Japanese Art

This course presents an introduction to the arts of Japan, with a particular focus on the art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Te Ngao Mamaku 1

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.

15 points

TREO112

TREO260

Kiriata: Maori film and Media

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.

15 points

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.

CINE213

Religion and Society: Why God Won't Die

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.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ANTH or SOCI, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ANTH298, SOCI292, SOCI392 in 2012

Modern Histories of Ngai Tahu

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.

15 points

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.

HIST292

Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean World

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.

15 points

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.

Te Ngao Mamaku 2

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.

15 points

TREO211

TREO260

International Contemporary Art 1945-2000

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.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ARTT102, ARTH109

Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi

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.

15 points

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.

POLS218, POLS258, HIST268, SOCI209, HSRV207, CULT219

Renaissance and Reformation Europe

A thematic study of two major transformations in European History between c.1350 and c.1620.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST373

Kapa Haka - Introducing Maori Performing Arts

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.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from MAOR or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

TREO282, MAOR265, MAOR382, TREO382, MUSA252