Course details

Summary

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) is Otago's most flexible undergraduate degree programme, enabling students to study from a selection of more than 40 arts and social science subjects, as well as papers offered elsewhere in the University. Academic breadth is complemented by in-depth knowledge gained through majoring in one or two subjects with the option of minors in one or two others.

Students are taught by research-active scholars, are expected to undertake a diverse range of learning tasks and are challenged to develop their intellectual independence. Graduates of the programme are well-informed, versatile, independent thinkers with the information literacy, communication, research and interpersonal skills necessary for a career or further academic study. The completed BA is an entry qualification for the PGDipArts in the major subject of the degree.

毛利 Studies

毛利 Studies is an intellectual discipline within the University, with an academic programme dedicated to the study of te reo me ngā tikanga 毛利 (the 毛利 language, 毛利 customary lore, 毛利 history, 毛利 performing arts, 毛利 education and 毛利 research) in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu. The introduction of an immersion 毛利 language programme from 100- to 400-level based on the Te Whanake series by Professor John C. Moorfield provides a strong foundation for the multidisciplinary offerings of papers which constitute our curriculum.

毛利 Studies is an entry point for students and scholars wishing to engage with knowledge about 毛利.

Programme Requirements

100-level

• MAOR 102 Maori Society
• MAOR 111 Te Kākano 1
• MAOR 112 Te Kākano 2

200-level

• MAOR 211 Te Pihinga 1
• MAOR 212 Te Pihinga 2
• One further 200-level MAOR paper or PACI 201

300-level

• MAOR 311 Te Māhuri 1
• MAOR 312 Te Māhuri 2
• One additional 300-level MAOR paper
• One further paper from 300-level MAOR or INDV papers or PACI 301

Plus

180 further points; must include at least 108 points at 200-level or above.

Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts

Entry criteria

The minimum requirement for students is the completion of a high school qualification plus satisfactory completion of one year's study at an approved tertiary institution or successful completion New Zealand Foundation Year programme.

We also accept the following International qualifications: International Baccalaureate: IB Diploma with a minimum of 26 points; GCE Advanced Levels: minimum grade of 8.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS score of 6.0 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0); Internet-based TOEFL Score of 80 (writing 20); Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 550 (TWE 4.5); CIE Cambridge International Examinations Grade E or better in AS English; Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) - Overall score of 176 (with no individual band below 169); GCE 'A' Level or 'AS' Level English Language or English Literature - grade C or higher; GCE 'AS' Level General Paper (English) - grade C or higher; APIEL (Advanced Placement International English Language) Examination - grade 3 or higher; IB International Baccalaureate - English at Higher or Standard level in Language A: literature, Language A: language and literature, or at Higher level in Language B; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - Overall score of 58 with no communicative skills score below 50.