Overview
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. It is normally undertaken over three years of full time or its equivalent in part-time study.
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.
Major Subject Areas
For a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, you must major in at least one of the following subjects:
- Anthropology
- Art History and Theory
- Asian Studies
- Biblical Studies
- Chinese
- Christian Thought and History
- Classics
- Communication Studies
- Computer Science
- Design Studies
- Economics
- Education
- English
- English and Linguistics
- European Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- French
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- German
- History
- Human Services
- Indigenous Development/He Kura Matanui
- Information Science
- Islamic Studies
- Japanese
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics
- Māori Studies
- Mathematics
- Music
- Pacific Islands Studies
- Performing Arts Studies
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Politics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Theatre Studies
- Visual Culture
Minor Subject Areas
Selecting a minor subject is not compulsory and there may be other combinations of papers more appropriate to your degree. There are no particular subject requirements for the other papers of your degree, but if you wish you may have another subject specified as a minor subject in your degree by passing the prescribed papers for any of the listed subjects.
Full list of available minor subject areas.
Programme Requirements
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Anthropology
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level ANTH or ARCH papers | 36 |
| 200-level | Two 200-level ANTH or ARCH papers One further 200- or 300-level ANTH or ARCH paper BIOA 201 Introduction to Biological Anthropology, may be substituted for one 200-level ANTH or ARCH paper. | 36 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level ANTH or ARCH papers BIOA 301 Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton, may be substituted for one 200-level ANTH or ARCH paper. | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Art History and Theory
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level ARTH or VISC papers Any 100-level HIST paper may be substituted for one ARTH or VISC paper. | 36 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level ARTH or VISC papers One paper from CLAS 236 Art of Empires: Hellenistic Art from Alelxander to Augustus, ENGL 215 The Anglo-Saxons:An Interdisciplinary Approach, MFCO 201 The History of Film, MFCO 213 Film Genres, or any 200-level HIST or PHIL paper may be substituted for one ARTH paper. | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level ARTH or VISC papers One paper from CLAS 335 The Art of Imperial Rome, MFCO 301 Film Theory, PACI 301 Gafa o Tagata Pasifika, or any 300-level HIST or PHIL paper may be substituted for one ARTH paper. | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Asian Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
ASIA 101 Introducing Asia POLS 103 International Politics - Asia-Pacific, or RELS 102 Hinduism and Buddhism |
18 18 |
| 200-level |
ASIA 201 Asian Popular Cultures, or ASIA 202 Special Topic in Asian Studies One of ANTH 203, ARTH 223, CHIN 241, CHIN 242, CHIN 243, CHIN 244, HIST 210, HIST 211, JAPA 242, JAPA 243, JAPA 244, JAPA 245, MUSI 226 One of |
18 18
18 |
| 300-level |
ASIA 301 Topics in Asian Studies, or ASIA 302 Special Topic in Asian Studies One of Two of HIST 303, HIST 314, MANT 341, MANT 348, MUSI 326, RELS 309, RELS 310, RELS 312, RELS 315, RELS 316, RELX 316 |
18
18
36 |
| Plus |
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Biblical Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
BIBS 112 Interpreting the Old Testament BIBS 121 Interpreting the New Testament |
18 18 |
| 200-level |
One of One of One further paper from |
18
18
18 |
| 300-level |
Four 300-level BIBS papers RELS 311 The Dead Sea Scrolls (Advanced), may be substituted for one paper |
72 |
| Plus |
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Chinese
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two of | 36 |
| 200-level | CHIN 231 Intermediate Chinese 1 CHIN 232 Intermediate Chinese 2 One of | 18 18
18 |
| 300-level | CHIN 334 Advanced Chinese 1 CHIN 335 Advanced Chinese 2 Two of | 18 18
36 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Christian Thought and History
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | CHTH 102 The History of Christianity CHTH 111 Doing Theology or CHTH 131 God and Ethics in the Modern World | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level CHTH papers PHIL 229 Philosophy of Religion, may be substituted for one 200-level CHTH paper | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level CHTH papers | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Classics (including Classical Studies, Greek and Latin)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level CLAS, GREK or LATN papers | 36 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level CLAS, GREK or LATN papers | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level CLAS, GREK or LATN papers | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Communication Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | MFCO 102 Understanding Contemporary Media MFCO 103 Introduction to Communication Studies | 18 18 |
