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As the restrictions imposed on us by the pandemic ease, we look forward to welcoming more students back on campus. From Trimester 1 2023, more of our courses will be delivered (at least partly) in-person to ensure we can offer you the best learning experience through workshops, field trips, placements, labs, and face-to-face tutorials and lectures. When you enrol for 2023, be sure to check what modes are available for your chosen course(s).

Showing 60 courses for the subject Maori (courses with significant Maori content)

Te Tū Marae - Marae Practice

MAOR001

MAOR 001 is a course within the Tohu Māoritanga programme, and examines the theoretical and practical application of kawa (protocols) of the marae, in both a traditional and contemporary context. It is a practical placement course based at Te Herenga...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Waiata Tawhito - Waiata Performance

MAOR002

MAOR 002 is a practical placement course based at Te Herenga Waka Marae. It focuses on the study and performance of waiata and haka appropriate for a range of Māori contexts. Students will also develop research skills through the exploration of waiat...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Te Tīmatanga/Introduction to Māori Language

MAOR101

This course is an introduction to the Māori language for those who have little or no previous experience of the Māori language or culture. In MAOR 101 students work to develop a foundation of basic Māori language speaking, reading and writing skills,...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1,Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Te Arumanga/Elementary Māori Language

MAOR102

This course is designed for students with some basic Māori language experience, and extends upon the foundations laid in MAOR 101. In MAOR 102, students work to improve their oral and written Māori language competence, reaching a level approximately ...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2,Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Whakakokoi Mātauranga / Academic Skills A

MAOR103

MAOR 103 is a course tailored to the Tohu Māoritanga programme for Tohu students who are enrolled in a 20-point degree related course. It introduces students to competencies needed for University such as critical thinking, academic writing, independe...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Whakakokoi Mātauranga / Academic Skills B

MAOR104

MAOR 104 is a course tailored to the Tohu Māoritanga programme for Tohu students who are enrolled in a 15-point degree related course. It introduces students to competencies needed for University such as critical thinking, academic writing, independe...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

25.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Wana te Wanawana/Māori Language 1A

MAOR111

This course focuses upon developing a foundation of tertiary level Māori language learning and academic skills. Throughout MAOR 111 students will work to develop oral and aural confidence in te reo Māori. They will also encounter a range of Māori lan...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Islands and Peoples: Aotearoa New Zealand in World History

HIST112

New Zealand's peoples occupy one of the most remote parts of the world. As an island people, their history has been one of constant connection and innovation. Surveying the dynamic movements that made Aotearoa New Zealand a destination for peoples fr...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Wanawana te Tū / Māori Language 1B

MAOR112

This course focuses upon further developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in te reo Māori. There is a focus upon oral performance. Students will further develop their language proficiency by beginning to evaluate, edit, and critical...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Te Ao Maori 1: He Ara Whakawhanaunga

TCHG118

A foundation course in the Te Ao Maori strand that focuses on basic language structures with a particular emphasis on vocabulary relevant to early education contexts. This course also explores Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Maori in relation to tea...

Total points

15.0

Years available

Te Iwi Māori me āna Tikanga/Māori Society and Culture

MAOR123

This course introduces students to a broad range of Māori beliefs, concepts and structures that are important to the foundations and development of Māori society and culture. The course will cover aspects of pre-European Māori society, cultural chang...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1,Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Special Topic: Maori Cultural Practices for Professionals

MAOR125

This course prepares students to enter the workforce equipped to deal with the challenges of engaging with the Maori world and Maori stakeholders. It focuses on basic Maori language skills, workplace Treaty issues, and operating appropriately and eff...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Climate Change and New Zealand's Future

ESCI201

The Climate Change Research Institute in conjunction with the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences is offering this summer course. Designed for science and non-science students, this course provides a summary of current knowledge on cl...

Total points

20.0

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Special Topic: Politics and International Relations of the Middle East

INTP201

The aim of this course is to introduce students the major political, social and economic challenges and dilemmas facing the modern Middle East. Each week, we will discuss a key issue and concept, such as colonial legacies, state-society relations, th...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Print, Communication and Culture

TXTT201

An introduction to the history of books, print and textual transmission in western, eastern, and indigenous cultures. Topics include book design and technological change, readers and reading spaces, censorship and oppression, packaging and advertisin...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Special Topic: Metaphysics

PHIL209

The course examines some of the toughest questions about the nature of reality, including questions about the nature of time, free will, causation, and what objects really are.

