The following regulations apply to students commencing study within the 2013 academic year (January 2013-December 2013). For previously published regulations, refer to the Calendar archive (Academic Quality Assurance Unit website).
Academic Awards Regulations
1.
In terms of the Education Act
1989 the University Council grants the following awards:
(a)
Degrees
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education (Physical Education)
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours
Bachelor of Forestry Science
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws Honours
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music with Honours
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science with Honours
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Speech and Language
Pathology with Honours
Bachelor of Sport Coaching
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Early
Childhood)
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning
(Primary)
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning with
Honours
Master of Antarctic
Studies
Master of Arts
Master of Audiology
Master of Business
Administration
Master of Commerce
Master of Counselling*
Master of Education
Master of Engineering
Master of Engineering in Fire
Engineering
Master of Engineering in
Management
Master of Engineering in
Transportation
Master of Engineering
Studies
Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts in Creative
Writing
Master of Forestry
Science
Master of Geographic Information
Sciences
Master of Health
Sciences
Master of Human Interface Technology
Master of International Law and
Politics
Master of Laws
Master of Laws (International Law
and Politics)
Master of Maori and Indigenous Studies
Master of Music
Master of Science
Master of Social Work
Master of Social Work
(Applied)
Master of Speech and Language
Therapy
Master of Te Reo Maori
Master of Water Resource Management
Doctor of Commerce
Doctor of Engineering
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Science
*(Subject to UNZ CUAP approval due December 2012.)
(b)
Diplomas
Diplomas:
Accounting, Adult Teaching and
Learning, Business, Children's Literature, Early Childhood Education*, Human Resource
Management, Information Systems, Language (Chinese, French, German,
Japanese, Te Reo Maori, Russian, Spanish); Maori and Indigenous
Studies, Marketing, Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood),
Teaching and Supporting People with Disabilities.
Graduate
Diplomas:
Accounting and Information
Systems; Arts; Business
Administration; Early Childhood Teaching;
Economics; Education of Students with Special
Teaching Needs; Forestry; Human Resource Management; Information
and Communication Technology in Education; Journalism; Management;
Science; Teaching and Learning (Primary); Teaching and Learning (Secondary);
Te Reo Maori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching.
Postgraduate
Diplomas:
Antarctic Studies; Art Curatorship; Child and Family Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Economics;
Education; Engineering; Engineering Geology; Forestry; Geographic Information
Sciences; Health
Sciences; Industrial and Organisational Psychology; Maori and Indigenous Studies; Science; Social
Work; Specialist Teaching; Te Reo Maori; Water Resource Management.
*(Subject to UNZ CUAP approval due December 2012.)
(c)
Certificates
Certificates:
Adult Teaching; Arts; Arts (Maori
and Indigenous Studies); Arts (Te Reo Maori); Autism and
Communication Disorders; Children's Literature; Community Services
(Disabilities); English for University Study; Foundation Studies;
Learning Support; Science; University Preparation.
Graduate
Certificates:
Gifted Education; Management in Early Childhood
Education; Online Teaching and Learning; Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages.
Postgraduate
Certificates:
Antarctic Studies; Clinical Teaching; Education; Engineering;
Health Sciences; Palliative Care; Specialist Teaching; Strategic Leadership; Tertiary
Teaching.
(d)
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Commerce; Doctor of Education; Doctor of
Engineering; Doctor of Fine Arts; Doctor of Laws; Doctor of Letters; Doctor of Music;
Doctor of Science.
2.
Academic Awards are the
Degrees, Diplomas or Certificates awarded by the University under
the terms of the relevant Regulations.
3.
A candidate qualifies for an
award on the date when he or she is credited with all courses and
completes all other requirements for the award. Note: See General
Course and Examination Regulations Section C Work and Assessment
Regulation 8.
4.
In order to receive an award a
candidate must apply to the Registrar on the prescribed
form.
5.
Every award shall be conferred
or presented at a Ceremony of the University called for the purpose
or a meeting of the University Council.
6.
In order to receive an award at
the April graduation ceremonies, a candidate must have applied and
qualified by the advertised date; to receive an award at the
December graduation ceremonies, a candidate must have applied by 30
September and qualified at least 7 days before the date of the
ceremony.
7.
Subject to the provisions of
Regulation 6, every candidate who has qualified and applied for the
conferment of a degree or presentation of a diploma or certificate
shall receive a document under the hand of the Chancellor, or in
the absence of the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor or
Vice-Chancellor, sealed with the University seal, certifying that
the degree has been conferred or diploma or certificate presented.
In the case of a candidate who qualifies for an undergraduate
degree, the document shall, if appropriate, show the subject or
subjects for which the degree is awarded. In the case of a
candidate who qualifies for a degree or diploma with Honours or
Distinction, the document shall certify this fact and, if
appropriate, show the subject or subjects for which Honours or
Distinction is awarded and the class of Honours.
8.
If a candidate who qualifies
for an award dies before receiving the award, the following
provisions shall apply:
(a)
if the candidate has before
death applied to receive the award, then the award shall be granted
posthumously unless the candidate's personal representative or
next-of-kin has, with the consent of the Council, withdrawn the
application;
(b)
in any other case the
candidate's personal representative or next-of-kin may apply and
the award shall thereupon be granted.
9.
The Council may withdraw or
refuse to grant any academic award if satisfied that the candidate
made any untrue or misleading statement or was guilty of any breach
of regulations or dishonest practice in relation to the
award.
10.
The Council may award an
honorary degree to any person who has been recommended for the
degree by an ad-hoc committee of the University Council.