathways – it teaches you critical thinking, and how to harness your imagination and empathy to become a great leader and valued team member in any industry.
Turn your passion into a career. Study a BA at Otago.
Minor subjects
Selecting a minor subject is not compulsory and there may be other combinations of papers more appropriate to your degree. There are no particular subject requirements for the other papers of your degree, but if you wish you may have another subject specified as a minor subject in your degree by passing
the prescribed papers for any of the listed subjects.
Requirements
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Asian Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
| No new enrolments are currently being accepted for this programme. | |
|---|
|
100-level
| ASIA 101 Introducing Asia
|
18
|
One of:
MUSI 140 Performance Studies 1
RELS 102 Introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism
|
18
|
|
200-level
| ASIA 201 Asian Popular Cultures
|
18
|
One of:
ANTH 203 Asian Archaeology
POLS 234 Asian Security
RELS 202 The Religions of Southeast Asia
RELS 209 The Body in
Asian Religions
RELS 216 Zen Buddhism
RELS 220 Representing Islam
RELS 226 Mahayana Buddhism
RELS 227 Buddhist Thought
RELS 236
Buddhism, State and Society
|
18
|
|
One of CHIN 241, CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, GLBL 211, JAPA 242,
JAPA 243
, JAPA 244, MUSI 240, MUSI 268 |
18
|
|
300-level
| ASIA 301 Topics in Asian Studies
|
18
|
One of:
CHIN 342 Screening Chinese Cinemas
CHIN 343 Reading Chinese Literature in the World
CHIN 344 Writing China: Texts, Ideas and History
GLBL 311
Global China (Advanced)
JAPA 342 Understanding Japanese Culture
JAPA 343 Issues in Japanese Culture Today
JAPA 344 Modern Japanese Fiction
MUSI 340
Performance Studies 3
MUSI 368 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
|
18
|
|
Two of MANT 348, POLS 318, RELS 302, RELS 309, RELS 316, RELS 320,
RELS 326
, RELS 327, RELS 336 |
36
|
| |
Note: MUSI 140, 240, 340 must be taken in an approved instrument.
| |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
|
198
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Biblical Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| BIBS 112 Interpreting the Old Testament
|
18
|
| BIBS 121 Interpreting the New Testament
|
18
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level BIBS papers, one of which may be replaced with a 200-level CHTH paper
|
54
|
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level BIBS papers, one of which may be replaced with a 300-level CHTH paper
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
|
198
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Chinese
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| CHIN 131 Introductory Chinese 1
|
18
|
| CHIN 132 Introductory Chinese 2
|
18
|
|
One of GLBL 110, LING 111 |
18
|
|
200-level
| CHIN 231 Intermediate Chinese 1
|
18
|
| CHIN 232 Intermediate Chinese 2
|
18
|
|
One of ASIA 201, ASIA 202, GLBL 201, GLBL 202 |
18
|
|
300-level
| CHIN 334 Advanced Chinese 1
|
18
|
| CHIN 335 Advanced Chinese 2
|
18
|
|
Two of ASIA 302, ASIA 311, GLBL 301, GLBL 302 |
36
|
Notes:
(i) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 200-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: ANTH 211, LING 231, MFCO 212.
(ii) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 300-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: POLS 318, ANTH 312.
