Bachelor of Māori Innovation BMINN

at University of Canterbury

The Bachelor of Māori Innovation is made up of a total 360 points:
 

• 195 points of compulsory courses

• 165 points of major courses
   

The degree takes 3 years of full-time study, or can be studied part-time for up to 10 years.
 

Major subjects
 

• Design Innovation

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation

• Environmental Innovation

• Health Innovation

• Policy Innovation

• Social Innovation
   

Compulsory courses
 

Year 1
 

• MINN101 Origins of Māori Innovation

• MINN102 Applying Mātauranga Māori

• INFO125 Introduction to Programming with Databases

• MGMT100 Fundamentals of Management

• PROD110 Product Design Principles

Year 2

• MINN201 Contemporary Māori Solution Building

• MINN202 Revitalising Mana Motuhake

• MINN203 International Approaches - Indigenous Innovation and Solution Building

• DATA201 Data Wrangling

Year 3

• MINN301 Leading Māori Innovation and Development

• MINN302 Social Change Project

• The BMINN is open to those with work in the iwi sector, which can include organisations owned by Māori, or a dedicated Kaupapa Māori team or unit within an organisation or government.

• Your employer will need to provide verification of your employment, and a partnership agreement with UC to make sure you have support for both your study commitments and workload.

• Admission to UC with University Entrance (or equivalent) is also required to enrol.

• For information on the enrolment process, please see how to apply for undergraduate qualifications.
   

Recommended preparation
 

First year courses in the BMINN are introductory and no previous knowledge is required.

Strong communication skills and a passion for te ao Māori will be useful for your studies.

FEES (NZD) - $32,600

• Final year project course so you can directly implement your learning into your workplace.

• Professional skills in Māori innovation and change development so that you can easily adapt to future changes in industry.

• Graduates will be able to gain leadership and management roles in the iwi sector, and find work as consultants, advisors, analysts, educators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and more.