Maori and Indigenous Studies (2022)

Māori and Indigenous Studies is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Climate Change (BCC), and the Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc). Māori and Indigenous Studies may also be included as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.

To complete Māori and Indigenous Studies as a single major for the BA, BCC and the BSocSc, students must gain 135 points from papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies, including 105 points above 100 level, and 60 points above 200 level. Students must complete MAORI102; 15 points from MAORI101, MAORI111 or MAORI112; MAORI202, MAORI203; 15 points from the 200 level papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies or Pacific and Indigenous Studies; MAORI302, MAORI303; and 30 points from the 300 level papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies or Pacific and Indigenous Studies.

To complete Māori and Indigenous Studies as part of a double major for the BA, BCC, BSocSc or other undergraduate degree, students must gain 120 points from papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies, including 90 points above 100 level, and 45 points above 200 level. Students must complete MAORI102; 15 points from MAORI101, MAORI111 or MAORI112; MAORI202, MAORI203; 15 points from the 200 level papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies or Pacific and Indigenous Studies; MAORI302, MAORI303; and 15 points from the 300 level papers listed for Māori and Indigenous Studies or Pacific and Indigenous Studies

To complete a minor in Māori and Indigenous Studies, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the Māori and Indigenous Studies major, including at least 30 points above 100 level.

Kaupapa Māori Psychology is also available as a minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled. Please see Kaupapa Māori Psychology for further information.

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• Prescriptions for the GradCert(M&ISt) and GradDip(M&ISt)
• Prescriptions for the PGCert(M&ISt), PGDip(M&ISt), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc
• Prescriptions for the MPhil
• Prescriptions for the PhD
• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level
• 500 Level
• 800 Level
• 900 Level

• Prescriptions for the GradCert(M&ISt) and GradDip(M&ISt)

  A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Māori and Indigenous Studies at an advanced level in their first degree.

  For further details, contact the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies.

• Prescriptions for the PGCert(M&ISt), PGDip(M&ISt), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc

  To complete a PGCert(M&ISt), students must complete 60 points at 500 level consisting of 60 points from papers listed in the subject of Māori and Indigenous Studies.

  To complete a PGDip(M&ISt), students must complete 120 points at 500 level, including MAORI570, and at least a futher 60 points from papers listed in the subject of Māori and Indigenous Studies.

  To complete a BA(Hons) or BSocSc(Hons) in Māori and Indigenous Studies, students must complete 120 points at 500 level, including MAORI570.

  To complete a MA or MSocSc in Māori and Indigenous Studies, students must take either; a 120 point thesis, a 90 point thesis and 30 points from approved 500 level papers, or a 60 point dissertation and 60 points in approved 500 level papers. Students must include MAORI570, unless admitted under section 2(b) of the qualification regulations and completing a 120 point thesis.

