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Qualifications covered

There are two basic variants but they are integrated or treated as the same qualification here

  • Master of Arts by thesis
  • Master of arts by coursework

 

Notes

Some subjects allow for the coursework as 120 and as 180 points.

Some subjects allow for research courses (between 30 and 90 points) in the coursework variant.

 

At-a-glance

Name: Master of Arts

Abbreviation: MA

Duration: 3-4 trimesters 

Duration details: 3-4 trimesters of full-time study or normally 6-8 if studied part - time

Schedule: Self-directed research and lectures

Intensity: Part time and full time

Type: Research, or coursework and research

Study at: Flexible and on-campus (Kelburn, Wellington)

Complete: 120 or 180 points

Entry: Bachelor's degree with Honours with a B-range average in a relevant subject

Start: Trimester Anytime

Apply by: Anytime

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Requires

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

  • A Bachelor's degree with Honours with a B-range 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

For this programme you'll need to:

Complete at least 120 or 180 points, as detailed in the following subject section.

Subject requirements

In addition to the programme requirements, for this subject you'll need to:

Applied Linguistics

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed 400- and 500-level courses worth 60 points in an approved area or an approved postgraduate qualification

  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and

  • Complete ALIN 591.

For the MA by coursework (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a DipTESOL (or equivalent) or a Bachelor of Arts in a relevant subject
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and
  • Complete LALS 540 and LALS 541.
  • Complete further courses worth 90 points from LALS 510-584.

For the MA by coursework (180 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English Language Education or a language other than English
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and
  • Complete LALS 540 and LALS 541.
  • Complete further courses worth 150 points from LALS 510-584.

Art History

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete ARTH 591 worth 120 points.

Asian Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete ASIA 591 worth 120 points.

Chinese

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete CHIN 591 worth 120 points.

Classical Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete CLAS 591 worth 120 points.

Classics

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in Greek or Latin.

Complete CLAS 592 worth 120 points.

Creative Writing

Have previously completed a university degree and satisfactory written and/or published evidence of appropriate literary ability in English.

Complete either CREW 591 or CREW 592, each worth 120 points.

Criminology

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete CRIM 591 worth 120 points.

Cultural Anthropology

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete ANTH 591 worth 120 points.

Economics

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Economics or a related subject and
  • Complete ECON 591 worth 120 points.

For the MA by coursework (180 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Economics or a related subject and
  •  Complete ten courses:
    • ECON 430
    • ECON 592
    • Either ECON 402 and ECON 403 or:
      • ECON 404 and ECON 405
    • Four further courses from ECON 401-429
    • Two further courses from ECON or FINA 401-489

Questions

  1. ECON by coursework seems to require 240 points? IS this right? How come?

Education

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete EDUC 591 worth 120 points.

English

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete ENGL 591.

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete ENGL 592 and one course from ENGL 401-460 

Film

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete FILM 591 worth 120 points.

Important information

You may choose to base your thesis on practical work.

French

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete FREN 591 worth 120 points.

Geography

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete GEOG 591 worth 120 points.

German

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete GERM 591 worth 120 points.

History

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete HIST 591 worth 120 points.

International Relations

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete INTP 591 worth 120 points.

Italian

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete ITAL 591 worth 120 points.

Japanese

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete JAPA 591 worth 120 points.

 

Linguistics

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete LING 591 worth 120 points.

For the MA by coursework (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English Language or a language other than English and have at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters, and
  • Complete two courses from LALS 561-563
  • Complete further courses worth 90 points from LALS 510-584

For the MA by coursework (180 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor degree in Linguistics, English Language or a language other than English and have at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters, and
  • Complete two courses from LALS 561-563
  • Complete further courses worth 90 points from LALS 510-58

Literary Translation Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and satisfactory written and/or published evidence of appropriate literary translation skills.

Complete LITR 591 worth 120 points.

Logic

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete LOGI 591 worth 120 points.

