Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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Last updated: Jan 16, 2017
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  • v3.9: 2017 changes - Updated POLS and MUSC requirements
  • v4: Removed unnecessary punctuation and 'complete's. Also ready for updating course outline links to 2017.

Duration

3 years of full-time study

Can also be studied part-time

Points and courses

360 points (approximately 20 courses)

Entry Requirements

University Entrance, or to meet the requirements of another admission type

Degree requirements

Complete at least 360 points, of which:

  • At least 240 points must be from courses listed for the BA
  • A maximum of 180 points can be at 100 level
  • At least 180 points must be at 200 and 300 level
    • Of the 180 points at least 75 points must be at 300 level
      • Of the 75 points up to 15 may come from courses listed for another degree when they are taken to satisfy the requirements of an additional major subject from another degree
    • Of the 180 points at least 75 must be from courses listed for the BA

Satisfy the requirements for at least one major subject

  • 300-level courses may only be counted towards one major (see below)

If your major subject is in Part A (the first section of drop down list of majors in the selector below) you may elect to do a second major. In this case:

  • The second major may be chosen from the BA or any other first degree at this university
  • A maximum of 120 points may be credited to the BA from courses listed for the second major if it is not listed (in the drop down below) when included as a major for a BA

If your major subject is in Part B (the second section of drop down list of majors in the selector below e.g. Psychology), then:

You may only do a second major if it is selected from Part A

At least 180 points must come from courses listed for the BA (rather than 240 if the major is not listed in Part B)

Major requirements

Art History

Two courses from ARTH 100-199

Two courses from ARTH 200-299

Two courses from ARTH 300-399

One further course from ARTH 200-399 or an approved substitute

Asian Studies

The following courses at 100 level:

  • ASIA 101
  • Further courses worth 20 points from:
    • ANTH 101
    • ANTH 102
    • CHIN 101
    • CHIN 102
    • CHIN 112
    • FHSS 110
    • GEOG 112
    • INTP 113
    • JAPA 111
    • JAPA 112
    • JAPA 113
    • MUSC 150
    • RELI 108

The following courses at 200 level:

  • ASIA 201
  • Further courses worth 20 points from:

    • ASIA 202

    • ASIA 203

    • ASIA 204

    • ASIA 208

    • CHIN 211 

    • CHIN 212 

    • CHIN 213 

    • FHSS 210 

    • GEOG 212 

    • IBUS 201 

    • JAPA 204 

    • JAPA 205 

    • JAPA 213 

    • POLS 203 

    • POLS 208 

    • RELI 229
    • RELI 231

The following courses at 300 level:

  • ASIA 301
  • Further courses worth 20 points from:

    • ASIA 302

    • ASIA 303

    • ASIA 304

    • CHIN 311 

    • CHIN 312 

    • CHIN 313 

    • CHIN 314 

    • FHSS 310 

    • GEOG 312 *

    • GEOG 316 *

    • GEOG 320

    • HIST 310 

    • INTP 301

    • INTP 352

    • INTP 370 

    • INTP 378 

    • JAPA 304 

    • JAPA 305 

    • JAPA 322 

    • MARK 302 

    • MARK 319

    • POLS 378 

    • RELI 336
    • RELI 337
    • RELI 338

Chinese

Three courses at 100 level:

  • CHIN 101
  • CHIN 102
  • CHIN 112

Three courses at 200 level:

  • CHIN 211
  • CHIN 212
  • Either ASIA 208 or one further course from CHIN 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • CHIN 311
  • CHIN 312
  • One further course from CHIN 300-399

Classical Studies

Two courses from CLAS 100-199

Two courses from CLAS 200-299

Two courses from CLAS 300-399

One further course from CLAS 200-399

Criminology

CRIM 111

Two courses at 200 level:

  • CRIM 212
  • Either SACS 201 or one further course from CRIM 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • CRIM 326
  • Two further courses from CRIM 300-399

Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 101 and ANTH 102

Two courses from ANTH 200-299

Two courses from ANTH 300-399

Development Studies

Three courses at 100 level:

  • GEOG 112
  • One regional-based course from:
    • ASIA 101
    • MAOR 123
    • PASI 101
  • One subject-based course from:
    • ANTH 101
    • ANTH 102
    • ECON 130
    • ECON 141
    • ENVI 114 / GEOG 114
    • ESCI 111 / GEOG 111
    • INTP 113
    • POLS 111
    • POLS 112
    • POLS 114
    • PUBL 113 / SPOL 113
    • RELI 107
    • RELI 108
    • SOSC 111

Three courses at 200 level:

  • GEOG 212
  • One regional-based course from:
    • ASIA 201
    • MAOR 210
    • MAOR 216
    • PASI 201
    • PASI 202
    • POLS 203
    • POLS 208
  • One subject-based course from:
    • ANTH 208
    • ANTH 209
    • ANTH 215
    • BIOL 222 / GEOG 222
    • BIOL 271
    • ECON 201
    • ECON 202
    • ECON 212
    • ENVI 214 / GEOG 214
    • GEOG 216
    • GEOG 217
    • INTP 247
    • MAOR 202
    • MAOR 217
    • POLS 206
    • PUBL 201
    • PUBL 203 / PUBL 209
    • PUBL 205
    • RELI 203
    • RELI 205
    • RELI 206
    • RELI 212
    • SOSC 211

Three courses at 300 level:

  • GEOG 312
  • GEOG 316
  • One 300-level course from
    • ANTH 317
    • ASIA 301
    • ASIA 302
    • BIOL 325
    • BIOL 328
    • BIOL 371
    • ECON 307
    • ECON 309
    • ECON 340
    • ECON 341
    • ECON 351
    • ENVI 314 / GEOG 314
    • GEOG 313
    • GEOG 320
    • GEOG 324
    • GEOG 325
    • INTP 354
    • INTP 360
    • INTP 363
    • INTP 370
    • INTP 377
    • INTP 378
    • MAOR 301
    • MAOR 308
    • MAOR 313
    • MAOR 316
    • MAOR 317
    • PASI 301
    • PASI 302
    • PASI 303
    • POLS 353
    • PUBL 303
    • RELI 327
    • RELI 330
    • RELI 331
    • SPOL 306

Economics

Four (or five) courses at 100 level:

  • ECON 130
  • ECON 141
  • Either QUAN 102 or one course from:
    • MATH 177
    • STAT 193
  • Either QUAN 111 or:
    • MATH 151 and one course from:
      • MATH 141
      • MATH 142

Three courses at 200 level:

  • ECON 201
  • ECON 202
  • One course from:
    • ECON 211
    • ECON 212
    • FINA 201
    • MATH 277
    • QUAN 201
    • QUAN 203

Three courses at 300 level from:

  • ECON 300-399
  • FINA 304
  • FINA 306
  • PUBL 303

Education

EDUC 101 and EDUC 141

Courses worth 40 points from EDUC 200-299

Two courses from EDUC 300-399

Further courses worth 20 points from EDUC 200-399

Education and Psychology

Three courses at 100 level:

  • EDUC 141
  • Either PSYC 121 or PSYC 122
  • Either STAT 193 or MATH 177

Four courses at 200 level:

  • EDUC 243
  • EDUC 244
  • PSYC 232
  • Further courses worth 15 points from PSYC 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • One course from EDUC 300-399
  • PSYC 325
  • One further course from:
    • EDUC 300-399
    • PSYC 300-399

English Literature

Two courses from ENGL 100-199

Three courses at 300 level:

  • Two courses from ENGL 200-299
  • One further course from:
    • ENGL 200-299
    • CREW 200-299
    • THEA 205
    • THEA 211

Three courses at 300 level:

