Course details

Summary

With a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Waikato you gain an internationally recognised degree, leading to diverse career opportunities. Through your study you will develop sector-specific analytical abilities and research experience, well-honed written and verbal communication skills, and a broad perspective on the world and its various cultures.

You'll learn about human nature and the human mind as they are revealed by the arts, the languages, the politics, and the cultures of the past and the present. The effective communication skills developed while studying the Arts are valued as essential in the modern workplace.

You'll have access to Waikato's modern, purpose-built teaching and performance venues, including the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts and on-campus television studios. You will be encouraged to extend and perfect your own practice, and take your place within New Zealand and international creative communities.

Tikanga 毛利 (毛利 Cultural Studies) teaches you the skills required for a community leadership role in the enhancement of 毛利 development. In today's rapidly evolving world you will establish a basic, yet necessary understanding of the 毛利 worldview and its relation to other cultures and worlds.

Our range of exciting cultural papers is suitable for people of all ethnicities, and brings about a new dimension to the evolving world of 毛利 performing and visual arts. The programme hosts an eclectic selection of new and traditional elements including kapa haka, ngā taonga pūoro and creative technologies, and promises a field of study delivered by quality academics who are fluent in 毛利, and some in Pacific and European languages.

Tikanga 毛利 provides the option of introductory courses through to more advanced courses.

Requirements

• Students are required to pass a total value of at least 360 points.

• At least 240 points must be above 100 level, and at least 80 points must be above 200 level.

• An Arts major subject comprises at least 120 points above 100 level, including at least 60 points above 200 level.

• No paper can count towards two majors.

• A supporting subject comprises at least 70 points, with at least 40 points above 100 level. In a double major, the second major subject fulfils this requirement.

• A major, supporting subject or specialization must include any compulsory papers.

• Up to 80 points may be taken ‘outside’ the Arts subjects (that is, from non-Arts subjects). In a double major, if the second major is a non-Arts subject, up to 120 points may be taken. If more than 120 points are required for the major, a Dean’s waiver is required.

• A program of study may only include two directed studies, of which only one may be counted towards your major. Each major has specific rules regarding directed studies

Entry criteria

Applicants must meet NCEA University Entrance criteria or have completed the Certificate of Attainment in Foundation Studies, no less than C grade in any paper plus a B grade in CAFS001 and 002. Some qualifications require specific papers and higher grades or have obtained any other equivalent overseas qualification.

University Entrance means: From 2015 - (i) NCEA Level 3, (ii) a minimum of 14 credits at Level 3 or higher on the National Qualifications Framework, in each of three approved subjects, and (iii) the numeracy requirements of a minimum of 10 credits at Level 1 or higher on the National Qualifications Framework, made up of achievement standards and/or unit standards specified by NZQA, and (iv) the literacy requirement of a minimum of 10 credits at Level 2 or higher on the National Qualifications Framework, made up of: (a) 5 credits in reading , and (b) 5 credits in writing from a list specified by NZQA.

English language requirements:

IELTS (Academic) - 6.0 overall (no band less than 6.0); iBT (internet based) TOEFL - 79-80 with a score of 20 in writing; Pearson PTE Academic - 57 with no less than 57 for each communicative skill; Waikato Pathways - Successful completion of Level 7 with a B grade average in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) programme.