(iii) Students with previous knowledge of Chinese will be placed in CHIN language papers appropriate to their level. Students placed in 200- or 300-level language papers will still have to pass approved papers worth 180 points in order to major in Chinese. | |
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
|
180
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Christian Thought and History
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| CHTH 102 The History of Christianity
|
18
|
| CHTH 111 Doing Theology or CHTH 131 God and Ethics in the Modern World
|
18
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level CHTH papers, one of which may be replaced with a 200-level BIBS paper
|
54
|
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level CHTH papers, one of which may be replaced with a 300-level BIBS paper
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
|
198
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Classics (including Classical Studies, Greek and Latin)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
|
Any two CLAS, GREK or LATN 100-level papers
|
36
|
| ANAT 131 may be substituted for one 100-level CLAS, GREK or LATN paper. | |
|
200-level
|
Any three CLAS, GREK or LATN 200-level papers
|
54
|
|
300-level
|
Any four papers from CLAS, GREK or LATN 300-level papers, PHIL 335 |
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
|
198
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Communication Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level | MFCO 102 Media, Power, Society
|
18
|
| MFCO 103 Introduction to Communication Studies
|
18
|
|
200-level
| MFCO 202 Theory of Communication Studies
|
18
|
Two further papers from 200-level MFCO papers One of ANTH 210, ASIA 201, or GEND 205 may be substituted for one 200-level MFCO paper |
36
|
|
300-level
| MFCO 303 Critical Problems in Communication Studies
|
18
|
Three further papers from 300-level MFCO papers One of ANTH 312, ASIA 311, GEND 305, or POLS 315 may be substituted for one 300-level MFCO paper |
54
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Computer Science
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| COMP 101 Foundations of Information Systems
|
18
|
| COMP 161 Computer Programming
|
18
|
| COMP 162 Foundations of Computer Science
|
18
|
|
One of MATH 120, MATH 130, MATH 140, COMO 101, STAT 110, STAT 115,
BSNS 112
, FINC 102, or an approved alternative
|
18
|
|
200-level
| COSC 201 Algorithms and Data Structures
|
18
|
| COSC 202 Software Development
|
18
|
| COSC 203 Web, Databases, and Networks
|
18
|
| COSC 204 Computer Systems
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
One of:
COSC 326 Computational Problem Solving
COSC 345 Software Engineering
COSC 360 Computer Game Design |
18
|
|
Three further 300-level COSC papers |
54
|
|
Plus
|
144 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
144
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts.
| |
| Notes: (i) Students are exempt from COMP 161 if they have gained entry to COMP 162 by passing COMP 151 with a grade of at least B or via an Advanced Placement Test. (ii) Students who have passed at least one of MATH 120, 130, 140, COMO 101, STAT 110, 115, BSNS 112, or FINC 102 as part of another subject's requirements do not need to pass another one of these papers to fulfil the Computer Science requirements. | |
| Total | | 360 |
For students who entered the programme prior to 2021, please contact the School of Computing for advice regarding programme requirements or refer to the 2020 University of Otago Calendar or 2020 Guide to Enrolment.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Economics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| BSNS 113 Economic Principles and Policy
|
18
|
| ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
|
18
|
|
200-level
| ECON 201 Microeconomics, or ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
|
18
|
| ECON 202 Macroeconomics
|
18
|
|
One further 200-level ECON paper
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level ECON papers
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Education
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| EDUC 101 Education and Society
|
18
|
| EDUC 102 Human Development