| 200-level | MFCO 202 Theory of Communication Studies MFCO 205* Communication Research Methods One of Note:* MFCO 205 is not available in 2013; if necessary, it may be replaced with another approved 200-level MFCO paper. | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | MFCO 303 Advanced Communication Theory Three of | 18 54 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Computer Science
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations COMP 160 General Programming ENGL 127 Effective Writing 18 100-level MATH, COMO or STAT points COMP 150 Practical Programming (recommended) | 18 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | COSC 241 Programming and Problem Solving COSC 242 Algorithms and Data Structures COSC 243 Computer Architecture and Operating Systems COSC 244 Data-communication, Networks, Internet | 18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | COSC 326 Effective Programming Three of | 18 54 |
| Plus | 126 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 126 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Design Studies *
* No new enrolments will be accepted for this major subject; available as a minor subject.
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | DESI 111 DESI 121 | 18 18 |
| 200-level | DESI 212 or DESI 213 DESI 217 DESI 222 or DESI 223 DESI 227 | 18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level DESI papers including at least one of DESI 315, DESI 325, DESI 335 | 72 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| DESI 227 may be taken concurrently with DESI 312 or DESI 313 | ||
| Total | 360 |
Note: the papers listed above are no longer offered.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Economics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1 ECON 112 Principles of Economics 2 | 18 18 |
| 200-level | ECON 201 Microeconomics, or ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory ECON 202 Macroeconomics One further 200-level ECON paper | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level ECON papers | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Education
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | EDUC 101 Education and Society EDUC 102 Human Development | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level EDUC papers | 54 |
| 300-level | 72 | |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in English
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | ENGL 121 English Literature: A Survey; and One of | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level ENGL papers EURO 202 The Culture of the European City may be substitued for one 200-level ENGL paper | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level ENGL papers EURO 302 The Culture of the European City may be substitued for one 300-level ENGL paper | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in English and Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | One 100-level ENGL paper (excluding ENGL 126 English for University Purposes) LING 111 Language and Its Structure | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Two 200-level ENGL papers LING 214 Syntax LING 215 Phonology | 36 18 18 |
| 300-level | Two 300-level ENGL papers Two 300-level LING papers | 36 36 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in European Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | EURO 101 Introduction to European Studies HIST 108 From Medieval to Modern Europe One of FREN 132 Introductory French 2, GERM 132 Introductory German 2, SPAN 132 Introductory Spanish 2 * * May be replaced with an approved 200- or 300-level FREN, GERM, PORT or SPAN paper | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | EURO 202 The Culture of the European City One of ARTH 211, ARTH 212, ARTH 214, ARTH 219, CHTH 202, CLAS 224, CLAS 232, CLAS 236, CLAS 238, CLAS 239, ENGL 214, ENGL 215, ENGL 218, FREN 243, GERM 242, GERM 243, MUSI 223, MUSI 261, SPAN 242, SPAN 243 One of HIST 217, HIST 223, HIST 225, PHIL 221, PHIL 226, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, POLS 204, POLS 216 | 18 18
18 |
| 300-level | EURO 304 Europe: Ideas and Nations One of ARTH 322, ARTH 323, CHTH 302, CLAS 323, CLAS 332, CLAS 334, CLAS 335, CLAS 337, ENGL 311, ENGL 312, ENGL 313, ENGL 314, ENGL 315, ENGL 317, ENGL 319, ENGL 335, FREN 341, FREN 342, FREN 343, GERM 341, GERM 342, GERM 343, MFCO 314, MFCO 316, MUSI 323, MUSI 361, SPAN 342, SPAN 343, SPAN 347, SPAN 348, VISC 301 One of HIST 301, HIST 307, HIST 325, PHIL 321, POLS 301, POLS 310, POLS 312, POLS 315 One further 300-level paper from the lists above | 18 18
