MAOR214-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015

Te Ao Tawhito: The Ancient Maori World

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 6 March 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 22 May 2015

Description

Ancient Maori history and culture, including: Origins of the Maori, Archaeology of the Pacific and Aotearoa. Oral Traditions - deconstructing the Great Fleet myth. Social life, courtship, marriage, birth and death practices; sexual symbolism in culture, tradition and song; work, play and sports - ki-o-rahi. Conservation: natural lore of land, ocean, flora, fauna, taniwha and supernatural beings, kaitiakitanga and resource management. Economy: kumara, fernroot, fishing, hunting, fowling, feasting and exchange. First encounters with Pakeha. Students will have the opportunity to research a topic of their choice.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points in 100 level course in MAOR or TREO, or
30 points in 100 level courses in Arts, Education, Fine Arts, Music and Social Work, or
by permission of the Head of School.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Essay 35% Essay
Final Examination 45% Final examination
Test 20% Test

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $697.00

International fee $2,913.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies .

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