|
18
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level EDUC papers
|
54
|
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level EDUC papers
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in English
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| ENGL 121 English Literature: The Remix, or ENGL 131 Controversial Classics
|
18
|
One further paper from:
ENGL 120 Creative Writing: How to Captivate and Persuade
ENGL 121 English Literature: The Remix
ENGL 127 Essentials of Writing
ENGL 128
Essentials of Communication
ENGL 131 Controversial Classics
LING 111 Language and its Structure
|
18
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level ENGL papers
|
54
|
|
One of DHUM 201 Digital Humanities: Method and Critique or EURO 202 The Culture of the European City may be substituted for one 200-level ENGL paper
| |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level ENGL papers
|
72
|
| EURO 302 The Culture of the European City may be substituted for one 300-level ENGL paper
| |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in English and Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| LING 111 A World of Languages
|
18
|
|
One 100-level ENGL paper (excluding ENGL 126 English for University Purposes)
|
18
|
|
200-level
| LING 217 What's Behind Language: Sound and Structure
|
18
|
|
Two 200-level ENGL papers
|
36
|
|
One further 200-level LING paper (excluding LING 231 TESOL: Guide to Language Teaching)
|
18
|
| DHUM 201 Digital Humanities: Method and Critique may be substituted for one 200-level paper
| |
|
300-level
|
Two 300-level ENGL papers
|
36
|
|
Two 300-level LING papers
|
36
|
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in European Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
| | No new enrolments are currently being accepted for this programme. | |
|---|
|
100-level
| EURO 101 Introduction to European Studies
|
18
|
| HIST 108 From Medieval to Modern Europe
|
18
|
One of:
FREN 132 Introductory French 2*
GERM 132 Introductory German 2*
SPAN 132 Introductory Spanish 2*
|
18
|
| * May be replaced with an approved 200- or 300-level FREN, GERM or SPAN paper | |
|
200-level
| EURO 202 The Culture of the European City
|
18
|
|
One of CLAS 238, ENGL 218, FREN 250, MUSI 223, MUSI 261, SPAN 243 |
18
|
|
One of HIST 223, HIST 225, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, PHIL 230, POLS 216 |
18
|
|
300-level
| EURO 304 Europe: Ideas and Nations
|
18
|
|
One of CLAS 343, ENGL 311, ENGL 312, ENGL 313, ENGL 319, ENGL 335,
FREN 341
, FREN 350, GERM 341, MFCO 314, MFCO 316, MUSI 323, MUSI 361,
SPAN 342
, SPAN 343 |
18
|
|
One of HIST 325, POLS 301, POLS 310, POLS 312, POLS 315, POLS 325 |
18
|
|
One further 300-level paper from the lists above
|
18
|
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Film and Media Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| MFCO 101 Screen Form and Culture
|
18
|
| MFCO 102 Media, Power, Society
|
18
|
|
200-level
| MFCO 210 Theory of Film and Media
|
18
|
Two further papers from 200-level MFCO papers One of ASIA 201 or ANTH 210 or GEND 205 may be substituted for one 200-level MFCO paper. |
36
|
|
300-level
| MFCO 301 Critical Problems in Film and Media
|
18
|
Three further 300-level MFCO papers One of GEND 305 or POLS 315 or ASIA 311 or ANTH 312 may be substituted for one 300-level MFCO paper. |
54
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in French
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| FREN 131 Introductory French 1
|
18
|
| FREN 132 Introductory French 2
|
18
|
| GLBL 110 Mapping our Interconnected World: An Introduction to Global Studies
|
18
|
| LING 111 A World of Languages
|
18
|
|
200-level
| FREN 232 Intermediate French
|
18
|
| FREN 233 French for Professional Purposes
|
18
|
|
One of EURO 202, GLBL 201, GLBL 202 |
18
|
|
300-level
| FREN 333 Advanced French 1 |
18
|
| FREN 334 Advanced French 2
|
18
|
|
Two of EURO 302, GLBL 301, GLBL 302 |
36
|
Notes:
(i) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 200-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: LING 231, POLS 216.
(ii) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 300-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: ANTH 312, POLS 315, TOUR 301.