• Prescriptions for the MPhil

  The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

• Prescriptions for the PhD

  The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI101	Introduction to Conversational Māori for Absolute Beginners	15.0	22A (Hamilton), 22A (Tauranga) & 22B (Hamilton)
  For absolute beginner students, this introductory paper to conversational Maori pays particular attention to pronunciation, greetings, and forms of language associated with certain cultural functions, such as mihimihi, as well as tasks such as thanking people, farewelling, communicating personal information, and naming everyday obj...
  MAORI102	He Hīnatore ki te Ao Māori: Introducing the Māori World	15.0	22A (Hamilton), 22A (Online), 22B (Hamilton), 22B (Online) & 22G (Online)
  An introduction to the Maori world view, social organisation, cultural concepts, including Maori astronomy, and their relevance in a contemporary society.
  MAORI103	Introduction to Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies	15.0	22B (Hamilton) & 22B (Online)
  This course examines Maori, Pacific and Indigenous peoples' philosophies and relationships with land, language, culture, resources, development and political frameworks within settler-colonial states and Pacific nations and others.
  MAORI111	Te Reo Māori: Introductory 1	15.0	22A (Hamilton), 22X (Hamilton) & 22X (Tauranga)
  An introductory paper for students with little or no knowledge of the Maori language which provides basic everyday language such as: greetings, farewells, focusing on family relationships, numbers, time, shopping, talking about a trip and commands.
  MAORI112	Te Reo Māori: Introductory 2	15.0	22B (Hamilton), 22X (Hamilton) & 22X (Tauranga)
  This paper extends the language and communication skills developed in MAORI111 to include the language of mealtimes, instructions/commands, expression/idioms, describing clothing and parts of the body, and a variety of Marae protocol.
  MAORI150	Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Introduction to the Treaty of Waitangi	15.0	22A (Hamilton), 22A (Tauranga) & 22B (Hamilton)
  This paper seeks to provide a sound understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It reviews historical and contemporary interpretations and takes into account the interplay of contextual issues of the time.
  MAORI151	Te Raranga Kete: Introduction to Māori Fibre Arts	15.0	No occurrences
  An introduction to theoretical and practical components of weaving kete. Students learn to weave kete and critically examine traditional techniques, along with modern day applications.
  MAORI157	Ngā Mahi a Rehia: An Introduction to Kapa Haka	15.0	22B (Hamilton)
  An introduction to the theoretical and practical components of kapa haka as a means of communication and cultural expression in the Maori world.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI200	Mana Wahine	15.0	22B (Hamilton)
  This paper examines foundational aspects of mana wahine scholarship, the impact of colonisation on Maori and Indigenous women, and the resistant spaces negotiated by Maori women including their contributions to decolonisation.
  MAORI202	Ngā Iho Matua: Māori Philosophy	15.0	22A (Hamilton)
  This paper examines the philosophical underpinnings of seminal tikanga Maori concepts, and their influence both historically and in contemporary Maori culture.
  MAORI203	Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples	15.0	22A (Hamilton) & 22A (Online)
  The paper looks at the detrimental effects that research has historically had on Indigenous peoples and the relatively recent creation of research methodologies by Indigenous peoples to counteract Imperial research, and to empower and decolonise.
  MAORI204	Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Health and Wellbeing	15.0	22A (Hamilton) & 22A (Tauranga)
  This paper looks at health and wellbeing from Maori and Indigenous perspectives, including models and frameworks in relation to Health, Sport, Human Performance and Indigenous communities.
  MAORI222	He Ao Hurihuri He Ao Tuakiri: Evolving Māori Culture and Identity	15.0	22B (Tauranga)
  A critical examination of the diverse realities of being Maori in a changing world, highlighting local and global impacts on Maori culture and identity.
  MAORI250	Māori Politics	15.0	22B (Online) & 22B (Tauranga)
  This paper examines Maori and Indigenous politics in a broad sense, from key ideas such as sovereignty, tino rangatiratanga, and autonomy, through to crucial forms of resistance via various political structures including local, Iwi, national and global Indigenous movements.
  MAORI251	Raranga Whakairo: Design Elements in Māori Fibre Arts	15.0	No occurrences
  This paper is a multi-disciplinary focused paper providing students with the opportunity to understand a Maori worldview through the lens of Maori fibre arts praxis. MAORI251 is an introduction to raranga whakairo, the theoretical and practical application of patterns within the weave. Students learn to raranga and critically examine customary/traditional techniques in modern day applications.
  MAORI257	Kapa Haka: Noble Dances of the Māori	15.0	No occurrences
  An examination of the theoretical and practical components of kapa haka as an influential and political phenomena of expression of Aotearoa/New Zealand and its influence on the landscape.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  HISTY330	Researching Iwi Māori History	15.0	22A (Hamilton)
  This paper explores the history of Maori and iwi peoples from Pacific origins to the present. It addresses the turning points, myths, discourses and narratives that have been mobilised to present Maori and iwi historical experiences. Students will examine the popular methods, theories, sources, and questions that have driven resear...
  MAORI300	Working with Indigenous Communities	15.0	22B (Hamilton) & 22C (Hamilton)
  This paper focuses on the critical learnings, knowledge's and pedagogies related to working with whenua, whanau, hapu, iwi, Maori, Pacific and Indigenous communities.
  MAORI302	Mātauranga Māori, Indigenous Knowledges	15.0	22A (Hamilton) & 22A (Tauranga)
  This paper looks at the influence and forms that Matauranga Maori has had and has taken in various postcolonial formations, including in science and research, education, policy and social reform.
  MAORI303	Critical Indigenous Theory	15.0	22B (Hamilton) & 22B (Tauranga)
  This paper looks at the key theoretical influences, from Marxism to post-structuralism, upon critical Indigenous studies and the most significant writings by those Indigenous scholars who have chosen to engage with critical theory.
  MAORI304	Sustainability in Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Contexts	15.0	22A (Hamilton)
  This paper looks at Indigenous epistemological formations of sustainability as one of the most pressing issues for Indigenous peoples particularly in the Pacific, and also as a concept where Indigenous peoples can be prominent in influencing discourses.
  MAORI310	Ngā Pepeha, ngā Whakataukī me ngā Kupu Whakaari: Proverbial and Prophetic Sayings	15.0	22A (Hamilton)
  This paper concentrates on examining and analysing proverbial, prophetic and colloquial sayings within Maori culture. Ko te hangaitanga o tenei pepa, he matapaki, he wananga i nga pepeha, whakatauki, huahuatau me nga kupu whakaari a te Maori.
  MAORI350	Mana Motuhake	15.0	22B (Hamilton)
  A critical analysis investigating tribal reconfigurations of mana motuhake in the 21st century, focusing in particular on economic, environmental, cultural and political development.
  MAORI390	Kaupapa Rangahau	15.0	22X (Hamilton)
  A Directed Study is a taught paper that enables suitably qualified undergraduate students to undertake a piece of extended Indigenous Studies research. Students enrolled in this paper work on a focused piece of research under the guidance of academic staff with relevant expertise.
  PSYCH303	Indigenous Psychology	15.0	22B (Hamilton) & 22B (Tauranga)
  Students develop a critical analysis of the positions of contemporary Maori people through discussion and examination of the Western world and New Zealand society. The theory base is drawn from Maori and indigenous development, community and social psychology and of health and social policy.
  SCIEN305	Science and Mātauranga Māori	15.0	22A (Hamilton), 22A (Tauranga), 22C (Hamilton) & 22C (Tauranga)
  This paper will provide science graduates with an understanding of both scientific and Matauranga Maori perspectives on topical issues and the ability to apply these in a Vision Matauranga context.