Total points

20.0

Years available

Tū Te Wana Wana/Māori Language 2A

MAOR211

This Māori language course extends oral, aural, reading and writing skills, with a particular focus on the relationship between language and Māori worldviews. It develops these language skills by drawing on literature from a range of time periods and...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Te Kawa o te Marae/Marae Etiquette and Protocols

MAOR213

This course examines the Maori rituals and customs that govern the processes and functions of the marae. It examines the theoretical and practical application of kawa (protocols) of the marae, in both a traditional and contemporary context. Attendanc...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Years available

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi

MAOR216

This course examines Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ The Treaty of Waitangi, developing an understanding of its impact on the people of Aotearoa from its conception to the current day and beyond.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Wed,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Te Pūwhenuatanga o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa / The Peopling of Polynesia

MAOR217

This course focuses on Polynesian origins in the Pacific with special emphasis on the settlement of New Zealand and the development of Māori culture. It draws on archaeological, linguistic, traditional and other forms of evidence. There is an optiona...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Politics and the Media in New Zealand

POLS218

This course focuses on the political roles, functions and effects of the media in New Zealand. Topics studied will include: media and elections (including voting behaviour); news management and production; the role of public relations in political lo...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Tū Tū Te Wana/Māori Language 2B

MAOR221

This Māori language course further extends oral, aural, reading and writing skills, with a particular focus on modern language contexts. It draws on a number of literary genres and situations that develop an understanding of language acquisition and ...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Te Aukorimiha, Te Auripomiha o te Reo/The Social and Political Development of the Māori Language

MAOR222

MAOR 222 explores the socio-linguistic landscapes related to language revitalisation, planning and policy. The course also probes the current climate of Māori language revitalisation and the impact different initiatives have made on the social and po...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Education, Ethnicity and Culture

EDUC223

An examination of the underlying concepts in indigenous education and the theories that inform current research practice. Particular emphasis is given to theories of ethnicity, culture, indigeneity and colonisation and their application to the New Ze...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Māori and Pākehā in the Nineteenth-Century World

HIST227

This course examines the histories of Māori and Pākehā cultural interactions during the nineteenth century. It explores relationships between identity, power and place, in both international and local forums.

Total points

20.0

Years available

New Zealand Political History

HIST249

This course will survey key themes in New Zealand's political history. The course content will include the changing shape and nature of the New Zealand state, the evolution of political parties, economic and social policy, and Maori and the state. Th...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

History and Theory of Architecture / Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho

ARCI251

Introduction to the development of architectural theory and its application to the recent history of built form.

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Framing the Pacific: Theorising Culture and Society

PASI301

This course examines a number of critical issues in the contemporary Pacific through a detailed consideration of the work, ideas, and writings of Pacific writers, artists, film makers, activists and scholars. It also encourages critiques of establish...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Matauranga Maori in Education

TCHG303

This course focuses on developing awareness and understanding of te ao Maori and effective teaching and learning strategies that cater to the diversity of Maori in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. This course can only be undertaken as part of a spec...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Māori Media

MDIA308

This course examines the idea of Māori media from a range of perspectives. Broadly defined, Māori media includes the creative works of Māori media practitioners; however, the course also examines representations of te ao Māori more generally. Drawing...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Tiri Te Wana Wana/Māori Language 3

MAOR311

In this course students test their advanced Māori language oral, aural, reading and writing skills, through engaging in a variety of advanced level Māori language tasks. This includes delving into the use of figurative language (kōrero whakaniko) and...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Ngā Tikanga Ture Māori – Māori Law

LAWS313

An introduction to Maori customary law and customary concepts.

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Ngā Tikanga Tuku Iho/Māori Customary Concepts

MAOR313

This course aims to develop student insight and understanding of the nature of both traditional and contemporary Māori culture, society and politics through critical analysis of concepts such as utu, muru, raupatu, rahui and tapu.

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Wed,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Maori Land Law

LAWS316

An examination of rights in Maori land both pre- and post-Treaty; the history, functions, jurisdiction and procedure of the Maori Land Court; land claims and the Waitangi Tribunal; related legal issues.

Total points

15.0

Years available

Tōrangapū Māori/Māori Politics

MAOR316

This online course examines a range of Māori political structures, movements, ideologies and visions. Students will also explore Māori politics in relation to Pacific and international Indigenous contexts. The themes covered in the course include Tin...

Total points

20.0

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Special Topic: Natural Resource Law

LAWS317

This course explores key areas of the law and policy relating to natural resources management, including minerals, energy, water, fisheries and forestry. This includes examination of the common law principles, legislation and administrative controls ...

Total points

15.0

Years available

Te Reo Karanga, Te Reo Whaikōrero/The Language of Karanga and Whaikōrero

MAOR321

This course examines the classical language of the Māori with an emphasis on the composition of original narrative and lyrical material. Attendance is required at a noho marae (approximate cost $15.00).

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Te Tāhū o te Reo/Topics in the Structure of Māori Language

MAOR322

This course provides an introduction to linguistic themes and the linguistic description of the Māori language, through the medium of te reo Māori, for competent Māori speakers. It concentrates on the analysis of the structure of Māori sentences and ...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

20.0

Years available

Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Education Aotearoa

EDUC323

This course will investigate the drive by various indigenous groups to be more self-determining through education. An interdisciplinary focus is taken. The course will discuss contemporary themes such as indigenous identities, the impact of globalisa...

