FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences MASTER OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (MAppPsy) Following the successful completion of the BSocSc with a major in Psychology you may apply for the Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy), with Community Psychology, Organisational Psychology, or Behaviour Analysis as a programme of study. The MAppPsy involves two years of full-time study.
MASTER OF ARTS (MA) Following successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree (or equivalent), the Master of Arts is available to meet the needs of graduates who wish to further broaden and deepen their knowledge in the subject in which they studied in their Honours degree.
Majors in the MA Anthropology Chinese Education Studies English French Geography German History International Relations and Security Studies
Japanese Mathematics Music Philosophy Political Science Psychology Screen and Media Studies Theatre Studies
Note: Māori Media and Communication, Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori can be taken for the MA. Please see the School of Māori & Pacific Development pages 90-93.
MASTER OF ARTS (APPLIED) (MA(APPLIED)) Following successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Second Language Teaching, students may apply to enrol in the one year Master of Arts (Applied) to further their study in issues of Second Language Teaching or Applied Linguistics.
MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (MEP) Following successful completion of the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours majoring in Resources and Environmental Planning, students may apply for the Master of Environmental Planning, a one year practicum-based programme of study.
MASTER OF MUSIC (MMus) Following successful completion of the Bachelor of Music with Honours degree (or equivalent), the Master of Music is available to meet the needs of graduates who wish to further broaden and deepen their knowledge in the subject in which they studied in their Honours degree.
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPhil) AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) The Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences offers two higher degrees for applicants who have completed an honours or Master degree. These are the Master of Philosophy (MPhil), involving a minimum of one year of original research culminating in the writing of a thesis, and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), involving a minimum of two years of original research culminating in a thesis. These degrees are overseen by The University of Waikato Postgraduate Studies Committee, which must approve any student’s registration as a candidate for MPhil or PhD. The Faculty’s academic staff are recognised national and international experts in their research fields and the Faculty is proud of the academic reputation it has established. Candidates accepted for a higher degree will be provided with expert supervision in the intended area of research and can be assured that the resources required for that research are available. If you are considering postgraduate study in the Faculty then we strongly encourage you to contact the academic staff working in your areas of interest.
MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (MSocSc) Following successful completion of the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours degree (or equivalent), the Master of Social Sciences is available to meet the needs of graduates who wish to further broaden and deepen their knowledge in the subject in which they studied in their Honours degree.
Majors in the MSocSc Anthropology Demography Economics Education Studies Geography Health Development and Policy History Human Development Labour Studies
Philosophy Political Science Psychology Public Policy Social Policy Social Science Research Sociology Tikanga Māori Women’s and Gender Studies
» A full list of graduate advisers within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences can be downloaded at www.waikato.ac.nz/wfass/student/graduate/advisers
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