Program Overview

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Introduction to the Bachelor of Arts (Specialisations)

The Bachelor of Arts with specialisations offers a unique degree combining several subjects under a broader theme. These groupings allow students to study multiple different courses from a set list that cater towards a particular industry or career in the arts, from creative business to global relations to humanities, and more.

Major/Minor Option

Students can also do a BA with a major and minor combination, allowing them to focus on individual subjects in the three years of the degree.

What Will My Study Involve?

• Choose from specialisation themed pathways, such as in creative industry practice or international politics.
• Many courses offer field trips, real-world case studies, performances, internships, and community projects.
• Students 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.

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the degree, students will need:

• University Entrance (or equivalent). The university offers transition programmes for those who need help meeting these requirements.
• If English is not the first language, students are also required to meet the university's Undergraduate language requirements.

Recommended Preparation

All Arts subjects, including languages, can be started at first-year level without previous knowledge of the subject. A good standard of spoken and written English is important.

Degree Structure

The Bachelor of Arts requires a minimum total of 360 points:

• At least 255 points from Arts courses, including two compulsory courses
• The remaining 105 points can be from either Arts courses or courses from other degrees. A minimum of 225 points must be from courses above 100-level, with at least 90 points at 300-level.

Specialisations

BA Specialisations students have the option of completing either:

• A specialisation
• A specialisation and a minor. Specialisations offer a pathway that groups courses from different subjects into a central theme. Each specialisation is made up of 225 points of compulsory courses across different subjects, with a minimum of 90 points at 300-level and 180 points at 200-level or above.

Double Degrees

It is possible to study a Bachelor of Arts alongside other degrees at the same time, such as the Bachelor of Criminal Justice or Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability.

Conjoint Degrees

Students can study a conjoint degree and merge their Bachelor of Arts with options such as the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Science, so that they can complete major subjects from multiple areas in a shorter timeframe.

Subjects and Courses

The Bachelor of Arts is a highly flexible degree that allows a wide range of choices of specialisation pathways and minor subjects, as well as courses from other degrees.

Compulsory Courses

Choose two of the following courses:

• ARTS102 Problems, Questions, Evidence
• MAOR165 Tuakiri: Culture and Identity
• WRIT101 Writing for Academic Success

Specialisations

Specialisations include a set programme of courses centred on a broad theme. These allow students to develop expertise in more subjects than a major, as well as the opportunity to customise their study to their particular interests.

• Creative Industries and Contemporary Practice
• Cultural Heritage
• Global Societies and Cultures
• International Affairs
• Language, Brain and Behaviour
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics
• Society, Diversity and Change

Minor Subjects

• Accounting
• Animation
• Anthropology
• Art History and Theory
• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Business Analytics
• Business and Sustainability
• Chemical Formulation Design
• Chemistry
• Chinese
• Cinema Studies
• Cinematic Arts
• Classics
• Community Music
• Computer Science
• Creative Writing
• Cultural Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Digital Product Design
• Economics
• Education
• English
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Science
• European and European Union Studies
• Exercise and Sport Nutrition
• Finance
• French
• Game Arts
• Game Development
• Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Geography
• Geology
• German
• Graphic Design
• Health Education
• Health Research
• Health Science
• Health Studies
• History
• Human Resource Management
• Human Services
• Indigenous Narrative
• Industrial Product Design
• Information Systems
• Innovation
• International Business
• Japanese
• Linguistics
• Mori and Indigenous Health
• Mori and Indigenous Studies
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Media and Communication
• Music
• Nutrition
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Pacific Studies
• Performance Data Analysis
• Philosophy
• Physical Activity and Wellbeing
• Physics
• Political Science and International Relations
• Population Health Data Science
• Professional and Community Engagement
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Russian
• Screen Sound
• Screenwriting
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Sport Coaching
• Sport Management
• Sport Studies
• Statistics
• Strength and Conditioning
• Taxation
• Te Ao Hkinakina
• Te Reo Mori
• Tourism Marketing and Management
• Writing
• Youth and Community Leadership

Fees

Domestic Students

2025 tuition fee estimate: $7,348 per 120 points
2026 tuition fee estimate: $7,789 per 120 points

International Students

2025 tuition fee estimate: $33,570 per 120 points
2026 tuition fee estimate: $34,880 per 120 points
2027 tuition fee estimate: $36,410 per 120 points

Further Study

UC has a wide range of options for postgraduate and graduate Arts study with excellent research facilities.

• Graduate Diploma in Arts
• Graduate Diploma in Journalism
• Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours
• Postgraduate Certificate in Arts
• Postgraduate Certificate in Mori and Indigenous Leadership
• Postgraduate Certificate in Policy and Governance in the Pacific
• Postgraduate Certificate in Te Reo Mori
• Postgraduate Diploma in Art Curatorship
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
• Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Mori
• Master of Arts
• Master of Arts (Thesis)
• Master of Applied Translation and Interpreting
• Master of European Union Studies
• Master of International Relations and Diplomacy
• Master of Linguistics
• Master of Mori and Indigenous Leadership
• Master of Policy and Governance
• Master of Strategic Communication
• Master of Te Reo Mori
• Master of Writing
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Careers

• Gain practical experience by adding an internship in the second or third year of study.
• Learn sought-after workplace skills such as writing, critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and communication.
• Graduates will be ready to work in media, politics, conservation, iwi organisations, tourism, heritage, international relations, and more.