Faculty of Arts undergraduate courses
2026 courses
This course finder displays all undergraduate courses taught within the Faculty of Arts.
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Currently displaying 893 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 100 | Ancient Egyptian History | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 102 | Ancient Greek History | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 210 | Egyptian Language 1A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 211 | Ancient Greek Language 1 | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 214 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 216 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 220 | Egyptian Language 1B | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 221 | Ancient Greek Language 2 | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 256 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 304 | Directed Study | Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1 |
ANCIENT 310 | Egyptian Language 2A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 311 | Ancient Greek Language: Intermediate | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 314 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 316 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 356 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 379 | Study Abroad (Egypt) | Summer School |
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 1 |
ARTHIST 224 | Power and Piety: the Baroque | Semester 2 |
ARTHIST 230 | Art Crime | Semester 2 |
ARTHIST 249 | Special Topic: Art and Fashion | Semester 1 |
ARTHIST 324 | Power and Piety: the Baroque | Semester 2 |
ARTHIST 329 | Special Topic: Exploring New Zealand Art in Collections | Semester 1 |
ARTHIST 332 | Art Crime | Semester 2 |
ARTHIST 334 | Ways of Seeing Contemporary Art | Semester 1 |
ARTHIST 349 | Special Topic: Art and Fashion | 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 and 2 (full year) |
ARTSCHOL 200B | Arts Scholars 2 | Semester 1 and 2 (full year) |
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 104 | Te Parekereke | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 |
ARTSGEN 300 | Directed Study | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
Asian Studies
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 106 | Communicating Your Way: Platforms, Organisations, Communities | Semester 2 |
COMMS 207 | Communication Research Methods | Semester 1 |
COMMS 210 | Practicing Communication in Maori and Pacific Worlds | Semester 2 |
COMMS 213 | Communication and Persuasion | Semester 1 |
COMMS 214 | Communication and Inclusive Leadership | Semester 1 |
COMMS 307 | Communication Internship | Semester 1 |
COMMS 311 | Problems and Issues in Contemporary Communication | Semester 2 |
COMMS 319 | Communication Strategies in the Workplace | Semester 2 |
COMMS 322 | Designing Visual Communication | Semester 1 |
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, repeated Semester 2 |
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 106 | Communicating Your Way: Platforms, Organisations, Communities | 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 2 |
COMMS 307 | Communication Internship | Semester 1 |
COMMS 311 | Problems and Issues in Contemporary Communication | Semester 2 |
COMMS 318 | Technology Futures | Semester 2 |
COMMS 322 | Designing Visual Communication | Semester 1 |
DRAMA 100 | Presentation and Performance Skills: Taking the Stage | Semester 1 |
LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
LINGUIST 101 | Language, Mind and Society | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 2 |
PHIL 104 | Ethics and Justice | Semester 2 |
Comparative Literature
COMPLIT 202 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
COMPLIT 303 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 248 | Popular Fiction | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 248 | Popular Fiction | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 248 | Popular Fiction | Availability to be advised |
ENGLISH 248 | Popular Fiction | Availability to be advised |
ENGLISH 348 | Popular Fiction | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 348 | Popular Fiction | Availability to be advised |
Criminology
Drama
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, repeated Semester 2 |
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 301 | Advanced Phonology | Semester 2 |
LINGUIST 324 | Morphology | Semester 1 |
English Writing
ENGWRIT 101 | English Writing for Academic Purposes | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
Ethics
POLITICS 320 | Social Justice | Semester 2 |
Ethnomusicology
ANTHRO 217 | Rhythm, Blues and Rock | Semester 2 |
ANTHRO 301 | Contemporary Research in Music and Culture | Semester 1 |
ANTHRO 329 | Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation | Semester 2 |
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 318 | Technology Futures | Semester 2 |
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 |
