Core courses
All Bachelor of Arts students need to complete core courses that help you develop transferable skills and support your work in all other courses in the degree.
Academic Communication
Choose one of:
- CLSY508 Pathways to Academic Success
- COMM570 Academic Communication: Conventions and Expectations
- COMM590 Learning in a Digital World
Culture and Society
Complete one course from each of the following clusters. Each cluster aligns with one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Partnerships and Reduced Inequalities
- Peace and Justice, Climate Action and Economic World
- Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing
- Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduced Poverty
- Knowledge and Inquiry
Choose one of:
- CLSY504 Knowledge and Inquiry
- CLSY620 Research in Action
- EDUC516 Creative Learning Inquiries
- PHIL500 Introduction to Philosophy
- SOSC584 Introduction to Social Data Analytics
International Studies courses
You need to complete 120 points from courses listed below including the three compulsory courses, and at least 45 points at level 6, at least 45 points at level 7 and a language course.
Complete the following courses
- CLSY502 Intercultural Competence
- SOSC681 Borders, Boundaries and Globalisation
- SOSC782 Globalisation, Innovation and Change
And choose from these courses
Level 5 courses
- ENGL500 Contemporary Language Studies
- ENGL501 Critical Media Studies
- ENGL503 A Pacific Reader
Level 6 courses
- CHIN605 Contemporary Chinese Society
- COMM651 WeSpeak: Pronunciation, Phonology and Effective Communication
- CLSY601 Intercultural Competence in a Global World
- EDUC605 Learning, Diversity and Culture
- EDUC606 Learning and Subjectivity in an Age of Social Media
- ENGL601 Language and Communication
- ENGL602 Popular Genres
- ENGL603 Language in Society
- EVNT601 Event Planning
- HIST690 Te Tiriti O Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi
- JAPA605 Japanese Society and Culture
- LNGT600 Language Teaching and Learning
Level 7 courses
- CLSY701 East Asian Values and Beliefs
- CONF780 Negotiation and Mediation
- EDUC710 Exploring the Horizons in Education
- ENGL700 Global English
- ENGL701 New Literatures
- POLS781 International Relations
- POLS782 Democratic Participation and Social Action
- SOSC787 Diversity, Power and Discrimination
And complete one approved language course
Chinese courses
Choose from the Chinese Studies Major
Japanese courses
Choose from the Japanese Studies Major
Korean courses
- KORE500 Korean Language and Culture 1
Māori language courses
Choose from the Māori Development Major
New Zealand Sign Language courses
Choose from the New Zealand Sign Language & Deaf Studies Major
Spanish courses
- SPAN501 Spanish 1A
- SPAN502 Spanish 1B
- SPAN601 Spanish 2A
- SPAN602 Spanish 2B