  • One course from ENGL 300-329
  • Two further courses from:
    • ENGL 300-399
    • THEA 305

Film

FILM 101 and FILM 102

Two courses from FILM 200-299

Two courses from FILM 300-399

One further course from FILM 200-399 or an approved substitute

French

Three courses at 100 level:

  • FREN 101
  • FREN 102
  • FREN 104

Three courses at 200 level:

  • FREN 201
  • FREN 202
  • One further course from FREN 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • FREN 301
  • FREN 302
  • One further course from FREN 300-399

Geography

Four courses at 100 level:

  • GEOG 111 / ESCI 111
  • GEOG 112
  • GEOG 114 / ENVI 114
  • STAT 193 (or equivalent)

Three courses at 200 level:

  • GEOG 215
  • GEOG 217
  • One course from:
    • GEOG 212
    • GEOG 214
    • GEOG 216
    • GEOG 222

Four courses at 300 level:

  • GEOG 324
  • GEOG 325
  • One course from:
    • GEOG 312-316
    • GEOG 320
  • One further course from GEOG 300-399

German

Three courses at 100 level:

  • GERM 103
  • GERM 104
  • GERM 114

Three courses at 200 level:

  • GERM 217
  • GERM 218
  • One further course from GERM 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • GERM 314
  • Two further courses from GERM 300-399

Greek

Three courses at 100 level:

  • CLAS 104
  • Two courses from GREE 100-199

Two courses from GREE 200-299

Two courses from GREE 300-399

History

Two courses at 100 level from:

  • HIST 100-199
  • CLAS 104
  • CLAS 105

Two courses at 200 level from:

  • HIST 200-299
  • CLAS 207
  • CLAS 208

Three courses at 300 level from:

  • HIST 300-399
  • CLAS 307
  • CLAS 308

For a History major you must complete at least five HIST courses in meeting the requirements listed above, including at least two at 300 level.

International Relations

INTP 113 and one course from POLS 100-199

Two courses from INTP 200-299

Two courses at 300 level:

  • One course from INTP 300-399
  • One further course from:
    • INTP 300-399
    • HIST 321
    • HIST 336
    • POLS 300-399

One further course from:

  • INTP 200-399
  • HIST 249
  • HIST 321
  • HIST 336
  • PHIL 264
  • POLS 200-399

Italian

ITAL 114 and ITAL 115

Three courses at 200 level:

  • ITAL 215
  • ITAL 216
  • One further course from ITAL 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • ITAL 315
  • ITAL 316
  • One further course from ITAL 300-399

Japanese

Two courses at 100 level from:

  • JAPA 111
  • JAPA 112
  • JAPA 113

Three courses at 200 level:

  • JAPA 204
  • JAPA 205
  • One further course from JAPA 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • JAPA 304
  • JAPA 305
  • One further course from JAPA 300-399

Latin

Three courses at 100 level:

  • CLAS 105
  • LATI 103
  • LATI 104

Two courses from LATI 200-299

Two courses from LATI 300-399

Linguistics

LING 111

Three courses at 200 level:

  • LING 221
  • LING 227
  • LING 228

Two courses from LING 300-399

Māori Resource Management

Three courses at 100 level:

  • MAOR 123
  • Two courses from:
    • MAOR 101
    • MAOR 102
    • MAOR 111
    • MAOR 112

Two courses at 200 level from:

  • MAOR 202
  • MAOR 203
  • MAOR 217

Two courses at 300 level:

  • MAOR 301
  • Either MAOR 302 or MAOR 316

Māori Studies

Three courses at 100 level:

  • MAOR 111
  • MAOR 112
  • MAOR 123

Three courses at 200 level:

  • MAOR 211
  • MAOR 221
  • One further course from MAOR 200-299

MAOR 313 and one further course from MAOR 300-399

Mathematics

Three courses at 100 level:

