Courses
Planning your degree with Te Tumu
We strongly suggest that students should come and discuss their course of study with one of the members of staff approved to do so:
- Professor Michael Reilly
- Professor Paul Tapsell
- Associate Professor Poia Rewi
- Associate Professor Jenny Bryant-Tokalau
- Dr Jim Williams
- Dr Lachy Paterson
- Dr Michelle Schaaf
- Dr Paerau Warbrick
- Dr Matiu Ratima
- Tangiwai Rewi
- Suzanne Duncan
Te Tumu also encourages students to set high goals and plan beyond a BA. The following diagram provides insight into some of the degree and higher degree options available to students.

Undergraduate Degree Information
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Māori Studies
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Pacific Island Studies
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Indigenous Development/He Kura Matanui
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) (Māori Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) (Indigenous Development/He Kura Matanui)
- Minor in Māori Studies
- Minor in Pacific Island Studies
- Minor in Indigenous Development/He Kura Matanui
Postgraduate Degree Information
- Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) - Māori Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) - Pacific Islands Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) - Indigenous Development/He Kura Matanui
- Master of Indigenous Studies (MIndS)
- Masters of Arts (MA) (Māori Studies, Pacific Islands Studies, Indigenous Development)
100-level MAOR/PACI papers
- MAOR 102 Māori Society
- MAOR 103 Introduction to Ngāi Tahu
- MAOR 105 Raranga Kete
- MAOR 108 Waiata: Te Tīmatanga
- MAOR 110 Introduction to Conversational Māori
- MAOR 111 Te Kākano 1
- MAOR 112 Te Kākano 2
- MAOR 115 Raranga Kete Whakairo
- MAOR 120 Introduction to Indigenous Aotearoa
- PACI 101 Pacific Societies
- PACI 102 Pacific Dance: An Introduction
- PACI 103 Languages and Cultures of the Pacific: An Introduction
200-level MAOR/PACI papers
- MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga
- MAOR 203 Ngāi Tahu Society
- MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- MAOR 205 Raranga Whāriki/Tukutuku
- MAOR 207 Ngā Kōrero Nehe
- MAOR 208 Manu Taki
- MAOR 209 Whakairo Apatoru
- MAOR 210 Special Topic
- MAOR 211 Te Pihinga 1
- MAOR 212 Te Pihinga 2
- MAOR 213 Te Mana o Te Reo
- MAOR 215 Mahi Piupiu
- MAOR 219 Whakairo Apawhā
- PACI 201 Tagata Pasifika
- PACI 210 Special Topic
300-level MAOR/PACI papers
- MAOR 302 Whakapapa and Marae
- MAOR 303 Ngāi Tahu and the Natural World
- MAOR 304 Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti - Waitangi Tribunal
- MAOR 305 Whatu Tāniko Apatahi
- MAOR 307 Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua
- MAOR 308 Ngā Hākinakina a Te Māori
- MAOR 309 Whakairo Aparima
- MAOR 310 Special Topic
- MAOR 311 Te Māhuri 1
- MAOR 312 Te Māhuri 2
- MAOR 313 Te Hiringa Taketake
- MAOR 314 He Pūkōrero - Theory and Research Methodologies
- MAOR 315 Whatu Tāniko Aparua
- MAOR 316 Special Topic
- MAOR 319 Whakairo Apaono
- PACI 301 Gafa o Tagata Pasifika
- PACI 310 Special Topic
400-level MAOR/PACI papers
- MAOR 402 Taonga and Identity
- MAOR 404 Toitu te Whenua - Land, Lore and Colonialism
- MAOR 407 Presenting Pacific Histories
- MAOR 410 Special Topic: He Tuhituhinga
- MAOR 415 Te Whakahauora i Ngā Reo Taketake
- MAOR 417 Special Topic
- MAOR 431 Te Kōhure
- MAOR 490 He Raukura
- PACI 401 Tinā Pasifika
- PACI 402 Resource Conservation and Management in the Pacific
- PACI 490 Dissertation
400-level Distance taught MAOR/PACI papers
- MAOX 404 Māori Land and Lore
- MAOX 407 Presenting Pacific Histories
- MAOX 415 Te Whakahauora i Ngā Reo Taketake
- MAOX 418 He Turaki Aweke - Deconstructing Representations of Māori
- PACX 401 Polynesian Women
- PACX 410 Special Topic