18 18 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Film and Media Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | MFCO 101 Understanding Film MFCO 102 Understanding Contemporary Media | 18 18 |
| 200-level | At least one of MFCO 201 The History of Film, MFCO 203 Media History Two further papers from | 18 36 |
| 300-level | MFCO 301, and three further 300-level MFCO papers; or MFCO 301 Film Theory, two further 300-level MFCO papers, and GEND 305 Gender and the Media | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in French (for students who have not previously studied French)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | FREN 131 Introductory French 1 FREN 132 Introductory French 2 FREN 141 France and the Francophone World | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | FREN 232 Intermediate French FREN 233 French for Professional Purposes FREN 243 Francophone Women Writers | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | FREN 333 Advanced French 1 FREN 334 Advanced French 2 FREN 341 Topics in French FREN 342 French Culture in the Seventeenth Century, or FREN 343 The French Enlightenment | 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in French (for students with an appropriate level of French language)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | FREN 141 France and the Francophone World | 18 |
| 200-level | FREN 232 Intermediate French FREN 233 French for Professional Purposes FREN 243 Francophone Women Writers | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | FREN 333 Advanced French 1 FREN 334 Advanced French 2 FREN 335 Advanced French 3 FREN 336 Advanced French 4 FREN 341 Topics in French FREN 342 French Culture in the Seventeenth Century, or FREN 343 The French Enlightenment | 18 18 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 18 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts A short interview or placement test will be held during Course Approval in order to place students in the paper appropriate to their knowledge of the language. FREN 232 normally taken in first year, FREN 333 and FREN 334 in second year, FREN 335 and FREN 336 in third year. | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Gender Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | GEND 101 Gender GEND 102 Bodies, Sexualities and Selves | 18 18 |
| 200-level | GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory One of and one of | 18 18
18 |
| 300-level | GEND 306 Gender, Work and Consumer Culture Two of and one of | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Geography
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | GEOG 101 Physical Geography GEOG 102 Human Geography | 18 18 |
| 200-level | GEOG 280 Research Methodology in Human Geography Two further 200-level GEOG papers (excluding GEOG 290) | 18 36 |
| 300-level | GEOG 380 Field Research Studies Three further 300-level GEOG papers | 18 54 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in German (for students who have not previously studied German)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | GERM 131 Introductory German 1 GERM 132 Introductory German 2 GERM 141 Excursions | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | GERM 230 German Language 3 GERM 231 Intermediate German 1 GERM 242 Passages 1 GERM 243 Passages 2 | 18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | GERM 331 Intermediate German 2 Three of | 18 54 |
| Plus | 162 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in German (for students with an appropriate level of German language)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | GERM 141 Excursions | 18 |
| 200-level | GERM 231 Intermediate German 1 GERM 242 Passages 1 GERM 243 Passages 2 | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | GERM 331 Intermediate German 2 GERM 334 Advanced German 1 GERM 335 Advanced German 2 Two of | 18 18 18 36 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 30 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts A short interview or placement test will be held during Course Approval in order to place students in the paper appropriate to their knowledge of the language. GERM 141 and GERM 231 normally taken in first year, GERM 331 in second year, GERM 334 and GERM 335 in third year | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in History
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level HIST papers Any 100-level ARTH paper may be substituted for one 100-level HIST paper. | 36 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level HIST papers Any 200-level ARTH paper, ENVI 211 Environmental History of New Zealand, ENGL 215 The Anglo-Saxons: An Interdiscilpinary Approach, or MAOR 207 Ngā Kōrero Nehe - Tribal Histories, may be substituted for one 200-level HIST paper. | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level HIST papers Any 300-level ARTH paper or MAOR 307 Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua, may be substituted for one 300-level HIST paper. | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Human Services*
* No new enrolments will be accepted for Human Services as a major or minor subject.