LATINAM 201 | Latin American History and Culture Through Film | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 101 | Film Studies | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 202 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 212 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 213 | Cinema of Aotearoa New Zealand | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 218 | Popular Music on Screens | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 220 | Mockumentary and Docu-Genres | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 307 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 313 | Cinema of Aotearoa New Zealand | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 316 | Mockumentary and Docu-Genres | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 211 | Sociology of Popular Culture | Semester 2 |
Gender Studies
ANCIENT 216 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 316 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANTHRO 241 | Anthropology of the Body | Semester 1 |
ANTHRO 354 | Anthropology of the Body | Semester 1 |
ASIAN 200 | Asian Identities | Semester 2 |
ASIAN 303 | Asian Identities | Semester 2 |
COMPLIT 202 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
COMPLIT 303 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 102 | Great Books: Seduction and Betrayal | Semester 2 |
GENDER 101 | Gender: Global and Local | Semester 2 |
GENDER 208 | Thinking Gender | Semester 1 |
GENDER 211 | Transgender and the Queering of Sexuality | Semester 1 |
GENDER 311 | Transgender and the Queering of Sexuality | Semester 1 |
PACIFIC 208 | Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World | Semester 2 |
PACIFIC 307 | Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World | Semester 2 |
PHIL 225 | Power, Critique and Emancipation | Semester 2 |
PHIL 345 | Power, Critique and Emancipation | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 311 | Gender and Global Politics | Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 207 | Sociology of Gender and Families | Semester 1 |
German
Greek
ANCIENT 102 | Ancient Greek History | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 210 | Egyptian Language 1A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 211 | Ancient Greek Language 1 | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 214 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 220 | Egyptian Language 1B | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 256 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 310 | Egyptian Language 2A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 314 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 316 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 356 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 379 | Study Abroad (Egypt) | Summer School |
LATIN 100 | Introduction to Latin Language 1 | Semester 1 |
LATIN 101 | Introduction to Latin Language 2 | Semester 2 |
LATIN 200 | Latin Language Acquisition: Intermediate | Semester 1 |
LATIN 201 | Latin Literary Texts 2A | Semester 1 |
LATIN 202 | Latin Literary Texts 2B | Semester 2 |
LATIN 203 | Latin Literary Texts 2C | Semester 1 |
LATIN 301 | Latin Literary Texts 3A | Semester 1 |
LATIN 305 | Directed Study | Semester 1 |
History
Health and Society
ANTHRO 208 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 2 |
ANTHRO 372 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 2 |
HISTORY 210 | Health, Medicine and Society | Semester 1 |
HLTHSOC 201 | Medicine Power and Politics | Semester 2 |
MĀORI 130 | Te Ao Māori: The Māori World | Summer School, repeated Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 333 | Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine | Semester 2 |
Italian
COMPLIT 202 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
EUROPEAN 100 | Europe and the World | Semester 1 |
EUROPEAN 200 | Screening Europe | Semester 2 |
ITALIAN 100 | Introductory Italian Language | Semester 1 |
ITALIAN 107 | Italian Language for Beginners 2 | Semester 2 |
ITALIAN 177 | Study Abroad 1 | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
ITALIAN 200 | Intermediate Italian Language 1 | Semester 1 |
ITALIAN 201 | Intermediate Italian Language 2 | Semester 2 |
ITALIAN 277 | Italian Study Abroad 2A | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
ITALIAN 278 | Italian Study Abroad 2B | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
ITALIAN 300 | Advanced Italian Language | Semester 2 |
ITALIAN 377 | Italian Study Abroad 3A | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
ITALIAN 378 | Italian Study Abroad 3B | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
ITALIAN 379 | Study Abroad – Internship | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
Japanese
Korean
Language Teaching & Learning
LANGTCHG 101 | Introduction to Language Teaching | Semester 1 |
LANGTCHG 207 | Instructed Language Learning | Semester 2 |
LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
Latin
ANCIENT 102 | Ancient Greek History | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 210 | Egyptian Language 1A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 214 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 216 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 220 | Egyptian Language 1B | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 256 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 310 | Egyptian Language 2A | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 314 | Special Topic: Ancient Barbarians and Others | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 316 | Sex and Power in Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
ANCIENT 356 | The Ancient World at War | Semester 1 |
ANCIENT 379 | Study Abroad (Egypt) | Summer School |
