Programme details

Master of Arts – MA

Enhance your Honours degree through advanced study and research at the Master's level, positioning yourself as a leader in your field.

Course description

Delve deeply into your specialized subject and seize the chance to expand global knowledge in that area. Refine your critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills while learning to generate and evaluate new ideas.

Collaborating with some of New Zealand’s top academic staff, you will complete a research thesis of up to 40,000 words, emerging as an expert in your field with advanced research capabilities.

Earning a Master of Arts will enhance your career prospects and open new opportunities. Become a leader in the humanities or social sciences and contribute to making New Zealand a better place.

Specialisations

Applied Linguistics
Art History
Asian Studies
Chinese
Classical Studies
Classics
Creative Writing
Criminology
Cultural Anthropology
Development Studies
Education
English
Film
French
Geography
German
History
International Relations
Italian
Japanese
Linguistics
Literary Translation Studies
Māori Studies
Mathematics
Media Studies
Museum and Heritage Studies
Music
New Zealand Studies
Pacific Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Public Policy
Social Policy
Sociology
Spanish
Study of Religion
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Theatre

Immigration benefits

This course qualifies for 5 points if applying for residency under the Skilled Migrant Category.

This course may qualify for the following visa rights:
In-study work rights
Partner visitor rights
Partner work rights
Post-study work rights

Entry requirements

– A Bachelor’s degree with Honours
– To have met the prerequisites for the subject you wish to study (see subject section below)
– To be accepted by the head of the school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

– EL requirement (any one of the following)
– IELTS (Academic): Minimum overall score of 6.5, with no sub-score below 6.0
– TOEFL (Internet-based test): Minimum score of 90, with at least 20 in writing
– Pearson Test of English: Minimum score of 58, with a ‘Communicative’ score of no less than 50
– EAP:Minimum final scores of 4, 4, 5, 5
– Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176 or higher, with each skill score no less than 169
– New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 5 (Academic)
– NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 3, with no skill lower than Level 2