Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Degree must have qualified for admission to the University of Waikato and met any criteria set out in the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is three years.
  2. Candidates must enrol in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences, or the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies and follow an approved programme of study.
  3. Candidates must gain 360 points at 100, 200, 300, and/or 400 levels, including at least 225 points above 100 level and 75 points above 200 level.
  4. Candidates must complete the requirements of a major.
    1. Division of Arts, Law,Psychology and Social Sciences majors
      Anthropology
      Economics
      Education and Society
      English
      Environmental Planning
      Geography
      History
      Human Development
      Human Rights
      International Languages and Cultures
      Law
      Linguistics
      Music
      Philosophy
      Political Science
      Population Studies
      Psychology
      Screen and Media Studies
      Social Policy
      Sociology
      Theatre Studies
      Writing Studies
    2. Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies majors
      Māori and Indigenous Studies
      Pacific and Indigenous Studies1
      Te Reo Māori
  5. To complete the requirements of a single major, candidates must gain 135 points in that major, including at least 105 points above 100 level, of which at least 60 points must be above 200 level. Candidates must also meet any specific requirements prescribed for the major in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
  6. Candidates completing a single major may also complete a minor by gaining 60 points in any minor subject, including at least 30 points above 100 level. Candidates must also meet any specific requirements prescribed for the minor in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
  7. Candidates may complete a second major in any undergraduate major.
  8. To complete the requirements of a double major, candidates must gain 120 points in each major, including at least 90 points above 100 level, of which at least 45 points must be above 200 level. Candidates must also meet the specific requirements prescribed for each major in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
  9. A paper completed towards the requirements of a major cannot be counted towards the requirements of another major or a minor.
  10. Candidates must also complete at least 105 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree if completing a single major, or at least 120 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree if completing a double major, including:
    1. for candidates enrolled in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences:
      ARTSC110, 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Cultural Perspectives page in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, and at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
    2. for candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Law: ARTSC110, LEGAL106 (30 points), 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Cultural Perspectives page in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
    3. for candidates enrolled in the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies: MAORI100, MAORI103, at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers and 60 points from MAORI and PACIS coded papers.
  11. Candidates may take up to 120 points from outside the field of the Degree.
  12. The field of the Degree comprises all of the majors listed in section 6 of these regulations as well as Chinese, Ethics, French, Japanese, and Spanish.

 

Conjoint component requirements - Single major only

  1. Candidates must gain a minimum of 255 points at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels, including at least 150 points above 100 level and 60 points above 200 level.
  2. Candidates must complete the requirements of a major, as specified in sections 6 and 7.
  3. Candidates must also complete at least 105 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree, as specified in section 12. However, candidates may substitute any of the following papers for any other field of the Degree paper:
    1. for candidates enrolled in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences: 
      1. 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers,
      2. 15 points from papers specified in the Cultural Perspectives page of the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, if the candidate completes the Cultural Perspectives requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page,
      3. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page of the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
    2. for candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Law:
      1. 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
      2. 15 points from papers specified in the Cultural Perspectives page of University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, if the candidate completes the Cultural Perspectives requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on the page.
      3. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page on the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
    3. for candidates enrolled in the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies:
      1. MAORI100, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
      2. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning page on the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers, if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
  4. Candidates may take further points from outside the field of the Degree to enhance the coherence of their conjoint programme, with the permission of the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority.
  5. The field of the Degree is as specified in section 14.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may permit more than 120 points to be taken from outside the field of the Degree in individual cases.
  2. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

 

Notes:

  1. There will be no new intake into this major in 2024.

List A: Academic Foundations

ARTSC101                Indigenous Social Science Research
ARTSC103                Rights and Reasons
ARTSC105                Language and Context
ENSLA103                 English as an Additional Language: Effective Academic Writing
ENSLA202                English as an Additional Language: Effective Academic Speaking