Faculty of Arts undergraduate courses
2024 courses
This course finder displays all undergraduate courses taught within the Faculty of Arts.
To find the courses you can take which are taught by other faculties see our subjects and courses pages.
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Currently displaying 942 courses.
Academic English Studies
| ACADENG 100 | Forms in Academic English | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ACADENG 101 | Academic English Writing | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ACADENG 104 | Academic English for Business | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ACADENG 210 | Writing Research Reports | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
Ancient History
Classical Studies and Ancient History
| ANCIENT 103 | Roman History | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 110 | Classical Mythology | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 210 | Egyptian Language 1A | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 220 | Egyptian Language 1B | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 251 | Ancient Egyptian Art: Icon and Narrative | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 254 | Early Rome | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 285 | Classical Tragedy | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 304 | Directed Study | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 310 | Egyptian Language 2A | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 351 | Ancient Egyptian Art: Icon and Narrative | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 354 | Early Rome | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 379 | Study Abroad (Egypt) | Summer School |
| ANCIENT 385 | Classical Tragedy | Semester 2 |
Anthropology
Art History
| ARTHIST 114 | Understanding Art: Leonardo to Warhol | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 115 | Global Art Histories | Semester 2 |
| ARTHIST 204 | Ways of Seeing Contemporary Art | Semester 2 |
| ARTHIST 224 | Power and Piety: the Baroque | Semester 2 |
| ARTHIST 233 | The Art of Gender Politics | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 235 | Contemporary Art in Aotearoa NZ | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 248 | Special Topic: Who am I?: Photography and the Construction of Identity | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 324 | Power and Piety: the Baroque | Semester 2 |
| ARTHIST 333 | The Art of Gender Politics | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 334 | Ways of Seeing Contemporary Art | Semester 2 |
| ARTHIST 335 | Contemporary Art in Aotearoa NZ | Semester 1 |
| ARTHIST 348 | Special Topic: Who am I?: Photography and the Construction of Identity | Semester 1 |
Arts Scholars
| ARTSCHOL 100A | Arts Scholars 1 | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
| ARTSCHOL 100B | Arts Scholars 1 | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
| ARTSCHOL 200A | Arts Scholars 2 | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ARTSCHOL 200B | Arts Scholars 2 | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ARTSCHOL 300A | Arts Scholars 3 | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
| ARTSCHOL 300B | Arts Scholars 3 | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
Arts General
| ARTSGEN 103 | Ko Wai Tatou? Who Are We? | Semester 1 |
| ARTSGEN 104 | Te Parekereke | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 |
| ARTSGEN 300 | Directed Study | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
Asian Studies
| ANTHRO 329 | Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation | Semester 2 |
| ASIAN 100 | Images of Asia | Semester 1 |
| ASIAN 140 | New Zealand and Asia | Semester 2 |
| ASIAN 200 | Asian Identities | Semester 2 |
| ASIAN 204 | Asian Diasporas | Semester 1 |
| ASIAN 300 | Special Study | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ASIAN 302 | Asian Diasporas | Semester 1 |
| ASIAN 303 | Asian Identities | Semester 2 |
| CHINESE 130 | Rethinking China | Semester 2 |
| CHINESE 203 | China on Screen | Semester 1 |
| CHINESE 303 | China on Screen | Semester 1 |
| HISTORY 103 | Global History | Semester 1 |
| JAPANESE 150 | Exploring Japan | Semester 1 |
| JAPANESE 308 | Religion in Modern Japanese Society | Summer School |
| KOREAN 205 | Korea through TV Drama and Film | Semester 2 |
| KOREAN 305 | Korea through TV Drama and Film | Semester 2 |
| KOREAN 381 | Korean Study Abroad 3C | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| POLITICS 254 | China and the World | Semester 2 |
Career
| CAREER 100 | Crafting Your Career | Semester 2 |
| CAREER 101 | Understanding the Workplace | Semester 1 |
| CAREER 300 | Internship | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
Chinese
Classical Studies and Ancient History
Classical Studies
Communication in Leadership
| COMMS 100 | Communication, Technology and Culture | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 101 | Understanding Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 105 | Introduction to Communication and Leadership | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 207 | Communication Research Methods | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 210 | Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 213 | Communication and Persuasion | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 214 | Communication and Inclusive Leadership | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 307 | Communication Internship | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| COMMS 319 | Communication Strategies in the Workplace | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 320 | Communication Project | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 100 | Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage | Semester 1 |
