BA (Honours) - Education in Auckland New Zealand | University of Auckland

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) offers the flexibility to pursue your passions through diverse academic options tailored to various interests and professional aspirations. Your BA journey will equip you with essential knowledge and adaptable skills to thrive in an evolving job market. By cultivating competencies like effective communication and innovative problem-solving, you'll maintain versatility for emerging opportunities. Enhance your professional toolkit through our selection of specialized, theme-oriented modules. Opting for a double major provides concentrated expertise while allowing initial exploration across disciplines before specialization. The BA cultivates transferable skills highly sought by employers: articulate communication; analytical and imaginative thinking; research proficiency; information assessment; solution-oriented approaches; adaptability; and cultural awareness. These timeless competencies will prepare you for diverse career paths in a dynamic employment landscape.

The BA (Hons) represents a one-year full-time (or two-year part-time) postgraduate qualification, distinct from your initial BA degree. This program combines structured coursework with guided research, delivered through evening sessions and intensive on-campus modules at our Epsom location, with some options available digitally or at alternative campuses. Successful completion of the BA (Hons) can serve as a pathway to our one-year Master's program or, for qualifying students, provide direct access to doctoral studies.