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | SOWK 111 Working with People: the New Zealand Context SOWK 114* EDUC 102 Human Development, or PSYC 112 Human Thought and Behaviour One of ANTH 103, ANTH 105, BSNS 105, ECON 112, ENVI 111, GEND 101, GEND 102, GEOG 102, MANT 102, MAOR 102, MAOR 110, PACI 101, POLS 102, POLS 103, SOCI 101 (or LAWS 101 - 36 points) | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three of | 54 |
| 300-level | SOWK 315* SOWK 316* SOWK 318* SOWK 319* Note:*These papers are no longer offered. | 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 162 further points (or 144 points if LAWS 101 taken); must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Note: Requirements for this major subject are under review. For further information please contact the Department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Indigenous Development / He Kura Matanui
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | MAOR 102 Māori Society MAOR 110 Introduction to Conversational Māori | 18 18 |
| 200-level | MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga Any two of ANTH 204 or ARCH 204, ANTH 205, ANTH 206, ANTH 208 or ARCH 201, GEOG 278, HEAL 203, HIST 223, HIST 226, MAOR 203, MAOR 204, MAOR 205, MAOR 207, MAOR 208, MAOR 209, MAOR 210, MAOR 211, MAOR 212, MAOR 213, MAOR 215, MAOR 219, MFCO 212, PACI 201, PACI 210, POLS 202, POLS 207, SPAN 243 | 18 36 |
| 300-level | MAOR 302 Whakapapa and Marae Any three of ANTH 324 or ARCH 301, ECON 303, ENGL 332, GEOG 378, HIST 327, MANT 341, MAOR 303, MAOR 304, MAOR 305, MAOR 307, MAOR 308, MAOR 309, MAOR 310, MAOR 311, MAOR 312, MAOR 313, MAOR 315, MAOR 316, MAOR 319, MART 305, MFCO 318, PACI 301, PACI 310, PHSE 320, POLS 309, SPAN 343, TOUR 301, TOUR 306 | 18 54 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts (See Note below). | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Note: Approved papers may be drawn from those offered by other Divisions. 300-level papers selected should be consistent with interdisciplinary choices at 200-level.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Information Science
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations COMP 150 Practical Programming, or COMP 160 General Programming |
18 18 |
| 200-level |
INFO 211 Systems Analysis, Design and Modelling INFO 213 Business ICT Strategy INFO 214 Business ICT Infrastructure INFO 221 Application Software Development |
18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level |
INFO 312 Information Systems Development Project Two of One further 300-level INFO paper or SENG 301 Software Project Management, or TELE 303 Wireless Communications |
18
36
18 |
| Plus |
180 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Islamic Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | RELS 101 Judaism, Christianity and Islam ANTH 105 Global and local Cultures | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three of RELS 207, RELS 220, RELS 221, RELS 222, RELS 225, RELS 234, POLS 210, POLS 214 | 54 |
| 300-level | Four of RELS 320, RELS 321, RELS 322, RELS 323, RELS 324, RELS 325, RELS 334, HIST 303, POLS 310 | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Papers must include at least three of RELS 207, RELS 221, RELS 222, RELS 321, RELS 322, RELS 323, RELS 324 | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Japanese (for students who have not previously studied Japanese)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two of JAPA 131 Introductory Japanese 1, JAPA 132 Introductory Japanese 2, ASIA 101 Introducing Asia |
36 |
| 200-level |
JAPA 231 Intermediate Japanese JAPA 233 Business and Professional Japanese One of |
18 18
18 |
| 300-level |
JAPA 331 Advanced Japanese 1 JAPA 332 Advanced Japanese 2 Two of |
18 18
36 |
| Plus |
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Japanese (for students with an appropriate level of Japanese language)
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | ASIA 101 Introducing Asia | 18 |
| 200-level |
JAPA 231 Intermediate Japanese JAPA 233 Business and Professional Japanese One of |
18 18
18 |
| 300-level |
JAPA 331 Advanced Japanese 1 JAPA 332 Advanced Japanese 2 JAPA 334 Advanced Japanese 3 Two of |
18 18 18
36 |
| Plus |
198 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Language and Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | LING 111 Language and Its Structure Two 100-level papers in one of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Māori, Portuguese, Spanish | 18 36 |
| 200-level | LING 214 Syntax LING 215 Phonology Two 200-level papers in the language taken at 100-level | 18 18 36 |
