200-level

CLAS208
Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean World
Description
This course introduces the basic principles of archaeology as a discipline. It will focus on the main categories of evidence for Classical Archaeology and will use examples drawn from sites in the Mediterranean basin from 3000 BCE- 400 CE. The course will also use artefacts in the collections of the Teece Museum and the Canterbury Museum.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points from 100 level in CLAS, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or 60 points at 100 level from any other bachelor's degree.
ARTH210
Japanese Art
Description
This course presents an introduction to the arts of Japan, with a particular focus on the art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
TREO211
Te Ngao Mamaku 1
Description
An intermediate level course in Te Reo Maori for those who have completed TREO112 or who have recognised prior learning. This course continues the study of the structure of Te Reo Maori and extends your speaking skills through the study of a range of everyday topics. The course aims to increase the range and fluency of conversational ability to help lay the groundwork for future growth.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
TREO112
Restrictions
TREO260
TREO212
Te Ngao Mamaku 2
Description
An intermediate level course in Te Reo Maori for those who have completed TREO211 or who have recognised prior learning. This course continues the study of the structure of Te Reo Maori and extends your speaking skills through the study of a range of everyday topics. The course aims to increase the range and fluency of conversational ability to help lay the groundwork for future growth.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
TREO211
Restrictions
TREO260
ARTH215
International Contemporary Art 1945-2000
Description
This course provides an introduction to international contemporary art, focusing on developments in Europe, the USA and Aotearoa New Zealand between 1945-2000. After looking at mid-twentieth-century tendencies such as Minimalism, Conceptual Art and Land Art, the course turns to consider some of the broader trajectories of contemporary art practice and criticism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
ARTT102, ARTH109
MAOR219
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
Description
This course uses the Treaty of Waitangi to frame examinations of contemporary New Zealand society. We ask questions designed to highlight and emphasise the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi to everyday New Zealanders. In addition, the course looks at the importance of this document in the maintenance of Crown and Maori relations. Topics covered range from the signing of the Treaty, and historical developments, to the protest movements and activism of the continuing Maori renaissance period, race relations and one law-for-all.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from CULT, HIST, HSRV, MAOR, POLS, SOCI, SOWK, or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
POLS218, POLS258, HIST268, SOCI209, HSRV207, CULT219
HIST253
Renaissance and Reformation Europe
Description
A thematic study of two major transformations in European History between c.1350 and c.1620.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
HIST373
MAOR268
Kiriata: Maori film and Media
Description
This course examines the intersection of Maori identity in film, media and other creative works. It considers the political, historical, social, cultural and ideological influences that have shaped dominant mainstream constructions and counter-hegemonic representations of Maori and indigenous peoples in film, media and creative works. It also highlights the roles of artist, director and industry to produce Maori stories and aesthetics. A number of films will be screened throughout the course.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from CINE, MAOR, or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
CINE213
SOCI278
Religion and Society: Why God Won't Die
Description
This course is an introduction to the sociology of religion focused on thinking and rethinking religion & society.Central to the discussion is why god and religion has not dissapeared as was predicted in much modern social theory. In considering this question, the course provides a critical discussion of the ways religion, god and religious practices have been thought, dismissed and applied over the past 150 years within the Sociology of Religion.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from ANTH or SOCI, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
ANTH298, SOCI292, SOCI392 in 2012
MAOR282
Kapa Haka - Introducing Maori Performing Arts
Description
Designed for Maori and non-Maori, performance competent and new learners, language and non-language students this course takes the class on a journey of exploration to a high level of performance. Course content includes study of the mythological and traditional origins and customs of performing arts from moteatea (traditional song), poi (ball dance), waiata a-ringa (action song), haka and the art of warfare and mau rakau (weaponry - ti rakau, titi torea, hapai rakau, taiaha, patu). The course also covers the role of male and female leaders, biographies of important composers and the renaissance of kapa haka and its place in Maori culture and society. Students learn a full performance bracket which includes a distinctive Ngai Tahu component as well as a selection of historical and sacred classic tribal anthems.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from MAOR or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
TREO282, MAOR265, MAOR382, TREO382, MUSA252
MAOR285
Modern Histories of Ngai Tahu
Description
The story of Ngai Tahu is a fascinating example of a small impoverished community of tribal members who by the 1970s had been reduced to a membership of less than 400. Within two decades this tribe had emerged as one of the largest corporations in the South Island with a tribal membership of over 40,000. It is the largest land-owner in the South Island with significant interests in fisheries and tourism. Explaining how and why this happened will be one of the core themes of this course. The first part of this course will look at some of the early history of Ngai Tahu through to their movement from its pre-contact era to initial contact with early explorers, the settler government and the subsequent land transactions that ran from 1844 to 1864. The second part of this course will trace Ngai Tahu’s claim over nearly 150 years and the concurrent development and implementation of corporate structures. It will then turn to an overview of how Ngai Tahu and the Crown negotiated one of the largest Treaty settlement packages in the nation's history, but also what opportunities and challenges that brings today.
Occurrences
Semester One 2024
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at 100 level from HIST, MAOR, or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.
Restrictions
HIST292

Not Offered Courses in 2024

200-level

ARTH202
Art and Revolution
Description
This course explores the relationship between art and a particularly eventful and transformative period in European history, from c.1750 to c.1850.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2021 , 2022 , 2023
For further information see ARTH202 course details
Points
15 points
CLAS206
Greek Art: The Power of Images in Archaic and Classical Greece
Description
We focus on the brilliant achievements of the Greeks in architecture, figurative painting, sculpture and other media that have been influential for centuries. We see what these meant in their broader cultural context, including Greek myth and history, as well as Greek interaction with cultures of Egypt and the Middle East. Students in this course have a chance to work directly with the splendid artefacts from the James Logie Memorial Collection (including Greek vases) now housed in the Teece Museum.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2021 , 2023
For further information see CLAS206 course details
Points
15 points
ARTH217
Art in Aotearoa New Zealand
Description
In this course, art in Aotearoa New Zealand is explored through looking at a range of works deriving from Maori, Pakeha, and Pacific traditions. These works include paintings, carvings and buildings, and they have been selected for their rich entanglements with debates around art, culture, and society. This course explores the works in relation to their broad contexts, both in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024
For further information see ARTH217 course details
Points
15 points
SOCI244
On Death and Dying: Current Controversies in Thanatology
Description
'On Death and Dying' introduces students to this most pervasive yet under-examined aspect of social life. Students will be given the opportunity to explore death, dying and bereavement from a sociological point of view. We will explore the different and complex ways people attend to death through a guided programme that includes a study of the notion of sequestered death, the body in death, the social stratification of death, customary practices past and present including Aotearoa/New Zealand, death and medicine, good death/bad death, near death experiences, ghosts, euthanasia, suicide, the funeral profession, grief and mourning, memento mori, mass death, death and the media/popular culture.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2018 , 2019 , 2020 , 2022 , 2023
For further information see SOCI244 course details
Points
15 points
HIST288
Exploring the Past: Museums, Memory and Material Culture
Description
This course is a 'hands-on' introduction to public history and public anthropology taught through a combination of workshops, tutorials and field trips.
Occurrences
Not offered 2024, offered in 2023
For further information see HIST288 course details
Points
15 points