  • MATH 142
  • MATH 151
  • MATH 161

Four courses from MATH 300-399

Four further courses from MATH 200-399

Media Studies

Two courses from MDIA 100-199

Two courses from MDIA 200-299

Two courses from MDIA 300-399

One further course from MDIA 200-399

Modern Language Studies

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

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

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

Two courses from LING 200-399

Music

Three courses at 100 level:

  • MUSC 160
  • One course from MUSC 105-159
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 100-199
    • CMPO 100-199
    • PERF 151

Two courses at 200 level:

  • One course from MUSC 200-259
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 200-299
    • CMPO 210-299

Two courses at 300 level:

  • One course from MUSC 300-359
  • One further course from:
    • MUSC 300-399
    • CMPO 310-399
    • PERF 350-352

At least one further course from the 200 and 300-level courses listed above

Pacific Studies

Four PASI courses:

  • PASI 101
  • PASI 201
  • PASI 202
  • PASI 301

One courses in Samoan, Māori or French language

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

Two courses from PHIL 100-199

Two courses at 200 level from:

  • PHIL 200-299
  • INTP 261

Three courses at 300 level from:

  • PHIL 300-399
  • POLS 362

Political Science

Two courses from POLS 100-199

Two courses from POLS 200-299

Two courses at 300 level:

  • One course from POLS 300-399
  • One further course from:
    • POLS 300-399
    • INTP 300-399
    • MAOR 316
    • PHIL 303
    • PUBL 304
    • HIST 336

One further course from:

  • POLS 200-399
  • INTP 200-399
  • HIST 249
  • HIST 336
  • PHIL 264
  • PHIL 303
  • PUBL 304

Psychology

Three courses at 100 level:

  • PSYC 121
  • PSYC 122
  • STAT 193

Four courses at 200 level:

  • PSYC 232
  • Three further courses from PSYC 200-299

Four courses at 300 level:

  • PSYC 325
  • Three further courses from PSYC 300-399

Public Policy

One course at 100 level from:

  • FCOM 111
  • PUBL 113 / SPOL 113
  • POLS 111

Three courses at 200 level:

  • PUBL 201
  • PUBL 210
  • One further course from PUBL 200-299

PUBL 310 and one further course PUBL 300-399

One further course from PUBL 200-399

Religious Studies

Six courses from RELI 100-399, including:

  • Two courses from RELI 200-299
  • RELI 335
  • One further course from RELI 300-399

Samoan Studies / Matāupu tau Samoa

Three courses at 100 level:

  • SAMO 101
  • SAMO 102
  • SAMO 111

SAMO 201 and SAMO 202

SAMO 301 and SAMO 302

Sociology

SOSC 111 and SOSC 112

Two courses at 200 (and 300) level from:

  • SOSC 200-399
  • SACS 201
  • SACS 202
  • SPOL 200-299

Two courses at 300 level from:

  • SOSC 300-399
  • SPOL 300-399

Spanish

Three courses at 100 level:

  • SPAN 111
  • SPAN 112
  • SPAN 113

Three courses at 200 level:

  • SPAN 215
  • SPAN 216
  • One further course from SPAN 200-299

Three courses at 300 level:

  • SPAN 315
  • SPAN 316
  • One further course from SPAN 300-399 

Te Reo Māori

Four courses at 100 level:

  • MAOR 101
  • MAOR 102
  • MAOR 111
  • MAOR 112

MAOR 211 and MAOR 221

Three courses at 300 level:

  • MAOR 311
  • MAOR 321
  • MAOR 322

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

One course in a language other than English or an equivalent second language learning experience

LING 101 or LING 111

Three courses at 200 level:

  • LALS 201
  • TSOL 202
  • TSOL 203

TSOL 301 and TSOL 302

Theatre

THEA 101 and THEA 113

Three courses at 200 level:

  • Either THEA 203 or THEA 204
  • Two further courses from:
    • THEA 200-299
    • ENGL 208

Two courses from THEA 300-399