| 300-level | Two 300-level LING papers Two 300-level papers in the language taken at 200-level | 36 36 |
| Plus | 162 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Note: In the case of Māori language, students will take MAOR 131, MAOR 231, and MAOR 331 at 100-, 200-, and 300-level respectively. | 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Linguistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | LING 111 Language and its Structure One of | 18 18 |
| 200-level | LING 214 Syntax LING 215 Phonology One further 200-level LING paper | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level LING papers | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Māori Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | MAOR 102 Maori Society MAOR 111 Te Kākano 1 MAOR 112 Te Kākano 2 | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | MAOR 211 Te Pihinga 1 MAOR 212 Te Pihinga 2 One further paper from 200-level MAOR, PACI 201 | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | MAOR 311 Te Māhuri 1 MAOR 312 Te Māhuri 2 36 further points from 300-level MAOR papers PACI 301 may be substituted for 18 300-level MAOR points. | 18 18 36 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Note: Note: Students will be placed in MAOR language papers appropriate to their knowledge of Mäori. A first year student placed in the 200-level or 300-level language paper will still have to pass MAOR papers worth at least 162 points in order to major in Mäori Studies. | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Mathematics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
MATH 160 Mathematics 1 MATH 170 Mathematics 2 STAT 110 Statistical Methods, or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics, or an approved 200-level STAT paper COMO 101 Computational Mathematics, recommended (compulsory for Computational Mathematics specialisation) |
18 18 18
18 |
| 200-level |
MATH 201 Real Analysis MATH 202 Linear Algebra Further papers for one of the specialisations listed below: Computational Mathematics Pure Mathematics |
18 18
18
54
18 |
| 300-level |
Four 300-level MATH or COMO papers, including those specified for one of the specialisations listed below: Computational Mathematics Pure Mathematics |
72 |
| Plus |
126 or 162 further points, depending on specialisation; total programme must include at least 180 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
126 or 162 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Music
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | MUSI 101 Materials of Music 1 One of | 18 18 |
| 200-level | MUSI 201 Materials Of Music 2 36 further MUSI points at 200-level or above | 18 36 |
| 300-level | 72 300-level MUSI points | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Pacific Islands Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | One of ANTH 103, ANTH 105, MAOR 102, MFCO 102, PACI 102, PACI 103 | 18 18 |
| 200-level | One of ANTH 205, ARTH 220, GEOG 278, HIST 208, MAOR 207, MFCO 212, MUSI 228, PACI 210, SOWK 233, SOWK 234, or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, ARCH, ARTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Three of ANTH 316, GEOG 378, HIST 337, MAOR 307, MUSI 328, PACI 310, or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, ARCH, ARTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR | 18 54 |
198 further points; must include 54 further points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Performing Arts Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | PERF 101 (this paper is no longer offered) One of MUSI 103, MUSI 104, MUSI 132, MUSI 133, MUSI 140*, MUSI 141*, MUSI 145*, MUSI 146*, MUSI 156*, MUSI 185, MAOR 108, PACI102 PHSE 115 Fundamentals of Dance, or PHSE 116 Elements of Dance One of THEA 122, THEA 151, THEA 152, THEA 153, DESN 101 It is strongly recommended that THEA 153 be taken concurrently with PERF 101. * Audition required for entry; consult Department of Music for further information | 18 18
18 18 |
| 200-level | PERF 201 Performing Arts Integrations One of MUSI 225, MUSI 226, MUSI 228, MUSI 265, MUSI 266, MUSI 269, MUSI 285, MAOR 208, PHSE 235 One of | 18 18
18 |
| 300-level | PERF 301 Performance Project 54 300-level MAOR (MAOR 308 only), MUSI, PHSE (Dance Studies papers only) or THEA points | 18 54 |
| Plus | 144 further points; must include at least 36 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Note: No new students will be accepted in 2013 for Performing Arts Studies as a major or minor subject. Returning or recommencing students who require PERF 201 and/or 301 must complete those papers in 2013. For advice on future study options, please consult Theatre Studies staff (theatre.studies@otago.ac.nz). | 144 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Philosophy
