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Qualifications covered

  • Master of Arts

 

Relationship between qualifications

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Notes

MA can be worth 120 or 180 points

Each subject has between 1-3 variants in the MA

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 daytime lectures

Intensity: Part time and full time

Type: Research, and research with coursework

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

Complete: 120/180 points (approx. 1-6 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree with Honours in relevant subject

Start: Trimester 1, 2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

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
  • 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 course worth 60 points in an approved area or an approved postgraduate qualification

  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters and

  • Complete ALIN 591.

For the MA by coursework (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a DipTESOL (or equivalent) or a Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters and
  • Complete 8 courses:
    • LALS 540
    • LALS 541
    • Six further courses 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
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters and
  • Complete 12 courses:
    • LALS 540
    • LALS 541
    • Ten further courses from LALS 510-584.

Art History

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

Complete ARTH 591.

Asian Studies

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

Complete ASIA 591.

Chinese

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

Complete CHIN 591.

Classical Studies

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

Complete CLAS 591.

Classics

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

Complete CLAS 592.

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.

Criminology

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

Complete CRIM 591.

Cultural Anthropology

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

Complete ANTH 591.

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.

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 average in this subject.

Complete EDUC 591.

English

For the MA by thesis:

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

For the MA by coursework and thesis:

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B average in this subject and
  • Complete three courses:
    • ENGL 592
    • Two courses from ENGL 401-460 

Film

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

Complete FILM 591.

Important information

Student by basis their thesis on practical work.

French

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

Complete FREN 591.

Geography

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

Complete GEOG 591.

German

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

Complete GERM 591.

History

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

Complete HIST 591.

International Relations

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

Complete INTP 591.

Italian

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

Complete ITAL 591.

Japanese

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

Complete JAPA 591.

 

Linguistics

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in this subject and
  • Complete LING 591.

For the MA by coursework (120 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 eight courses:
    • Two courses from LALS 561-563
    • Six further courses 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 12 courses:
    • Two courses from LALS 561-563
    • Ten further courses from LALS 510-584

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.

Logic

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

Complete LOGI 591.

Māori Studies

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B average in this subject and
  • Complete MAOR 591 or
    • MAORI 408 and MAOR 592

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

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

Mathematics

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

Complete MATH 591.

Media Studies

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

Complete MDIA 591.

Museum and Heritage Studies

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

Complete MHST 591.

Music

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

Complete MUSC 591.

Important information

Students may include a supplementary reseach 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 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 average in English and
  • Complete three courses
    • NZLI 592
    • Two further 400- and 500-level courses

New Zealand Studies

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

Complete NZST 591.

Pacific Studies

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

Complete PACI 591.

Philosophy

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

Complete PHIL 591.

Political Science

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

Complete POLS 591.

Psychology

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

Complete PSYC 591.

Public Policy

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

Complete PUBL 591.

Religious Studies

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

Complete RELI 591.

Second Language Learning and Teaching

Have previously completed a Bachelor degree including 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 489
    • 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 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 average in Sociology or equivalent scholarly experience of an appropriate kind and
  • Complete three courses
    • SPOL 592
    • 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 average in this subject and
  • Complete SOCSC 591

For the MA by coursework and thesis (120 points)

  • Have previously completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a B average in this subject and
  • Complete three courses
    • SOSC 592
    • 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 average in this subject.

Complete SPAN 591.

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

For the MA by thesis (120 points):

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

  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters and

  • Complete ALIN 592.

For the MA by coursework (120 points):

  • Have previously completed a DipTESOL (or equivalent) or a Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters 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 462
      • 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 degree in Linguistics, English Language or a language other than English
  • Have previously completed at least two years of professional experience dealing with linguistic matters and
  • Complete 12 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
    • Five further course from LALS 510-584

Theatre

For the MA by thesis (120 points)

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

 

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.
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