LATIN 100 | Introduction to Latin Language 1 | Semester 1 |
LATIN 101 | Introduction to Latin Language 2 | Semester 2 |
LATIN 200 | Latin Language Acquisition: Intermediate | Semester 1 |
LATIN 201 | Latin Literary Texts 2A | Semester 1 |
LATIN 202 | Latin Literary Texts 2B | Semester 2 |
LATIN 203 | Latin Literary Texts 2C | Semester 1 |
LATIN 301 | Latin Literary Texts 3A | Semester 1 |
LATIN 305 | Directed Study | Semester 1 |
Latin American Studies
LATINAM 201 | Latin American History and Culture Through Film | Semester 1 |
LATINAM 202 | Study Abroad (Latin America) | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
LATINAM 303 | Latin American History and Culture through Film | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 106 | Global Politics | Semester 1 |
SPANISH 105 | Beginners' Spanish 2 | Semester 2 |
Linguistics
LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
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 301 | Advanced Phonology | Semester 2 |
LINGUIST 324 | Morphology | Semester 1 |
Linguistics & English Language Teaching
LANGTCHG 101 | Introduction to Language Teaching | Semester 1 |
LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
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, repeated Semester 2 |
LINGUIST 200 | Syntax | Semester 1 |
LINGUIST 201 | Phonetics and Phonology | Semester 1 |
LINGUIST 300 | Advanced Syntax | Semester 2 |
LOGICOMP 300 | Directed Study | Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1 |
PHIL 101 | Introduction to Logic | Semester 2 |
PHIL 105 | Critical Thinking | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 and 2 |
PHIL 216 | Modal Logic | Semester 2 |
PHIL 222 | Intermediate Logic | Semester 2 |
PHIL 233 | Philosophy of Logic | Semester 1 |
PHIL 306 | Language, Truth and Meaning | Semester 1 |
PHIL 315 | Topics in Applied Logic | Semester 2 |
PHIL 323 | Philosophy of Logic | Semester 1 |
Māori Studies
Media and Screen Studies
Music
ANTHRO 217 | Rhythm, Blues and Rock | Semester 2 |
ANTHRO 301 | Contemporary Research in Music and Culture | Semester 1 |
ANTHRO 329 | Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation | Semester 2 |
Pacific Studies
Philosophy
Politics and International Relations
MĀORI 330 | Te Ao Hou: Contemporary Māori Issues | Semester 2 |
PHIL 234 | Chinese Philosophy | Semester 2 |
PHIL 321 | Chinese Philosophy | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 106 | Global Politics | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 107 | New Zealand Politics | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 109 | Foundations of Western Politics and Law | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 201 | Globalisation and International Organisations | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 202 | Democrats and Dictators | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 209 | Modern Political Thought | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 222 | Public Policy: Actors, Processes and Politics | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 236 | Special Topic: Aotearoa New Zealand Compared | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 254 | China and the World | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 311 | Gender and Global Politics | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 314 | Democracy in Theory and Practice | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 316 | Capitalism and its Critics | Semester 1 |
POLITICS 320 | Social Justice | Semester 2 |
POLITICS 346 | Terrorism | Semester 1 |
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 |
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 1 |
MEDIA 212 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 218 | Popular Music on Screens | Semester 2 |
MEDIA 220 | Mockumentary and Docu-Genres | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 307 | Hollywood and its Others | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 316 | Mockumentary and Docu-Genres | Semester 1 |
MEDIA 328 | Video Games: Theory and Culture | Semester 2 |
Sociology
Social Science for Public Health
ANTHRO 208 | Biosocial Medical Anthropology | Semester 2 |
ANTHRO 241 | Anthropology of the Body | Semester 1 |
ASIAN 140 | New Zealand and Asia | Semester 2 |
HISTORY 107 | Titiro Whakamuri: Histories of Aotearoa New Zealand | 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 2 |
POLITICS 222 | Public Policy: Actors, Processes and Politics | Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 101 | Understanding Aotearoa New Zealand | Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 103 | Aotearoa New Zealand Social Policy and Social Justice | Semester 2 |
SOCIOL 333 | Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine | 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 |
LANGTCHG 207 | Instructed Language Learning | Semester 2 |
LANGTCHG 301 | The Second Language Curriculum | Semester 1 |
LINGUIST 100 | Introduction to Linguistics | Semester 1, repeated Semester 2 |
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 1 |
COMPLIT 303 | Interpreting Folktales | Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 121 | Reading/Writing/Text | Summer School, repeated Semester 1 |
ENGLISH 207 | Creating Stories | Semester 2 |
ENGLISH 252 | Creative Writing: Four Genres | Semester 2 |
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, repeated Semester 2 |
LINGUIST 203 | Applied English Grammar | Semester 2 |