| GENDER 101 | Gender: Global and Local | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 104 | Ethics and Justice | Semester 2 |
Communication
Communication and Social Change
Communication and Technology
| COMMS 100 | Communication, Technology and Culture | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 101 | Understanding Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 103 | Digital Communication and Practice | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 207 | Communication Research Methods | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 208 | Digital Communication Ethics | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 210 | Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 307 | Communication Internship | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| COMMS 316 | Decolonising Technology and Data | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 318 | Technology Futures | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 320 | Communication Project | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 100 | Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 104 | Ethics and Justice | Semester 2 |
| SOCIOL 300 | Feminist, Anti-Colonial and Post-Capitalist Technofutures | Semester 1 |
Comparative Literature
| COMPLIT 200 | World Literatures 1: Life, Death, War, Peace, Love | Semester 1 |
| COMPLIT 202 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 2 |
| COMPLIT 303 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 2 |
Criminology
Drama
| ANCIENT 110 | Classical Mythology | Semester 1 |
| ANCIENT 285 | Classical Tragedy | Semester 2 |
| ANCIENT 385 | Classical Tragedy | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 100 | Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage | Semester 1 |
| DRAMA 202A | History and Performance | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
| DRAMA 202B | History and Performance | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
| DRAMA 203 | Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 302 | Performance Skills | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 303 | Drama of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific | Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 306 | Production and Management Skills | Semester 1 |
| MĀORI 190 | Kapa Haka 1 | Semester 1 |
| MĀORI 292 | Kapa Haka 2 | Semester 2 |
| MĀORI 393 | Kapa Haka 3 | Semester 1 |
| PACIFIC 110 | Pacific Music and Dance | Semester 1 |
| PACIFIC 210 | Pacific Music and Dance 2 | Semester 2 |
| PACIFIC 310 | Koneseti | Semester 1 |
English
Academic English Studies & Linguistics
| ACADENG 100 | Forms in Academic English | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| ACADENG 101 | Academic English Writing | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ACADENG 210 | Writing Research Reports | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ENGWRIT 101 | English Writing for Academic Purposes | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LANGTCHG 207 | Instructed Language Learning | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 200 | Syntax | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 201 | Phonetics and Phonology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 300 | Advanced Syntax | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 322 | Middle English: Language and Change | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 324 | Morphology | Semester 2 |
English Writing
| ENGWRIT 101 | English Writing for Academic Purposes | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
Ethnomusicology
European Studies
French
Media, Film and Television (FTVMS)
| CHINESE 203 | China on Screen | Semester 1 |
| CHINESE 303 | China on Screen | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 100 | Communication, Technology and Culture | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 303 | Sports Media (Students should enrol in SPORT 305) | Semester 2 |
| COMMS 318 | Technology Futures | Semester 1 |
| EUROPEAN 200 | Screening Europe | Semester 2 |
| EUROPEAN 300 | Screening Europe | Semester 2 |
| KOREAN 205 | Korea through TV Drama and Film | Semester 2 |
| KOREAN 305 | Korea through TV Drama and Film | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 101 | Film Studies | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 202 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 212 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 214 | Social Media | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 229 | Recorded Music and Media Formats | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 307 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 314 | Social Media | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 331 | Recorded Music and Media Formats | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 233 | Politics, Media and Public Sphere | Semester 2 |
Gender Studies
German
Greek
History
Health and Society
| ANTHRO 208 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 1 |
| ANTHRO 372 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 1 |
| HISTORY 210 | Health, Medicine and Society | Semester 1 |
| HISTORY 327 | Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal | Semester 1 |
