Social Innovation
Qualifications
Overview
Social Innovation study at UC trains you to lead activism and transformation projects for and with Māori communities.
Contribute to issues like reo revival, racism, wāhine, poverty, Māori youth activism, and other social movements that will further develop Māori culture into the 21st century.
- Learn to recognise, plan, and lead change so you can apply your study to social movements that you care about.
- Customise your degree towards particular social issues, systems, and communities.
- Project work in your degree will give you real-world experience creating and carrying out your own social programme.
Social Innovation major
Complete the compulsory courses for the Bachelor of Māori Innovation, along with the following major courses:
100-level
- Three courses chosen from these options
200-level
- CULT202 Cultural Politics/Cultural Activism
- HSRV202 Human Behaviour and Human Systems
- Two courses chosen from these options
300-level
Social movements and other forms of activism need graduates with communication, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to raise awareness and make effective change.
Career pathways could include:
- Iwi and community development
- Human services
- Non-profits and humanitarian programmes
- Management.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
Contact us
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Phone +64 3 369 3377
Email artsdegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Level 1, Elsie Locke Building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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