Bridging Programmes

Bridging Programmes

Certificate in University Preparation Courses 2012

Students take BRDG006 - Academic Communication and Study Skills as the core course, and choose three other courses from the list below, depending on which areas of study interest them, and what type of degree they wish to enrol in. The optional courses are:

Course Code
Course Name
BRDG008 Texts and Cultures: Reading, Viewing, Writing
BRDG010 History: Understanding the 1960s
BRDG011 Individuals in Society
BRDG012 The Treaty of Waitangi
BRDG013 Pacific Peoples and Cultures
BRDG014 Teacher Education and Educational Studies
BRDG016 Mathematics Part One
BRDG017 Mathematics Part Two
BRDG018 Statistics: Data and Probability
BRDG019 Statistics: Probability Distributions and Inference
BRDG023 Chemistry (CUP)
BRDG024 Physics
BRDG025 Biology
BRDG026 Environmental Science
BRDG028 Accounting
BRDG029 Economics
BRDG030 Strategic Management & Marketing
BRDG031 Invitation to Law
BRDG032 Special Topic (Contact the Bridging Programmes Office)


All optional courses are subject to minimum enrolment numbers. For more information please contact the Bridging Programmes office on 03 364 2987 extn 7489.

Most courses combine internal assessment and a final exam. Some are fully internally assessed. Examples of internal assessment include written assignments, oral presentations, and lab or field trip reports.

To gain the Certificate in University Preparation, you must:
  • complete all required oral, practical and written work for each course.
  • pass three out of your four courses, one of which must be BRDG006.
  • gain a C average or higher across all four courses.