| HLTHSOC 201 | Medicine Power and Politics | Semester 2 |
| MĀORI 130 | Te Ao Māori: The Māori World | Summer School, repeated Semester 2 |
| SOCIOL 326 | Sociology of Violence and Death | Semester 2 |
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Language Teaching & Learning
| LANGTCHG 101 | Introduction to Language Teaching | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 205 | Developing Literacy in a Second Language | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 206 | Special Topic: Language Learning and the Brain | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 207 | Instructed Language Learning | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 302 | Practical Language Teaching | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 304 | The Young Second Language Learner | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 311 | Language and Technology | Semester 1 |
Latin
Latin American Studies
| LATINAM 200 | Special Topic: Latin American Icons | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LATINAM 202 | Study Abroad (Latin America) | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LATINAM 216 | Music, Politics and Social Change | Semester 1 |
| LATINAM 302 | Special Topic | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LATINAM 350 | Directed Reading and Research | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 106 | Global Politics | Semester 2 |
| SPANISH 105 | Beginners' Spanish 2 | Semester 2 |
Linguistics
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 200 | Syntax | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 201 | Phonetics and Phonology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 300 | Advanced Syntax | Semester 2 |
| LINGUIST 322 | Middle English: Language and Change | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 324 | Morphology | Semester 2 |
Linguistics & English Language Teaching
| LANGTCHG 101 | Introduction to Language Teaching | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 205 | Developing Literacy in a Second Language | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 206 | Special Topic: Language Learning and the Brain | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 302 | Practical Language Teaching | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 304 | The Young Second Language Learner | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 311 | Language and Technology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 200 | Syntax | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 201 | Phonetics and Phonology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |
Logic & Computation
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 200 | Syntax | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 201 | Phonetics and Phonology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 300 | Advanced Syntax | Semester 2 |
| LOGICOMP 201 | Special Topic | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| LOGICOMP 300 | Directed Study | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| LOGICOMP 301 | Philosophy and Computation | Semester 1 |
| LOGICOMP 302 | Special Topic | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Logic | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Thinking | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| PHIL 222 | Intermediate Logic | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 306 | Language, Truth and Meaning | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 315 | Topics in Applied Logic | Semester 2 |
Māori Studies
Media and Screen Studies
Music
Pacific Studies
Philosophy
| LOGICOMP 301 | Philosophy and Computation | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 100 | Mind, Knowledge and Reality | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Logic | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 104 | Ethics and Justice | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 105 | Critical Thinking | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| PHIL 204 | Greek Philosophy | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 207 | Philosophy and Religion | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 218 | Problems in Epistemology | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 222 | Intermediate Logic | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 225 | Power, Critique and Emancipation | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 231 | Indigenous Philosophy | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 250 | Philosophy and the Environment | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 300 | Directed Study | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| PHIL 306 | Language, Truth and Meaning | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 315 | Topics in Applied Logic | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 327 | Philosophy and Religion | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 331 | Indigenous Philosophy | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 338 | Problems in Epistemology | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 340 | Kant and Hegel | Semester 2 |
| PHIL 345 | Power, Critique and Emancipation | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 351 | Philosophy and the Environment | Semester 2 |
Politics and International Relations
| HISTORY 227 | Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal | Semester 1 |
