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The Bachelor of Arts program offers the flexibility to pursue your passions across diverse academic disciplines. You'll have access to an extensive selection of study options designed to align with various interests and professional aspirations. Your BA education will equip you with essential knowledge and adaptable skills to thrive in evolving job markets. Developing competencies like effective communication and innovative problem-solving will broaden your prospects in today's dynamic workforce. Enhance your career readiness by selecting from our specialized, theme-oriented elective modules. Opting for a double major provides concentrated expertise while expanding your capabilities. The program allows you to sample different subjects before finalizing your two focus areas. Additionally, you can combine your BA with another qualification through our conjoint degree options.
The curriculum explores both the structural and cognitive dimensions of language, examining its social applications, societal roles, and historical evolution. You'll analyze English grammar and investigate Pacific region languages. Linguistics is available as one of your two BA specializations (in a double major format). To complete each major, you must successfully complete a minimum of 120 points (eight courses), including at least 45 points (three courses) at the 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.