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level PHIL papers | 36 |
| 200-level | Two 200-level PHIL papers One further PHIL paper at 200-level or above One of ARTH 211 Paris: Twentieth-Century Painting and Theory, GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory, POLS 202 Theories of Justice, or PSYC 204 Justice, Race and Class, may be substituted for one 200-level PHIL paper | 36 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level PHIL papers (or three 300-level PHIL papers and one 400-level PHIL paper) One of ARTH 313 Perspective: Theory and Philosophy, BITC 301 Bioethics, or POLS 301 Power and Liberty, may be substituted for one 300-level PHIL paper | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1 ECON 112 Principles of Economics 2 One 100-level PHIL paper (PHIL 103 Ethical Issues, recommended) One 100-level POLS paper (POLS 102 New Zealand Politics - Introduction, recommended) | 18 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | ECON 201 Microeconomics or ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory One further 200-level ECON paper Two 200-level PHIL papers Two 200-level POLS papers | 18 18 36 36 |
| 300-level | Six 300-level ECON, PHIL or POLS papers including at least two papers in two of the subjects and at least one paper in the third subject. | 108 |
| Plus | 72 further points which may be taken from outside Arts | 72 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Politics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Two 100-level POLS papers | 36 |
| 200-level | Two 200-level POLS papers One further POLS paper at 200-level or above One of GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory, GEND 208 Governing Bodies, HEAL 203 Health Policy and Politics, PHIL 227 Morality and Politics:Hobbes to Hume, PHIL 228 Ethics, or PSYC 204 Justice, Race and Class, may be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper | 36 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level POLS papers Every programme must include one of POLS 102 New Zealand Politics- Introduction, POLS 207 Environmental Politics, POLS 213 New Zealand Foreign Policy, POLS 303 New Zealand's Political Economy, or POLS 319 Treaty Politics | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Psychology
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | PSYC 111 Brain and Behaviour PSYC 112 Human Thought and Behaviour STAT 110 Statistical Methods (recommended) | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | PSYC 210 Principles of Psychological Research PSYC 211 Brain and Cognition PSYC 212 Social and Applied Psychology | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four of Students intending to advance to postgraduate study should also take PSYC 311 Quantitative Methods | 72 |
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Religious Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | RELS 101 Judaism, Christianity and Islam RELS 102 Hinduism and Buddhism | 18 18 |
| 200-level | Three 200-level RELS papers PHIL 229 Philosophy of Religion, may be substituted for one 200-level RELS paper | 54 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level RELS papers BIBS 317 God, Suffering and Justice, may be substituted for one paper | 72 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 18 pointsin BIBS or CHTH and 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Note: Every programme must also include at least one BIBS or CHTH paper. | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Sociology
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | SOCI 101 Sociology of New Zealand Society SOCI 102 Cultural and Social Identities | 18 18 |
| 200-level | SOCI 201 Scoiological Research in Practice Two further 200-level SOCI papers, one of which may be replaced with one of GEND 205 Gender and the Media, GEND 206 Gender, Work and Consumer Culture, GEND 207 Masculinities, or PHSE 206 Sociology of Sport | 18 36 |
| 300-level | SOCI 301 Mixed Methods Three further 300-level SOCI papers, one of which may be replaced with ANTH 316 Labour and Society, ANTH 320 Contemporary Ethnographic Research, GEND 308 Governing Bodies, or PHSE 338 Advanced Sociology of Sport. | 18 54 |
| Plus | 198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 198 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Spanish