Māori Studies

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete MAOR 591

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete MAORI 408 and MAOR 592

For the MA by coursework and dissertation (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete four courses
    • MAOR 408
    • MAOR 595
    • Two courses from MAOR 502-511

For the MA by coursework (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete four courses
    • MAOR 408
    • MAOR 589
    • Four courses from MAOR 502-511

If you have previously passed MAOR 408 in a BA(Hons) you may replace it with an approved course from MAOR 502-511.

 

Mathematics

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete MATH 591 worth 120 points.

Media Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete MDIA 591 worth 120 points.

Museum and Heritage Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree with Honours with a B-range average.

Complete MHST 591 worth 120 points.

Music

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete NZSM 591 worth 120 points.

Important information

Students may include a supplementary reseach research component relevant to the topic of the thesis comprising 25% of the final grade.

New Zealand Literature

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in English and
  • Complete NZLI 591 

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in English and
  • Complete three courses NZLI 592 
  • Complete further 400- and 500-level courses worth 30 points

New Zealand Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average.

Complete NZST 591 worth 120 points.

Pacific Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete PASI 591 worth 120 points.

Philosophy

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete PHIL 591 worth 120 points.

Political Science

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete POLS 591 worth 120 points.

Psychology

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete PSYC 591 worth 120 points.

Religious Studies

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete RELI 591 worth 120 points.

Second Language Learning and Teaching

Have previously completed a Bachelor degree including at least 40 points of 300-level courses in the language to be included in this Master's degree.

Complete four courses:

  • LALS 510
  • LALS 511
  • LALS 522
  • Either LALS 514 or LALS 520

Complete two 400-level courses in an approved language, including:

  • One advanced language course in that language from 
    • CHIN 401
    • JAPA 401
    • FREN 401
    • GERM 401
    • ITAL 401
    • MAOR 401
    • SPAN 401 
  • One further 400-level course in the same language

Complete further courses worth 60 points from:

  • A research project in the approved language from:
    • CHIN 489
    • JAPA 489
    • FREN 489
    • GERM 489
    • ITAL 489
    • MAOR 406
    • SPAN 489
  • LALS 515
  • LALS 523
  • LALS 524
  • LALS 525
  • LALS 531
  • LALS 540
  • LALA 541
  • LALS 542
  • Further approved 400-level CHIN, FREN, FHSS, GERM, ITAL, JAPA, SPAN or MAOR courses.

Social Policy

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in Sociology or equivalent scholarly experience of an appropriate kind and
  • Complete SPOL 591

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in Sociology or equivalent scholarly experience of an appropriate kind and
  • Complete SPOL 592
  • Complete further courses worth 30 points listed for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Sociology

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete SOSC 591

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete SOSC 592
  • Complete further courses worth 30 points listed for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Spanish

Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject.

Complete SPAN 591 worth 120 points.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed 400- and 500-level courses worth 60 points in an approved area or an approved postgraduate qualification

  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and

  • Complete ALIN 592.

For the MA by coursework (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a DipTESOL or a Bachelor's degree
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and
  • Complete 8 courses:
    • Three courses from:
      • LALS 510
      • LALS 511
      • LALS 515
      • LALS 516
      • LALS 521
      • LALS 522
      • LALS 523
      • LALS 524
      • LALS 531
    • Two courses from
      • LALS 512
      • LALS 513
      • LALS 544
      • LALS 562
      • LALS 563
    • Two courses from:
      • LALS 514
      • LALS 520
      • LALS 542
    • One further course from LALS 510-584

For the MA by coursework (180 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics, English Language Education or a language other than English
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience in language education or other aspects of applied linguistics and
  • Complete seven courses:
    • Three courses from:
      • LALS 510
      • LALS 511
      • LALS 515
      • LALS 516
      • LALS 521
      • LALS 522
      • LALS 523
      • LALS 524
      • LALS 531
    • Two courses from
      • LALS 512
      • LALS 513
      • LALS 544
      • LALS 462
      • LALS 563
    • Two courses from:
      • LALS 514
      • LALS 520
      • LALS 542
  • Complete further courses worth 75 points from LALS 510-584

Theatre

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete THEA 591

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B-range average in this subject and
  • Complete three courses
    • THEA 594
    • One course from THEA 401-480

Important information

You may base THEA 591 or THEA 594 on practical work.

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.