Bachelor of Arts - Maori and Indigenous Studies

University of Canterbury

With over 30 subjects to choose from you can customise your BA degree to suit your interests and career path. Over the three years of your BA degree you will gain the critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and communication skills that employers want. Practical experiences such as internships are on offer too. Bachelor of Arts specialisation option You can also do a BA with a specialisation pathway. Specialisations include a set programme of courses centred on a broad theme. These allow you to develop expertise in more subjects than a major, as well as the opportunity to customise your study to your particular interests. See the Bachelor of Arts - Specialisations. Study Involve: Choose from over 30 Arts subjects as your major and minor, or double major. Many courses offer field trips, real-world case studies, performances, internships, and community projects. You have the option to study a minor from additional subjects across Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health, Product Design, Science, Sport, and Youth and Community Leadership. Get involved with some of the many Arts related student clubs including Arts Society, Japan Society, Classoc, and Musoc.Maori and Indigenous Studies is a broad subject that explores the culture, knowledge, and philosophies of Maori and Indigenous peoples, and their economic, political, and social experiences. These studies are increasingly seen as central to biculturalism in Aotearoa as well as in our global multicultural society. Study Involve: Study a range of historical and contemporary issues that Indigenous people face such as their relationship to science and politics, public services, and material culture. Aotahi: School of Maori and Indigenous Studies operates as a whanau to help you explore the heritage of Aotearoa. Take this subject as a minor in a wide range of bachelor’s degrees so you can combine your other subjects with matauranga Maori.

Faculty of Arts