At-a-glance

Duration: 2 trimesters of full-time study or normally 4 if studied part-time

Can be studied part-time

Starting trimesters: 1 or 2

Applications due: Standard dates for Trimester 1 and 2

Composition: Coursework

Research component: None

Required contact: During working hours

Location: On-campus (Kelburn)

Points and courses: 120 points (6-8 courses)

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

• A Bachelor's degree with at least a B average 
• To have met the prerequisites for the subject you wish to study (see subject section below) and
• Acceptance by the relevant Head of the School as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

Programme requirements

Complete at least 120 points.

Subject requirements

Art History

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete fours courses:

• ARTH 401
• ARTH 489
• Two further courses from ARTH 402-488

Asian Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• Either ASIA 401 or ASIA 402
• ASIA 489
• Further 400-level courses worth 60 points

Chinese

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including CHIN 312.

Complete four courses:

• CHIN 401
• CHIN 489
• Two further courses from:
  • CHIN 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Classical Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• CLASS 489
• Three further courses from CLASS 401-488

Criminology

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• CRIM 489
• Three further courses from CRIM 401-488

Cultural Anthropology

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from CUAN 401-488.

Economics

Students must have previously completed three courses from ECON 300-399 or PUBL 303, further:

• Macroeconomics students will have previously completed ECON 305, QUAN 201 and QUAN 203 and
• Microeconomics students will have previously completed ECON 314 and QUAN 203

Complete seven courses:

• Either ECON 402 and ECON 403 or:
  • ECON 404 and ECON 405
• ECON 430
• Two further courses from ECON 401-489
• Two further courses from:
  
  • ECON 401-489
  • FINA 401-489

Education

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• EDUC 489
• Three further Further courses worth 90 points from EDUC 401-488

English

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from ENGL 401-488.

Film

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from FILM 401-488.

French

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including FREN 302 or FREN 316.

Complete four courses:

• FREN 401
• FREN 489
• Two further courses from:
  • FREN 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Geography

As stated in section 3 of the BSc(Hons)

As stated in section 6 of the BSc(Hons)

German

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including GERM 316 or GERM 321.

Complete four courses:

• GERM 401
• GERM 489
• Two further courses from:
  • GERM 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Greek

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

•  GREE 489
• Three further courses from GREE 401-488

History

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

•  HIST 489
• Three further courses from HIST 401-488

International Relations

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from ITPP 401-488

Italian

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including ITAL 316.

Complete four courses:

• ITAL 401
• ITAL 489
• Two further courses from:
  • ITAL 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Japanese

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including JAPA 302 or JAPA 305.

Complete four courses:

• JAPA 401
• JAPA 489
• Two further courses from:
  • JAPA 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Latin

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

•  LATI 489
• Three further courses from LATI 401-488

Māori Resource Management (MREM)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • MAOR 123
  • Two courses from:
    • MAOR 101
    • MAOR 102
    • MAOR 111
    • MAOR 112
• Complete two courses at 200 level from:
  • MAOR 202
  • MAOR 203
  • MAOR 217
• Complete two courses at 300 level:
  • MAOR 301
  • Either MAOR 302 or MAOR 316.

Māori Studies (MAOR)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • MAOR 111
  • MAOR 112
  • MAOR 123
• Complete three courses at 200 level:
  • MAOR 211
  • MAOR 221
  • One further course from MAOR 200-299
• Complete MAOR 313 and one further course from MAOR 300-399.

Mathematics (MATH)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • MATH 142
  • MATH 151
  • MATH 161
• Complete four courses from MATH 300-399.
• Complete four further courses from MATH 200-399.

Media Studies (MDIA)

• Complete two courses from MDIA 100-199.
• Complete two courses from MDIA 200-299.
• Complete two courses from MDIA 300-399.
• Complete one further course from MDIA 200-399.

Modern Language Studies (MLST)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • LING 111
  • Either CHIN 101 and CHIN 102
    • Or  FREN 101 and FREN 102
    • Or  GERM 103 and GERM 104
    • Or  ITAL 114 and ITAL 115
    • Or  JAPA 111 and JAPA 112
    • Or  MAOR 111 and MAOR 112
    • Or  SAMO 101 and SAMO 102
    • Or  SPAN 111 and SPAN 112
• Complete two courses at 200 level:
  • Either CHIN 211 and CHIN 212
    • Or  FREN 201 and FREN 202
    • Or  GERM 217 and GERM 218
    • Or  ITAL 215 and ITAL 216
    • Or  JAPA 204 and JAPA 205
    • Or  MAOR 211 and MAOR 221
    • Or  SAMO 201 and SAMO 202
    • Or  SPAN 215 and SPAN 216
• Complete two courses at 300 level:
  • Either CHIN 311 and CHIN 312
    • Or  FREN 301 and FREN 302
    • Or  GERM 315 and GERM 316
    • Or GERM 320 and GERM 321
    • Or  ITAL 315 and ITAL 316
    • Or  JAPA 304 and JAPA 305
    • Or  MAOR 311 and MAOR 321
    • Or  SAMO 301 and SAMO 302
    • Or  SPAN 315 and SPAN 316
• Complete two courses from LING 200-399.

Music (MUSC)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • MUSC 160
  • One course from MUSC 105-159
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 100-199
    • CMPO 101
    • CMPO 130
    • CMPO 181
    • PERF 151
• Complete two courses at 200 level:
  • One course from MUSC 200-259
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 200-299
    • CMPO 210
    • CMPO 211
    • CMPO 230
    • CMPO 280-289
    • PERF 250-259
• Complete two courses at 300 level:
  • One course from MUSC 300-359
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 300-399
    • CMPO 310
    • CMPO 311
    • CMPO 315
    • CMPO 380-389
    • PERF 350-352
• Complete at least one further course from the 200 and 300-level courses listed above.