(iii) Students with previous knowledge of French will be placed in FREN language papers appropriate to their level. Students placed in 200- or 300-level language papers will still have to pass approved papers worth 180 points in order to major in French. | |
|
Plus
|
162 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
162 |
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Gender Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level | GEND 101 Gender in Everyday Life
|
18
|
| GEND 102 Bodies, Sexualities and Selves
|
18
|
|
200-level | GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory
|
18
|
|
Two other 200-level GEND papers, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 206, GEOG 210, HIST 215,
HIST 234
, MFCO 212, POLS 202, RELS 209, or any 200-level SOCI paper |
36
|
|
300-level
|
Four of 300-level GEND papers, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 322, ANTH 327, EDUC 318, ENGL 331,
MFCO 301
, RELS 309, or any 300-level SOCI paper |
72
|
|
Plus |
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Geography
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| GEOG 101 Physical Geography
|
18
|
| GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures
|
18
|
|
200-level
| GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place: Doing Geographical Research
|
18
|
|
Two further 200-level GEOG papers (excluding GEOG 201)
|
36
|
|
300-level
| GEOG 380 Field Research Studies
|
18
|
|
Three further 300-level GEOG papers
|
54
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in German
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| GERM 131 Introductory German 1
|
18
|
| GERM 132 Introductory German 2
|
18
|
| GLBL 110 Mapping our Interconnected World: An Introduction to Global Studies |
18
|
|
200-level
| GERM 230 German Language 3
|
18
|
| GERM 231 Intermediate German 1
|
18
|
|
One of EURO 202, GLBL 201, GLBL 202 |
18
|
|
300-level
| GERM 331 Intermediate German 2
|
18
|
| GERM 334 Advanced German 1
|
18
|
|
Two of GERM 335, EURO 302, GLBL 301, GLBL 302 |
36
|
| Note: Students with previous knowledge of German will be placed in GERM language papers appropriate to their level. Students placed in 200- or 300-level language papers will still have to pass approved papers worth 180 points in order to major in German. | |
|
Plus
|
162 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
162
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Global Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| GLBL 110 Mapping our Interconnected World: An Introduction to Global Studies |
18
|
|
Three other approved papers at 100-level or above
|
54
|
|
Two language and cultural competency papers at 100-level or above*
|
36
|
|
200-level
| GLBL 201 Cultures of the Environment
|
18
|
| GLBL 202 A World of Stories: Global Storytelling in the Digital Age
|
18
|
|
Two language and cultural competency papers at 200-level or above*
|
36
|
|
One further approved paper at 200-level or above
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
One of:
|
18
|
|
One language and cultural competency paper at 300-level or above*
|
18
|
|
Two other approved papers at 300-level or above
|
36
|
|
Plus
|
90 further points
|
90
|
|
At least 270 points must be taken from the Arts.
| |
|
At least 180 of the 360 points must be at 200-level or above.
| |
*Notes:
(i) Students with previous experience of a second-language will be placed in language papers appropriate to their experience.
(ii) Students may take GLBL 301 in place of GLBL 201, and GLBL 302 in place of GLBL 202. | |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in History
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
|
Two 100-level HIST papers
|
36
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level HIST papers
|
54
|
| CHTH 206 The Reformation, ENVI 211 Environmental History of New Zealand, or MAOR 207 Ngā Kōrero Nehe - Tribal Histories, may be substituted for one 200-level HIST paper. | |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level HIST papers
|
72
|
| MAOR 307 Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua, may be substituted for one 300-level HIST paper. | |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Indigenous Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| MAOR 102 Māori Society
|
18
|
| MAOR 110 Introduction to Conversational Māori, or another language paper as approved by the Dean of the School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
|
18
|
| PACI 101 Pacific Societies
|
18
|
|
200-level
| MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga
|
18
|
| PACI 201 Contemporary Pacific Island Issues
|
18
|
|
Two of ANTH 204, ANTH 205, ANTH 206, ANTH 208, GEOG 278, HIST 223,
HIST 246
, INDS 210, MAOR 203, MAOR 204, MAOR 207, MAOR 208, MAOR 210,
MAOR 211
, MAOR 212, MAOR 213, MFCO 212, PACI 202, PACI 210, POLS 202,
POLS 237
, PUBH 203, SPEX 206 |
36
|
|
300-level
| INDS 301 Māori and Indigenous Development: Governance and Ethics or INDS 302 Whakapapa and Marae
|
18
|
|
Three of ANTH 324, ECON 303, ENGL 339, GEOG 378, HIST 327, HIST 347,
INDS 307
, INDS 310, MANT 340, MAOR 303, MAOR 304, MAOR 307, MAOR 308,
MAOR 310
, MAOR 311, MAOR 312, MAOR 313, MAOR 316, MART 305, MFCO 318,
PACI 301, PACI 305, PACI 310, POLS 337, SPEX 306, TOUR 301, TOUR 306 |
54
|
| Note: 300-level papers selected should be consistent with interdisciplinary choices at 200-level. Approved papers may be drawn from those offered by other Divisions. | |
|
Plus
|
162 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
162
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts (See Note below).
