LevelPapersPoints 100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18 GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18 GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18 200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18 GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18 Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18 MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18 300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18 MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18</p><h3>Pacific Studies major papers</h3><p>In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Pacific Studies major has its own programme requirements.</p><table summary="Outline of papers and points needed to complete a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Pacific Islands Studies" id="table43015"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="degreelevel" style="width: 120px;" id="table43015r1c1">Level</th><th scope="col" id="table43015r1c2">Papers</th><th scope="col" class="degreepoints" id="table43015r1c3">Points</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" headers="table43015r1c1"> 100-level </td><td headers="table43015r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI101">PACI 101</a> Pacific Societies </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"> One of:<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH103">ANTH 103</a> Introduction to Anthropology<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH105">ANTH 105</a> Global and Local Cultures<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=HIST107">HIST 107</a> New Zealand in the World from the 18th Century<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MAOR102">MAOR 102</a> Māori Society<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MFCO102">MFCO 102</a> Media, Power, Society<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI102">PACI 102</a> Pacific Dance: An Introduction<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI103">PACI 103</a> Languages and Cultures of the Pacific: An Introduction </td><td headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" headers="table43015r1c1"> 200-level </td><td headers="table43015r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI201">PACI 201</a> Contemporary Pacific Island Issues </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH204">ANTH 204</a> Pacific and New Zealand Archaeology </td><td headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"> One of:<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH205">ANTH 205</a> Anthropology and the Contemporary Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH206">ANTH 206</a> Anthropology of Globalisation<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG278">GEOG 278</a> Geographies of the South Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=HIST206" title="HIST 206">HIST 206</a> An Introduction to Pacific History<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MAOR207">MAOR 207</a> Ngā Kōrero Nehe - Tribal Histories<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MFCO212">MFCO 212</a> Media and Intercultural Communication<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MUSI268">MUSI 268</a> Performance in Asia and the Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI213"> PACI 213</a>&nbsp;Pacific Education </td><td headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"> or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=ANTH">ANTH</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=CHTH">CHTH</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=GEOG">GEOG</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=HIST">HIST</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=MAOR">MAOR</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table43015r1c1"> 300-level </td><td headers="table43015r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI301">PACI 301</a> Gafa o Tagata Pasifika - Pacific Diaspora in New Zealand </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table43015r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"> Three of:<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=ANTH327">ANTH 327</a> Anthropology of Money<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=GEOG378">GEOG 378</a> Geographies of the South Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=HIST337">HIST 337</a> Environmental History of the Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=INDS307">INDS 307</a> Ancient East Polynesian Histories<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MAOR307">MAOR 307</a> Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MFCO318">MFCO 318</a> Indigenous Media<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=MUSI368">MUSI 368</a> Performance in Asia and the Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI305">PACI 305</a> Peace and Conflict in the Pacific<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=PACI310">PACI 310</a> Special Topic: Pacific People, Climate Change and Power<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=SOWK303">SOWK 303</a> Communities and Organisations - Analysis and Theory<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=SOWK304">SOWK 304</a> Kaupapa Māori, and Indigenous Approaches to Social Work<br /><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=THEA322">THEA 322</a> Theatre of Australasia </td><td headers="table43015r1c3"> 54 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c2"> or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=ANTH">ANTH</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=CHTH">CHTH</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=GEOG">GEOG</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=HIST">HIST</a>, <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?subjcode=MAOR">MAOR</a></td><td headers="table43015r1c3">&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td headers="table43015r1c1"> Plus </td><td headers="table43015r1c2"> 36 points from recommended papers</td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table43015r1c3"> 36 </td></tr><tr class="degreetablesummary"><td colspan="2" headers="table43015r1c1 table43015r1c2"><strong>Total</strong> (including core papers) </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table43015r1c3"><strong>360</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>" />
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Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) majoring in Pacific Studies

Core papers

Every Bachelor of Sustainability programme must include the core papers listed below, as well as the required papers for the major subject.

LevelPapersPoints
100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18
GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18
200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18
GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18
Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18
MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18
300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18
MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18

Pacific Studies major papers

In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Pacific Studies major has its own programme requirements.

LevelPapersPoints
100-level PACI 101 Pacific Societies 18
One of:
ANTH 103 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 105 Global and Local Cultures
HIST 107 New Zealand in the World from the 18th Century
MAOR 102 Māori Society
MFCO 102 Media, Power, Society
PACI 102 Pacific Dance: An Introduction
PACI 103 Languages and Cultures of the Pacific: An Introduction
18
200-level PACI 201 Contemporary Pacific Island Issues 18
ANTH 204 Pacific and New Zealand Archaeology 18
One of:
ANTH 205 Anthropology and the Contemporary Pacific
ANTH 206 Anthropology of Globalisation
GEOG 278 Geographies of the South Pacific
HIST 206 An Introduction to Pacific History
MAOR 207 Ngā Kōrero Nehe - Tribal Histories
MFCO 212 Media and Intercultural Communication
MUSI 268 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
PACI 213 Pacific Education
18
or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR
300-level PACI 301 Gafa o Tagata Pasifika - Pacific Diaspora in New Zealand 18
Three of:
ANTH 327 Anthropology of Money
GEOG 378 Geographies of the South Pacific
HIST 337 Environmental History of the Pacific
INDS 307 Ancient East Polynesian Histories
MAOR 307 Te Tūtakitanga o Ngā Ao e Rua
MFCO 318 Indigenous Media
MUSI 368 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
PACI 305 Peace and Conflict in the Pacific
PACI 310 Special Topic: Pacific People, Climate Change and Power
SOWK 303 Communities and Organisations - Analysis and Theory
SOWK 304 Kaupapa Māori, and Indigenous Approaches to Social Work
THEA 322 Theatre of Australasia
54
or approved Special Topic papers relevant to the Pacific Islands in ANTH, CHTH, GEOG, HIST, MAOR 
Plus 36 points from recommended papers 36
Total (including core papers) 360
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