Overview
The Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) degree is an academically demanding programme.
The aim of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) is to help students become highly skilled, versatile, independent thinkers with the research experience, information literacy, communication and interpersonal skills necessary for an advanced professional career or further academic study at the Master's or PhD level.
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Subject Information
The degree may be awarded in any one of the subjects, or in any approved combination of the subjects, listed below:
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Biblical Studies
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BIBS 490 Dissertation Three further 400-level BIBS papers One 400-level CHTH, MINS, PAST or RELS paper may be substituted for one 400-level BIBS paper. Prerequisites: 36 points of either Greek or Hebrew language (or other combinations of papers comprising one year of Greek or Hebrew language study)
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours BA(Hons) in Chinese
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) majoring in Christian Thought and History
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Classics (including Classical Studies, Greek and Latin)
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) majoring in Communication Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Computer Science
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COSC 490 Dissertation Four of COSC 402, COSC 410, COSC 411, COSC 412, COSC 420, COSC 421, COSC 422, COSC 430, COSC 431, COSC 440, COSC 441, COSC 450, COSC 470, COSC 471 Prerequisites:
At least five 300-level papers including COSC 326 or COSC 345 and including at least three further papers from COSC 301-385 |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Economics
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Education
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EDUC 407 Researching Educational Issues Three further 400-level EDUC papers Students who have already passed EDUC 351 may substitute EDUC 422 or EDUC 427 or an advanced research methods course, approved by the Dean of the College of Education, for EDUC 407.
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in English
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Film and Media Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in French
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Gender Studies
*Further information will be available for this paper in early September.
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Geography
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in German
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in History
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HIST 490 Dissertation HIST 452 Rethinking History Two further 400-level HIST papers One other relevant 400-level paper (which may include MAOR 407 Presenting Pacific Histories) may be substituted for one 400-level HIST paper, with approval from the Head of Programme, History. |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Indigenous Development / He Kura Matanui
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| Note: 400-level papers selected should be consistent with interdisciplinary choices at 300-level. Approved papers may be drawn from those offered by other Divisions. |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Information Science
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Japanese
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Linguistics
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Māori Studies
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Mathematics
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Music
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MUSI 490 Dissertation 80 further points from: Prerequisites:
One of MUSI 220, MUSI 223, MUSI 268, MUSI 269, MUSI 301, MUSI 320, MUSI 323, MUSI 368, MUSI 371, MUSI 386, MUSI 369 |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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- One of:
- ECON 492 Dissertation for Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- PHIL 490 Dissertation
Three further 400-level ECON, PHIL, POLS papers No more than 100 points may be from any one of the component disciplines. |
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Psychology
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| Prerequisites:
At least five 300-level papers including:
PSYC 311 Quantitative Methods
and four from PSYC 313, PSYC 315, PSYC 317, PSYC 318, PSYC 319, PSYC 321, PSYC 323, PSYC 324, PSYC 325, PSYC 326, PSYC 327, PSYC 328, PSYC 329, PSYC 330*, PSYC 331* |
*Further information will be available for these papers in early September.
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Religious Studies
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RELS 490 Dissertation RELS 415 Method and Theory in the Study of Religion Two further 400-level RELS papers An approved paper may be substituted for one 400-level RELS paper
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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Sociology
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Spanish
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Statistics
Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Theatre Studies
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An approved paper at 400-level or above may be substituted for one 20-point THEA paper
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120
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Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
Admission to the Programme
- Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
- Every applicant shall have fulfilled one of the following conditions:
- have been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, majoring in the subject or subjects of study proposed with an average grade of at least B+ for the appropriate 300-level papers;
- have been admitted with the status of one who is entitled to proceed to the degree;
- have a qualification acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and produce evidence acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of ability to proceed to the degree.
- A student enrolled for a postgraduate diploma programme may not be admitted retrospectively and transfer to an Honours programme unless he or she would have been eligible for admission at the commencement of the programme and the structure and duration of the postgraduate diploma programme are identical to those for the Honours programme.
Subjects of Study
The degree may be awarded in any one of the subjects, or in an approved combination of subjects (Combined Honours), listed above.
Structure of the Programme
- Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for the subject concerned as listed above.
- With the permission of the Heads of Departments concerned, a candidate may substitute a paper of another subject for one of the required papers.
- A student who has obtained the degree in one subject may become a candidate for the degree in any other subject.
- The research report must be submitted by 1 June or 1 November of the semester in which the programme is completed.
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).
Duration of the Programme
- A full-time candidate shall normally complete the requirements for the degree within one academic year of commencing the programme;
- A part-time candidate shall normally complete the requirements for the degree within two academic years of commencing the programme.
Level of Award of the Degree
- The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours, with Second Class Honours (Division I), with Second Class Honours (Division II), or with Third Class Honours.
- Should a candidate fail to obtain Honours, the papers passed may be credited towards a Postgraduate Diploma.
- A candidate who fails to obtain Honours may not resit all or part of the Honours programme in a subsequent year, unless the Senate has determined that his or her performance in those examinations was seriously impaired.
Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.
Note: The due date for applications for enrolment in the programme is 10 December. Late applications will be considered.
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