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Information Science
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| COMP 101 Foundations of Information Systems
|
18
|
| COMP 161 Computer Programming or COMP 162 Foundations of Computer Science
|
18
|
| Note: Students are exempt from COMP 161 if they have gained entry to COMP 162 by passing COMP 151 with a grade of at least B or via an Advanced Placement Test. | |
|
200-level
| INFO 201 Developing Information Systems 1
|
18
|
| INFO 202 Developing Information Systems 2
|
18
|
| INFO 203 Human-Computer Interaction and User Experience
|
18
|
| INFO 204 Introduction to Data Science
|
18
|
|
300-level
| INFO 301 Applied Project
|
18
|
| INFO 302 Information Systems Strategy and Governance
|
18
|
|
Two further 300-level INFO papers
|
36
|
| Note: INFO 310 is the prerequisite for INFO 301. | |
|
Plus
|
180 further points (it is recommended that BSNS 112 or STAT 110 be included); must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Japanese
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| JAPA 131 Introductory Japanese 1
|
18
|
| JAPA 132 Introductory Japanese 2
|
18
|
|
One of GLBL 110, LING 111 |
18
|
|
200-level
| JAPA 231 Intermediate Japanese
|
18
|
| JAPA 233 Business and Professional Japanese
|
18
|
|
One of ASIA 201, ASIA 202, GLBL 201, GLBL 202 |
18
|
|
300-level
| JAPA 331 Advanced Japanese 1
|
18
|
| JAPA 332 Advanced Japanese 2
|
18
|
|
Two of ASIA 302, ASIA 311, GLBL 301, GLBL 302 |
36
|
Notes:
(i) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 200-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: LING 231, MUSI 240, RELS 216, 227
(ii) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 300-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: HIST 341, RELS 316
(iii) Students with previous knowledge of Japanese will be placed in JAPA papers appropriate to their level. Students placed in 200- or 300-level language papers will still have to pass approved papers worth 180 points in order to major in Japanese. | |
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Language and Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| LING 111 A World of Languages |
18
|
|
Two 100-level papers in one of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Māori, Spanish |
36
|
|
200-level
| LING 217 What's Behind Language: Sound and Structure
|
18
|
|
One further 200-level LING paper (excluding LING 231 TESOL: Guide to Language Teaching)
|
18
|
|
Two 200-level papers in the language continued from 100-level
|
36
|
|
300-level
|
Two 300-level LING papers
|
36
|
|
Two 300-level papers in the language continued from 200-level
|
36
|
|
Plus
|
162 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
162
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Note: In the case of Māori language, students will take MAOR 111, MAOR 211, and MAOR 311 at 100-, 200-, and 300-level respectively. | |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| LING 111 A World of Languages | 18 |
One of GLBL 110 or any 100-level paper in Chinese, English (excluding ENGL 126), French, German, Greek , Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Linguistics, Māori Language (MAOR 110, MAOR 111, MAOR 112), or Spanish | 18 |
|
200-level
| LING 217 What's Behind Language: Sound and Structure | 18 |
At least two further 200-level LING papers, one of which may be substituted with DHUM 201 Digital Humanities: Method and Critique | 36 |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level LING papers
|
72
|
|
Plus
| 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. |
198
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | |
| Total | | 360 |
Note: Students majoring in Linguistics are not able to take the TESOL minor subject.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Māori Studies
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Music
