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The Bachelor of Arts offers the flexibility to pursue your passions across diverse subjects. You'll have access to an extensive selection of study options designed to align with various interests and professional aspirations. Your BA journey will equip you with adaptable knowledge and competencies to thrive in evolving job markets. Essential skills like effective communication and innovative problem-solving will broaden your prospects in our rapidly changing workforce. Enhance your career readiness by selecting from our optional, theme-focused modules. Opting for a double major provides concentrated expertise while expanding your capabilities. The program allows you to sample different disciplines before finalizing your two specializations. Alternatively, combine your BA with another degree through our conjoint program to study across distinct academic fields.
By majoring in Asian Studies within your Bachelor of Arts, you'll explore an array of courses covering cinema, literature, political systems, historical developments, contemporary culture, philosophical traditions, geographical studies, economic frameworks, and anthropological approaches. Certain courses concentrate on specific Asian regions, while others provide broader continental perspectives. We strongly recommend utilizing study abroad opportunities to immerse yourself in Asian academic environments. You can select Asian Studies as one of your two BA majors (double major), requiring completion of at least 120 points (eight courses) per major, including a minimum of 45 points (three courses) at advanced Stage III level.
Secondary school qualifications:
You need to have one of the following:
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum total score of 24.
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. You must have completed a minimum of three A-Level subjects.
GCE ‘A’ Level requirements apply to ‘A’ Level qualifications examined by bodies such as AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC, CCEA and Pearson Education Limited taken outside of New Zealand.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.0 and no bands below 5.5; Internet based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 80 and a written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 60 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 169 and no bands below 162; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of C-; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 50 and no PTE Communicative score below 42; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 80.