Pacific Studies (PASI)

• Complete four PASI courses:
  • PASI 101
  • PASI 201
  • PASI 202
  • PASI 301
• Complete one courses in Samoan, Māori or French language.
• Complete courses worth 40 points at 200 and 300 level with a significant content in Pacific Studies, including 20 points from 300-level courses from:

  • ARTH 214 

  • HIST 219 

  • EDUC 224 

  • MAOR 212 

  • MAOR 216 

  • MAOR 217 

  • MUSC 251 

  • RELI 212 

  • SAMO 201 

  • SAMO 202

  • ANTH 308 

  • ARTH 336 

  • EDUC 322 

  • EDUC 323 

  • FILM 303 

  • HIST 336 

  • LAWS 347 

  • MUSC 351 

  • SAMO 301 

  • SAMO 302

Philosophy (PHIL)

• Complete two courses from PHIL 100-199.
• Complete two courses at 200 level from:
  • PHIL 200-299
  • INTP 261
  • POLS 269
• Complete three courses at 300 level from:
  • PHIL 300-399
  • POLS 362

Political Science (POLS)

• Complete two courses at 100 level:
  • One course from POLS 100-199
  • One further course from POLS or INTP 100-199
• Complete two courses at 200 level:
  • One course from:
    • POLS 200-299
    • INTP 201
    • INTP 250
    • INTP 261
    • PHIL 264
    • PUBL 202
    • PUBL 206
      
  • One further course from:
    • POLS 200-299
    • HIST 249
    • INTP 200-299
    • PHIL 264
    • PUBL 202
    • PUBL 206
• Complete two courses at 300 level:
  • One course from:
    • POLS 300-399
    • INTP 301
    • INTP 351
    • INTP 365
    • MAOR 316
    • PHIL 303
    • PUBL 304
  • One further course from:
    • POLS 300-399
    • HIST 336
    • INTP 300-399
    • MAOR 316
    • PHIL 303
    • PUBL 304

Psychology (PSYC)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • PSYC 121
  • PSYC 122
  • STAT 193
• Complete four courses at 200 level:
  • PSYC 232
  • Three further courses from PSYC 200-299
• Complete four courses at 300 level:
  • PSYC 325
  • Three further courses from PSYC 300-399

Public Policy (PUBL)

• Complete one course at 100 level from:
  • FCOM 111
  • PUBL 113
  • POLS 111
• Complete three courses at 200 level:
  
  • PUBL 201
  • PUBL 210
  • One further course from PUBL 200-299
• Complete PUBL 310 and one further course PUBL 300-399.
• Complete one further course from PUBL 200-399.

Religious Studies (RELI)

• Complete six courses from RELI 100-399, including:
  • Two courses from RELI 200-299
  • RELI 335
  • One further course from RELI 300-399

Samoan Studies / Fa'asamoa (SAMO)

• Complete three courses at 100 level:
  • SAMO 101
  • SAMO 102
  • SAMO 111
• Complete SAMO 201 and SAMO 202.
• Complete SAMO 301 and SAMO 302.

Sociology (SOSC)

• Complete SOSC 111 and SOSC 112.
• Complete two courses at 200 (and 300) level from:
  
  • SOSC 200-399
  • SACS 201
  • SACS 202
  • SPOL 200-299
• Complete two courses at 300 level from:
  • SOSC 300-399
  • SPOL 300-399

Māori Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject, Māori Resource Managment or Te Reo Māori.

Complete four courses:

• MAOR 489
• Three further courses from MAOR 401-488

Mathematics

As stated in section 3 of the BSc(Hons)

As stated in section 6 of the BSc(Hons)

Media Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from MDIA 401-488

Music

You must have previously completed approved 300-level courses worth 60 points from PHIL, MATH, COMP or SWEN.

Complete courses worth 60 points from NZSM 430-499.

Complete further courses worth 60 points from approved 400-level courses.

Pacific Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• PACI 489
• Three further courses from PACI 401-488

Philosophy

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete five courses:

•  PHIL 489
• Four further courses from PHIL 401-488

Political Science

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or International Relations.

Complete four courses from:

• POLS 401-489
• INTA 417
• INTA 430

Psychology

As stated in section 3 of the BSc(Hons)

As stated in section 6 of the BSc(Hons)

Religious Studies

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• RELI 489
• Three further courses from RELI 401-488

Sociology

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses:

• Either SOSC 489 or SPOL 489
• Three further courses from SOCS 401-488

Spanish

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject or, with the approval of the Head of School, Modern Language Studies including SPAN 316.

Complete four courses:

• SPAN 401
• SPAN 489
• Two further courses from:
  • SPAN 402-488
  • FHSS 410

Te Reo Māori (TREO)

• Complete four courses at 100 level:
  • MAOR 101
  • MAOR 102
  • MAOR 111
  • MAOR 112
• Complete MAOR 211 and MAOR 221.
• Complete three courses at 300 level:
  • MAOR 311
  • MAOR 321
  • MAOR 322

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (TSOL)

• Complete one course in a language other than English or an equivalent second language learning experience.
• Complete LING 101 or LING 111.
• Complete three courses at 200 level:
  
  • LALS 201
  • TSOL 202
  • TSOL 203
• Complete TSOL 301 and TSOL 302.

Theatre (THEA)

Theatre

You must have previously completed the Bachelor of Arts major requirements for this subject.

Complete four courses from SPAN 401-489

Find out more

• If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some the entry requirements you should contact the Programme Director or Administrator to discuss your options.
• The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.