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| MUSI 101 Materials of Music 1
|
18
|
One of:
MUSI 103 Popular Music
MUSI 104 World Music
MUSI 105 Music Matters
in Human Life |
18
|
|
Above 100-level
|
126 further MUSI points of which at least 72 must be above 200-level
|
126
|
| PERF 205 or PERF 305 may be substituted for 18 MUSI points | |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Pacific Islands Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| PACI 101 Pacific Societies
|
18
|
One of:
ANTH 103 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 105 Global and Local Cultures
HIST 107 New Zealand in the World from the 18th Century
MAOR 102
Māori Society
MFCO 102 Media, Power, Society
PACI 102 Pacific Dance: An Introduction
PACI 103 Languages and Cultures of the Pacific: An Introduction
|
18
|
|
200-level
| PACI 201 Contemporary Pacific Island Issues
|
18
|
| ANTH 204 Pacific and New Zealand Archaeology
|
18
|
One of:
ANTH 205 Anthropology and the Contemporary Pacific
ANTH 206 Anthropology of Globalisation
GEOG 278 Geographies of the South Pacific
HIST 206
An Introduction to Pacific History
MAOR 207 Ngā Kōrero Nehe - Tribal Histories
MFCO 212 Media and Intercultural Communication
MUSI 268 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
PACI 210
Special Topic: Pacific Education
|
18
|
|
or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR |
|
300-level
| PACI 301 Gafa o Tagata Pasifika - Pacific Diaspora in New Zealand
|
18
|
Three of:
ANTH 327 Anthropology of Money
GEOG 378 Geographies of the South Pacific
HIST 337 Environmental History of the Pacific
INDS 307
Ancient East Polynesian Histories
MAOR 307 Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua
MFCO 318 Indigenous Media
MUSI 368 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
PACI 305
Peace and Conflict in the Pacific
PACI 310 Special Topic: Pacific People, Climate Change and Power
SOWK 303 Communities and Organisations - Analysis and Theory
SOWK 304 Kaupapa Māori, and Indigenous Approaches
to Social Work
THEA 322 Theatre of Australasia
|
54
|
|
or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR | |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 further points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Philosophy
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
|
Two 100-level PHIL papers
|
36
|
|
200-level
|
Two 200-level PHIL papers
|
36
|
|
One further PHIL paper at 200-level or above
|
18
|
| One of GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory, POLS 202 Theories of Justice, or PSYC 204 Justice, Race and Class, may be substituted for one 200-level PHIL paper | |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level PHIL papers (or three 300-level PHIL papers and one 400-level PHIL paper)
|
72
|
| One of BITC 301 Bioethics: Healthcare Issues and Global Perspectives, CLAS 340 Love, Death and the Good Life: Socrates and Plato, POLS 301 Power and Liberty, or POLS 307 Nature, Conflict, and the State, may be substituted for one 300-level PHIL paper | |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| BSNS 113 Economic Principles and Policy
|
18
|
| ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
|
18
|
|
One 100-level PHIL paper (PHIL 103 Ethical Issues, recommended)
|
18
|
|
One 100-level POLS paper (POLS 102 New Zealand Politics - Introduction, recommended)
|
18
|
|
200-level
| PHPE 201 Political Economy 1: Method, Philosophy, Applications
|
18
|
| ECON 201 Microeconomics or ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
|
18
|
|
One further 200-level ECON paper
|
18
|
|
One 200-level PHIL paper
|
18
|
|
One 200-level POLS paper
|
18
|
|
one further 200-level ECON, PHIL or POLS papers
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
Six 300-level ECON, PHIL, PHPE, or POLS papers, including at least one paper in each of Economics, Philosophy, and Politics.