| MĀORI 330 | Te Ao Hou: Contemporary Māori Issues | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 106 | Global Politics | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 107 | New Zealand Politics | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 109 | Foundations of Western Politics and Law | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 201 | Globalisation and International Organisations | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 209 | Modern Political Thought | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 218 | American Politics and Public Policy | Summer School |
| POLITICS 233 | Politics, Media and Public Sphere | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 254 | China and the World | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 256 | Special Topic: Critical Security Studies | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 311 | Gender and Global Politics | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 313 | Governing Planet Earth | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 316 | Capitalism and its Critics | Semester 1 |
| POLITICS 345 | Political Marketing | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 346 | Terrorism | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 347 | American Politics and Public Policy | Summer School |
| POLITICS 356 | Ethno-political violence from hate crimes to genocide | Semester 2 |
Samoan
| SAMOAN 101 | Samoan Language 1 | Semester 1 |
| SAMOAN 201 | Samoan Language 2 | Semester 2 |
| SAMOAN 301 | Samoan Language 3 | Semester 1 |
Screen Production
| COMMS 100 | Communication, Technology and Culture | Semester 1 |
| COMMS 307 | Communication Internship | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| DRAMA 302 | Performance Skills | Semester 2 |
| MĀORI 202 | Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa | Semester 1 |
| MĀORI 303 | Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 101 | Film Studies | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 202 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 212 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 241 | Writing Screen Stories | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 307 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 314 | Social Media | Semester 2 |
| MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 1 |
| MEDIA 341 | Writing Screen Stories | Semester 2 |
Sociology
Social Science for Public Health
| ANTHRO 208 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 1 |
| ANTHRO 241 | Anthropology of the Body | Semester 2 |
| ASIAN 140 | New Zealand and Asia | Semester 2 |
| HISTORY 107 | Titiro Whakamuri | Semester 2 |
| HISTORY 210 | Health, Medicine and Society | Semester 1 |
| HISTORY 367 | Health, Medicine and Society | Semester 1 |
| MĀORI 130 | Te Ao Māori: The Māori World | Summer School, repeated Semester 2 |
| PACIFIC 105 | The Contemporary Pacific | Semester 2 |
| PACIFIC 206 | Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region | Semester 1 |
| PACIFIC 306 | Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region | Semester 1 |
| PHIL 104 | Ethics and Justice | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 107 | New Zealand Politics | Semester 1 |
| SOCIOL 101 | Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand | Summer School, repeated Semester 2 |
| SOCIOL 103 | Aotearoa New Zealand Social Policy and Social Justice | Semester 2 |
Social Science Research Methods
| SOCSCRES 200 | Mixing and Matching Methods | Availability to be advised |
| SOCSCRES 300 | Working with numerical data | Availability to be advised |
| SOCSCRES 301 | Skills in Qualitative Research | Availability to be advised |
Spanish
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
| ACADENG 101 | Academic English Writing | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ENGWRIT 101 | English Writing for Academic Purposes | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LANGTCHG 101 | Introduction to Language Teaching | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 205 | Developing Literacy in a Second Language | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 206 | Special Topic: Language Learning and the Brain | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 207 | Instructed Language Learning | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
| LANGTCHG 302 | Practical Language Teaching | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 304 | The Young Second Language Learner | Semester 2 |
| LANGTCHG 311 | Language and Technology | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |
Theological and Religious Studies
Tongan
| TONGAN 101 | Tongan Language 1 | Semester 1 |
| TONGAN 201 | Tongan Language 2 | Semester 2 |
| TONGAN 301 | Tongan Language 3 | Semester 1 |
Writing Studies
| COMPLIT 202 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 2 |
| COMPLIT 303 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 2 |
| ENGLISH 121 | Reading/Writing/Text | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| ENGLISH 207 | Creating Stories | Semester 2 |
| ENGLISH 252 | Creative Writing: Four Genres | Semester 2 |
| ENGLISH 305 | Modern Writing and Critical Thinking | Semester 1 |
| ENGLISH 311 | Creating Stories | Semester 2 |
| ENGWRIT 101 | English Writing for Academic Purposes | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
| LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1 |
| LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |
| POLITICS 233 | Politics, Media and Public Sphere | Semester 2 |