• 500 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI500	Indigenous Creative Practices	30.0	No occurrences
  This paper explores the wide range and purposes of Indigenous creative practices. While examining the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of creative practices, students extend their own current practice and/or investigate creative expression in the context of Indigenous Studies.
  MAORI502	Sustainable Resource Issues	30.0	22A (Online)
  This paper examines contemporary issues facing natural resource management among indigenous peoples with a particular focus on the experiences of Maori and Pacific peoples.
  MAORI552	Te Korero, Te Tikanga, Te Wairua	30.0	22B (Hamilton)
  Ka tirohia nga tuhinga tawhito, hou hoki me te ahua o te whakatakoto-a-tuhi i te whakaaro, ahakoa reo Maori, reo Pakeha hoki. Ko te whakapakari i te reo-a-tuhi o te akonga kia taunga hoki ki te whai i te aronga o te korero i tuhia tetahi o nga aronga. Kia tutuki pai nei whakaritenga ka nui ake te ahei o nga akonga ki te: panui i te...
  MAORI570	Te Mahi Rangahau: Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Research Methods and Issues	30.0	22A (Online)
  This paper introduces students to a range of research issues, helps students identify and apply the most effective methodology, understand, review and apply various research methods including kaupapa Maori and indigenous epistemologies.
  MAORI571	Decolonising Theory and Indigenous Studies	30.0	22B (Online)
  A seminar programme on indigenous consciousness, knowledge, values and ethics and their applications to contemporary issues such as research ethics, environmental values and cultural practices.
  MAORI590	He Ketuketunga Kaupapa Kōrero: Directed Study	30.0	22A (Hamilton), 22B (Hamilton) & 22X (Hamilton)
  Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff.
  MAORI592	Dissertation	60.0	22X (Hamilton)
  A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.
  MAORI593	Māori Thesis	90.0	22X (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.
  MAORI594	Māori Thesis	120.0	22X (Hamilton)
  An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.

• 800 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI800	FMIS MPhil Thesis	120.0	22X (Hamilton)
  No description available.

• 900 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI900	FMIS PhD Thesis	120.0	22I (Hamilton), 22J (Hamilton), 22K (Hamilton) & 22X (Hamilton)
  No description available.
  MAORI901	FMIS Creative Practice Thesis	120.0	22I (Hamilton), 22J (Hamilton), 22K (Hamilton), 22L (Hamilton) & 22X (Hamilton)
  No description available.