Māori and Indigenous Perspectives

• Learn about Māori and Pacific models of mental health and wellbeing - traditional concepts such as tapu, mana, ihi, and mauri, spiritual versus physical wellbeing; and contemporary concepts such as gender identity.
• Examine the impact of your own culture, values, beliefs, and assumptions in your growing personal and professional role.
• Complete a final-year project with community and industry partners so you can gain real-world connections and contexts in your study.

Māori and Indigenous Perspectives minor

Complete the compulsory courses for the Bachelor of Psychological Science, along with the following minor courses:

200-level

Choose one course from:

• HLTH270 Te Ao Hauora Tangata: Māori Health Perspectives
• MAOR212 Māori and Indigenous Development
• MAOR214 Te Ao Marama: Māori Thought
• PACS211 The Contemporary and Transnational Pacific
• PACS221 Pacific Sustainability and Climate Resilience

300-level

• MAOR373 Whakaaro Wairua: Māori Spiritual Beliefs and Philosophies
• PSYC376 Working with People - Introduction to Professional Skills in Psychology

Through this subject, you can challenge and expand your worldview, making you a culturally-competent professional who can help more people and their communities.

Learning about tangata whenua and Pacific culture is highly valuable not only in Aotearoa, but also overseas, especially places with their own Indigenous peoples and history.

Career pathways could include:

• advocacy
• organisational psychology
• healthcare services
• policy and strategy.

Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.