Total points

20.0

Days taught
2023

Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Ngā Tuhinga a Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Text and Context in the 19th Century World

HIST323

This course examines early Māori encounters with and use of the written word and the archival records which assist us in reclaiming this intellectual tradition today. Topics include: whakairo, moko, religious texts, translation, whakapapa, nuipepa, b...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Special Topic: Telling NZ-Pacific Lives

HIST329

We examine the history of New Zealand’s relations with the Pacific islands from the 1890s to the 1990s through the life histories of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa and NZers in the Pacific (e.g., travellers, traders, “chiefs”, missionaries, students, pe...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Jurisprudence

LAWS330

An introduction to the principal traditions, objectives and issues in European and Anglo-American jurisprudence, and a comparative introduction to Maori and indigenous jurisprudence.

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Tue,Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Ethics and the Law

LAWS334

Legal practitioners' ethical responsibilities to their clients, the profession, the organs of justice and society. Formal standards for professional ethics and the development of transcultural ethics, especially in relation to Maori.

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Tue

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Special Topic: Data Privacy

LAWS392

This course aims to provide students with a conceptual framework for examining data privacy laws in New Zealand and in other key jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the European Union. It explores the concept of privacy and its application to c...

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Mon,Wed,Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Drama and Theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand

THEA403

This course explores the theatre of Aotearoa New Zealand by studying a range of play-scripts from the colonial era to the present day, through the lens of post-colonial theory. Topics include the evolution of nationalist drama, the growth of professi...

Total points

30.0

Years available

Te Reo o Nga Tohunga/The Language of the Masters

MAOR406

This is an advanced course in Maori language. While the emphasis is placed on the study of classical texts including waiata, whakatauki and karakia, it will also include examples of contemporary compositions. Examples of classical texts that will be ...

Total points

30.0

Years available

Tā Te Māori Rangahau/Methodology of Māori Research

MAOR408

This course explores research theories and practices of relevance to researchers in Māori Studies. In 12 weekly seminars, staff at Te Kawa a Māui share their discipline-specific experiences and methodologies, including discussions on kaupapa Māori re...

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Mon

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Te Ao Hurihuri/Issues in Contemporary Māori Society

MAOR411

This course covers the development of government and iwi policy to address issues of significance to Māori. It includes a review of some traditional and contemporary tikanga and Māori concepts impacting on issues that governments wish to address thro...

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Critical Pedagogies of Place

EDUC439

A critical examination of the relationship between local landscape, community and the development of human perception. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the importance of ecologically appropriate community-based educational programmes.

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Research as Praxis: Indigenous Perspectives

EDUC440

A critique of research as it serves indigenous communities. A major theme of this course is the articulation of indigenous knowledge and theoretical explorations of those. The politicisation of indigenous communities within Aotearoa/New Zealand and P...

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Fri,Sat

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1 + 2

Years available

2023

Kaupapa Rangahau/Research Project

MAOR489

Students enrolled in this course will complete a major essay, the topic of which is to be negotiated with the Head of School, Māori Studies, who will arrange appropriate supervision.

Total points

30.0

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1,Trimester 1 + 2,Trimester 2 + 3

Years available

2023

Matauranga Maori in the Classroom

TCHG503

A critical examination of the role of the teacher and their commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi through the inclusion of Te Ao Maori in their teaching practice, including culturally responsive pedagogies. This will prepare graduates for the use of e...

Total points

20.0

Years available

Special topic: Higher Education in New Zealand

HELT505

This course covers aspects of New Zealand higher education policy, the Treaty of Waitangi, diversity and practice that are distinctive to the New Zealand tertiary environment. It also examines key learning and teaching theories and their application ...

Total points

30.0

Years available

Partnerships and Networks

MSSL505

Building and sustaining effective relationships with the school community and beyond is the focus of this course. Participants will have the opportunity to evaluate strategies and approaches and to articulate how these may be implemented in a variety...

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Fri

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 3

Years available

2023

Educational Psychology Assessment

EPSY514

This course focuses on psychological assessments in education. The main topics include foundations of assessment, applied behaviour analysis, contemporary psychometric assessment, ecological assessment and communicating assessment results. There will...

This course is offered in person only.

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Information Access and Use

INFO523

This course covers models of information seeking behaviour and information literacy, and will equip students with the skills to assist users efficiently and effectively to access information in contexts such as libraries, museums, records management ...

Total points

15.0

Days taught
2023

Thu

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1

Years available

2023

Maori Information Sources

INFO530

An introduction to the range and characteristics of Maori information sources: including oral texts, databases held by organisations such as the Waitangi Tribunal and the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, iwi and whakapapa information.

Total points

15.0

Years available

Critical Pedagogies of Place

EDUC539

A critical examination of the relationship between local landscape, community and the development of human perception. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the importance of ecologically appropriate community-based educational programmes.

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Wed

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 2

Years available

2023

Research as Praxis: Indigenous Perspectives

EDUC540

A critique of research as it serves indigenous communities. A major theme of this course is the articulation of indigenous knowledge and theoretical explorations of those. The politicisation of indigenous communities within Aotearoa/New Zealand and P...

Total points

30.0

Days taught
2023

Fri,Sat

Trimesters taught
2023

Trimester 1 + 2

Years available

2023

Māori for PhD

MAOR690

Total points

120.0

Trimesters taught
2023

Full Year

Years available

2023

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