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
SPAN 131 IntroductorySpanish 1 SPAN 132 Introductory Spanish 2 SPAN 141 Introduction to Hispanic Culture |
18 18 18 |
| 200-level |
SPAN 231 Intermediate Spanish 1 SPAN 232 Intermediate Spanish 2 One of |
18 18 18 |
| 300-level |
SPAN 331 Advanced Spanish 1 SPAN 332 Advanced Spanish 2 Two of |
18 18
36 |
| Plus |
180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Statistics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | Statistics STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics MATH 160 Mathematics 1 MATH 170 Mathematics 2 or Applied Statistics STAT 110 Statistical Methods or STAT 115 Introduction to Biostatistics MATH 160 Mathematics 1 MATH 170 Mathematics 2 |
18 18 18
18 18 18 |
| 200-level | Statistics STAT 261 Probability and Inference 1 Two further STAT papers at 200-level or above MATH 202 Linear Algebra or MATH 203 Calculus of Several Variables or Applied Statistics STAT 241 Regression and Modelling 1 |
18 36 18
18 36 |
| 300-level | Statistics STAT 362 Probability and Inference 2 Three further STAT papers at 300-level or above or Applied Statistics STAT 341 Regression and Modelling 2 |
18 54
18 54 |
| Plus | Either 162 (Statistics) or 180 (Applied Statistics) further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts Other approved paper(s) may be substituted for up to two 200- or 300-level STAT papers Applied Statistics students who are not also enrolled for another degree programme must fulfil the requirements for an approved minor subject | 162 or 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Theatre Studies
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | THEA 122 Drama on Stage and Screen THEA 151 Improvisation THEA 152 Theatre Technology Note: THEA 152 should normally be taken in the first or second year of the programme. | 18 18 18 |
| 200-level | THEA 221 Truth and Representation in the Theatre Two further 200-level THEA papers MUSI 265 Music and Theatre, may be substituted for one THEA paper | 18 36 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level THEA papers including at least one of MUSI 365 Music and Theatre, may be substituted for one THEA paper | 72
|
| Plus | 180 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts | 180 |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Visual Culture
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
VISC 101 Introduction to Visual Culture At least one of |
18 18 |
| 200-level |
VISC 201 History of Photography Two of |
18 36 |
| 300-level |
VISC 301 Theories and Debates One of One 300-level ARTH paper One further paper from |
18
18
18 18 |
| Plus |
198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts |
198 |
| Total | 360 |
Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Structure of the Programme
Every degree programme
- shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points,
- shall include at least 180 points for papers above 100-level, of which at least 72 points shall be for papers above 200-level,
- shall satisfy the requirements for at least one of the major subjects listed above. No paper above 200-level may count for more than one Major Subject Requirement,
- may include one or more optional minor subjects listed via the link above. No paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements,
- may include papers which are not listed in Arts and Music Schedule C
- up to 90 points; or
- as specified in Major Subject Requirements; or
- as specified in the Minor Subject Requirements.
Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
- Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).
- A candidate with outstanding results in a subject prior to entering the University may be permitted by the Head of Department concerned to enrol for a paper at 200-level without having satisfied the normal prerequisites. In such cases the candidate shall not be credited with the prerequisite papers, but shall be exempted from including those papers in a Major Subject Requirement. A candidate may not, having passed any such paper at 200-level, enrol subsequently for any paper for which the exemption has been given.
Cross Credits
A candidate who is enrolled for the degree concurrently with another degree, or who has completed one degree and is proceeding with the other, may cross credit 100- and 200-level papers which are common to both degrees up to a maximum of 126 points where the other degree is a three-year degree and up to a maximum of 180 points where the other degree is longer than a three-year degree.
Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.