|
108
|
| CLAS 340 may be substituted for one 300-level PHIL paper, and CLAS 346 may be substituted for one 300-level POLS paper. | |
|
Plus
|
72 further points which may be taken from outside Arts
|
72
|
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Politics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
|
Two 100-level POLS papers
|
36
|
|
200-level
|
Two 200-level POLS papers
|
36
|
|
One further POLS paper at 200-level or above
|
18
|
| One of GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory, GEND 208 Governing Bodies, PHIL 227 Morality and Politics: Hobbes to Hume, PHIL 228 Ethics, PSYC 204 Justice, Race and Class, PUBH 203 Health Policy and Politics: Global and Local, or RELS 235 Religion, Law and Politics may be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper. | |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level POLS papers
|
72
|
| CLAS 346 Power and Politics in Roman and Modern Times or MFCO 313 Culture, Politics, Policy and Global Media may be substituted for one 300-level POLS paper. | |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Psychology
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| PSYC 111 Brain and Behaviour
|
18
|
| PSYC 112 Human Thought and Behaviour
|
18
|
| Either STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics is recommended | |
|
200-level
| PSYC 210 Principles of Psychological Research
|
18
|
| PSYC 211 Brain and Cognition
|
18
|
| PSYC 212 Social and Applied Psychology
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
Four of:
PSYC 311 Quantitative Methods
PSYC 313 Cognition and Neuropsychology
PSYC 315 Social Psychology
PSYC 317
Biopsychology
PSYC 318 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 319 Comparative Cognition
PSYC 321 Special Topic
PSYC 323 Sensation
and Perception
PSYC 324 Health Psychology
PSYC 325 Psychology in Legal Contexts
PSYC 326 Human Factors and Ergonomics
PSYC 327
Psychology of Language
PSYC 328 Behaviour Analysis in Everyday Life
PSYC 329 Cultural Psychology
PSYC 330 Drugs, Behaviour, Addiction, and Policy
PSYC 331
Applied Psychological Research
PSYC 311 Quantitative Methods is a required paper for postgraduate study.
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points which may include STAT 110 or STAT 115; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Religious Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
|
Two 100-level RELS papers
|
36
|
|
200-level
|
Three 200-level RELS papers
|
54
|
|
One of ANTH 225, ANTH 228, DHUM 201, HIST 215, HIST 244, PHIL 229 or POLS 210 may be substituted for one 200-level RELS paper
| |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level RELS papers
|
72
|
|
One of ANTH 325, ANTH 328, CLAS 342, HIST 308, or PHIL 329,
may be substituted for one 300-level RELS paper
| |
|
Plus
|
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Spanish
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| SPAN 131 Introductory Spanish 1
|
18
|
| SPAN 132 Introductory Spanish 2
|
18
|
|
One of GLBL 110, LING 111 |
18
|
|
200-level
| SPAN 231 Intermediate Spanish 1
|
18
|
| SPAN 232 Intermediate Spanish 2
|
18
|
|
One of EURO 202, GLBL 201, GLBL 202 |
18
|
|
300-level
| SPAN 331 Advanced Spanish 1
|
18
|
| SPAN 332 Advanced Spanish 2
|
18
|
|
Two of EURO 302, GLBL 301, GLBL 302 |
36
|
Notes:
(i) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 200-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: ANTH 211, LING 231, POLS 216
(ii) With the approval of the Head of Programme, one 300-level paper may be substituted with one of the following papers: ANTH 312, TOUR 301
(iii) Students with previous knowledge of Spanish will be placed in SPAN language papers appropriate to their level. Students placed in 200- or 300-level language papers will still have to pass approved papers worth 180 points in order to major in Spanish. | |
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Sport Development and Management
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| SPEX 101 Sport, Science and Society
|
18
|
| SPEX 102 Principles of Exercise for Health and Performance
|
18
|
|
200-level
| SPEX 204 Psychology of Sport and Exercise
|
18
|
| SPEX 208 Sociology of Sport and Exercise
|
18
|
| SPEX 209 Sport Development and Management
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
Four of:
SPEX 304 Sport Psychology
SPEX 312 Advanced Sociology of Sport
SPEX 313 Sport and Health Policy
SPEX 314 Advanced
Sport Management
SPEX 315 Sport Media
|
72
|
|
Plus
|
198 further points (ANAT 101 Anatomy for Sport and Exercise, PHSL 101 Physiology for Sport and Exercise, and SPEX 206 Te Pū o te Ora Māori Physical Education and Health recommended); must include
54 points at 200-level or above.
|
198
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts.
