Course details

Summary

Further your study and enhance your career potential with advanced courses and supervised research alongside some of New Zealand’s leading scholars.

Programme overview

You can take the one-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) as a qualification in its own right after a Bachelor of Arts, or as a pathway to a one-year Master of Arts.

Postgraduate study is a unique opportunity to deepen your study of an academic area that you find intellectually rewarding and personally meaningful.

As well as deepening your knowledge in small classes with some of New Zealand’s leading scholars, you can hone advanced skills that will be an advantage in any career.

Employment Relations and Organization Studies explore human interaction and management within organizations.

You can study topics which are at the core of any experience of work. We ask questions about the nature of business, employment and society.

Postgraduate study opportunities in Employment Relations and Organization Studies

Postgraduate study is available in the following areas:

• general and strategic development
• organizational behaviour and theory
• organizational change
• employment relations
• human resource management
• entrepreneurship and innovation
• business and society
• business ethics
• international and cross-cultural management.

Postgraduate careers

Employment Relations and Organisation Studies can facilitate a career as a leader in human resources, employee relations, organisational development, corporate social responsibility, innovation and enterprise.

The BA(Hons) is a stand alone degree at postgraduate level. It may be taken after a
completed BA and is awarded as a separate qualification. The BA(Hons) may be used as the entry qualification for the one year MA.

Programme structure

120 points

Advanced taught courses (75 or 90 points)

A small research project such as a dissertation (usually 30 or 45 points)

You may be able to include up to 30 points from other subjects

Further study options

• Master of Arts
• Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies
• Master of Heritage Conservation
• Master of Indigenous Studies
• Master of Public Policy
• MTESOL

Other Bachelor of Arts (Honours) subjects: Ancient History; Anthropology; Art History; Asian Studies; Chinese; Criminology; Development Studies; Drama; Economics; Education; English; French; Gender Studies; Geography; German; Greek; History; Italian; Japanese; Languages and Literature; Latin; Linguistics; Logic and Computation; 毛利 Studies; Mathematics; Media, Film and Television; Museums and Cultural Heritage; Music; Pacific Studies; Philosophy; Politics and International Relations; Psychology; Screen Production; Sociology; Spanish; Statistics.

Entry criteria

A BA with a major in Employment Relations and Organisation Studies or equivalent. You must have an average grade of B or higher in 45 points above Stage II in the major.

IELTS 7.0; TOEFL (iBT) 100; TOEFL (paper-based) 600; CAE or CPE 185; PTE 65; MELAB 90.