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Statistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics
|
18
|
| MATH 130 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 1
|
18
|
| MATH 140 Fundamentals of Modern Mathematics 2
|
18
|
|
200-level
| STAT 210 Applied Statistics
|
18
|
| STAT 260 Visualisation and Modelling in R (not required if STAT 380 passed previously)
|
18
|
| STAT 270 Probability and Inference
|
18
|
| MATH 202 Linear Algebra or MATH 203 Calculus of Several Variables
|
18
|
|
300-level
| STAT 310 Statistical Modelling
|
18
|
|
Three further 300-level STAT papers, including at least one of STAT 370, STAT 371, STAT 372 |
54
|
|
Plus
|
162 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above.
|
162
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts.
| |
| Other papers approved by the Head of Department may be substituted for up to two papers at either 200- or 300-level | |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Theatre Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| THEA 152 Theatre Technology
|
18
|
| THEA 153 Voice and Movement
|
18
|
| THEA 154 Staging Worlds: Theatre and Performance
|
18
|
| Note: THEA 152 should normally be taken in the first or second year of the programme. | |
|
200-level
| THEA 221 Theatre: Ancient to Contemporary
|
18
|
|
Two further 200-level THEA papers
|
36
|
| PERF 205 The Creatives Industries may be substituted for one THEA paper | |
|
300-level
|
Four 300-level THEA papers
|
72
|
| PERF 305 The Creative Industries may be substituted for one THEA paper | |
|
Plus
|
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above.
|
180
|
|
Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts
| |
| Total | | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Tourism, Languages and Cultures
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|
|
100-level
| TOUR 101 Introduction to Tourism
|
18
|
| TOUR 102 Global Tourism
|
18
|
|
200-level
| TOUR 217 Tourist Behaviour
|
18
|
| TOUR 218 Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management
|
18
|
| TOUR 219 Destination Management
|
18
|
|
300-level
|
Two of TOUR 301, TOUR 303, TOUR 304, TOUR 305, TOUR 306 |
36
|
|
Plus
|
234 further points comprising:
- 126 points of approved language and/or culture papers, including a minimum of two language acquisition papers in one particular language (Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Māori) and including at least two further 300-level papers drawn from the offerings of the Department of Languages and Cultures and/or Te Tumu, the School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies
- One additional 18-point paper from either Tourism or Languages and Cultures
- Further Arts papers worth 90 points
|
234
|
Notes: At least 90 of these 234 points must be at 200-level or above.
Students with previous experience of a second language will be placed in language papers appropriate to their level. | |
| Total | | 360 |
When I started studying for my major, I initially focussed on Archaeology, but after my first year, I decided to follow a Social Anthropology route instead, as I’ve always had a strong interest in learning about human evolution and cultures.
University opened up an entirely different range of experiences, including the opportunity to study abroad for a year in Brazil and the US.
Edward Ennion-Dickison
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Anthropology and Politics
Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Structure of the Programme
Every degree programme shall consist of papers worth not less that 360 points,
- shall include at least 180 points for papers above 100-level, of which at least 72 points shall be for papers above 200-level,
- shall satisfy at least one of the major subject requirements listed above. No paper above 200-level may count for more than one Major Subject Requirement,
- may include one or more optional minor subjects which satisfy the Minor Subject Requirements listed in Arts and Music Schedule A, or Science Schedule A, or Commerce Schedule A, or BHealSc Schedule Part 2. No paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements.
- may include papers which are not listed in Arts and Music Schedule C
- up to 90 points; or
- as specified in the Arts and Music Major Subject Requirements; or
- as specified in the Minor Subject Requirements.
Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
- Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).
- A candidate with outstanding results in a subject prior to entering the University may be permitted by the Head of Department concerned to enrol for a paper at 200-level without having satisfied the normal prerequisites. In such cases the candidate shall not be credited with the prerequisite papers, but shall be exempted from including those papers in a Major Subject Requirement. A candidate may not, having passed any such paper at 200-level, enrol subsequently for any paper for which the exemption has been given.
Cross Credits
A candidate who is enrolled for the degree concurrently with another degree, or who has completed one degree and is proceeding with the other, may cross credit 100- and 200-level papers which are common to both degrees up to a maximum of 126 points where the other degree is a three-year degree and up to a maximum of 180 points where the other degree is longer than a three-year degree.
Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.
